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An Act imposing Taxes for the Support of Government. 1861 3 (1861.1)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0762 and id is 1 raw text is: PUBLIC 01 GENERAL ACTS,
CHAP. 1.-An ACT imposing Taxes for ti Support of Government.
Passed April 3, 1861.
1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, that the taxes on the
persons and subjects in this chapter mentioned, or required by law
to be listed or assessed, shall be yearly as follows:
Taxes on lands and lots.
On tracts of lands and lots, with the improvements thereon, not Tax ol lud
exempt from taxation, forty cents on every hundred dollars value
thereof: and herein shall be included all tracts of lands and lots, Wbat Included
with improvements thereon, not otherwise taxed or exempt from tax- therein
ation, of incorporated joint stock companies, savings institutions and
insurance companies.
On piersonal Tropcrty.
2. On all the personal property (excepting provisions and wool of on permonal iiro.
perty, mnoneys
last y'ear's clip, but this section shall not be so construed as to ex- undcredRt
clude from taxation any provisions purelndsed for sale by the holder
thereof), moneys and credits, as defined in this section, including all
capital, personal property and moneys of incorporated joint stock
companies (other than rail road, canal or turnpiike companies), and
all capital invested, used or employed in any manufacturing, trade
or other business, forty cents on every hundred dollars value thereof.
But slaves and property otherwise taxed, and property from which What Included
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any income so taxed is derived, or on the capital invested in any what exempted
trade or business, in respect to which a license so taxed is issued,
certificates of stock, moneys and personal property that constitute
part of the capital of any bank, savings institutions and insurance
companies, whether incorporated by this or any other state, which
have declared dividends within one year preceding the first day of
February, of as much as six per cent. profits, shall not be taxed
under the provisions of this section. The word moneys shall be
construed to include not only gold, silver and copper coins, but bul-
lion and bank notes. The word credits shall be construed to
mean all bank, state or corporation stocks, claims or demands owing
or coming to any person, whether duo or not, and whether payable
in money or other thing. Moneys and credits owned by any resident

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