The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-02-22
THE TAX BILL.

TILE MAIN FEATURES COMPRISED IN TIL
AMENDMENTS AS AGREED UPoN-MAT
TIERS OF INTERE5r TO TIE COUNTRY AM
CITY PEOPLE.
The Committee of Finance on Saturday re
ported to the House OF Delegates the pro
posed amendments to the tax bill. All O.
the important features are embraced in til,
following synopsis. Dispatch.
Section H. III this section the provision:
requiring Che clerks OF courts to keep acconn,
of all taxes collected by them on wills, deeds
administrations, SUITS ETC., BY whom pait
and when paid, and also requiring the clerks
to post itemized copies Of said accounts
at the front Goor OF the courthouse; and the
provisions requiring the Judges in all cases
to examine these accounts and certify IL
their correctness. have been stricken out
which leaves the law on this subject to stand
as II was prior to the session OF 1875.
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Section 10. The following provisions reia-
tive to foreign insurance companies has been
stricken out of this section: provided, that
when by the laws OF any ether State or ma
ton the taxes imposed Oh Insurance cotnpa-
aes OF this State are in excess Of taxes i'm
posed on Insurance companies By this State.
then all companies chartered by such State
OF nation shall be required to Jay the same
taxes in this State IS are requiied by sucf,
State or nation on companies chartered BY
This State
RAILROAD AND CANAL COMPANIES.
Section 20. This section is so amended as
10 require railroad and canal companies Ia
report the estimated value of properly 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 1t shall be
the duty OF the Auditor OF Public 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 re-
ported, upon the best anil most reliable in
formation that can be procured, and to this
end shall be authorized and empowered t.
send for persons and papers, should it be
deemed necessary. A certified copy of tbs
assessment when made shall be Immediately
forwarded by the Secretary of the Board or
other proper officer to every railroad or canal
company SO assessed, whose duty it shall be to
pay into the treasury Of the State within six
ty days after the receipt thereof the tax
which may be imposed thereon by law. A
company failing to make such report or to
pay the tax assessed shall be immediatel,
assessed at $40, 900 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 ont.
COMMON CRIERs
Section 80 prohibits common criers from
receiving any commission or per Ger tage on
their sales either directlyor indirectly.
COMMERCIAL AND INSURANCE BROKERS.
Section H. This section is so amended as
to include insurance brokers. and the follow
ing provision has been inserted in relation to
them: ''No person shall, without 4 license
authorized by law. act as insurance broker.
Every person not being Il licensed insurance
agent, or tie employe Of such agent. who
shall solicit for compensation directly or in
directly to be derived tIicrefrom, 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 a. This has been 90 amended as
to impose tax Of $50 on insurance brokers.
WHAT CONSTITUTES A BOARDING HOUSE.
Section rs. This section formerly exempt |
ed from taxation boarding-houses with less |
than five boarders, and this provision has |
been stricken oct, so that any person keep |
Ing one boarder is subject to the tax. But |
any person keeping boarding house exclu- |
sively for boarding students at any puslic or
free echoo! may keep FIVE bcsrla.s without |
paying tax.
AGENTS FOR RENTING HOUSES.
Section 107. The following provision is adj
led to this section: provided that no other
person except administrators, guardians, ex-
seutors, and other flduciaries shall be exempt
rom the payment OF the tax
LIVERY STABLES.
Section III. The following provision has
,een added to this section: II the license
De to keep livery stable by proprietors Of
and other places OF summer
esort, Or any other persons at such places,
N shall be one-half the rates above specified.
The specific license-tax TO person for the
privilege of runaing a single hack shall be
10.
The assessment bill has been amended rs
0 real estate exempt from taxation.
Section Is. The provision exemptiag real
state owned by ''scminaries and other inst-
ntions devoted to purposes OF education"
as been stricken our, leaving all sncIi now
, be taxed.
BREACH OF PRoMIsE.-Miss Mary s. Oil |
er has Instituted suit against Z. S. Senator
imon Cameron, Of Pennsylvania, for breach
promise Of marriage, She alleges that on | i
ne 18th day of December, 1875, at the spec
j instance and request Of Mr.. Cameron,
&c agreed to marry him and take him as q
.r husband, and that Mr.. Cameron under
ok and faithfully promised her to marry c
n and take her as his wife within reason s
DE time, and she alleges that although a S
asonable time has since elapsed. although L
G has been confidiag in his promises, and '
IS been ready to marry him rs he well 1
lew. yet tliatL Lie hath not yet taken her to G
fes although often requested so to do, but a
6 froas time to time wholly refused to do II
/. Ehegeupon she claims $50, 900 damage.
re plaintiff was for some time employed in 81
c Treasury Department Oh the rccommen- al
ton Of Mt. Cameron, but has recently al
es, dropped. She is from Pennsylvania OF
d Is about thirty-ciglit years ct age. Mr.. al
meren will be seventy eight yaaFs 81 age :"
the the sik al March next. The Senator pl