Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-05-12
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IMPORTANT CHANGES IN LAWS.
Far TIM information of those interested
:, tho changes in the license law recently
enacted by the legislature, we publish the
following extract from the law:
$40 ascertain tho amount OF
nnrcbasss. it SHALL be the duty OF sucn mer-
Chants. on the thirty-frst day OF July the
thirty-frst day Of October. the thlr1y-nf..
day of January, the THIRTEEN cay OF
April in each, or within tea days AUST Tug
expiration Of Zach quarter, to maze report
.inc n tie Revenue for the district In
which he was licensed showing tho amouns
OF goods actually bought by him during
the next preceding three months. Inc
form Of The report required by this section
sh.II he prepared by the Auditor or fuD-
liz A cconnts and furnished to each Com
missinnsr of the Revenue, and by him dis
tribnted TO each licensed merchant
Any person violating the provisions
Of this act shall pay fine of not loss taan
thirty dollars nor more than one Thousand
dollars for each offenee."
The law also requires the Commissioner
of the Revenue to 60 before each reg
ular term Of the grand jury and report any
violations Of tho revenue laws. Tho Audi
tor of Public Accounts is prohibited from
issuing his warrant for compensation due
the Commissioner, until such Commission
ar shall furnish certificate from the court
that he has complied with the require
nents of the law.
THE NEW LICENSE TAX.
Under the new State tax bill it will not
be lawful for any person in Virginia to
sell or offer to sell any description OF
goods, wares or merchandise, without hav
ing obtained license from the Commits
sioner of the Revenue OF some county or
CORPORATION, which license shall grant the
privilege to sell anywhere in the State FOL
one yS4I AQu Sudll AOb 10 SASAASAO-~~o'
The license of sample merchant is $25o,
and any person who shall sell or offer to
sell in violation of this act, shall pay tine
of $500 for the first offense and $500 for
each succeeding offense. No sample mer-
chant is allowed to sell to any person other
than a manufacturer or licensed mer-
chant, keeper of an ordinary or eatlng-
house. without taking out the additional
license required of merchants. In pre-
vieus years manufacturers were excluded
from license in Virginia, as in the case be-
fore the Supreme Court of the Singer
Manufacturing Company, but under the
present law they can sell by sample upon
the payment of tax on the capital invest
cd or can take out the tax required OF SAM
pie merchants.
CHANGES IN THE TAX BILL.
The tax on real and personal estate from
April "a, 1882, under the late act OF
the General Assembly is forty cents
on the 500; but the public sehsels get =
fourth of this instead OF a fifth. and are
not affected by the change. No change
material to our resident merchants has
bsen made. Sample merchants pay $25C
instead of 500, except for liquor license
which stands as before-$350. Pedlars pay
q tax Of $50 in each county or a State Ii
csnss Of $3.50. Land Agents arc required
to pay $50 and OF per cent. on amount
of sales. Agents for fertilizers pay SO
and S. in each additional county. Com
mon crlsrs pay IS. Ordinary keepers pa!
$50 and per cent. on annual rent. Pri
yats entertainment SIS and per cent. o.
rental. Bagatelle $40 for LIST table and S
for every other table. Stations $40. Liv
ery SIS and so cents on each stall. Cattl
broker $25. Sewing Machine manufac
turers 900 and SIS in each county for ~
cry agent he employs. The tax on SEWN
machine agents il 5000 for the privilege
selling all over the State. If they do no
take out the State license they must pa
$40 for the first county and $40 for eac
additional county. Agents for the sale
manufactured articles, other than sewing
machines, &C., sl5 for the first county ant
S. for each additional county.
All persons applying for these and othe
licenses shall pay for same before they ars
entitled TO receive them.
rnr .u.unrn 11oror ,1cxr.n1Av
On Tho 9th of March, 1882, the new Ii
quor law went into effect. and for the con
venisncs Of orr readers who have license
business befors the court. we publish the
foIIowing extracta.
See. 1. Apy person, club, or corporstiol
who desires license to sell by retail, or t
Keep parroom .snai' nss' aIpsy 1aetoro, 49, =
s;n I nv connsv Who .hall ASSESS them witt
the proper license tax to DO paid, and the
shall than a1OU the amount OF SAID tax [,