Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-02-23

for mastering, and every bowie knife one dollar o used
and sword fifty centssueh only to be tax GA
have been worn used during the year all
Wines eordials, spirituous liquors. twenty dollars
keeper of common inn, ordinary requirine
cept when there two in the same room and tb ex
dollars the additional each bowling alev hy
Eve dollars each livery stable, dollars on
of playing cards twenty-five cents; all pedla Of ck
SOAP medicines for the killing of crows chinches
verlnin, for the curing Of headache toohache Or ef
and all patent medicines and raZors, and razor str
tax of five dollars in every county in which they na
to debts or liabilities and on each marine made
tract, dollar each marriage license one d. ION
on every merchant merchant tailor, or jGweer, tax
one-tourth of one per cent upon his capital every
chant, apOthecary druggist other dealer copsirT
agent selling at wholesale retail sprituous liquors Or
or cordals five per cent upon the capital enloyd
every merchant apotheeary selling drugs medicn On
nostrums, agent Of the owner if nonresident w,@
five per cent of the value; every commission mrrI
one per cent of his commissions every auctionaar
fourth of one per cent upon the value of all goods sold n.y.
hm all distillcrs of turpentine, dollars ma
cents dislery of capacity of ten barrels and my
three dollars and fifty cents that between ten and
ty; and dollars that larger than twenty baT
all persons in each county offering to sell peddnc in On
part Of this State thirty dollars on all horses n5 Whole
brought into this state for SALE tax of ten dollars in @
for the sale of riding vehicles any part of the wood vol
which is not of the manufacture OF this State one hpn1
dollars; and fifty dollars when the vehicles are Of the
facture of this State provided that person who is
facturer of such vehicles in this State shall be taxed %
sells only in his county every person exhibiting
1r
chandze, not of the manufacture OF this State ly d
each county, to be good for year pedla Of wbat
articles thirty dollars in each county provided that
may sell, pedde live stock, Except horses and ue yeg
bles, oysters books, charts maps, and the like on ali b
hundred dollars; surgeon dentists practcn phys
practicing lawyers dali other persons (mnisclS Of The
pei eXccpted whose practice salaries fees, all Of &
together shall yield an annual income of five hundred dollars
three dollars for the first five hundred dollars, and two All
lars for every additional FIVE hundred until such rcc,
shall exceed fifteen hundred, and then five dollars for e
additional five hundred above that amount attorneys
license ten dollars all insurance companies incopora
in this state, one hundred dollars per annum on all in
corporated out of the State hundred dollars arn
fer the first and fifty dollars for every county in which n
agency shall be estabhed all agencies of banks bCr
incorporated of this State five hundred dollars on %
express company two hundred dollars every company Of
circus riders, and every menagee, annual tax Of
fifty dollars in each county in which thew exhibit an &
rca players seght Of hand performers rope dancers and
the like, thirty dollars; every company person Of
singers dancers serenaders, and every person who Lectures
for reward five dollars unless the whole proceeds be devoted
to literary charitable in the State. Everything
upon which taxes imposed to be listed within the hs
the act is merely composed of provisions for putting
operation. It is provided, among other things that the
justices to take the tax lists for the year 1855 and the
term every five years thereafter shall appoint two
respectable eehoder to be associated with said justice and
three shall be board of valuation, and shall
estimate the real value of lands and Improvements thereon
and return said estimate to their respective county
1t IS also provided that the sherfs shall specify in their
celps the amount of State tax, and also the amount
county tax, separately. -
81. An act concerning the Public Printing
[Provdes for the biennial election, the second day
the session, of State Printer who shall the public
printing at the following rates, for every thou
sand of plain work Sixywo and half cents every
one THOUSAND ems of rule and figure work, dollar
twenty-five and sixty two and half cents Der token
for press work The State to furnish all paper to pay
for folding, stitching, and binding. The further pro-
Tdes that IN case OF any vacancy in the Office Of State
Printer, during the inter, al between the meetings Of th4
Legislature said vacancy shall be filled by appointment Of
the Governor The act is part of the Revised Code If -
peals all former laws, and goes into effect
50 An act to regulate the foag of timber Roanoke
river.
90 An act to alter the mama of Jomasowp j., +bo o,t
of Martin.
81. An act to incorporate the Guord gold and copper
90 An act incorporate the Fork turnpike company
w. An act to incorporate the Central gold and copper
mining company Of North Carolina.
81 An act to cede to the U. S. site for beacon light
near Cape Hatteras.
95 An incorporate the GreensborOugb Madison and
Virginia plank road company.
SO. An incorporate the Stokes mining company
" An act to amend the charter of the Milton Savings
s. An act to incorporate the Glen Anna female seminary
SO. An act to incorporate the Cane Fear and Nacgaw
canal and lumber company.
100. An act to incorporate the town of Franklin
iOl An act to authorize toll bridge the Tennessee
river in Macon county.
1902 An act to incorporate company construct ship
canal to unite the waters Abmarle CGrrituck Pamo
Sounds with th@ Chesapeake Bay.
State is to endorse the bonds the amount OF $3.50
1913 An to incorporate the Aamance and Caswe plank
road company
lO4 An act to incorporate the Little river turnpike com.
pany.
lO An act to extend the corporate limits of the town Of
FrankliEton.
1906 An act to- incorporate the Chapel Hill and Hsbor
0ugh plank road company.
107. AN act incorporate Mutual Insurance fire compa
ny in the town of Charlotte
IOS An act to authorize the Cape Fear and Deep
navigation company to issue bonds
Provides for endorsement by the State of the bonds
said company 10 the amount Of $500, 600
10Y An act to incorporate the Mclves coal mining ccmIa
ny.
no. An actto lay off public road from the turnpike line
to the county line of Mcdowell
III An act to amend The entitled incorporate
the Atlantic and North Carolina railroad and the
North Carolina Western railroad company.
PROVIDES for railroad from Godsboro' to Beaufort al
he capital stock Of the Atlantic and North Car
9na hahFoad company may be increased to sixteen hun
dred thousand doarS and whenever shall appear to thu
board Of internal improvements that one bird of the capita
stock OF said company has been subscribed and
by solvent individuals companies that least tire
hundred thousand dollars of said stock has been paid h
hands OF the treasurer of said company the said board shat
be authorized and required to subscribe in behalf of th
State for twohrds Of the capital stock of said company
to be paid owshe OnetoUrh part ther every
months thereafter until the whole State subscription shall
have been paidprcvided, the board Of internal improve
ments shall be satisfied that an amount of private uc
ton has been paid in equal proportion to the pa, ment
quired of he State The then contains the u-ual pro
visions for the State to issue bpuds &c here are to be
twelve be appointed annually by the board
of Internal improvements and TOUR by the stockholders
liz An act to incorporate the McCuloch copper and gold
ll3 An act to amend the act Incorporating the Of
Graham, Alamance.
III An act to incorporate Clinton Lodge Caswell
10 An act to incorporate the United Baptist Institute
l16 An act to amend the enarging the powers of the
commissioners of Newbern
III An act to incorporate the town of Nebraska, Hyde
county.
lis An act to incorporate the of Snow H Greene
l9 An act to porate the Fayetteville female high
school
l20 An act to incorporate the Yadkn Lodge Of free
III An act to incorporate the Springfield institute Wake
county.
22 An increase the compensation of Jurors and
witnesses in Washington CO.
23 An act supplemental to Of the present session
to incorporate the Wilmington and Charlotte railroad com
pany.
IA An act to increase the pay of witnesses in the county
! Of Onslow.
l25 An act to revive and continne appoint