The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-03-30

MEETING OF THE CITY CorYCIL.--A called
meeting of the City Council was held In the
City Hall yesterday afternoon at o clock: The
following gentlemen We're present: Mr. Grat-
tan President; Messrs. Smith, Tardy, Burr,
Epps, Richardson, Lee, Crutchfield, and Clop-
ton.
POLICE.
The Committee on Police reported their con-
sideration of the petition of the Coroner ask
ing for a room for his use, and recommended
that room in the old Gas Works be appro-
priated for the Coroners purposes, and that IL
be supplied with the necessary fixtures.
The report was recommitted to the commit
tee.
ALMs-HOUsE.
The Committee for the Relief of the Poor
presented lengthy report on the condition OF
the aims house recommending measures Tor
its repair, provided it did not exceed nfteen
thousand dollars. The report was adopted.
FINANCE.
Mr. Burr from the Committee on Finance,
reported a resolution rejecting the petition OF
the Manchester Cotton and Woolen Manuiac
tory, asking n deduction of class taxes when
was adopted. An amendment TO the ordinance
in regard to the City Guager, liking MS ices al
twenty five cents per barrel, was reported py
the committee and adopted.
The following resolution was offered from
the Committee on Finance and adopted:
Resolved, That the City Chamberlain be
authorized to destroy sixty three dollars OF
counterfeit money taken by him at his counter,
and to credit his account with the Ike
amount.
CITY TAXES
Mr. Burr offered resolution taking up the
consideration of the ordinance imposing
taxes for the support of the city government
for the current fiscal year, ls66-'7,' which was
adopted.
After much discussion, the ordinance was
passed.
The following is copy of the ordinance as
passed
An Ordinance Euposing 7arestor the Support Of the
Cfty Government for tie Current Fiscal lear,
1S66'67.
Be il ordained by tie CJ,tncH Of the city Of Rich
,n0ad, That there shall be levied for the pre-
sent fiscal year upon the persons ana suplects
embraced in the ordinance concerning the
powers and duties of the assessor OF city
taxes, and of the ordinances amending the
same, the taxes following, to wit:
l. On real estate not exempt from taXaton
81 20 on every 500 value thereof; and herein
shall be included all real estate not exempt
from taxation Of all Incorporated joint stock
companies, savings institutions, and insurance
companies. .
2. On all personal property, eighty cents on
every Sl00 value thereof. On all moneys ana
credits whether in the city or not, eighty
cent on every 500 value thereon ana hereih
shall be included all the capital invested or
employed in any trade or business, ana al
capital or stock in any Incorporated institution
or company, located In or out OF the city, not
specially taxed and not exempt by law. And
the sixteenth section of the ordinance In rela-
tion to the powers and duties of the sssessor
is hereby repealed ; and the assessor shall as
certain the value Of the personal property
owned by each person, without taking an ac,
count of the different species of said personal
property and the value thereof, as required
by said section.
8. On every male person over the age OF
twenty -one years, So
1. Merchants, manufacturers, traders, bank
ers brokers, and shopkeepers shall be divided
into twelve classes, and shall pay license tax,
if in the first class, of IL 200; II In the second
class, of $3.50 ii in the third class, OF 5000 II
i'm the fourth class, of $500; II In the nfth
class of 500; If in the sixth class, OF $500 II
i'm the seventh class, of $500; II in the eighth
class, Of 800; IL in the ninth class, OF goo Il
In the tenth class, Of S25 II in the eleventh
class, of SO IL in the twelfth class, OF 90
5. Keepers of ordinaries and houses OF pri-
yate enter tainment shall be divided into SIX
classes, and shall pay license tax, II In the
first class, of $l, ,O00 IL In the second class oi
s75O: if In the third class, of $500; If In the
fourth class, of $3.50 II in the hfth class. OF
400 and If In the sixth class, OF $50. ;,
g. Keepers Of private boarding houses shali
DO divided into i've classes, and shall pay .