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An Act imposing taxes for the support of government. 1839 3 (1839.12)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0546 and id is 1 raw text is: ACTS OF A PUBLIC AND GENERAL NA'rUhEI. PART I. CnAP. I.-An ACT imposing taxes for the support of government. (Passod March 18, 1840.) 1. Be it cnacted by the general assembly, That the public taxes ',r,, fr 181o. for the year eighteen hundred and forty shall be as follows: On on leds. lands, (except such as are exempted by law from taxation,) for every hundred dollars value thereof, (agreeably to tile assessment of lands made pursuant to tile act providiiig fir the re-assessment of lands in this commonwealth, passed March the twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and thirty.eight, and the act, entitled an act to amend the act, entitled ' all act providing for the re-assessment of lands in this commonwealth,' passed March the first, eighteen hundred and thirty-nine,) ten c,;nts ; for all houses and lots in any city, bo- ilo,,s,,and lots rough or town, (except such as are exempted from taxation,) two in towns. and a half dollars for every hundred dollars yearly rent or annual value thereof; for all houses and lots in any city, borough or town, (except such as are exempted by law from taxation,) improved and not rented or occupied, and for all unimproved lots as aforesaid, tell cents for every hundred dollars value thereof, agreeably to the above recited acts, for providing for a re-assessment of lands in this com- monwealth ; for every slave above the age of twelve years, (except savo,. such as have been or may be exempted in consequence of age or infirmity by the respective county or corporation courts,) thirty cents; for every stallion or jackass, twice the price at which such Hor.. stallion or jackass covers a mare by the season ; and when tile ser- vices of such stallion or jackass is cinrgcd for, not in money, but in provision or other commouities ot value, then twice the alterna- tive value of such property in money, such value to be fixed by the commissioner of the revenue; for all other horses, mares, asses, mules and colts, eight cents each; for every riding or pleasure car* Carriages. riage, stage coach, jersey wagon or carryall, and harness belonging thereto, one per centur on the value thereof, to be ascertained by the commissioner of the revenue in the manner prescribed by law: Provided, That not less than two dollars shall be paid on each four wheel riding or pleasure carriage, stage coach, and harness, and not less than one dollar on each jersey wagon and carryall and harness, and not less than fifty cents on each two wheel riding or pleasure carriage and harness.

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