The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-12

The Committee Of Finance on. Saturday
reported to the House OF Delegates the pro-
posed amendments to the tax bill. All OF
the important features are embraced In the
following synopsis: ~ - - ~
Section II. In this section the provisions
recurring the clerks Of courts to keep account
of all taxes collected by them on wills,
deeds, administrations, suits, &C., by whom
paid and when paid, and also requiring the
clerks to post itemzed copies OF said ac-
counts at the front door Of the courthouse !;
and the provisions requiring the judges in
all cases to examine these accounts and cer-
tify to their correctness, have been stricken
out, which leaves the law on this subject to
stand as it was prior to the session OF 1906.
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Section 10. The following provision rela-
tive to foreign insurance companies has been
stricken out OF this section: "Provided
that when BY the laws OF any other State or
nation the taxes imposed on insurance COM
panies OF this State are in excess OF taxes
imposed on. insurance companies by this
State, then all companies chartered by such
State or nation shall be required to pay the
same taxes in this State as are required by
such State or nation on companies charter
ed by this State. - ~
RAILROAD AND CANAL COMPANIES.
Section 20. This section Is so amended az
to require railroad and canal companies to
report the estimated value OF oil property
as last year, with the addition of the value
Of houses and appurtenances occupied by
lock-gate keepers and other employees; and
that upon the receipt of every such report
it shall be the duty OF the Auditor OF Pub
lie Accounts to lay the same before the
Board of Public Works, who shall, after
thirty days. notice previously given to the
president, treasurer, or other proper officer,
proceed to ascertain and assess the value Of
the property so reported, upon the best and
most reliable information that can be pro-
cured, and to this end shall be authorized
and empowered to send for persons and
papers, should it be deemed necessary. A
certified copy OF the assessment when made
shall be immediately forwarded by the
secretary of the Board or other proper
officer to every railroad or canal company
80 assessed, whose duty it shall be to pay
into the treasury OF the State within sixty
days after the receipt thereof the tax which
may be imposed thereon by law. A CON-
pany failing to make such report or to pay
the tax assessed shall be Immediately as
sessed at $4,000 per mile.
TAX on PEDLERs.
Section 81. The tax on non-residents de-
string to sell throughout the State is in
creased from 5000 to $3.50, and the provision
allowing them to sell by agents upon the
payment of $50 for each one is stricken out.
COMMoN-CR1ERs.
Section 60 prohibits common-criers from
receiving any commission or percentage on
their sales, either directly or indirectly.
COMMERCIAL AND INSURANCE BROKERS.
Section II. This section is so amended rs
to include insurance brokers, and the fol-
lowing provision has been inserted in rela-
tion to them: "No person shall, withouta
license authorized by law, act as insurance
broker. Every person not being licensed
insurance agent, or the employs OF such
agent, who shall solicit for compensation
directly or indirectly to be derived there
from, any fire, marine, or life insurance,
on account OF any person desiring to effect
any such insurance, shall, for the purpose
of this section, be deemed an insurance
broker"
TAX on COMMERCIAL BROKERS'.
Section y. This has been so amended as
to impose a fax OF fifty dollars OH insurance
brokers. .-,
WHAT CONSTITUTES BOARD1NG-HOUSE.
Section 7s. This section formerly exempt
ed from taxation boarding-houses with less
than five boarders, and this provision has
been stricken out, so that any person keep
ing one boarder is subject to the tax. But
any person keeping clearinghouse eX-
clusvely for boarding students at any pub
lie or free school may keep five boarders
without paying fax.
AGENTS FOR RENTING HOUSES.
Section 107. The following provision is
added to this section: 4" Provided that no
other person except administrators, guar
dians, executors, and other fiduciares shall
be exempt from the payment Of the tax"
LIVERY STABLES. ~
Section III. The following provision has
been added to this section: II the license
be to keep livery stable by proprietors Of
public watering g-places, and other places OF
summer resort, or any other persons at such
places, and is for six months or less, the tax
thereon shall be one half the rates above
specified. ,og
The specific license.tax to a person for
the privilege of running single hack shall
be $40. ....a. =s
The assessment bill has been amended as
to real estate exempt from taxation. u -
Section Is. The provision exempting real
estate owned by seminaries and other iI-
stitutions devoted to purposes OF educa-
tion'' has been stricken out, leaving all such
now to be taxed. II Gn@ ,<nsE,@ .<.a
PERsoNAL.-Mr. John L. Brady, Of the