The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-25
LOCAL. MATTERS.
Csty Coaartl-Thc Couuci, nsld a called


City Coaae,i--Thc Council nsld a called
sess'nH yesterday evening, AZ ! o'clock, for
tH- F.. ro5.s of atsi3+ttas tle II tsi' IbrfH
s....s Yr~aeat- h.4s.es n ! s.autet, Ibss,
Ii ~ "aa, Nah Il. H,i,, La,sn W Glaze
brook, Fendail Giiiin, Peaehy K Grattap,
David J Barr, Wm Holt Richardson, Rich 4
.. IIaskina, and James A. Scott
TIE idinance Imposing taxes for the sup
port of the City Government wa. read by
section. discussed, amended and passed The
| Al section makes the tax on all real estate nos
exempt from taxation 81 on every $lVo value
thereof the 81 section imposes the same tax
on all personal property, except slsVes. Inc
poll LAX is fxed AT s. Merchants, shopkeep-
ers and traders Are divided into twenty four
classes and taxed from Is vn 20 y, according
TO class. Manufactures are divided lufo III
teen classes. snd taxed from ~ oou 70 *Io, &c.
co7dinx To asss Keepers of ordinances and
housss of private eutertaiumsnt arc divided
into ten classes, and taxed from 81 800 20 -
Evsryh body 10 taxed ar usuai, bot Te beilev"
thers IS no material difference between Tins
I aud she tax bill of Sc: year. Inc orulnane"
makes it the duty Of the Committee of Finance,
with the aid OF the Asssss0f's books and ilsfs,
and such other help AZ they may think VII aio
them, to place each person and nrin employed
in business, in the class to which they belong
"Whea tho Comm tee OF Finances shall
haya classified me ySIs9ns and fifins referred
% tho classification made Shall r. main in
.he ffice o. the hudi Tor for at least o-e week
and tie Auditor shall give ctlce thereof IL
three If thu daily papers published Ia the
oit ", ard snail give notice OF me tlna. not
less thfa one week from the dae OF tue no
tee, when tbs COMMITTEES OF Finance VIII
meet t. near applica! !oas from all persons
who shhll think that they are placed III tco
nigh a cl1sz. and the said committee shall,
after hearing the party, aud any evidence he
may produce, change The class CT sn a person
nr e -ro, or permit il 10 remain as IL d IS been
d zeG y them, IS 10 me com sAaIi ap-
pear JAS a:d equal
An ordinance permitting the raising OF hogs
within the city, was called up by Mr. Gtiinh,
aud passed II provides that any per.on Nv
iny on any one of the squares Of the city may
raise two hogs on their back lots III pens, II All
the parties living on any square shall assent.
resolution sppropriating d, 900 TO the sup
port OF the families OF soidiers now in service
from this city, was offered by Mr.. Grattan,
and passed.
An ordinance was passed conserving the
seal of the cty II provides that the same
shall be in custody OF tie Chamberlain wbo
shall be known 40 Keeper of the Seal, sna
charge A. tax whenever said seal ls aln4eu 10
anv document AZ the requcst OF OUTSIDE partles'
On motion of Mr.. Scott, resolution was
,asaed authorizing the committees Oh the TWO
narkets tn confer with the military autnoIl-
tics ahout the expediency Of aboishlng the
nrassut tariff established tor articles OF coun'
trv produce III the markets.
Mr. Hill offered a resolution, which was al,
forwards Withdrawn, Offering the use OF Mill
tsrv Hall to the Confederates as u hospital for
sick and wounded soldiers.
Adjourned.