Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-04-11

iy The ea,A Slst section of the assess
mcnt act. If such road or canal lies in
part onte within tt is state, the tax hereby
imposed upon the Indebtedness Of such
road OF canal. and required to be retain
ed ous Of any interest payable thereon
shall bear the same proportion to the
whole indebtedness OF the company which
that part Of its line in this state sbal
bear to the whole length Of its line pro-
vided, the collection Of The tax upon the
states interest in the stock Of the James
river and Kanawha canal be postponed
for the current year.
8. On Transportation Companies, &c
.-On the real and personal property o.
every express. and transportation, and
steamship. and steamboat, and stage. aud
sleeping car companies. and persons who
may run stages, wagons. and other
vehicles, including sleeping cars. for
transportation of passengers and freights,
and all ferries, ferry ccmpan les, and
bridge companies, there shall be tax OF
Fifty cents on every hundred dollars of the
value thereof, the proceeds of one-ffth
of which shall be applied to the support
of the public free schools Of The State /;
and on the gross receipts of said com
pauies the tax shall lie two per centum on
the amount thereof, to be paid int, the
treasury in The manner prescribed by
section nine,y-two of the assessment act
aforesaid, except as to express and sleep
ing-car companies, when it shall be the
duty of the president Of each railroad
company Of this State to. cause to be
certified, under oath, to the auditor by
some proper officer Of such railroad com
plny, between the LIST an 18th of Jan.
# each year, the value of all sleeping cars
aud sleeping car property employed on
such railroads, and also to be certified the
amount of gross earning of sleeping-cars
Or sleeping car companies, and the gross
earnings Of each express company opera
ting over the lines Of such railroads in
this State for the preceding twelve months
and according to such valuation. the
auditor shall levy and collect the tax
herein provided.
10 Insurance Companies-On the
capital stock aud the value of the assets,
deductng therefrom premium loans to
policy holders, of all insurance companies
located and doing basincss in this State,
the tax shall be so cents on the 500.
IL. On Telegraph Companies On
the real and personal property of tels-
graph companies there shall be tax OF
90 cents on every 500 of the value
thereof, rating each sile at 1925 per
mile, the proceeds of one fifth of VIII ich
shall be- applied to the support Of the
public free school of the State
IL. On FILLS and Administrations
On the probate of every will or gran, o (
administration, not exempt by law, there
shall be tax Of S. where the estate
passing by such viii or coming into the
hands of such administrators, shall not
exceed $1,000, and COR every additional
500. or fraction Of 500, an additional
tax Of 10 cents
ID. On deeds-On every deed, not
exempt by law, admitted to record, and
on every contract relating to real estate,
whether it be deed or not, which is
admitted to record the tax shall be 81,
where the consideration of such deed or
contract does not exceed $1,000 and
where the consideration of the decd, or
value of the property conveyed, shall sx
coed 81, 900, and additional tax of 10
cents on every 800, or fraction of 800
of such consideration or the value of the
property in excess of $1,000; but any
deed, will or contract may be recorded in
the same office where the records CON
tanning such deed will, OF contract have
been destroyed by fire Or otherwise. free
of the State tax provided, that but one
tax shall be collected on any deed or con.
tract. But the tax On each deed of re-
lease shall oe only one dolia, and on
deeds of trust or mortgages heretofore Or
hereafter given by railroad or other i'm
provement companies, the tax shall be
assessed and paid upon the amount of
bonds secured thereby, actually sold dur
ing the year ending On the 1, day of
February. 1878, and shall be at the ra tie
of so cents upon each 800 thereof, and
no other or further tax shall be demand
ed upon such deed of trust or mortgage:
provided, that if any railroad or other
improvement mpany shall have paid or
become liable to pay the tag heretofore
imposed on such deeds or mortgages it
shall be exempt f.om payment of the tax
hereby imposed
IA. On Suits-First- When any original
suit, whether commenced by writ or notice,
ejectment o. tachment (other than a sum-,
mons to answer suggestion saed out under
the l1th section, of chapter 1873 of the
code), or other action. except a suit in
chancery, is commenced in a circuit, county
or corporation COURT there shall be tax
thereon, if the amount of debt or demand
for damages shall not exceed $500, of 81
and when the debt or demand for damages
exceed $500, there shall be an additional tax
of 10 cents for every 500, or fractisn of
one hundred, of such debt or demand, in
excess of five hundred provided, that in
all suits. the plaintiff or his attorney may
endorse upon his writ or notice the real
amount claimed by him in his action, and
the costs upon the suit shall be fixed with
reference to The amount 50 claimed
Second-upon every appeal, writ of error.
or supersedeas in circuit court there shall
be a tax Of three dollars, and on every
appeal, writ Of error, or supersedeas in the
Supreme Court of Appeals thare shall be a
tax of six dollars.
Third- Upon every chanceryisut originate
ing either in a county, corporation or circuit
court there shall be tax of enc dollar
is. No clerk shall isuae any writ, or
docket any motion, writ of error, superss-
IDEAS or appeal, or record any deed or will
or grant any letters or certificate of adj
until the tax thereon shall be
paid. The clerk shall report >to1he auditor
of public accounts, on the 18th day Of Oct.
in each year, the amount, of such taxes
ASSESSED aud received by him on or after the
lat day Of September in one year, and
before the lst day of September in the next