Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-05-14
STATE AND CITY NEWA

Cur coUsoA --Ans1f,srned meeiing OF the City Co.,n.
cl vas held ss evening Os the psPo-s IT considering
The nee ~s M rrpsss-d ncod., '.seelas, i'by NJ,
s'i,drf-, roc Me Unr'cs Conn,,ic. Tue p,ovisr.n,
OF the oriins'sec o.. hi sAhsl.nce - kiloss: 4
On red estate, per cent vsesy rc mals iuL
tAn' "rrr AZ yess of AZ, - every -lase
,sa- oi aGc. taken at the value OF tSs. TIA,
raln" On all other personal csts. u ~ SlUO
value thereof except that stuck VI the Richmond
eurmp'-d IRON taxation. Op wagons draws ani cart.
pr esnt on thrr value Gu carriages kept for hire
pee their value.
The ordinance amended. on motion OF Mr. Morri.s
by the addition oil provision ip,ngA specific Tax Of
$50 upon every express agent aud, amended. Oh.
dhsnc- passcd
% motion oi Mr. Mouis- the Fiuance Committee Va.
Instructed 70 consider the expcdiency VI Imposing spec
chic tax upon the City Sergeant the Clerk Of the Hust.
ins$c'rt sni the CITY dagger aud rcpot 60 the uvst
niretng oil the Council. : 30 f.f
on motion, the ordinance fixing the salaries Of all the
cy "cors Wa referred "a the fnAnce COMMITTEES. 9th
INSTRUCTIONS To report upoa the rxpedisncy vi reducing
the same.
On motion Of Mr. Sanders the by which the OF
dnancc CONCERNING auctioner- pass ON Monday even
Ing rycon-iiered Mr. Saunders then offered an.pl
to the zane, which adopted aud IL sas .gai,
rcan third time and passed. Tue ordinance fol
lows:
An odnance repeating an ordinance, cooc.r,,, ,I,.
txe' upon hc'nces To aucon.ers and upon their ~ae.
pis~' January 18th, is5i al- rspealng al ordn ,e.
changing the to he paid actionecrs at the time
VI obtaining their licences pa.-, January iOh 1898
LIST BE It ordained by the Council oi the cit. Of Rich.
mofi rh't any person who shall without obtaining rom
Al ct"" any estate, real Or personal whether of his
property or conhded TO HE care shall fotEit and paw
10 the city Tor each Article thing sold by him
Sh.
~ That any person who shall without obtaining from,
the Chamlerlan license agent a. cell at privst.
-ai, hire slaves or rent out houses for pr,t
er rs be an auconccr shall forfeit pay to tin,
CITY, tr each article thing sold hired or r-nted by
him, line OF t2o.
sd Oasvcry auctione-r Obtaining from the c,a,nl.,
aa hccrsa the ioosing class sh.ll be- ml,o.. aud
PAID Ose thousand dollars it of the first class ,a a
oi Tue SECOND cla-s, $3.50 of the third cass aud SIn
1t Of the fourth class
Ith On agent obt,ining from the Chamberlain a
hccc To- sell slaves horses mules, cattle merchandise
other than agricultural proiuct grvae sale or hir.
odt slaves rent houses Tor profit the following
c'-' Tax shall bc imposed aud paid hundred dollar
at uc frat cas- seventy live dollars II the second
Glass ny dollars u oi the tirJ clIs twenty five ollar il
OF t'r oarth class and ten dollars il al Nth cl,--
9Th M such hcru>e mentioned ia the aI,,n,
sections shall be lssae until applied tor and authorized
by the Council and where license l. authorized lsnd
shall TIE given BY behalf at the person obtaining H.
payable tn the city of RchJud sith surne- appiu,rd
by the Council, IL for aiconcer lc"ns, ia, penalty M
sich bond hall be three tOusand dul,rs for a agent
h"-"sc Ia -el private sale hre .livrs or rent ,
house the penalty oi the bond shall thousand dbl
LAT. 49,
9th Every auctoneer Who has oLtained license aniy
The pro'-ons OF ordnance passed Jan ~ Is5l shah
pay To the chamberlain hall O D., cent on ,.
amount d" hi, snles uut the expiration said hct,e u,
less said auctoneer obtains license undc the pro.-
sions of this ordinance.
7th. All hcemAes gasted uuder the nrov;.n,. of I'M,
Ordinance, 'htl b- tor one wear from its date.
s'h. The ordinance passed the 18Th day Of Jhnua,,
1881, aud ale" the ordnance passed J,nua,y IutI lst
concerning the taxes upon licenses auctuecis aud ui
their sales, are hereby repealed
OH inntiOn al Mr. o. ulchheld,
Re'Dird, That the committee Of Finance H.. instructed
TO enqu"e into the eNpedicmcy OF disposng Of on the
most advantageous terms the Richmond AIhcuaun ,t
the vacant grounds attached Thereto aud report To- the.
Council at their regular meeting
Sndfy petitions aud resolutions offered aud att.
the transaction oi some other business the Council AL
JouTn"d