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ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE.

Of some OF the most important.
The following is the principal section of the
Tax Bill:
| ]. Re Il enacted by the Senate and Hou,. OF
hrPresentaH"es. "op met and sitting in General
AssemGtu. and 6y tie aufh0rify offhe sa,ne That
II tax Tor the sums. and in the manner herein.
! after mentioned. shall he raised and paid into
the public Treasury Of this State, for the usc
and service thereof, that Is to snya: eighty one
rrn1s. rad raio~en, or every hundred dollars OF
the value 81 uli the lands granted in tdis State,
according 10 ,i'e exnsing cssssisoat,sn as here
rtof,re e-, -,nalisAel; nsnety Sve cents per head
on all slaves two dollars and eeventy.hve cents
on eaci, free negro, inulntto nesiizo, h-t tween
, the ages uf fifteen and fifty wears. except each
q. ,ha!l be clearly proved to the satistnc.ion OF
the Collector to be incapable, from maimi. or
o,hrrwise, of procuring livelihood eev.nt ee,,
cents. I'D rnior''". IN every hundred dollars of
| the vn;u- Of ali lots. land. and buildings with.
~ any city. town. village or horonch, in this
| State; sixtye eight cents per hundred dollars on
iact"rnge. empl"yments. faculties and proi-as-
| i"ns' nc!'ding the profession Of dentistry
(wi,r'h.r in the profession Of Inv the profits
| he derived from the costs OF siIIt fees or other
sources Of professional ircome) excepting
cicrgyinen. school masters school mistressrs
and mechanics; Bixty-cight cents OH every
| hundred dollars on the amount of conimissions
received by vendue masters and commission,
| merchants: thirty-fve cents per hundred dol
lars on the capital stock paid in. or the 6r.t
! Of October. one thousand eight Hundred aud
| tfy-nine. of all banks which for their present
charters have not paid bonns to th. Stat.
! thirty-five cents per hsndred dollars on the
| capital stock Il any bank of issue not incorpu
rated by this State paid in on the first ,lav OF
Oct"ber, ta'e thousand eight hundred aud fifty.
niue. doing business hv agents within the limits
! II this State: twcniy-seven cents per hundred
doIln~s Oil the capital stock Of all Incorporate ed
! Gas. Light Companies; one and thirty five one
| hnndre'f'f,s lcr crI,tum all premiums taken
III This Slate hy incorporated insurance coIntnl,-
leg. aid hy the agencies OF insurance companies
! aid underwriters. without the Limits IF this
Stuee; eighteen eeuts on every Hundred dollars
~ The amount uf sules Of g0nde, wares and
merchandise, embracing all articles Of trnde for
, sai" barrier ar exchnnge {iaic rredycts ot this
Stn'e, and the manufactured prnl0cts Of auy
Of t''c United States or Territories thereof .x.
certed,) which any person shall have punilc,
from the first day of January, Of the presen,
yenr, TO the first day of January. in the year OF
"nr Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty,
| either on his. her or their capital or borrowed
capital. or on account Of any person or persons,
as agent. attorney. or consignee; seventy Fl ve
cents np,n every hundred dollars Of the noun,
OF sale "f goods. wares and merchandise what
ever, which uny transient person, not resident
in this State. shall make in my house, stall nl
public place. whether the said sale he made by
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day for representing publicly, for gain and re.
.ard. any play come'ly, tragedy. interlude %,
farce or other employment of tn. stage" ur any
rnrt therein. or for exhibiting wax figures, oi
other shows of any kind what snever. to be pad
INTO The hands Of the Clerks OF the Courts re-
epectiveiy. who shall lie bound to pay the sa,,.
same L" the Commissioners of Public Building,
OIL Their respective Districts. except in caae.
where the same is now reQaired by law to b.
paid To corporations or otherwise; one dollar
on every hundred dollars of interest receiv ed
! during the past year Oh bonds or stock uf ana
State. other tian this State.
TIE BLrE RIDGE R,lLRoAD.-Tl,e scheme &c
aid this great enterprise. by State subscrip.
tion of 5000, 900 for the road as far as C'aytor
f"'led Ill the House. The Act which finall,
passed. provides for the subscription of ssh,
COO, 10 he applied to The cornplr, ION Of the raai
to "alhal!a all the funds Of the Company t.
be appropriated to the finishing Of the work vi
to tins point, before any further progress car
be made. This is regarded as a step in advanc,
and must leal eventually to tue eoaaplctiou O
| bIt great enter.,risr.
! Tie JCbIcIARY.-One of tn. most importan
measures the Session. was the es,ab.isll,uru
of" "Sep"ra'e Court Of Appeals" wiici, is {
return t" tn" old system. which prevailed j,
tho State from 1924 10 1885. The objection K
the old system was politicai-tAat three Judge
should decide great Constitutional ouestio,
IN opposition to the sentiments Of majority il
the State.The improvement in the present ey,
tom consists in bringing all Constitutional ques
t'ons f"r decision hei"re all the eleveo Judges
sting in common bench.
TIE COMPLICATION OF TIE SrA1rrE..-The Ac
on this subject makes very liberal appropria
hon-s5'"" to the Commissioner, yearly. 40.
$4,000 to each of his two aasistants-for the ex
eauti"n Of the important work, and which h,
been so long needed.
TAMPERiSa WITH SLAvEs.-The Act make.
81 nshIgh nisdemeanor to write, circulate, or re
4 ceiye for that purpose nny iueendiaey docu
'nents. and makes it the duty of the Postmaste
and his deputy. I" lodge with some macistrat
Information against oil persons. rec.iv'nu tuc
documents WHO upon proper sho ! ing sha,
issue his warrant for their apprehension.
: lrSERAsT TRaDEsNxs.-The Act makes it Il,
duty Of all itinerant tradesnan who sell b
sample. to take out a License from one OF Il,
ire"surers of the State, which shall be granite
, on their entering into bond 10 make true r,
'"rn OF thetsamount Of their sales, and 10 pa
4: the tax thereon. Penalty a fine not exceedin
= $4,000 and imprisonment not exceeding 81
). months Iz
= ACT IN RELATION TO snEnrrrs. tn
. retiring Sheriff to turn over TO his successo
within one month from the expiration of b
office. oil monies in his hands as Sheriff. und,
: penalty of fine and imprisonment. and linl,ili,
. to ray tho party in:interest five per cent. y.
u month. on the sum withheld.
AsAcrTo PusIsu A11Exprs TO Porsox.-Mak
the offence felony without benefit of Clerp
Il An important change has been made in II
;" Hoad Law, which with other other matters. =
J. will notice At another tins.
7. PRACTICAL SECESSION.
r In noticing the with draw 81 nf the eouths,
10 medical studsnts from Philsde grhia. sths M
. Ysrk Times says: -''
-, ,sTheir rrnraed IN 0s r.,