Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-02-19


uine-pin or ten-pin ally, or byscy sths ,ene.
fifty dollars; every private bowling alisy. tca do'Iasss
eyerv livery stable, where horses and vehicles arc
kept for hire twenty Ave dollars; every licensed ~
taller Of spirituous liquors. wines Of eordials, o.
retailer Of malt liquors, thirty dollars In addition
10 this such retailer shall list the amount Of liquors.
wines and cordials - required above act, and
pay the tax there imposed every itinsran'
surgeon-dentst portrait or miniature painter, da'
guerrean artist, and other persons taking like
nesses Of the human aee ten dollars for each county
in which be carries on his business: Prerided,
That such person as shall furnish satisfactory evi'
dence to the sheriff Of the county, in which be pro-
poses to practice that he 10 resident Of the State.
and has listed the receipts in his profession for the
previous year, shall be exempt from the imposed
in this paragraph; every nonresident Of the State
who in person or by agent shall purchase any slave
or slaves in this State shall Immediately alter such
purchase, become liable to pay tax Of onehalf Of
ore per cent on the amount Of his purchase. and
upon his neglect failure to pay such tax. he shall
forfeit and pay the sum Of one hundred dollars.
which shall be collected BY the sheriff, one-hslf to
bis own use and the other half to the Of the State;
every nonresident of the State who. either In per-
son or by agent brings . slave or slaves into the
State, and sells, shall pay one.haf Of one per cent
on the amount Of each sale effected IL ne TAU 20
pay this tax the purchaser shall be liable lot the
same, and the sheriff Of tho county in which the
sale was made, or in which the purchaser reside
shall collect by distress otherwise out OF the sell
ler il to be found in his county, and II the seller Is
not to be found, out Of ibe buyer; every person
that sells playing cards, sum equal to th'rty'hve
cents per pack on oil cards sold by him during the
year every person that for himself, or as agent Tor
another at his regular place Of business sells riding
vehicles, manufactured out o! this State, one per
cent on his sales; every auctioneer. on oil goods
wares or merchandise placed in his hands by mcr.
chant resident in the State, (whether owner or notJ
or by commission merchant one per cent on the
gross amount Of sales, and il by itinerant traders
or such Is are not residents Of the State, five per
cent on gross amount Of sales, subject to oil the re-
guatons and exemptions set forth in the tenth chap
ter of Revised Code, entitled " AHefioRs and Hue
tioneers ;" every merchant merchant tailor. jcweeT.
grocer, druggist apothecary. produce dealer, COM
mission merchant factor, produce broker, and every
other trader who, Is principal agent for another,
carries on the business Of buying or selling goods
wares or merchandise Of whatsoever name or des-
crption, and who is not taxed On his purchases in
some other paragraph Of this schedule, one half Of
one per cent the total amount Of his purchases.
whether made in out Of the State for cash, on
credit Prorided, That articles the growth manu-
acture Of this State If bought in the State and also
articles the growth or manufacture Of adjoining
States, If brought into this State for sale by the
grower or manufacturer shall not be required to be
returned in the amount Of purchases, but shall be
exempt from taxation every dealer in ready made
clothing (for males) one and half per cent total
amount Of purchases; every person who, for him.
SELF or agent for another sells patent medicines
or nostrums, ten per cent on amount OF his sales
every nonresident horse or mule drover, or per.
son who receives horses or mules to sell for non.
resident, one per cent. on the amount Of each
sale, due as soon as the sale Is effectcd-and upon
his neglect or failure to pay such tax in every
county in which he sci!s he shall forfeit and pay
the sum Of one hundred dollars which shall be
collected by the sheriff. BY distress or otherwise.
half to his own use, and one half to the use Of the
State. Every horse or mule drovcr shall be con-
sidered nonresident unless the sheriff has salts
factory evidence that be is resident Of the
S,atc and the sheriff shall have power and author
ty to examine on oath, at any time, every horse or
mule drover, or person who receives horses or
mules to sell for another as to whether he has made
any sale or exchange or not, and rs to whether he
is nonresident or agent Of nonresident, and on
his failure to answer be shall be subject TO the
penalty as for failure or neglect to pay such tax |;
every stud.horse or jackass let to mares for price,
belonging to nonresident Of the State ten dollars
unless the highest price demanded for the season,
for mare, shall exceed that sum- in which case,
the amount thus demanded shall be paid for the H.
cence. The payment to one sheriff. and the license
under his banc shall protect the subject in this par.
agraph taxed, in any county Of this State. Every
such stud horse ackass shall be considered be.
longing to 4 nonresident, unless the sheriff ID fur
nished with satisfactory evidence that the owner Is
a resident Of the State; every person that peddlss
goods wares or merchandise, either by land or
or any drugs medicines or nostrums, whether such
person travel on foot, with conveyance: or other.
wise, shall first have proved to the county court
that he Is citizen Of the United States and Is Of
good moral character and shall have obtained from
the court (who may, in its discretion make or re-
fuse) an order to the sheriff to grant him pediar
license to expire on the first Of July next ensuing.
And the sheriff on production Of copy Of such
der certified by the clerk Of said court shall gran,
such license for his county, on receipt Of forty dol.
lars tax: Proridel, That not more than ono person
shall peddle under one license. That any person
who temporarily carries on business as merchant
in any public place, and then removes his goods,
shall be deemed peddler. (3) That nothing ia this
act contained, shall prevent any person from freely
selling live stock, vegetables, fruits, oysters fish,
books, charts, maps, printed music, the articles
OF his own growth or manufacture a That moth
ing herein contained shall release pcdders from pay
ing the tax imposed in this act, on persons
who deal in the same species Of merchandise which
tax shall be collected or secured in the same man
in case Of other merchants or traders; every
itinerant who deals in Or puts up lightning rods
who sells spirtuous liquors, wines or eordials ia
quantities from quart to one barrel shall be un
der the same rules and restrictions and be liable "a
the same tax as peddlers except that order frou
court shall be required to entite him to license
every company Of gypsies, or any strolng company
Of persons who make support BY telling fortunes
pretending to tell fortunes horse trading tinkerinl
or begging, one hundred dollars In each county ID
which they offer to practice any Of their crafts, re-
coverabe out Of any property belonging to any one
OF the company; every incorporation that might
become incorporated BY letters patent, under ihs
provisions Of chapter &C. Revised Code, entitled cor
poratons but shall fail to do 90 and apply to thu
General Assembly and obtain special act Of ineor
porstion, or shall obtain an act to amend their char
ter. whether it had been secured BY letters patent
under said law or by special act, twenty Ave dol
lars. for each act to incorporate to amend which
tax shall be paid to the treasurer Of the Sate ever,
resident broker shall pay ono fourth Of one PEI
cent. on all the exchange specie drawn from tn,
banks Of this State-this amount to be resanet
and paid over BY the cashiers. The president ans
cashier Of each of the banks in this State. on o.
before the first day Of October. in each year
shall pay into the public treasury the following