Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-05-25
In Council for the Town of Stanton, !
~ Mav 18th. 1890.

In Council for the Town of stanton,
May 18th, 1890.
THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE WAS PASS
l. ED.
An Ordinance imposing Taxes in the Towh OF
Staunton for the fiscal year ending the 3lst day OF
March, 1861:
Belt Ordained by the Council of the Town OF
Staunton that the Taxes for said Town for the
year 1860 shall be as follows, to wit:
l. On all Lands and Lots, not exempt from taxa
ton by the laws of the State. forty cents on every
hundred collars value thereof.
z. On all personal property, moneys and cred
its, not exempt from taxation by the laws OF the
State, forty cents ON every hundred dollars value
g.. On the interests or profits which may have
been received bv any person, or converted into
principal, SO as to become an interest bearing sub
Jecit, or otherwise appropriated, within the year
ending on the Slst day of January last, arising
from bonds or certificates of debt of this or any
other State, or of any public Corporation created
by this or any other State three per centum, ex.
cept so far as the same may be exempt by law, and
except that funds in the hands of Receivers of the
sever Courts or other fducIaries, the beneficial
ries whereof reside out of the town of Stanton,
shall be exempt from taxation: and to ascertain
the amount of such funds so exempt the Commits
sioner of the r. venue for the town shall apply to
such Receivers and fduciaries for statements ex-
hibiting the amount of such funds, and showing
the proportion held for persons residing within the
said town, which statements he shall note On the
copy of his property book, to be filed in the Clerx's
Office OF the Court Of Hastings for the Town OF
Staunton.
4. On every free male person who has attained
the age of sixteen years two dollars and seventy
cents.
s. On every slave who has attained the age OF
twelve yea s Two dollars and seventy cents.
In every case hereinafter mentioned in which q
license (for anything to be done in the town OF
Staunton,) is required by the law of the State. a
tax is hereby imposed for the the same privilege;
and for which the Chief of Police shall set forth in
his receipt, that the person or persons paying such
tax, is, or are, thereby licensed for such purpose
until the 30th day of April, next, that is to say.
6. On every such license to a merchant or mer-
camille firm, when a specific tax is to be paid, ten
dollars, and when the tax is in proportion to the
sales one fifth of the amount paid to the State for
such license, and when the license includes permits
sion to sell wine, ardent Spirits or a mixture there
of, an additional tax of one hundred dollars
Z. On every such license to keep an Ordinary Oh
house of Public Entertainment one fourth OF the a.
mount paid to the State for such license.
s. On every such license to keep a house of Pri
vate Entertainment, or a Private Boarding House
five dollars for so much of the yearly %rent,o value
of such house as does not exceed fifty dollars, anO
two per centum on so mush ofsuch yearly rent OIL
value as does exceed fifty dollars.
9. On every such license to the owner or keeper
of an Eating House or Cook Shop ten dollars.
10. On every such license to an As ent or sub-A'
lars.
III. On all goods, wares and merchandise sold al
auction, upon consignment, the property of Others
than licensed merchants of the town, a tax OF two
per cenlum upon the gross amount OF such sales.
which tax sha | be paid over by the auctioneer te
the Chamberlain.
IL. On every such license to an auctioneer TWEEN
tyfye dollars, and if such auc.ioneer shall desire
his license to include the privilege OF selling goods,
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ment, he shall enter into bond before the Council
in the SUN of five hundred dollars. with good Sc
curity, payable to the Town of Stanton, and con
di.ioned that if be shall well and truly render an
( account on oath of all sales of goods, wares and
merchandise made b. him upon consignment, the
property OF Others than licensed merchants OF said
town, and shall pay over to the Chamberlain the
tax impose by the next preceding section OF this
Ordinance, within ten days after making such sale;
that then such bond shall be void but otherwise
shall remain in full force.
Is. On every such license to a merchant tailor.
wleu a specific tax is to be paid, ten doll irs; and
when the license is in proportion to the sales one
fifth of the amount paid to the State for such Ii
cense.
IA. On every such license to a lumber mer
chant ten dollars.
Is. On every such license to a person or firm
selling goods by sample, card, or otherwise, excep
at some store house or place of trade, fifty dollars;
but such sa les made at such store house shall sub
ject the person or firm doing business at such store
house to the tax required to be paid by a merchant
l6. On every such license t. a person obtaining
subscriptions to books five dollars; and to a persoi
selling maps, prints, pamphlets or periodicals, OF
obtaining subscriptions therefor, or III any manner
furnishing the same, five dollars.
IL. On every such license permitting a Billiare
table to be kept for q year one hun ired dollars
and when there is more than one table kept in an,
room one hundred dollars each shall be charge
for the excess over one table, provided that it sucl
license be for not more than four months in an,
one year, the tax thereon, for each table, shall b.
at the rate of one hundred and fifty dollars pc
year.
is. On every such license permitting a Bowlin;
Alley or Saloon to be Kept t1 a yeal fifty dollars
and if more than one such Alley be kept in an
room ten dollars each shall be charged for the ex
cess over one, provided that if such license be TO
not more than 70 r months in any one year, the ia;
on each Alley shall be at the rate of seventy-fv
dollars per ear.
l9. On every such license to the owner of a Da
guerrean or Ambrotype Gallery ten dollars.
70. On every such license to a Broker FIVE hun
dred dollars.
Il. On every such license permitting the owner
agent Or proprietcrs of eny room fitted for publ
exhibitions, to use, or to authorize others to us
such room for such purposes, ten dollars; and al
such exhibitions, in such room, and not elsewhere
shall be exempt from taxation for two purposes.
". On every such license to the owner or keepe
OF a Livery stable one dollar for each horse KEEP
in sucn stable for hire, as long as so days during
the year.
%: On every such license to sell by Wholesale o
retail, ale, beer or porter to any person or firm no
licensed to sell BY retail wine, ardent spirits or
mixture thereof, fifty dollars.
"a. On the owner of each dray, cart and WACO
used for the transporta lion of goods, wares, O
other articles, and for such ase compensation is re
uuired, a tax Of five dollars is hereby imposed; AM
the owner Of such dray, cart or wagon shall be ex
empt from any other tax for town purposes on tn
value Of one horse or mule for such dray, cart o
wagon.
%. On every male dog fifty cents, and on ever.
female dog ten dollars, to be paid by the owner O
such dog; and when any dog is reported to hav
no owner, and the housekeeper where such do!
generally stays shall fail or refuse to pay the ia
hereby imposed it shall be the duty of the Chief o
Police to kill such dog; and if any person who shall
have reported a dog to the Commissions of tn
Revenue for taxation shall fail or refuse to pay tn
tax Their con when the same is ID istrainable, it shall
be the duty of the Chief of Police to kill such dog
and for each dog SO killed by him he shall be emit
tied to fifty cents, to be paid by the Chamberlain
on the order of the Mayor.
rs. On every Bagatelle or other like table TWEEN
tl dollars.
n. In addition to the foregoing taxes. ther'
shall be paid for the use of water from the town
pipes the following taxes to. wit On every orna
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