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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0096 and id is 1 raw text is: A C T S
OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
CHAPTER I.
An ACT imposing ?axes for the Support of Goernmnent.
[Passed January 21st, 1807.]
Section 1. BE it enacted by the General Assembly, That the public taxes for the yea x
one thousand eight hundred and six, shall be as follows, to wit: on lands for every hundred 1a80s6F.
dollars value, agreeably to the equalising law, forty eight cents ; for every slave above the age
of twelve years, except such as shall be or have been exempted in consequence of age or in.
firmity, by the respective county or corporation courtsi forty four cents; for every stud horse'
or jack-ass, twice the price such horse or ass covers a mare by the season ; for all other hor-
ses, mules, mares and colts, twelve cents each ; for every ordinary license five dollars on eve-
ry hundred dollars of the rent of such ordinary, to be ascertained by the rent paid by the te-
tant, and where such tavern is in thp occupation of the propretori the yearly value shall be
ascertained by the commissioners of the revenue.- Provided, that for every ordinary license, prov.
not less than twelve dollars and fifty cents shall be paid ; for every/four wheeled riding car.- so.
riage, except phaetons and stage waggons, one dollar and twenty five cents per wheel; for all
phactons and stage waggons, eighty four cents per wheel ; and or every other ridihg tarriage
with two wheels, forty three cents per wheel ; for all houses and lots in town, one dollar and
filty six cents rn eN erv hundred dollars of the rent thereof, to be ascertained by the rent paid
by the tenant, and where such lot or house is in the occupation of the proprietor, the yearly
rent or value thereof shall be ascertained by the commissioners of the revenue, or either o
them, by comparison of its value with that of other houses or lots actually rented ; on every
license to sell merchandise of foreign growth o -ianufacture by wholh sale and retail, forty
dollars ; on every license to retail such goodi, fifteen dollars; on every license to a hawker
or pedlar, twenty dollars; Provided, that no taxes shall be colhtcted on lands, lots, houses, or
other property belonging to this comnonwealth, or to any county, town, College or seminary
of learning, or attached to any house or houses for divine wurship. And provided also, that
nothing in this act shall be so construed as to prevent any farmer or planter from selling salt,
tea, sugar, coffee, spices, iron or steel, to his neighbours, w len such articles were purchased as
a return load on carryinghis produce to market in his waggon or otherwise.
Sect. 2. r'his act shall commence and be in force from and after the passing the ref. Comaeemeft,
CHAPTE'E I I.
Att ACT Ia appropriate tile Public Recnue.
[Passed January 21st, 1807.]
gection 1. 11E it enacted by the Ge:eral Assembly, That the taxes and arret'ages of Appropriatioti af
taxes due prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and five, and all oler branches of the public revue
public revenue which arise to the commonwealthprior to the first day of January, one thou- ue.
sand eight hundred and eight, and the surplus of all appropriations heretofore made, shall
constitute a general fund, and be appropriated in the following manner : For the expenses of
the General Assembly at their next session, forty thousand dollars ; for the officers of civil
government, fifty-eight thousa.l dollars ; officers of militia, four thousand dollars ; criminal
prosecutions and guards, thirty-five thousand dollars ; slaves executed and transported, five
thousand five hundred dollars ; lunatic hospital, six thousanid five hundred dollars ; Rich.
mond public guard, fifteen thousand dollars ; building the manufactory of arms, including un.-
satisfied claims, four thousand dollars ; expenses of manufacturing arms, inclutoing of.
ficers' .alaries and unsatisfied claims, fifty-four thousand dollars; foundery and boring-mill, se-
ven thousand five hundred dollars ; for repairs to the James river canal warehouse, one hun.
dred dollars ; expense of public warehouses, three thousand dollars ; expenses of removing
cOnvicts to the penitentiary, and of their confinement therein, including officers' salaries, eight
thousand dollars ; public services of district court clerks, two thousand three hundred dol-
lars; interest on the public debt registered, five thousand nine hundred dollars ; interest due
persons who paid money into the treasury on account of British debts, three thousand dol-
lars; pensioners, five thousand dollars; expenses of representation toCongress, and the state
Senate, four hundred dollars; instalment on state shares in the Bank of Virginia, thirty thou.,
sand dollars ; interest payable to the bank in January and July, one thousand eight hundred
-Ind seven, nine thousand dollars ; commissioners of the revenue, thirteen thousand five hun,
dred dollars ; for contingent fund, thirteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars ; to
pay the amount of warrants issued by the auditor of public accounts, as a bounty allowed by
law on wolf scalps, to be paid after the first day of October next, three thousand dollars ; to
pa' the warrant of the auditor of public accounts, in favor of Adam Baird and Adam Hosier,
the sum of sixteen hundred and thirty one dollars and seventy-five cents, being the amount
of ajudgment of the district court of Richmond, in behalf of Baird and Hosier against the
commonwealth, to be paid after the first day of October next ; for payment of warrants that
may be drawn on the militia fine fund, four hundred dollars; for Upper Appomattox compa-
ny, six hundred and twenty.five dollars;1 to pay the debt due the estate of Robert Tucker,
deceased, nineteen thousand two hundred and three dollars, thirty-three cents, to be paid af-.
ter the first day of October next, with legal interest on ten thousand eight hundred and three
dollars and thirty three cents, the principal debt, from the sixth day of January, one thou
sand eight hundred and seven, until the first of October in the same year.
Sec. 2. This act shall be in force from and after the passing thereof. dmamncemeut.](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactsva0096&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)