Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-05-22
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In conncil for the Town of stauuton.
THE FOLLOWING oRDIsSyA Me- w Vssei PASS
An Ordinance imposing Taxes in the Town o.
stanton for the fiscal year ending the 3lst day Of
Be it Ordained by the Council of the Town of Staun
ton that the Taxes for said Town for the wear 1ss,
shall be as follows, to wit:
1. On all Lands and Lots. not exempt from taxa
ton by the laws OF the State forty every nun
dred dollars value thereof
Q. On all personal property. moneys and credits
not exempt from taxation bv the laws of the State
forty cents on every hundred dollars value thereof
3. On the interests or profits which may have beer
received by any person. into principal
as to become interest bearing subject otherwise
appropriated within the year ending the 3lst day
of january last, arising from bonds or certificates
debt of this or any other State of any public Cor
poraton created by this auy other State three pei
centum except so far as the may be exempt BY
law and except that funds in the hands of Receivers
of the several Courts other duciaries, the bene
ieiares whereof reside out OF the town of Sauntou
shall be exempt from axation and to ascertain the a.
mount of such funds so exempt the Commissioner Of
the Revenue for the town shall apply to snch Recev
ers and fduciaries for statements exhibiting the a.
mount of such funds, and showing the proportion
held tor persons residing within the said town. which
statements he shall note the copy of his property
book, to be filed in the Clerks Office of the Court OF
Hastings for the Town of Staunton.
a. On every free male person who has attained the
age of sixteen years two dollars and seventy cents.
5. - On every slave who has attained the age of
twelve years two dollars and seventy cents.
In every case hereinafter mentioned in which q Ii
cense for anything to be done in the town of Saun-
tom, is required BY the law of the State is here
by imposed for the same privilege and for which the
Chief of Police shall set forth in his receipt that the
person persons paying such tax, is thereby
licensed for such purpose until the 30th day of April
next that is to say rsygy TY 81T
6. On every such license to merchant or mercan-
tile firm, when specific tax is to be paid ten dollars,
and when the tax is in proportion to the sales onefth
of the amount paid to the State for such license and
when the license includes permission to sell wine,
dent spirits, mixture thereof additional tax Of
Z. On every such license to keep an Ordinary OF
house of Public Entertainment one fourth of the a.
mount paid to the State tor such license.
3. On every such license to keep house OF Pr.
five dollars for SO much of the yearly rent value Of
such house does not exceed fifty dollars, and two
per centum much of such yearly rent or value as
does exceed fifty dollars.
g. On every such license to the owner or keeper OF
an Eating House or Cook Shop ten dollars
TO- On every such license to an Agent or sub A
gent of Fire Life Insurance Company ten dollars
IL. On all goods, wares and merchandise sold at
auction, upon consignment, the property of others
than licensed merchants of the town, tax of two
per centum upon the gross amount of such sales,
which tax shall be paid BY the auctoneer to the
Chamberlain. 49, II eTrs
r. On every such license to an auctioneer twenty
i've dollars, and if such auctoneer shall desire his IL
cense to include the privilege of selling goods. wares
and mefch andize at auction upon consignment, he
shall enter into bond before the Council in the sum oil
FIVE hundred dollars with good security, payable to the
Town of Stanton, and conditioned that If he shall
well and truly render account on oath of all sales OF
goods. wares and merchandise made by him upon
consignment the property OF Others than licensed
merchants of said town, and shall pay over to the
Chamberlain the tax imposed by the next preceding
section of this Ordinance, within ten days after ma.
kngsuch sales that then such bond shall be void but
otherwise shall remain in full force.
49,. On every such license to a merchant tailor.
when aspecifc tax is to be paid, ten dollars; and
when the license is in proportion to the sales fifth
of the amount paid to the State for such license.
IA. On every such license to lumber merchant
ten dollars. ri ~. u, -.-.f 3
Is. On every such license to person firm sell
ing goods by sample, card, or otherwise, except al
store house place of trade fifty dollars; but
such sales made such store house shall subject the
person firm doing business at such store house TO
the tax required to be paid by a merchant.
TO- On every such license to person obtaining
subscriptions to books five dollars; and to person
selling maps prints, pamphlets periodicals, OBJ
tanning subscriptions therefor, in any manner fur
nishlng the same, five dollars.
II. On every such license permitting Billiard ia
bic to be kept for a year hundred dollars; and
when there is more than table kept any room
hundred dollars each shall be charged for the
cess one table. provided that if license be
for not more than four months in any year, the
tax thereon, for each table, shall be at the rate
of one hundred and fifty dollars per year.
Is. On every such license permitting Bowling
Alley Saloon to DE kept for year fifty dollars, and
if more than such Alley be kept in any room
dollars each shall be charged for the excess over one
provided that if such license be for not than four
months any year, the tax each Alley shall be
at the rate 0fseventy five dollars per year.
-. On every such license to the owner of Da-
guerrean or Ambrotype Gallery ten dollars.
90. On every such license to a Broker five hundred
dollars. 49, 8
81. On every such license permitting the owner,
agent or propretors of any fitted for public
hibitions, use to authorize others to use such
for such purposes ten dollars; and all such ex-
hibitions, in such room and not elseOhere shall be
empt from taxation for town purposes.
o.. On every such license to the owner or keeper
of Livery Stable dollar for each horse kept in
such stable for hire as long as 60 DAYS during the
year.
%. On every such license to sell by wholesale
or retail, ale, beer or porter to any person firm
not licensed to sell by retail wine, ardent spirits
mixture thereof fifty dollars. d aa.a 'il'ssslsa
"a. On the owner of each dray, cart and wagon
used for the transportation0 goods wares other
cles, and for such compensation is required, a
tax of five dollars is hereby imposed; and the owner
Of such dray, cart wagon shall be exempt from
other tax for town purposes the value OF such dray
cart or wagon, and on the value of horse mule
for such dray, cart or wagon.
25. On every male dog fifty cents, and every fe
male dog dollars be paid by the owner of such
dog; aud when any dog is reported to have owner
ami the housekeeper where such dog generally stays
snail Iall or refuse 10 the lex nere0y imposed
shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to kill such
dog; and if any person who shall have reported dog
to the Commissioner of the Revenue for taxation shall
fail refuse to pay the tax thereon when the same is
dstrainabe it shall be the duty of the Chief of Police
to kill such dog and for each dog killed by him he
shall be entitled to fifty cents, to be paid by the
Chamberlain the order of the Mayor.
49, On every Ragatelle or other like table twenty
dollars. -tdsF- E9l3.tsP 80 a a.a
o. In addition to the foregoing taxes, there shall
be paid for the of water from the pipes the
following taxes to w.t. On every ornamental fOun-
tain jet five dollars where the orifce of the dis
charge pipe does not exceed onesixteenth OF an inch
in diameter, and ten dollars when the orfce exceeds
onesixteenth but does not exceed one eighth OF an
inch in diameter.
%. That for the use of said water the StauntOn
Gas Company shall be taxed twenty five dollars per
annqm.
49, That for the privilege of using the said water
the owners occupiers of brckyards shall be taxed
twenty dollars per annum In lieu thereof five cents
per thousand for the brick made such yard during
the year-but the Council reserves the right at any
time to stop or suspend the use OF water hereby taxed,
by refundlng proper proportional part OF said tax
30 Be it further ordained that the Commissioner
of the Revenue Of the of Staunton be required
TO the copy of his Property Book Tor the year
1860 to be fled in the Clerks Office of the Court Of
Hastings for SAID town, statement of the tax due
from each person and hrm under this ordinance, nc
cordng to the licenses issued by him. And whenev-
any license is granted for part of the year. and at
ter the said copy Of the Property Book is filed in the
Office aforesaid, he shall ASCERTAIN the amount Of the
tax on such license under this ordinance agreeaby to
the following rule, to wit; The tax any such Ii
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