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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0622 and id is 1 raw text is: ACTS
OF A
PUBLIC AND GENERAL NATURE.
PART I.
Cn.%. I.-An ACT imposing taxes for the support of government.
[Passed March 31, 1848.]
1. Be it enactcd by the general as.se ibly, That the public taxes ruics for 1846.
for the year eighteen hundred and forty-eight, shall be as follows:
On lands, (except such as are exempted by law from taxation,) for on lands.
every hundred dollars thereof, agreeably to the assessments of lands,
pursuant to the act, entitled an act providing for the reassessment
of lands in this commonwealth, passed March twenty-fourth, eigh-
teen hundred and thirty-eight, and the act, entitled an act to amend
the act, entitled ' an act providing for the reassessment of lands in
this commonwealth,' passed March first, eighteen hundred and
thirty-nine, ten cents; for all houses and lots in atny city, borough or 1Iouses a,d lots
town, (except such as are exempt by law from taxation,) two dollars in towns.
andflfly* cents for every hundred dollars yearly rent or annual value * r e Iy suise.
thereof; for all houses and lots in any city, borough or town, (except tuet act. See
such as are exempted by law from taxation,) improved and not rented post. ch. .
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 the reassessment of lands in this commonwealth; for slaves.
every slave above the age of twelve years, (except such as have been
or may be exempted in consequence of age or infirmity by the rc-
spective county and corporation courts of this comnmonweahth,) thirty-
two cents; for every stallion or jackass, twice the price at wlich [torsos.
such stallion or jackass covers a mare by the season ; and where the
services of such stallion or jackass are charged for not in money,
but in provisions or other commodities of value, then twice the alter-
native 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 no
less than six dollars shall be paid on every stallion or jackass let to
mares; for all other horses, mares, mules, asses and colts, (en cents
each; for every riding or pleasure carriage, stage coach, jersey wa- Carriages.
gon or carryall and gig, and harness belonging thereto, and for Planosandharps.
every piano forte or harp, to be paid by the owner thereof, one ard
an half per centum on the value thereof, to be ascertained by the
commissioner of the revenue in the manner prescribed by law.
2. lIe it firther enactcd, That there shall lie levied, collected Law jrocc.-s.
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