Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-02-21

IN act TO incorporate the lelCll"n'" '''4'
River plank road company.
49, An act to establish ferry across DlacN
river, in New Hanover. =.
81. An act to extend the corporate limits OF
the town of Beaufort
80. An act to incorporate the town of Jetter-
son, Ashe.
SO, An act to authorize the commissioners of
the town of Salisbury to subscribe for stock IN
the Western railroad company
81 An act to authorize the corporation OF
Charlotte to subscribe to certain roads.
s.. An act to extend the limits of the towu OF
Asheborough
Sc. An act concerning the Revenue of the State.
Imposes the following taxes for State all
landed property twelve cents on every oo
poll on each olgate of turnpike ten dollars three dol
lars fer gates highway, tax equal 10 hFe tes
ferry dollars toll bridge on every sud
acks five dollars unless the highest season price
shall exceed in which tax to that amount,
to wit the highest price; property descending or
falling upon collateral relations one two and three per
cent. wit per cent when such collateral snail be
brother Of the deceased descendant OF
brther or ss-two ner cent when such collateral shall
be brother or sister of the father mother of the de-
ceased descendant of brother or sister OF the IA
Their mother of the deceasedhree per cent when sen
collateral shall be other degree Of consanguiny to
deceased than is above described shall be stranger
ty falling to the widow of the deceased upon de-
wise beoues the wife widow of son OF me ue
ceased nor that coming to the husband deceased
yif ON every dollar More than six dollars
terest, three cents every dollar more tnan SIX dS'
of net dividend or profit upon money vested in
sells of twenty burthen upwards in stocks of any
kind shares Of Incorporated or trading company
whether in or out of the State herein shall be included
all Bank dividends bonds certificates of debt of
other State country CT OF any pubic corporation ere
every hundred dollars employed in buying and selling
slaves twenty-five cents and upon every hundred dollars
every other species of trade not in this chapter specially
taxed each sulk gig, buggy barouche' car
rage and other pleasure vehicles in use by the ownsr or
by his consent Of the value Ct fifty dollars and under
hundred dollars, fifty centsof the value OF one hundred
under hundred dollars doliarof the value Of
hundred and under three hundred dollars TWO DOL
ars-of the value of three hundred and under four hum
bred dollars three doarsof the value OF four hundred
plate and ornamental jewelry in other than Jewery
by females Of as great value as my dollars one per
cent the value each gold watch in use one dollar
silver watch in twenty-five CENTS each harpn use two
dollars each piano forte use ao an
knife, dollar dirks and sword canes nifty gents
during the year. of Wines cordials, sr
tuous liquors. twenty dollars every Keeper OF COM
on each billiard table hundred dollars except when
there two in the and then nifty dollars on
dollars each livery stable ten dollars each pack
of playing cards. cents all peders patent
vermn for the curing of headache, toothache cors
and of all patent medicines and and stros
peddle each mortgage deed and deed in trust made
10 secure debts Liabilities, and each marriage
tract, dollar; each marriage license, dollar;
every merchant, merchant tailor jeweler tax of
fourth Of per cent upon his capital every mer
chant apohecary, druggist other DEALER consgnce
agent selling wholesale retail sprituous liquors.
corda five per cent upon the capital so employed on
every merchant apoecay selling drugs medicines, or
agent of the owner if nonresident twenty
one of his commissions; aucioneer
fourth of the value of all goods sold by
him. all distillers of turpentne dollars and fifty
cents on distillery capacity ten barrels under
dollars and fifty CENTS that between ten and f
barrels five dollars that between fifteen and TWEEN
ty dollars that larger than twenty barrels
all persons in each county offering sell peddlng in said
county riding vehicle of the manufacture, in whole
or State dollars;
mules brought into this State for sae tax of ten dollars
county where sales may be made; every estab
of which of the OF this State
hundred dollars; and fifty dollars when the vehicles
of the manufacture of this State ded that
who is manufacturer of such vehicles in this State
shall be taxed he sells only in his county, every
person exhibiting selling offering to sell, by sample
any goods wares, merchandise not of the manufacture
of tins State fifty dollars in each county, to be good Tor
year; peders of whatever articles thirty dollars in
each county provided that persons sell, peddie live
stock Except horses and mules vegetables oysters books
charts maps and the like; all brokers hundred dol
ars dentists. praccing physicians practicng
lawyers and all other of the gospel
cepted whose practice salaries fees all OF them to-
gether shall yield an annual income of five hundred dol
lars for every addition five hundred until such income
shall exceed fifteen hundred and then five dollars for
additional i've hundred above that amounts on attorneys
license ten dollars all insurance companies incorpora-
ted in this State, hundred dollars per and
all the State one hundred dollars per
for the first and fifty dollars for county in
banks being out of this State five hundred dol
lars; each express company two hundred dollars;
OF circus rQerS menageTle,
annual of fifty dollars in each county which they
hbit theatrical players seght of hand Performers
dancers and the like, thirty dollars; every
of singers dancers serenaders and every
person who lectures for reward five dollars unless the
whole proceeds BE devoted to literary charitable
posed be listed within the last twenty working days in
July every The balance of the is merely
posed of provisions for putting in operation 1t provi
ded among other things that the several county courts at
lists for the year 1885, and at the term every hive
years thereafter shall appoint two respectable reehoders
to be associated with said justice and these three shall be
board Of valuation and shall accurately estimate the real
estimate to their respective county is also pro-
yied that the shers shall specify in their receipts the
amount of State tax and also the of county tax
separately
correctly could in the hurry incident to the adj
jounment 1t will be published length early day
in the North Carolina Standard.
81. An act concerning the Public Printing.
PROVIDES for the biennial election day
the session, OF State Printer who shall the public
sand of plain work half cents every
thousand Of rule figure work one dollar and
cents, and sxtytwo and half
for press work The State all paper and to nav
that in of in the Printer dur
The interval between the Legislature
sad vacancy shall be filled by appointment of the Governor
The act part of the Revised Code repeaIs all former
laws, and goes into effect a once.l
60 An act Grating liens ships &C., to secure
| mechanics wages on same.
80. An act to regulate the floating of timber OF
Roanoke river.
., 30 An act to alter the name of jamestown, il
tina souaty Of Martin.