Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-02-18
The Ta,x Ri1u.

The following are the most noticeable
changes proposed in the tax bill recently
reported by the + nance Committee to the
House of Delegates, as stated by the Rich
mond Dispatch:
Section abolishes the provision (Whlch
is inoperative) requiring poll tax to ne pald1
in money, and kept separate from general
tax; changes the manner Of ASSESSING TAX
upon tOll-bridges, turnpikes, and FERRIES
they are to be taxed upon their acCuai
value, and not by an arbitrary standard,
us heretofore.
Section IA increases the tax upon deeds
of trust and mortgages executed Dy rail-
road companies and others heretofore the
tax in no case exceeded $1,000; provides
for ap increase ratably with amount OF
deeds, sc.
Section 10. Merchants pay a license-tax
| for the privilege of transactlng business IA
| this State, to be graduated by the amount
of purchases made by them during the pc
Rod for which their licenses are granted,
and places hucksters on the same foot!ng
| as merchants; allows a merchant retlrlng
! from business to have his stock on hand
assessed as purchasers, and the tax TO De
proportional according to the length or
! time the license has to run.
Section 16 makes the taxes for the cur
| rent year lien upon the rents III Jne
hands of tenants, whether reserved IN
money or in kind.
Section Is taxes all church property and
church buildings Of value in excess OF
SIS 900, Imposes tax upon all property be-
longing to counties, cities, aud towns not
used for courthouse, clerks office, jail, or
| poor house purposes: all real estate owned
by Masonic, Odd-Fellows, and other like
benevolent associa tions, whether the pro-
ceeds are devoted to charitable purposes
OIL not.
Section 20 makes it the duty of the judge
| of the probate court to examine wills and
inform the clerk what tax the estate de-
vised under the same is liable to.
Section A imposes a tax on machinery
and fixtures put upon real estate by per
sons other than the owner Of said real es-
tate as personal estate
Section Sc makes it the duty OF the
courts to give grand juries special charges
in relation to false returns OF persona
property listed for taxation.
Certificates for license to sell liquor Dy
retail must be had from tile court OF tht
county or corporation. Liquor merchants
must report Quantity of liquor sold twice
year-on the first of May and Novembel
instead of four times a year, as heretofore
If the merchant fails to make his fepor
!, he forfeits the license absolutely.
On license to sell by retail the specific
tax is made 500, which includes the priv
, ilege to sell by the drink. No license to b.
granted to sell to be drank at the place
sale without retailing also. The tax OF tWt
: and a half per cent. on sales is abollsheo
|. Section Al. Real estate auctloneers AT
to be authorized to negotiate loans upoi
, real estate upon the payment OF an add
tional tax of $50. Stock brokers and prl
vate bankers, with capital OF oyer S3O, 00
pay an additional tax OF SIS per 81 ,0OO 10
, the excess.
| Section g. Manufacturers of wire from
grapes are exempted from tax, and manu-
facturers of brandy from fruits are exemp
ted from tax to the amount OF forty gal
Ions.
The tax on ordlnaries in the country AMI
; in GOWNS of less than 1000 inhabitants
to be $50; in cities and towns of over 200
, $1GD and eight per cent additional OF
first thousand dollars rent Of place OF bus
mess, five per cent. on second Thousand
and three per cent. on all over three thou
sane.
:, I Lectures and literary readings are to b
exempt from taxation.
BARRIERS in the country and in towns o
less Than 1000 inhabitants, SIS, and $2,5
: for each assistant; BARRIERS in towns an
cities OF over 1000 inhabitants. $40 and )
for each assistant.
Taxes on lawyers raised to $15 for thos
who nave been practicing five years TO
} other lawyers, $25; OH physicians for les
3 J than five years. practice, $40 other phys
clans SIS.
Tax on livery-stables SIS in the countr
, and Ill towns OF less than 1900 inhabitants
elsewhere, $25, and an additional tax c
! | fifty cents on each stall.
, Tax on sales of horses, mules. sheer
!. cattle. and hoge raised from $50 to $25.