Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-02
IMPORTANT DECISION
Proceeds of Stevens Real Estate
Sale are Taxable.
Judge Martin, ortho Court OF Law
and Chauccry, So uIes-Narrirrc
Licenses -Transfers of Property
Claim oEsaivage.


and Chancery, rendered a decision yes
terday making $4,000 proceeds of a
real estate sale last January of special
commissioners appointed by decree
Of court, taxable for this year. This
fund is being held by the said commits
sioners for the heirs of William
Stevens. The real estate was all sold
last January, and when the first day
of February came the total amount OF
sales was represented partly by cash
and partly by notes of the purchasers,
some taken before and some after the
LIST of February, and partly by money
IN the hands of the purchasers after
tne lst or February and not paid until
March and April. Judge Martin held
that the whole of the proceeds were
taxable February Lest. The State taxes
on the sum in question amount to 500
ana the city taxes to 1910.
Judge w. j. Kilby, of Suffolk, Exam
lner OF Records for the First judicial
District, appeared for the State, and
Messrs. Thomas II. Wilcox and r. b.
Iunstan for the Stevens heirs.
TERM ENDS SATURDAY.
The May term of the Court of Law
and Chancery ends Saturday. The June
term begins on the 10Th instant.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
marriage licenses were granted yes
terday as follows:
To Henry Clay Wilson and Matte
Estelle Drew, both of Norfolk.
To Charles Richard Davis and Bertha
Jane Miller. colored OF Norfolk.
TRANSFERS OF PROPERTY.
ing the following transfers of property.
From The Norfolk Company to A. a.
III. Boissevain. three lots on the north
ern side of BoisScvain avenue, and two
iots at the southwest corner of Boisse-
VAIN avenue and a street to the west of
Stockley Gardens; S9,225.
FROM James Bryan ct ais. to James
Il. Belote. lot with improvements on the
west side Of Chapel street. between
Wood and Queen streets; $4,000
From Hattie L. Land ct ais. to d. c.
Lasslter. property at the southeast
corner of Rose and Claiborne avenues
Brambleton: s566.66
From w. w. Starke to Mrs. c. e.
Townsend. double frame tenement Nos.
ABB and 4S5 Charlotte street between
Wake and Reilly streets: SIPS.
From S. Q. Collins and Emma ]. Lee
kies to DIR. ]. G.. Riddiclk, lot on east
side of Duke street; 81, 600.
FROM James e. Heath trustee. and
u. c. Lassiter to Anne Harmonson and
James II. billiard. property at the
southeast corner of Rose and Claiborne
avenues; S1,400.
THE POLICE COURT.
Frank Peace. the negro who was ar
rested the other day by Detectives
Heppel and West for shooting at an
other negro. was arraigned before Jus
tice Tomlin yesterday morning and
hned S26, and given ninety days in tail.
Perry Shackelford, colored, nuisance:
fined So.
$3.50
II. L. Woodward. n street car con.
ductor striking Thomas Lovitt. n col
ored boy; fined $3.50
Charles Riddick, colored. assaulting
Mary Nixon. colored; sixty days in iail
CLAIM FOR $4,000 SALVAGE.
Captain John L. Thursby, OF the pilot
boat Pilot. brought suit against the
coal barge Belle of Oregon, in the
United States Court yesterday for Sc. 900
salvage. The barge was libelled Mt
Newport News Wednesday eveninN by
Acting Deputy United States Marshal
n. NJ. Lloyd. The salvage claim Is for
services rendered the Belle of Oregon
whom in distress -Hampton-P Roads
last Sunday. The Pilot lowed her into
the harbor at Newport News.