The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-05-08
AN ORDlNAN TO AMEND AND
N REORDhIN CHATTER XIII OF THE
CITY ORDINANCES CoNCERNlNG TIE
IEyYISG OF TAXES.

A n ORDlN ANCE .IC AMEND AM
~ REoRpAlS :, C H Mili Or T T!E
LEVINE OF TAXES.
o,anali 81 a. aP Edas sth ~ city Of R
mona, That Chapter XIII OF the ordinances OF the
city is hereby amended and reordained to read As
There shall bc levied and collected for each fiscal
year upon the persons and subjects embraced In the
powers and duties Of the Colnms sioner Of the Rev
eaYe," the taxes fcllowins-to-wlt:
On rsa estte not eSeEpt iron; in*a d 2n
Lars value thereof; and herc!n sal! te Included q!
zeal estate. not exempt from. taxation CT AZ incor-
porated tunt-stock companies, savings 1nstu'!onS,
and Insurance companies.
Q. On all personal property one dollar art
thereof on all moneys and credits, whether In the
city not. one dollar and twenty-five cents on
syery hundred dollars value thereof; and herein
shalt be included all the capital Invested or chi
ploye1 in any trade or businp.s, and all capita; or
stock in any Incorporated Institution or company:
located IN Of the city. not specially taxed anil
not exempt BY law, and all shares IN national State.
and other banks savings banks, banking inshtu-
city; and the cashier of every such bank or bank
Ing Institution association located Within the city,
l. hereby required to furnish to the Commissioner
the amount Of the shares Of every such bank, bank
Ing institution, or association; anu such cashier
shall pay the tax of one dollar and Twenty-Five ccts
Oh each one handrcd dollars market value thereof
j. Commission merchants, bankers, brokers, agents.
auctoneers, keepers of dinarics, houses of pri-
keepers Of eating houses and cook shops, city
engers, owners or Keepers Of wagons, dray$, carts
ed for hire, and wagons, drays and carts not Kept
for hire, and all other business which cannot be
reached by the I'D ualoren system, shall be divided
the rsi class, Of Ave hundred dollars if in the Sec
ond class, of four hundred dollars: If In The third
fourth class, Of two hundred dollars; il in the fifth
class, of one hundred dollars; If III the sixth class
sfs y n hs ies sass o snss Of
4. Sellers by wholesale retail of wines spirit
nous liquors or mixture thereof shall be divided
first class of two hundred and fifty dollars; ii In the
second class of one hundred and nifty dollars; If IN
fourth class, of fifty dollars; mud II IN the NTH class
of twenty-r dollars anu this shalt be IN addition
auoneer or upsn III tic capital he may have INVESTED
In business or the income derived tllercfrom: but
er ann MSU ohs sell Ms or bS s III
ticine, upon the prescription Of physician, shall
ssass bSyps sy hs 'SN dentists artists
veterinary surgeons, BARRIERS, bakers, mechanics
architects. builders carrying business for them
81, shall be divided Into six classes. aud pay a
license tax, IL In the first class, of hundred dol
nrs; If In the second class, Of seventy.rc dollars II
class, Of thirty dollars FIN the fifth class Of twenty
dollars If IN the sixth class, of ten dollars. Pro-
IN thsir Business Cornell So deitrain Hpl0s'u
9. Agents aud sub-agentS of any Insurance COM
pany whose principal Office is located In the city
shall, between the lst and 18TH Of July and the LIST
the Auditor of s 81 e oa e 50
amount Of premiums received by said company for
he past SIX months ana shall pay TO the treasurer
thereof. N'''' '''''"N'
l. Agents and sul-ageuts of any insurance com
shall be to oar Classes and shs
pay license tax, Ii In the first class, of hun
hunred dollars Il in the third csss OF Mr., S Gc
lars; aud II In the fourth class, Of Twenty-Five dol
the LIST and 18th Of July und January Of each wear
return TO the Auditor of the city, on oath, the
months and shall ps to the c sea se Of 6a SIX
, Ins ana one"luarter per cent.,n Of the amount
s. Express companies and telegraph eomnan,es
having place of business In tle city. shall be d.
xiqed into four classes, and sla pay license tax
second class, of two hundred and fifty dollars III In
ehe third class Of oie hundred and twenty-five dol
lars; and IL In the fourth class, of fifty dollars
8. ANY person who desires to commence a busi.
ness which Is assessed with class tax may apply to
the chairman OF the Committee ON Finance, and the
committee shall determine the class In which It.
shall be placed and report the same to the Council:
and u the Council approve the same upon payment
section, he shall have the privilege of doing such
business.
hands Of the City Collector and be collected Iyhim
from the 18th to the 3Ot of April Inclusive, aid his
receipt shall be the license to the party paying for
And all parties conducting business after the first
day Of May without license shall he llble to fine
OF not less than one dollar and no more than five
II. on each male resident OF The city twcnty-onc
yeaIsof age or over there shall he levied poltax
oschool purposes; and no chill shall be enterea al
school whose father, resident in this city, shall not
.la. The Committee, ON Finance shan place each
person and firm employed in the trade or business
which tho committee shall be Of Opinion sae I nes :"
or firm properly belongs looking TO all ting cfrculn