Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-03-07
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THE MERCHANTS LICENSE Tax.


THE MERCHANTS LICENSE Tax.
The Constitution OF Virginia means tics. r.! rqz,s
on property real or personal, ;hni, visil's - de t~e
OF tho Commissioner or A., ssur, s!.ou,. lr toL.f!
uniform. The fax on licens-s Y! Mi kim D.:
particularly inerchsEts'-appEsrs 10 :.'"w it>
general principle. bur Ike rxac,Ions acsst -.
smal! dealers have bren shown 20 b. ,r .r.:, ..rs
and founded IL. error. srGw ....; the ..s. rr.S;
will be- that. l.. wholesale operations ne press. \
s.nalipr, and that the '.x. f. sar reason, ,"u- BE- y
l-ts Pr crirum than nppn small retail transactions,
To this the reply 10 obvoui. shat II the Ge..!a = -
tax the party III prn2orii"n 'n HI profit O. t'o ::s
action then hj whole proceeds i c"':..s =, s'"3t
and SRoT; be a!.a.."n-i!. til raa. II =, ~ u
taxed IS Inc proS', "Ec ::t .r an"n.i 9. 10 "tt:
tioH aEd :0r thar rc;,s aIa ."; ..., ;G> b..
graduating the Tax ~ :!o :IO1Hi u! 'aIcs iG:''
iEoorfrert data for iovy:ng Tbs tax. ihsEti,re n
other basis o! taxation Should DC adopted. IL .a,-
laud the stamps "n receipts 10. money nuir. 20
used US means Of revCmue ard IA Mary!dc: 300,
in Tennessee, the Tax Is half os per c"nt Cl
all soocs brought into tic otIro for sae. 81 :.lS -
Maryland and Gocs North, the rule Is 20 TAX 49,
capital in businessi bu; coming South the a"u
levied on sales, in all the Ssabosrd Sraes. In ) ut
Carolina importn'Ions on vessels nwued ~ SG.h
Carolina arc exempted from State taxC.icH il lbs
haEds of tbs original importers. Tbs b; .! cG:
Finance Committee is Sot'omed upon re snr.. 'r:
cipe. but this s but indifferent bonus wacu ;ia
banging capital Of the whole Stale, 10 the c&;@"t q.
nearly ope-hrd is Vested permanently IL cc.s:.w..c
paper, and when the exchange OF Vrguja 5Hr'. "..r
Is permanently per cent VS.. the btl.a. Th's " II
the pre,ezt AeeHss Mo amounts 10 bG.cs Il Ia.:e
"a per cent. vs.. I'll direct fcreisu trade - The S,at
But the present bill of tic Finance Con- -::Ce,
| Gf y,,ny rns, ,hr,i,h ,w, a. ,j,.a l,rr. a..
,.r fI;,v th.n, ,pI IN n, ont sr.,rnt 80 s.. i.r,
oc 20 IL, Si u' 49,, e. - S,a,s - -" - !, "
be ,nown conclusvr!y tba: all taxes 5eyo:& 2a.i,
| -, -, ,,a,aa.,;o,. .T.,a d.. ,,.-ir,.., ~
| -, - nLarinn tn;s .Ls,-;;,v omI - ,,'. -
m merc,,n,s' Iicers..-m,., rSn r-,, sh1 h,ir,s IN
ond Ill tha yoods A,I ,b.- ,ro,su,.;,ps :, tb, s,.,c
- sLauIf - ,;aca ,.,io-. any r,.-,y,t ., .Ic
Smmnut ri .rir, III. Gue,;i1n nri bv To, con-.
,iorer 10 .rc!np. sh.,uii he bow NAM, .oo., !,y;
! vou brouuht into the Stu,e and sold So ar;ay-
and upon that amount assess the tax Tn. genera,
,r,Ss IN nil merchants sh,uId b, TN. re,. Lr, ,,y-
| ,oY sboud n, laid un,n .h- nan who Ir;,l, "a; ,,,l
sIls tho rood. THIS system would hr
nnd ust. and 40 would tax TO the extent ,i any Der
centum on the sales provided the same soni.
,"s - vol orIw o,rsN-hui = ,;,s min, i,i -. ,,-,i
ana th.t urcnri;n,, q, tia sai.. rho tsT mr. III -,
ian;.d than II ia fsise in th.rrv ani in ever ,.n,
~ am,, ,,n ,,r s,I;,r I / Si,n ma ., - r,-. 80
W .aA a'J , n'." ~, us ';h -, ,'S,r.:,, ,,. :.
o''io mo-. ~ o", !," -, So. w nI IL al
| ope a.c''' ~ 80 80 80 -, " a. ,;. % 'n;"i;s VS. >;
"p"'. .,S "'S % y, " ,,:: 80" .;, -" ,,', ~ 49,.
.i,y ~ ~ - - - p. p , I 49, =. ~, :" al 80 -.
t !o, our ", ,I IT, ~ ,, a,n,n, :; 49," fr IL 80.
M . , - ;r 81 - .,,, $50. :. 81 ~, -.
MI, MI ,n"aI ft! - - - ;-, So -; ~ IL -.
"nn.mna Ifrh?s hs rsn,jw ,rmih ,ien ,ra ,y,i,,,,
o cm .. -. Iii III 49,. - ~, ,,s;, " . !, ~ -
Vi eeuses Va "' ~ $3.50 ".'. ".I :, ,', -
anu suou'u r " ,..a,'am,. .a, n,harS ,,, -. "
Sn;sn, =. -.;.n th. ADDITIONAL rcyrnn, n.,I.. m.
State and tLe latter course il sdopt,. o.; m Su 4
| 1.ov EIovJ The excr,leure az th;. biii nv,- -
| sao. hin Il ,hat I, J.ns,J. , cor,o;,, ri.,.
| 49,. So, al ,nsrcb,nt, IN, nov, f.atur :. =, 81
- ,oxss rho s.,ns nar canturn IA, .,rr r,f .r rr-
Iii ~ ,ho .,noi pand in ,:, ti:,.i n,acn ~
%.nrah. ;n.o ,La STATE and so,,, arc i.y~I 49," ,
o,ousm, w n", ,mG =, IL %ans nr ,a n., ..o hi,
and sIIs them ns we'll AS ali which ,r,. brony;. yr
cnnsmn,nt,nn nr ma. Th,...ur,;,u ..,;u r.. .. .
,;ono orfbn Isst fso,ur. i, ma b;S ,rr ,,, 4.
;nnnr,.d into v;rnni, ,r,r, n .,,-.,,., c.',u,rv o.,
m.raI ,,b,.. o,rn rvr h,rl.y ooi. ;rrk,yn.Ii .
,ar 49,, nnIn.S.. r1,,', rs;, ,,,i,,..n hem . .
no'i ;rI;.,,, ,,,il.r Io,wo,i AN, ,,,i,.r No.,
e.. Din nv Jwsst,r. NJ nay k;nI rvnsui1 ...s,..,
hnrs ,nuI.s ass,s MT Carl. bops s.c,n and ,.-t
n 49, hnon ,,ori, h.f 49,. ,,,.r ,n,.,. 49,.
nv 49, a''sN % ii G's..J ,.I .t ,,,,. r' -, a,
vrmohr ,,o;d or silver or ioaI coin: nor 81, .;s
snnaI runis of a persuu WHO .hall bnps .,,. riy.
thy State 20 r=,is Now il i. ;ru. t.t ,uy,
nj nil IN. manufactured pjuds wcn .r, u., n VIZ
vinla aro produced or imported into YanSoc ga.
and bought in Yankee State by cur m, gvLan.a
sent here by Yankees to be sold tor heir eccouEl.
They are our sworn ens,as., IL. suT slave HyJ
. erty is concerned; and inasmuca We .!Ye ~
six hundred thousand elrrss upn.; which IA. ;5.n
are To b., dUuE!ed if we do net tax Ys:.bee implr
tious and Iauiius goods, TIE wutr spcs no We.
grounded oDsco: {, make the :aIjess fse. &c Isl
inasrnuch as the operations o; i::a bill wvult :. ::
give for few years largo yar!"gseG :cr Sue ci1
i'll tho end drive their cmlSsares on, al c".t-y:
action against Us, aud '. Oh: Svi.' ty;::'s .: !4I
whose hearts are With the .'1r.h IL E g: ia g'@,
tons affecting our slave property, and 1t ~oui ;.2r.
, over build up ourown importers and sh:p2w"2r', ~:
sides giving powerful Impetus 10 our 1itr: !;:+"u'
facturers and m!uers out dSo:c enu UeEti:c '!:' Il