The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-01-17

the order OF adjournment, THIS D0uy ihcV az 'iie
chamber in the Courthouse at Portsmouth at
o'clock last eve..ing. DR.. J mes Williamson,
President, and VIM G.. Webb, Esq, Eleik; Upon
the roll being called by the Clerk, the toh0wlnE
members were ascertained to be present james
Williamson, A. Simmons, j. n. Porter w.
Walker r. Mclean, VIM. h. Firman, I. Fltz-
patrick John c. Neaville, and James l.. Hatton.
The object of the meeting, as stated by the
President was to receive the report of the Fin
ance Committee for the assessment OF taxes Tor
the present year. The following report OF that
committee was, upon motion of Mr.. Firman,
Ike it ordered, by tle Council of the City of
Portsmouth, that the taxes of the city of Ports
mouth for the year 1866 shall be levied, assessed,
and collected according to the following table,
viz;
On all real estates improved or otherwise, on
every 500, value thereof, 50 cents on drays,
carts, and wagons, public or private, used in the
city, $25; on each market cart per day, 70 cents,
it being the duty of the City Inspector to collect
the SAID tax upon which he is to be allowed a
commission of five per cent; on each hearse, S2Oi
on private carriages, an estimated value, bVe per
cent Wholesale and retail dealers in goods,
wares, and merchandise of foreign aud domestic
growth and manufacture other than 1ne crackers
or other combustible substances, Of which gun
powder is a component part, lumber and coal
merchants, and wood yards, when commencing
business Tor the first year the tax on license
shall be on the amount OF stocks in trade as fol-
lows, viz
When the stock in trade is under $500, So; from
$500 to 81, 900 $40; from 81 QUO to $4,000, SIS
from So, 900 to $4,000, $40; $4,000 AID upwards,
SIS. After having conducted business tor one
year, the tax on license shall be on the amount OF
sales, as iollows, VIZ: unueF ol'Voo, % Sa;Vo "
ana unoer 9A'ouo, p. ~n,o0 ~ anu unoer ~ wv
o1O 9z,ooo anu uhoer So,ooo plo 0o,oVo anu
S25 SIS 900 and under $40, 900, $50; $50, 900
and under $50, UU0, $35; $3O,O0U and under $780,
ooo' S4o Win 20 aouitiohai LOT every t9lo,oVo
sales over 0oo'ooo, anu lne saies VI tne preceuhs
year snali govern Inc ainout o such SAFES ,or 'ne
succeeding year, of 'aA Is 70 pe iet leu
On 'enuers VI hie- VI otneI eoinousai"ies
OF whlcn gunpowoer Is component part, lor
year, OF any part ol year, DIV On Tavern or
ordinary, ooo; On same VITA eooA-snop; @oo on
ooWlng saooh' o9oi 'ythe On "nl'e maze eili@ens
or lnhanitauts q ears anu up"aruS' ~ " W
carriage USED as puoilc mack, incluolns morse OF
noases 9Zo; On eooA1ShoP' oloj on auc'ioneeI,
SoV on no SO @hd ihuit' % ~ "n io.s sc VI nui1
useo III lodainG ot uuloaoiAS vessel, 'iie animal
noI oe'ns us'o III sno ei'st VI m IN ~ -
censeu, ASlVj On Dl9Aels, anu al otie Pc . e0ns
not 70 Apply " nahss 1o WV ,ntiatS "
oiiis OF exchange, @loo on Deuti'ss, % eo IN
stalls selling oeher tnan us vi c9Iheu nea's, 9zo
tythe on "hlte mae' ~ Yeas oiu anu Up" a. os
ior the support Vi Paoiic Schools, Ptosioeu nv
person snaii NC asse'''o i''i no wv sne'
% d. .a,I. cog -, o,,,u,, a,,.,,.,,
Oh every oiiiia'u 'aoie, 90 ~ -. Ias ael
ran gallery, Slo on shows or puoiic e3hio.eions
1or exhlotihg the SANE per Jay anu :ilsn'' 20 oh
persons pa! ing ni0si1ai ins'i IL 'ne
anu Receiving coht' ioue'on ioi '.e SAM, per
week; % on persons a'.aeneu " i. Vi
vessels, ana dealing IN artlcieS Oh provisions, OF
other articles OF merchanolse' per year. Sloo
on carfy-log ior nauiihe III tne cl.y 9'o on tiay
nucKsters, 20 On nsh naeAsleis' % on o!s'ei
nucksteis' 9lo, on circus or iur eaon
aay anu night POI oh every Incense " seil soooS
a.
store, $40 on every license 10 persons non-resi-
oents OF tne CITY, SEEMING sooos ~ saHPie, ca'a,
or otherwise within the limits OF the city, except
at same store Sloo; ON every license 70 nawa ht
or peolef OF gooos, wares, OF .nercuahuise, @Ao
on every license to a commission merchant the
tax shall De, When commencing business ior tne
nrst year, $40 alter peing engaged IN business
for one year, the tax on the Incense shal pe on
Tue amount Vi saes, as ~ W case vi any o VI
merchant on oxrora nan lne license snali De
20 per hionsn, OF 9oo per yeat IN %,
per year, $40 the poor fate snan pe On every
tythe, 81; on livery stables, inciualng hofses'
SIS; on dividends or interest received not 10
apply t" city ponos tne TAX snan We . PEI eent''
on every oagateiie taoie' OF o.ner saniins 'apie'
SIS; on every license to person OBTAINING SUD-
Scorpions TO DOCKS, or 10 sen maps piin'S' pau
phets, or perloolcais, or optdihing oSoiipliohs
therefor, or in any manner furnishing the same,
$lO-provlded II the person oottalnhg such license
has not been resident OF inc otate one year. tne
tax shall IN each case DC @loo. ~, ~
On every license to sell py retaii porter, aie or
beer, sis, on every license to a4nt or SUB
agent Of an GGmpany nps stahes
oysters, poultry, and iruit' sou; on oyster
packers, $40 on all persons purchasing COTTON,
or other articles OF meEenanaise, WIN Wow Oh
sniPplng tne same nano
IN the oity, WIZ wv ~ - $500 ~ en-
wagon IN conneosl0. "a. ~ ~; 80
snail VIC ane euey u anoha,t e tbav soil ood