Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-07-19

If over $50 900, FIVE dollars for every S1O,-
900 excess ard the commissions, if sold by a
commission merchant, to be taxed as his other
commissions are taxed. No tax to be impos-
ed on apothecaries for selling wine or ardent
spirits, on the written prescription Of ply
sician. 4s
19. The specific license tax ON every person
for the privilege of selling by sample, card or
other representation, shall be two hundred
dollars ota ears
20. On every person for the privilege of
peddling and bartering, fifty dollars.
21. On every junk dealer fifty dollars, and
on travelling junk dealers ten dollars.
%. On every person who shall sell or bar
ter the right to manufacture or use machine
ry, or other thing patented under the laws of
the United States except the patentee. if he
is citizen Of the United States. twenty five
dollars; but no resident mechanic shall be
taxed for the privilege Of pedding or barter
ing articles man nafactured by himself in this
State; provided, that the proceeds of such
traffic shall not exceed $500 per annun.
%. The specific license tax upon land
agent Cor firm doing business at one locality
shall be fifty dollars, and five per centum upon
the excess of his Cor thelr) commissions on
sales over five hundred dollars
a. The specific license tax upon a book
agent shall be ten dollars, but the court of
the county or corporation may reduce or dis
pense with this tax in certain cases mentioned
In the assessment act.
25. The specific license tax on general
auctioneer shall be twenty dollars; and if the
place of business is in city or town having,
when assessed, population of more than FIVE
thousand Inhabitants, two dollars tor every
thousand above that number but said specit-
ic tax shall in no case exceed one hundred
dollars; and he shall pay an additional tax of
one fourth Of one per eentum on the amount
Of sales for the year. Ii he sells wine, ar
dent spirits, malt liquors, or any mixture
thereof he shall pay tax Of one. half of one
per centum on the amount OF sales, to be
ascertaiIed and charged as his other sales are
ascertained and charged.
e. The specific license tax on real estate
auctioneer shall be fifty dollars; and it the
place of business is in a city or town contain
ing, when assessed, a population exceeding
five thousand in nhabitants, one hundred dol
lars and he shall pay an additional tax OF
one fourth of one per centum upon the amount
OF sales.
27. The specific license tax on tobacco
auctioneer shall be thirty dollars.
2S. Upon a common crier to sell ten dol
lars.
49, On every person canvassing the coun-
ty Or corporation, or any part thereof, for The
purpose of buying any matters OF subsistence
| thirty dollars.
30 On ship broker twenty dollars.
81 The specific license tax on stock
broker or private banker shall be two hun.
dred and fifty dollars but when person OIL
firm is assessed with both licenses, the specific
tax shall be tour hundred dollars and IL
either case an additional tax OF FIVE pei
centum upon the profits Of the preceding
year, derived from commissions and otherwise
32. The specific license tax on pawn
broker shall be one hundred dollars.
33. The specific license tax on any person
to engage in manufacturing or distilliug ar