Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-03-16

whatsoever than aforesaid the whole or princinal Ing
whereof in value, shall be not of the growth
manufacture Of this State who shall exercise or.I
employment without first having obtained an orJa
allowing him to peddle, from the court of pleas ~
quarter sessions of the county in which he pronoso
to peddle, and paid the tax in the following sec;os
imposed, shall pay tax of one hundred dollars
year for each county in which he may so pedd,.
which the sheriff shall forthwith collect by distresa
35. Every person who shall prove to the Con-
that he is of good moral character, and that ho i
native or naturalized citizen of one of the ill.,
States shall be entitled to such order from the c
ty court, and paying to the sheriff of the couOtr
for which the order was granted tax of thirty dol
lars, and taking receipt therefor, specifying III.
purpose and county, may peddle in that county f..
one year, either land water, articles paris VI
machinery, or other thing of the kind mentioned IN
the preceding section.
&C. Prov,ded. CD That when such licensed nod
dler shall peddle altogether the waters on ~.
south side of Albemarle Sound and the tributar;ns
entering that side of the sound, (Roanoke and CssS
excepted) he shall pay tax of five dollars only
(2) That any person may freely peddle live stock
Except horses and mules vegetables, fruits oyste
or fresh fish, the growth or produce of the UnitoG
States
g. That any person citizen and for twaIr,
months resident of the State, may freely nnST.
books, charts, maps, philosophical apparatus and
music prints.
(4) That two persons shall not pedde under On.
(5) That no licensed peddler shall sell anv ooo,
or other thing at auctiOn without mourning the dn.
ties auction sales.
| CO.. That any person who shall procure bonOo,
for carrying on temporary sale of goods at one Or
more public places in the State, shall be deemed
pedder.
81 Upon all persons, commonly known as krokers lo
for the purpose of gain shall be buying or SELLING
bills of exchange the bills of any bank INCORPORATED in M
State. shall be levied tax of one hundred dollars
49, The tax shall be paid in advance sheriff of the
! ~ orrhia fhaa 1Snd xuIDo
shall allow the person act broker aforesaid tor one
and if any without such authority shall such he Shall
tax of two hundred dollars which the sheriff shall
forthwith collect by distress.
80. On surgeon dentists, practicng physicians
practcing lawyers, and all other persons (minstprs
of the gospel excepted) whose practice salaries or
fees or all of them together, shall yield an annual
gross income of five hundred dollars, there shall be
levied tax of three dollars for the first FIVE hundred
and two dollars for every additional five hundred DOL
lars, until such income shall exceed fifteen HUNDRED
dollars, and five dollars for every additional five hun
dred above that amount.
40. Upon each license to attorneys to practice law
in the county or superior courts, ten dollars 10 be
paid al the time of obtaining license, TO the clerk of
the supreme court; much thereof as may be paid
to the clerk of the court at Raleigh, shall be paid bv
him into the public Treasury, and so much as shall
be received by the clerk at Morgantown, shall be
expended by him under the direction of the court in
the purchase of books for the library at that place
and the clerk shall be entitled to six per cent for re-
ceiving and accounting for said money.
Al Upon all insurance companies, Incorporated in this
State an annual tax Of one hundred dollars and upon all
cImpanIes incorporated out of the State
hundred dollars for the first and fy dollars
for other county in which agency shall be
ed On all agencies of banks having corporate existence
of the State tax of five hundred dollars The shall be
paid sheriff county where the compa
transact its business and where the agency may be
tabshed and if the be paid advance the same
shall be hundred dollars which the sheriff shall forthwith
collect On each company tax two hundred dol
lars.
! of rid
TRAN performers, and upon every company or person
who for reward shall exhibit any collection of ami
mails, commonly known a inenagerie, an annual
tax, for each county wherein they may exhibit, of
fifty dollars
43. Upon every company of stage or theatrical
players, seight of hand performers, rope dancers
tumblers, wire dancers, company exhibiting for
reward, artificial curosites OF any kind (modes Of
useful inventions excepted) and eacl one OF such
persons when they perform or exhibit alone, an an
nual tax, for each county wherein they may exhibit
OF thirty dollars; and upon every person or company
exhibiting any other natural curiosity, not already
mentioned, annual tax, for each county wherein
it may be exhibited, of fifteen dollars
4 "A. Upon every person or company of singers,
dancers, ethiopian serenaders, or performers on
steal instruments, who, for the public amusement
shall sing, Dance serenade or play musical in8ru
ments for reward and upon every other public eN
hlbltlon for amusement, exhibited for reward, and
every person who lectures for reward, annual tax
of five dollars unless the reward be wholly devoted
to some literary charitable use in the Stale.
As. The tax imposed in the three next preceding
sections shall be paid in advance to the sheriff of the
county in which the exhibition is to be made, who
shall thereupon give receipt for the same, specify
ing the county for which the tax is paid, and list
OF the performances animals articles to be eX'
hiblted and if such tax is not paid in advance, the
sheriff shall forthwith collect double tax.
46. Every peddIer, stage player, sleight of hand
. PERFORMER rope dancer, tumbler wire dancer CON-
pany of circus riders equestrian performers, exhb
itor of natural artificial curiosites company OF
singers, serenaders musical performers, dancers
and every other public exhibitor for reward, shaI
show his receipt for the any Justice of the peace
or constable who may demand view thereof; and
II shall be the especial duty of consables demand
such view.
Al. If the justice or constable shall be denied a
view of the receipt the offender shall forfeit and pay
hundred dollars, one-haf for the State, and the
other half for the constable any other who will
for the same and the Justice if the denial be TO
him. shall forthwith issue his warrant for the recov
cry thereof and if to constable, he shall arrest the
party and carry him before some justice of the peace
who shall issue his warrant for the penalty and de-
ermine the cause.
49, All free white PERSONS living with, and constr
tuting part of the family, and all coored persons
living, by consent, the lands of another, shall be
listed, by the head of the family, or owner of the
land the case may be.
E As Every kind of property persons, employment
f profession, privilege or subject on which tax
g imposed by this chapter. other than such wherein
the tax imposed is demandable at the time ii is laid
shall be listed for taxation within the last twenty
h working days in July, in every year.
81. The real and personal estate, and other taxa
BILE subjects, unless otherwise provided, required
be listed for taxation shall be such as were the pro-
perry or in the possession of the owner or were SUD
Jects OF taxation the first day of April preceding
and the polls shall be such as were of the requires
5 age on that day And any freeman arriving at age