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An Act imposing taxes for the support of government. 1845 3 (1845)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0595 and id is 1 raw text is: ACTS Or A PUBLIC AND GENERAL NATURE. PART I. CHr. 1.-An ACT imposing taxes for the support of government. [Passed February 98, 1846.1 1. Bc it enacted by tie general assembly, That the public taxes Taxes lor 1840. for the year eighteen hundred and forty-six shall be as follow: On On land,. lands, (except such its are exempted by law from taxation,) for every hundred dollars thereof (agreeably to the assessment of lands made pursuant to the act, entitled an act providing for the re-as- sessment 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 ' an act providing for the re-assessment of lands in this commonwealth,' passed March the first, eighteen hundred and thirty-nine,) ten cents; for all houses and lots in any city, notees and lots borough or town, (except such as are exempted by law from taxation,) in tOWNS. two dollars and forty cents 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, ten cents for every hundred dollars value thereof, agreeably to the above cited acts providing for a re-assessment of lands in this com- monwealth; for every slave above the age of twelve years, except slayes. such as have been or may be exempted in consequence of age or in- firmity, by the respective county and corporation courts, thirty-two cents; for every stallion or jackass, twice the price at which such norsos. stallion or jackass covers a mare by the sea.on; and when the ser- vices of such stallion or jackass are charged for not in money, but in provisions or other commodities of value, then twice the alterna- tive value of such property in money, such value to be fixed by the commissioner of the revenue: Provided, That if such stallion or jackass shall not stand by the season, there shall be charged twice the amount paid or to be paid for insurance: Provided also, That not less than six dollars shall be paid on every stallion or jackass let to mares; for all other horses, mares, mules, asses and colts, ten cents each; for every riding or pleasure carriage, stage coach, jersey wagon carriages. or carryall and gig, and harness belonging thereto, and for every Pianos. piano forte, to bq paid by the owner thereof, one and a half per centum on the value thereof, to be ascertained by the commissioner of the revenue in the manner prescribed by law. 2. Be it further enacted, That there shall be levied, collected and Law proces. paid in the manner prescribed by law, the following taxes, to wit: For each writ or declaration in ejectment or other process instituting a

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