Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-04-04
New Tax Law.

We have just received copy of the new
Tax Law recently passed by the Legisla-
ture:
This fixes the tex upon real and personal
property at 80 cents on the 800 value and
10 cents additional tax for school pur-
poses.
Under it's provision. merchant applying
for license, shall on the 1st day of April,
or within ten days thereafter. make re-
port to the Commissioner of Revenue OF
the district in which be is licensed, in
writing, under Oath showing the amount
of goods actually bought by them durlrg
the preceding twelve months. All quar-
terly returns are struck from the license
law. The license tax on merchants is 80
cents upon the 500. over the first So 000
and less than S 0000; sample merchants
$75, duplicates $75, penalty for violati n
of law $500 for the first offence and $500
for the second offence, One-half to the in
former.
The new liquor law requires persons de-
string license to first apply to the Com.
missioner, who will give them certificate
specifying the amount to be paid. They
shall then deposit the amount with the
treasurer of tie city. who will endorse on
the certificate that the amount has been
paid. The applicant shall then present the
certificate, with treasurer's receipt to the
Judge of the corporation court. The court
shall then determine whether the appica-
tion shall be granted or not. Should any
objection be made the court will examine
the witnesses for and against the applica
ton for license, and if fully satisfied that
the applicant is person of good character,
&c, g., may graut the license. Either
| party to such application shall have the
right to appeal from the order or judg-
ment of the coui t granting or refusing
| during the ERIN at which the application
| is heard and decided, to the circuit court
| of said county or corporation.
The judge of such circuit court shall
! take cogniZance of such appeal and may
hear the same either in term time or vaca-
ton. anG may grant the license or fuss
| the same, and the decision of such circuit
| court or the judge thereof in vacation
| shall be final, and no appeal or writ OF er
ror shall lie thereto. Where such contests
| arise IN the granting of licenses the party
| succeeding is entitled to recover costs
! from the opposition parties as In other
| civil cases.
| AS the law regarding liquor does not go
| into effect before the 1st of NJ ~, 1884, the
liquor d.alers taking out licenses at the
April term of court will be exempt from
the operations of the law.
DEEDS RECORDED AT THE COUNTY
CoURT.-The following is list of deeds
and other writings recorded at the clerk g
Office of the County Court since our last;
all, not otherwise stated, were deeds of
bargain and sale:
March 2eth.-J. H. Earman and wife to
W. F. Asst; John NJ. Hanger and wife,
deed of trust to T.. G. Elder and W. J.
Nelson for benefit of T. Il. Stout; j. Fred.
Effinger. special commissioner, to D. 81.
/! Spradlin.
March 27th.-J. L. Liggett and wife
and J. J. Harper, &C., 10 VIM. F. Flory.
I March 2Sth.-Charles S. Bell, trustee
to VIM. A. Burnett; VIM. A. Burnett.
trustee. for F. G. Riley, deed of trust to
Richard P Bell for benefit of Charles J.
Bell, trustee; John q. Rileyg deed of trust
on personally to Richard L. Bell for ben
eft of Charles J. Bell, trustee; David F.
Gibson, trustee, for benefit of Alex Glib
son; VIM. Williams, agreement with Eli
j4h Smith; Charles l.. Cook and wife to
James N Mcfarland.
March 295h.-John W. Reed and wife
to Daniel H. Shiplet; Daniel H. Shiplet
! to George M. x ger.
March 3l.-A. j. Haruff, deed of trust
to u. May, trustee, for benefit of W. F
Summerson r. Il. B:ckle, to Adam
| Brown.
April H L. STAGE, trustee, deed OF
trust to Il. E. Kemper, trustee, bene fit
of D. Koiner; Jno. W. Mish, to G. T. Pal
mer; A. H. Fultz. conn.,, to Ann Bond
III, & A. W. Delhi, to G. M. Click; J.
n. Delhi and wife, to A. W. Delhi; An
drew Hess and wife, to same; c. T. Pal
mer. to r. b. Hundley; and same to b.
Hildebrand; Jno. Kenney and Margaret
Mckay, to D. A Harden; 6. L. Dull, to
q. T. Palmer; N. E. Brownlee, to ]. W.
Bell; A. Kiracofe's heirs, to Fl. e. Miller.