American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-03-29

% every license TO an auctiopoer or
vondue master to. continue the bus;oe..
after the same has been carried ON for :
year. if the amount ofsaleo Of said auc.
tioneer or sendue master for tho prec..
ding year be loss than S5, 900, the tax
OH said license shsll be $50; If So. 600.
and less than $40 900. the tax on said ii.
cense shall be $50, IL $4,000, aud less
1875, 900. 1925; if s25, 900, aud less than
$50, 900, $1,000 if $50 600, and less than
s75. 900. $3.50, if S75, 900. and less than
100000 SS25; if$l0O 900. aud less than
sl50,o0o, S425i IL $4,000 or more,
$500.
Every merchant. merohantilo firm.
auctioneer orvendue master, paying do.
tics on any goods, wares or merchandise
including liquors, al any custom. house
in this State, whether brought into this
State in bond or directly. shall be en-.
titled to deduction from the amour,
of sales on which he pays any license
tax, imposed inthe preceding actions,
equal ~ tho amount of duties SO paid by
him, and the value Of the goods on
which such duties were paid~sS0h val.
.ue to be fixed by the appraisement at
the, custom-house. On every license 10
person ceiling goods by sample, card
or otherwise, except at some store house
or place of trade, 500. 8 @
On every licenco to sell or hurter a.
tent. specific or quack medicines, if by
wholesale, $50; If by retail DULY $50.
On every licence to hawker or pedlar
to deal in tin 81 pewter, $50; to deal
in clocks. $50; 10 deal in goods. wares,
aud merchandise, or other articles, lex.
cept tin, pewter and clocks,1 500; to
deal in goods, wares and merchandise.
Except clecks,) when the license is is
sued in one ,ofthe counties bordering
on the Ohio river, to trade in said riv.
OF, or at the shore thereof. $50.
On every license to person obtain
ing subscriptions TO books, or,o per-
son selling prints, or 10 a pedIar of
pamphlets. or periodical papers, each
$25 provided, however, if the hawker
pedlar, print.seller, rperson obtaining
subscriptions to books taxed under this
section has not been resident in the
State for two Year,, and in the county
one year, the tax shall in each case be
5000. a
On every license to person enga-
ged as an agent for the renting of hou.
ses, $25. 4a
On every license to person cnga-
ged as an agent for the hiring Of ne
groes, S25, -g u. 40.
On every license 10 the proprietor OF
distilery, if a beginner, and said dis
tilery is to be kept in operation as
much as four months in the yoar, the
tax shall be $40; if for six months $40;
if for longer time than six months, 500
and if such distllery has been kept in
operation as much as four months in
the year next preceding the Time of OBJ
tanning such license. the proprietor
thereofshall pay. in addition to the tax
imposed on beginners, one half Of one
per centum on the amount of sales Of
such dislilery for,the IL months next
preceding the time of obtaining such Ii.
cense. ~"
On every license to the keeper of a
livery stable, one dollar for each stall
thereof.
On every license to the owner Of a
jackass or stallion for the services of
which compensation is received, twice
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 to be rea-
sonable charge therefor; the tax how
ever, in no case to be less than $40.
On every license permitting theatri-
cal performances, in public theatre,
six dollars each week of such perform.
ances, Hfa
On every license permitting fora year
the sale of refreshments in theatre du.
ring such performances. 500. @
On every license permitting the pro.
prietor or occupier of any public room,
fitted for public exhibitions, to use the
same for such purposes fof a year, $50,
if such room be in town OF less than
5000 inhabitants, $40, it in town of
more than 5000 and loss than 10000
inhabitants and $50 in all other towns
On every license permitting any pub
lie show, exhibition or performance, if
in a corporate town or within FIVE miles
there of for each time Of performance,
$40; if elsewhere, SIS; and for every ex-
hibition of circus, if in corporate
town or within five miles thereof, $40;
if elsewhere, $50, and for every exbib-
ition of a menagerie, if within corpo-
rate town or five miles thereof, $40. If
elsewhere, $50. spe
On every licopse permitting billi-
ard table to be kept for a year, 500;
provided that where there is more than
one such table in any one room, SO dol
lars each shall be charged for the ex.
cess over one, and on every license per-
hitting a bowling alley, or saloon, TO be
kept for a year fifty dollars; provided,