Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-05-25

Comptroller has decided that sewing
machines in the hands of those who
work them by hand, in household
manufactures, are exempt from assess
ment and taxation under the law, being
the working tools of household manu-.
facturers. This does not apply to sew
ing machines kept on sale as an article
Of trade and merchandise. He has also
decided that where . person is we'll
known TO the assessors not to possess
property to the amount of one hundred
dollars in value, such person il not liz.
be to taxation under chapter 26O, of
1876, and need not be entered on the
assessment books. In all cases where
the amount is uncertain the person
must be assessed, in order to ascertain
whether his property amounts to one
hundred dollars in value or not. The
Comptroller is in constant receipt of
applications for his opinion upon the
construction of the assessment law.
Gold and silver watches are not in.
cluded in the new assessment law, but
the Comptroller has instructed the as
SCISSORS that they must be returned to
the Board of Control and Review, for
final judicial determination Of the aues-
ton whether they are taxable or not.
Comptroller Woolford CONSTITUTES that
portion of the law in regard to taxing
church property to mean that churches
and all the ground connected Herewith
that is necessary for the comfort Of the
congregation, must be EXEMPTED from
taxation.
The MUSTANG RAcE.-At New York,
Thursday. May l8, the mustang race at
Fleetwood Park Course, in which 3O5
miles were to be made in fifteen hours
BY one rider, with relays of mustangs ut
pleasure, failed on the two hundred and
twenty-sixth mile. The stakes were
$4,000 that it could rot be done,
against $4,000 that it could. Frank
Peralto. the Mexican engaged to ride.
was too nervous, and gave way to 'Budd'
Parker. There we're thirty horses, half
wild, on the ground. The rider used
no saddle, simply . Mexican bit and
spurs, with q leather strap around the
horses. The race commenced at 4 ..
m, the rider mounting fresh horse
every mile. The FIRST fifty miles were
made in two hours, nineteen minutes;
the first hundred in four hours, forty
one minutes.
An easterly storm prevailed during
part Of the morning. The rider was fif-
teen minutes ahead Of time on the one
hundred and fortieth mile, though the
track continued heavy up 10 one o clock,
p. m. The rider, however, Was in ex-
cellent condition on the one hundred
and seventy. ninth mile. At2:SS be had
made 2lO miles, and, ~ before stated,
on the two hundred and twenty-sixth
be gave out. As the terms Of the race
required good day and good track
It Is possible the stakes NAV be coutes-
ted. At the end of the one hundred
and fortieth mile the track had gotten
% heavy that the fetlocks Of the AMI.
mails were covered BY the sand At every
step.
4 number Of Mr.. Bsrgh' officers we're
on the ground, but made no effort TO
interfere with the race, saying they
would take no action 70 prevent the race
unless horse fell dead.
When Parker gave out he was sir.
teen minutes behind the average time
necessary to accomplish the proposed
feat.
BAitoC's MAeAHSs voR JrSs.-rhe June
nuabes Of this q 1ileat nagasine b issued.
and IL - fun of interest - ever. Here u the
list q coa,eats oeksed 70 The reader The CO.
riila aaA Chimpassee; Scesrs In Wales; Narsaa
Lsslie's Husband; A. The Gsseoeat; Desire;
The vio,es-Fron The German 81 Goethe;
Eshei's Trial; In the Gssaea; The Story d
kosrooat; The Origin e Tho Sues Caaal; a
Pretty yessg LaAy-A Tase Of Hooe Likr; Tia
fvia sips rwo Lovers It's % III wisd
hat Blows Nobciy Good; Xay; liosei's Ad.
vsatufee Psseat Coapaer's Pecaliarities; Oru
Yosxs rsoPss's SFosS-rnils.-That Tayses
Boy; IL Liisls Basg:as; Rsihsea's Psasls
raEe The Hossekespes; Oar Asnosscrmee,
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