Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-03-21

| preeedng year he less than s5UOO, the tax on
sail license shall be $50, if $1,000, and less than
| $4,000. the tax said license shall be s35; If
$1,000. and less Than s25,0O0. sli5, if 25.0O0
and less thar sJ0,000 5000. If 5000, and less
ihan $4,000. and less than 9l0D.O0D. 1925; If
II loo 900 aud less than Si5J.0DO, sI2i; if 80
| uOn more. 5000.
ID Every merchant. mercantile firm. auction.
Ger or veudue master paying duties any goods.
wares or merchandise. including liquors, at any
custom. hnurse in this state. whether brought in
IL this state by bond or directly. shall be emit
tied To deduction from the amount If snes oh
which he pays any license tax. imposed in tie
! preceding sections, equal To the amount of dn-
lies so paid by him. and the value of the goods
/ ON which such duties paid. such value 10
e fixed by the apprai-emen nj the custom house.
On every license Ia a erson selling goods by
sample card. otherwise except mt some store.
house or place Of trade, 800
IA. On every license TO sell or barter patent.
/ specific quaek medicines. if by wholesale, $50
| III by retain emily ! 25 On every license 10 n
| hnwker or pedler 10 deal in tin and pewter. 500
! 10 deal in clocks $50: to deal in goods wares
aud merchandise. ether articles. Except fiG.
pewter and cloeks.) 500; to deal in goods. wares
aud merchandise Except cloeks,) when the IL
| eense is issued IN one of the counties bordering
on the Ohio river. To ircde sud river, ut the
| shore thereof $50.
On every license To person obtaining subscrp.
! tons to books or To persons selling prints,
| To peaIar of pamphlets or periodical papers,
each S.5 provided however, if tho hawker ped
lar print seller person obtaining snbscrip-
| tlons to books taxed under the section has not
been resident in the state for two years and in
| the county one year, the tax in each case be
! 800
-. On every license to person engaged us
! agent for the renting of houses, s25.
On every license to "A person engaged as agent
! for the hiring of negroes %25
10. On every license to the proprietor of dis
iilery, il beginner, and sud di-tilery is Ia
be kept IN operation as much IA four months IN
the year. the tax shnll be $50: if for six months
! 800 and if such 1istlllcry has been kept in OPP
GRAFTON ms mnoh us four months in the year next
/ preceding the time of obtaining such license, the
proprietor thereof shnll pay. in addition to the
tax imposed on beginners, one half Of per
ccntum on the amount of sales of such distillery
for the twelve months next proceeding the time
of obtaining such license.
On every license 10 the keeper Of livery sta
Bile. one dollar for each stall thereof.
Tn every license TO the owner of juckass or
stallion for the services of which compensation
is received twice the amount of such compensa
| ton where the charge is for such service by the
season; and when such services are for less than
/ season, then twice what the commissioner may
judge (" be T. reasonable charge therefor the tax,
however. in to be less thnn so.
Is. On every license permitting theatrical per-
tormances in public theatre six dollars each
week OF such performances.
On every license permitting for n year the
sale Of refreshments IN II theatre during such
| performance 500.
gu every license permitting the proprietor or
oecnpier of any public room. fitted for public
exhibitions to the same for such purposes
for year 500 if such room be in II town of less
thon 5000 inhahiianis $40 if in town of more
than 5000 inhabitants and less than 10000 in.
habtants, and 500 in all other towns.
On every license permitting my public show,
exhibition or performance, if in II corporate
town or within five miles thereof for each time
of performance, $40; if elsewhere, So: und for
every exhibition of ii circus, il in corporate
town or within five miles thereof, $40; if else
where. $50, and for every exhibition of menag
erie. il within II corporate town or within five
miles. $40; if elsewhere, $40.
10. On every license permitting billiard table
TO be kept for year. 800; provided, that where
there is more than one such table kept in any
ono room, 50 dollars each shall be charged for
the excess Overcome; and on every license permit
ting bowling alley or saloon TO be kept for u
year 80 dollars; provided, that whore there is
more than one such alley kept in any one room,
$l5 each shall be charged or the excess over
one: provided, that if such billiard tables or bowl
ing alleys or saloons are not kept open more thnn
four months, the taxes thereon shall be only one
third OF these rates.
20. On every license to ply sieian, geon
or dentist five dollars; and every license TO
mn attorney ut law five dollars. If the yearly in
come derived from the practice of any such call
ings or professions during the ycnI next prece-
! ding tn" time of obtaining license shall exceed
/ Si05 there shall be an additional tax on the ex
cess thereof Of Que half OF one per centum.
On every license tn the owner of IL daguerrean
or nmhrotype gallery, ifln city or Incorporated
town, $40 1t elsewhere SO; and if the yearly
income derived from the practice of said art ex-
deed 5000, an additional tax of two per centum
j on such excess for the year next preceding the
: time of obtaining license.
| 2l On the dividends declared by any bunk,
= tho tax shall be six and two thirds per oentum
upon the amount thereof.
u -. The taxes prescribed by the 18TH IIth;
r 18th. 10th, Eth aud 18th sections of the Both
u chapter of the Code shall be follows, to wit
u When suit commenced in county corpo.
- ration court ~, when an original suit or appeal,
y writ ct crror appeal or supersedens is commenc-
y ed, II III the court of appeals. So if in district
'c court $500; ifin circuit court s 80; when the
u seal ot court of notary public, the seal of
The state Is annexed to any papar, Except IN the
Il eases provided for by the 18th section of said
!, chapter, and except on the transfer of bounty
l. land warrants by the original hodors) 50 for the
" state seal. and 81 80 for any Of the other seals;
= provided, that there shall be tax for allxing
:, the seal ct county or corporation coult To u
u bond or other instrument for the purpose Of exc
' eotlhg the same on behalf of the county or cor
poratlon in which such court is held; and upon
every deed Will or grant of administration ON
10 which tax Is TO be paid according to the said
chapter, 81. The first section of said chapter is
n hereby repealed.
: % Ba 1t further enacted,that any person who
&c shall violate the provisions of this act, latter hay
D." ing been furnished with a certificate of assess.