Canada and the Canadians, Vol. 2Bonnycastle, Richard Henry, Sir
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Canada and the Canadians, Vol. 2
Bonnycastle, Richard Henry, Sir
Canada -- Description and travel; Ontario -- Description and travel
Every town-lot in Toronto, Kingston, Niagara, and Queenston, L50;
every town-lot in Cornwall, Sandwich, Johnstown, and Belleville,
L25; every town-lot on which a dwelling is erected in Brockville,
L30; do. in Bath, L20; every acre of arable, pasture, or meadow
land, 20s.; every acre of uncultivated land, 4s.; every house
built with timber, squared or hewed on two sides, of one story in
height, and not two stories, with not more than two fireplaces, L20;
for every additional fireplace, L4; every dwelling-house built of
squared or flatted timber on two sides, of two stories in height,
with not more than two fireplaces, L30, and for every additional
fireplace, L8; every framed house under two stories in height, with
not more than two fireplaces, L35, and for every additional
fireplace L5; every brick or stone house of one story in height, and
not more than two fireplaces, L40; every additional fireplace, L10;
every framed, brick, or stone house, of two stories in height, and
not more than two fireplaces, L60; every additional fireplace, L10;
every grist-mill wrought by water, with one pair of stones, L150;
every additional pair, L50; every sawmill, L100; every merchant's
shop, L200; every storehouse owned or occupied for the receiving and
forwarding of goods, wares, or merchandize, for hire or gain, L200;
every stud-horse, kept for hire or gain, L100; every horse of the
age of three years and upwards, L8; oxen of the age of four years
and upwards, per head, L4; milch cows, per head, L3; horned cattle,
from the age of two years to four years, per head, L1; every close
carriage with four wheels, kept for pleasure, L100; every phaeton,
or other open carriage, with four wheels, kept for pleasure only,
L25; every curricle, gig, or other carriage, with two wheels, kept
for pleasure only, L20; every waggon kept for pleasure only L15;
every stove in a room where there is no fireplace to be considered
a fireplace.
All lands are rateable, held in fee-simple, or promise of
fee-simple, by the land board certificate, order of council, or
certificate of any governor of Canada, or by lease. The sum levied
in no case to be greater than one penny in the pound for any one
year.
The Queen, should she be possessed of, or in occupation of any
property in the province, is exempted from the payment of taxes.
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