Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-06-07

rant in favor or w. l.. Penn, tor the amount due
him, which order, was accepted.
Notice was received from the Board of Al
derneu, OF the passage OF the act for raising 4
revenue for the year 1888, with amendments,
which amendments Were concurred IN.
The act az amended was then passed
TIE Council then adjourned.
Teste: g. a TANENNER, {. {.
AN ACT FOR raising Revenue f1r the year 1855.
SECTION !. Be enacted by The CITY Council Of
alexandria, That the following taxes be levied
upon the people and property OF the city, 10
meet in part the current expenses and demands
upon the Treasury Tor the present year, VIZ -
On houses and lots Of ground including the
taxes required TO he levied UPON the same by
the acts OF Sd OF May, lS43, 10th OF November,
lsi4, End OF January, 1919, the 23rd OF April,
1850. the ll;h OF October, lS53 authorizing
subscriptions to the Stocks therein mentioned
respectively, and the act OF 25th OF April, 1884;
providing Tor the payment OF the debts OF the
Cooperation. ana, also, ten cents 10 meet the
current expenses OF the several Wards.
One dollar upon every hundred dollars OF
Their assessed value and herein shall ne Includ.
ed all lands and lots with the Improvements
thereon, not exempt from taxation, all incorPor-
ated Joint stock companies, saving institutions,
and insurance companies.
On all personal property, monies, and credits
required by the SAID act to be listed and not ex-
cmpt from taxation, except slaves over years
OF age one dollar on every hundred dollars value
thereof, and herein shall be included all the
capital invested or used in any manufacturing
business or invested or employed III any trade
OF business Tor which 10 license Is required, and
all personal property or money OF incorporated
IOIut stock companies, except TIE monies and
personal property that constitute part OF the
capital OF the banks and except the monies and
personal property OF the savings banks and in
surance companies.
On every slave over twelve years of age,
three dollars, and herein shall be included all
slaves over twelve years OF age, owned or hired
by any company, institution, or person what
ever. except those that have reached the age OF
iity-tiye years.
On every male free negro between the ages
OF twentyone and ty five three dollars.
On every wnIte male who has attained the
age of twenty.oGe Gears two dollars.
On the interest or profit which may have been
received hy any person. or converted into prncI.
pal so d To become IN interest braEIng subject.
or Otherwise appropriated within the year next
preceding tne lst day OF April OF each year
arising from bonds or certificates OF debts OF
this or any other State or County, or OF this or
any other Corporation; and on the dividends
arising from stocks III any banks Incorporated
bv TINS or any other State or arising from stocks
ia any incorporated Joint stock company, i
per cent except on the dividends on the stock ol
the Water Company.
On the income OF fees received daring the
year ending the lst day OF April, OF this year,
in consideration OF the discharge OF any office
or EMPLOYMENT IN the service OF the State, or OF
any Cooperation created by the State or IN the
service OF any finn or person, except when the
service IS ore of labor IN some mechanical art,
or trade or handCratt, or manufacture, or that
OF a minister OF the Gospel, OF one per cent.
on all Incomes up TO $500, from $500 10 81
500. ! per cent, and $3.50 and upwards, one
ner cent. but upon all the officers OF tins Cor.
pora,ion, whether elected by the people or by
the Council, there shall be no tax on the salaries.
SEC 2ud. Where any estate within TINS Cor
poration, of any decedent shall pass under his
or her will, OF the laws regulating descents and
distributions 10 any other person, or Tor any
other use than 10 or Tor, the use OF the father,
mother husband, wife, brother sister, or llneal
descendant OF such decedeHt there shall be lie.
wed ard collected OF the estate so passing, II OF
greater value than two hundred and fifty dollars,
eight per cent. on the vdiue thereof, which snail
be PAYABLE 10 the Collector OF Taxes IN the dis
tricl IN which such estate may be, in the same
manner as the State tax upon the estate is re-
CURED to be paid and collected by the goth
chapter of the Code OF Virginia.
LICENSE TAN.
SEC 3rd. There shall be levied upon and col
lected from the persons required 10 be listed, a
subjects of License Tax by the said first men
toned act Of the City Council, passed April
10Th, 1886, the following taxes Oh Licenses 10
wit
On every license 10 keep an ordinary or
house OF public entertainment, twenty dollars,
on so much OF the yearly value thereof, as does
not exceed two hundred dollars and !! per cen.
tum on so much OF thu yearly value thereof as
does exceed wo hundred dollars.
On every license to keep house OF private
entertainment, or pirate boarding house, i've
dollars. Tor so much OF the yearly value thereof
as does not exceed, and 1--WE per csnium on so
much OF the yearly value as does exceed nifty
dollars. but no mouse shall be deemed d private
boarding house with fewer than five boarders.
On every license TO Keep COOK SHOP or
eating house, ten dollars, on SO much OF tn.
yearly value thereof as does not exceed, and y
per eentum Oh so much OF the yearly value as
does exceed one hundred dollars.
On every license for the manufacture OF por-
ter or ale. twenty dollars, on So mucn OF the
YEARLY value thereof as does not exceed, and -
per cen'um on so much OF the yearly value as
doe, exceed one hundred dollars.
On every license 10 broker, three hundred
dollars
On every person acting as an agent oil an IN.
surance company or companies not chartered
By this State per cent. on the premiums re-
ceiyed and assessments collected.
SEC 4ts. On every license 10 merchant or
mere ant,le firm, where a specific tax Is TO be
n nd. TWENTY-FIVE dollars, provided that II the
capital employed by SAID merchant be less than
tive hundred dollars the tax To be paid snail De
five dollar; but this provlso shall only apply 10
persons king out license after the passage OF
This act and when the tax Is IN proportion 10
IN. sales # under ole thousand dollars, tive dol
lars; If one thousand dollars, and under hi,sen
hundred dollars, eight dollar: II hiteen nundi 60
dollars and under two thousand nye hundred
dollars. ten dollars; II two thousand me hundred
doIIars and under five thousand dollars, hiteen
dollars if five thousand dollars, and under ten
Thousand dollars. eighteen dollars If ten thous'
and dollars, and under fifteen thousand dollars
twenty Jour dollars; if fifteen thousand dollars
and under twenty thousand dollars, thirty dol
lars; II twenty thousand dollars, and under