Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-04-11
Local
LAWS OF INTEREST TO THE
PEOPLE.

JURISDICTION OF JUSTICEs-THE NEW
LICtNsE LAW-sUNDAY TRAIN Law
TAX ON DEEDS, sc.
We give below some of the enactments
of the legislature which will be of interest
to our readers:
JURISDICTION OF JUSTICES.
The following act, passed by the legis-
lature. and which went into force on Jan
uary 18th, is of general interest:
1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, OF Virginia, That an act entitled an
act to amend section one. chapter one hum
dred and forty-seven, Code of eighteen
hundred and seventy-three, in relation to
the jurisdiction of justices. approved Feb
ruary twenty seven, eighteen hundred and
eighty, be amended and re-enacted so that
the said section one, of the said chapter
one hundred and forty-seven Of the said
Code, shall read as follows:
1. Any claim to property or to any
debt, fine or other money, or to damages
for breach of any contract, or for any in
jury done to property, real or personal,
which would be recoverable by action at
law, or suit in equity, shall, when the
claim is to fine. if the amount be limited
to an amount not exceeding tWen-
ty dollars, and in other cases if the claim
be not of greater value or amount than
one hundred dollars exclusive Of inter
est, be cognizable by a justice, and even
If the claim be for or against the town or
county in which such justice resides: but
in every case where the amount or thing
in controversy exceeds the sum OF value
of twenty dollars, the justice shall, upon
the application of the defendant, at any
time, before trial, remove the cause and
antha papers thereof to the court of the
county OF corporation, wherein the same
sinai! % DrOugnt. and after such papers
shall have been recerved by the clerk of
said court at least ten days, he shall docket
the same and it shall be proceeded in as
il it were motion ready for hearing in
said court under the sixth section Of chap
ter one hundred and sixty-three.
u This act shall be in force from its
passage.
TAX on DEEDS.
The following is the law and makes a
great change
Section Is [tax BILL On every deed not
exempt by law admitted to record, and On
every contract relating to real estate,
whether it be deed or not. which is adj
mtted to record, the tax shall be fifty
cents; where the consideration of the deed
or value of the property conveyed exceeds
$500, and does not exceed 81, 900, the tax
shall be 81; and where the same exceeds
81 600. an additional tax of ten cents on
every $1e0 or fraction of 500 of such con-
sheraton or the value of the property IN
excess of three hundred dollars; but any
deed, will, or contract may be recorded
in the same Office when the records con-
tanning such deed, will, or contract has
: been destroyed by fire Or otherwise, free CT
the State tax; provided that but one tax
shall be collected on any deed or contract +;
but the tax on each deed of release shall
be only fifty cents and on deeds of trust
or mortgages the tax shall be assessed and
paid upon the amount of bonds or other
obligations secured thereby; and provided
further, that on deeds of trust OR mort
cages upon the works and property o.
railroad and other internal improvement
companies lying partly in this State and
partly in another State, the tax shall be
upon such proportion of tie consideration
as the portion of the line, property and
works of such company in this State bears
to the whole of the line, property, and
works of such company conveyed by such
deed; and provided further, that no tax
shall be collected for the recordation of
papers authorized by the act approved
February IL. 1876, to be recorded in the
Office of the Register of the Land Office;
and provided further, Tat on any deed of
partition among joint tenants, tenants in
common. or co.parceners. the 81 shall be
fifty cents.
THE NEW LICENSE LAW.
The following memoranda of the cost
of licenses under the new tax bill is of in
ferest:
Merchants, SIS on 1000; $40 on 1000; 80
cent on 500 from 1000 to $4,000; 10 cents
on 500 over so, 900.
Commission merchants, $50; over 900,
$50; and $40 for each 900 over 1000.
Sample merchants, $75.
*Pedars, $50. on foot; otherwise, $3.50 +;
State at large, $3.50.
*Patent rights. $25.
Land agents, $50 and of per cent. on
sales.
Book agents, $40.
Fertilizer agents, 500.
General auctioneers, $130 and Of per
cent. on sales.
Real estate auctioneers, 800 and / of
per cent. on sales; loans On real estate,
500.
.Junk-deaiers, canvassers, &C., $50. Can
wasting. $25.
Retailers of tobacco, SIS.
Comm on criers, So.
Stockholders and private bankers, $3.50;
coupon brokers, $1,000 and 20 per cent.
on face-value; private bankers, $50 to
$4,000, 500 to $4,000, $3.50 to $4,000,
$3.50 to $50, 600, and per cent. on each
$1,000 in excess.
Commercial and insurance brokers. $3.50.
Private entertainment, S., and 5 per
cent. on rent over 800.
Boarding houses, s., and per cent. on
rent over 500.
Eating-houses, $25. and s per cent. on
$1,000 rent; over 81 900 and under $1,000,
5 per cent.
Bowling saloons. s25, and $40 for each
alley in excess of one.
Billiard saloons, $50, and $25 for each
table in excess of one.
Bagatelle saloons, $40, and IS for each
table in excess of one.
Theatres, So each performance, $40 per
week, and per cent. on gross receipts.
Shows, circuses, aud menagerieS. 500
for each performance, and per cent. on
gross receipts.
Hobby-horse machines, &C., $40
*Public rooms. $50.
4Attorneys- at-law, $15 under five years;
S25 over five years. If receipts under
$500, SIS. Coupon attorneys, $3.50 addl-
tional.
@Physicians and dentists, $25; receipts
under $500, $40
Daguerrean artists, $50.
*Stallions and jackasses, so.
Agent for renting houses, $50.
Labor agents. $25.
Storage or impounding house, $50; I'M
pounding lot, $40; compensation less than
$50, nothing.
Livery stables, $25, and SOC. for each
stall.
Sale of horses and other live stock, 's25.
Sewing machine agents, apply to Audi
tor.
Manufacturing articles other than sew
ing-machines, $50.
1. Sample merchants, lliquor,) $3.50 and
SIS duplicate.
2. wholesale dealers, (iquor,) $3.50.
8. Retail dealers, (liquor,l $125.