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Sect. i. Y Y THEREAS the United States of
I f America, in Congress assembled,
have, by their resolution of the
V v thirtieth of October, demanded of
the several, States in union such effective (upplies, as may
enable them to carry on the war with vigour and effeft,
and improve our late successes into a full ellablifhment of
independence and peace: AND WHEREAS it is
the desire of the Representatives of the Freemen of this
State to comply with the said resolutions:
Sect. 2. Therefore be it enabled, and it is hereby enabled
by the Representatives of the Freemen of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met, and by the autho
rity of the fame, That the sum of Four hundred anQ-wenty
thousand two hundred and ninety-seven pounds and fifteen
(billings, being the quota required of this State, be raised,
levied, cohered and paid for the year One thousand seven
hundred and* eighty-two, in four equal payments; the
frit payment to be made on the firlt day of July next
ensuing, and the second at the expiration of three months
thereafter, and so on at the end of every three months
thereafter, until the whole sum is paid. And the fame
shall be levied, assessed and raised in the city of Philadel
phia, and the several counties of this State, according to
the method and proportions following; that is to fay,
For the city and county of Philadelphia, the sum of One
hundred and thirty nine thousand two hundred and forty-fate
pounds and four fillings.'
For the county of Bucks, the sum of Twenty seven tbou
fand five hundred and forty-one pounds and nine fillings.
For the county of Chefer, the sum of Forty-four thousand
two hundred and ten pounds and sixteen fillings.
For the county of Lancafer, the sum of Fifty-nine thou
sand eight hundred and thirty-four pounds and ten fillings.
For the county of York, the sum of Thirty-three thousand
three hundred and thirty-five pounds and fourteen fillings.
For the county of Berks, the sum of Thirty thousand and
ninety-three pounds and thirteen fillings.
For the county of Cumberland, the sum of Thirty-one
thou and three hundred and thirty-two pounds and fifteen
fillings.
For the county of Northampton, the sum of Seventeen
thousand three hundred and twenty-four pounds and two
fillings.
For the county of Bedford, the sum of Nine thousand
four hundred and ninety-seven pounds and eight fillings.
For the county of Northumberland, the sum of Eleven
thousand seven hundred and thirty-two pounds and two
fillings.
Ft the county of Wefmoreland, the sum of Eight thou
sand, and feventy-five pounds and one filling.
And for the county of Washington, the sum of Eight
thousand and feven,-five pounds and one filling.
Sect 3 And be it further enabled by the authority afore
faid, That the Commiflioners of the city and county of
Philadelphia, and of every county of this State, or any
two of them, shall meet together on or before Monday, the
fifteenth day of April next, at their hfual place of meet
ing in the city and in their several counties, and then and
there issue their warrants, under their hands and seals,
to the township, ward or diftria Assessors of each town
ship, ward or diftrift, within their refpeftive counties, re
quiring them, the said Assessors, to notify the freemen of
their several townships, wards or diltrifts, by public ad-
Vertifement, to meet and choose two freeholders of their
proper diftrift, to assist the said Affeffir in laying and af
feffnig the taxes required within the present year ; and allo
requiring the said Assessors to demand of all and every
taxable inhabitant, residing within their refpeftive town
ships, wards o' diftrifts, a full and true account of all
their estate, real and personal, within this State, made
taxable by his act, and in what county situate. Of which
the said Assessors drill make fair and true returns in wri
ting to the said Commissioners, on a certain day to be by
the said Commiflioners appointed; and of the names and
firnames of the said two assisting freeholders so chosen by
each township, ward or dittria; and of all and every the
taxable inhabitants and single freemen within their respec
tive townships, wards or diftrifts, together with their
trades, proffli ms or occupations, and offices and posts of
profit. And if any person or performs fliall neglect or refufe
to give a return of their taxable property when required as
aforefaid, every such person or petfons so neglecting or re
fufing (hall, for every such offence, forfeit and pay a sum
equal to the tax at which such person or persons shall be
fared by this aft, to be levied : nd collected by the Colle&or
of the proper township; by virtue of a special warrant,
which the Commissioners, or any two of them, are hereby
authorifed and required to grant, and the fame shall be -
paid into the Treasury of this Commonwealth.
Sect. 4. And in order that the taxes hereby directed
to be imposed may be truly laid and levied, and for the
better detecting of frauds and concealments of taxable
property, Be it enabled by the authority aforefaid, That it
shall and may be lawful to and for the laid Assessors and
An ACT to raise effective Supplies for the year one thou
sand seven hundred and eighty-two.
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STATE of PENNSYLVANIA.
GENERAL ADVERTISER.
State shall, within fix days after quotaing the townships,
wards or diftrifts as aforefaid, furnifh the Assessor of each
townfllip, ward or diftrift, with a true and f^ir tranfeript o£
the quota or sum of money charged upon and demanded
from such townflhip, ward or diftnd, to wirich such Asses
sor doth belong. And they, the said Commissioners, or
any two of them, are hereby enjoined and required to ap
point one or more Assessors and Allilhnt Freeholders, as
the case may require, in case of removal by death, disa
bility, refufal or neglect to serve, of the present Afleffors,
or where the townships, wards or diltri&s neglect to eleft
such Assessor or Assistant Freeholders.
Sect. 9. And be it further enabled by the authority afore
faid, That the Assessor of each township, ward or diltrift,
with the two Assistant Freeholders of the proper township,
ward or diftrift, shall, immediately after the said Assessor
shall become possessed of the qu ta or sum of money
^charged as aforefaid by the Commiflioners, aflefs the fame
equally and impartially on all and every person and per
sons, and on all the estates, real and personal, within their
refpe&ive townships, wards and difrifts, made taxable by
this aft, and shall make return thereof to the said Com
missioners befoie the expiration of ten days.
Sect. 10. And be it enabled by the authority aforefaid,
That the following enumerated articles (hall be and are
hereby m*de taxable, and no other, viz. The time of ser
vitude of all bound servants above the age of fourteen
years; all Negroe and Mulattos slaves above the age of
twelve years; all horses, mares and horned cattle above
three years old; sheep; plate; coaches, berlins, landaus,
chariots, calafhes, chaises, caravans, riding. Chairs, and
other carriages kept by any person for his or her own use,
and for the purposes of travelling or pleasure; all lands
held by deed, warrant, location or improvement; hordes
and lots of ground and ground-ren^s; all giift-mhis,
saw-mills, fulling-mills, flitting and rolling-mills, hemp
mills, oil-mills, fnuff mills and paper-mills; all^forges,
furnaces, bloomeries, dittilleries, ftigar-houfes, malt-houses,
breweries, tan-yar*'s and ferries ; wares and merchandize ;
and all offices and polls of profit; and all profeffions,
trades and occupations.
Sect. 11. And be it further enabled by the authority afore
faid, That all and every the enumerated articles aforefaid
Sect. 6. And be it further enabled by the authority afore
faid, That if any person shall wilfully conceal, in the re
turns which he or the fliall make to the township, diftrift
or ward Assessor, any part of his or her personal property,
made taxable by this aft, with intent to screen the fame
from taxation, the person so concealing shall pay four-fold
taxes on all property to concealed ; and the money arifihg
thereupon, over and above the taxes which such property
ought to have yielded, fliall be paid to the Supervisors of
the highways of such township, difbi& or ward, for and
towards repairing the public roads and highways within
the fame; and that any of the inhabitants of such town
ship, ward or diftriT, who shall be a competent witness in
other cases, (hall be a fufficient witness to prove such con
cealment.-
Sect. 7. And be it further enabled by the authority afore
faid, That when the Commiflioners of any county shall
receive the return of the Afleffors, as before directed,
they, or any two of them, shall forthwith proceed to quota
(he several townflfps, wards and diftrids in the city of
Philadelphia, and the several counties of this State, in
proportion to the quantity and quality of the property re
turned as aforefaid.
Sect. 5. And be it further enabled by the authority afore
faid, That if any person shill neglect or refufe to make
return of all and every tractor parcel of land he or (he
shall possess within this - State, to the Assessor of the place
where such. person shall dwell or reside, all such lands so
omitted fliall be liable and fubjeCt to be charged with all
such taxes the next or any subsequent assessment, which
the fame lands ought to have been charged with, had
they bpen duly assessed as by this aft is directed, together
with the penalty herein before mentioned for refufing or
neglecting to make return of their taxable property, when
duly required. And if any such trad or parcel of land
so returned shall be fruate out of the city or county where
such person and Assessor fliall dwell, then the Commission
ers of the city or such county, or some one of them,
shall, as (bon as conveniently may be, transmit a copy of
such return to the Commissioners of the county where the
land shall lie.•
Sect ? 8. And be itfurtber enabled by the authority aforefaid,
That the Commiflioners of the several counties within this
Commiflioners, or any of them, or any other person au
thorized by the Board of Commissioners, and they are
hereby enjoined and required to use their belt endeavours,
to inform themselves of all taxable property concealed or
refufed to be returned; and for that purpose they may
search all public records within their refpedtive counties,
or in the city of Philadelphia, as the case may require ;
and all officers having c^re or charge of such records are
hereby enjoined and lequired to be aiding and affixing in
such searches, and to grant to every such Assessor or Com
missioner, or any other person authorized by the Board
of (fommiffioners, free access, at all proper times, to the
said public records, for the above purpose, without fee
or revved.
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Seft. 18. And be it further enabled by the authprit, afore
faid, That every county Comm ; ffiorierj and every town
ship, ward and diftria Assessor and Aflifant, fliall respec
tively, before they enter on any of the duties required
of them by this aft, before some one Justice of the Peace
for the proper county, make oath or affirmation, as is
herein after directed; to wit, if a county Commissioner,
" I, A. B. do f<wear or affirm, that I will well and trulp
" quota the several totunfoips, Wards and diftribls. and
" cause the rates and sums of money imposed by < the aft,
“ intituled, " An Aft for railing effective supplies for the
" year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-two," td
" be duly and equally assessed and laid, according to the
" rules and directions mentioned in the said abb, to the best
" of my still and knowledge, so far as relates to the duty
"of a Commissioner; and herein I will spare no per o/t
" for favour or affeflion, or grieve any sot hatred or ill
" will." If a township, ward or diftrift Assessor, or
Assistant, the following oath or affirmation ; to wit, " T,
“ A. B. do swear or affirm, that I will fath fully and im
" partially assess the quota of the township, ward or difrict
66 of imposed by virtue of the aft, intituled, " Ari
“ Ad: to raise effective supplies for the year one thousand.
SECT, if And for the better difeovery of single free
men, inmates or sojourners, intended by this att to be
taxed, Be it enabled by the authority aforefaid, That ev^ry
houfholder in this State (hall, upon dem = d of ^ry Asses
sor of his or her township, ward or diftr^l, give an ac
count of the names and occupations ot nch persons as
fliall fojouin or lodge in their refpe&ive oufes, Indei the
penalty of Thirty Pounds,^ to be recovered and applied to
and fr the repairs of the public highways of the said
township, ward oi diftrid, as afoiefaid.
Sect. 16. And whereas divers 0^ ne s of lands whereon
improvements have been made, and of tenements, may
not reside in the county, t< wnfnip, ward or dittrift. where
such lands or tenements are fixated, whereby jt may be
difficult to colle& the taxes assessed on such real estate: For
remedy thereof, Be it enabled, and it is hereby enabled by
the authority aforefaid, That the tenant or tenants, of
other person residing on or occupying such real estate,
his, her and their goods and chattels, as well as the lands,
goods and chattels of the owner or owners thereof, sh ill
be liable to be diftrained to fatisfv the said taxes, or any
of them : And in case the tenant or tenants, or of ep
person or persons residing on or occupying such real estate,,
shall pay any tax laid thereon by virtue of this aft, such
tenant or tenants may retain the f^me out of the rent bv
him, her or them payable for such estate; or the said
tenant or tenants, or other occupier or occupiers of such
estate, shall recover the fame, with colts of s u it and da
mages, of the owner of such estate by action of debt; if
under Five Pounds, in a summary way, as final! debts are
recoverable; but if the fame is abo e Five Pounds, in any
Court of Common Pl6as.
of real and personal property shall be valued at and for fa
much, bona fide, as they are worth or would fell for, and
such a rate or rates shall be assessed and levied thereon, as
will amount to the sum of money quotaed upon the city
of Philadelphia and the several counties of this State. }
Sect. 12. And be it furtber enabled by the authority afore*
said, That the turns of money raised by virtue of this aft
in the city and county of Philadelphia, and the several
counties of this State, (hall not be deemed or held as the
exaft proportion of the said city and counties, but the
fame fliall hereafter be corre&ly and finally adjured and
ascertained by the Legislature of this State, according to
the returns of property to be laid, by virtue of this aft,
before the General Assembly.
Sect. 13. And be itfurtber enabled by the authority afore,
said, That every fr^gle freeman, who at the time of afleff
ing any tax imposed by this a& is or (hall be of the age of
twenty-one years or upwards, and has been out of his ap
prenticeship nine months, shall pay a sum rot exceed ng
Six Pounds, nor under Three Pounds. And thit all offices
and polls of profit, trades, occupations and proleffions. that
of ministers of the gospel of all denomirations and fciwoh
matters only excepted, shall be rated at the di'crerion of
the townfllip, ward or didrift Assessors, and two Aflifhnt
Freeholders of the proper township, ward or diltrift, hav
ing due regard to the profi s arising from them?
Sect. 17. Provided always, That nothing in the fore
going fe^ion fliall in any manner alter any contrary rqide
between any landlord and tenant, concerning the pay=
ment of taxes.
Sect. 14. And be itfurtber enabled by the, authority afore
faid, That it fliall be lawful for the township AflTlor,
When taking the said return, to remand security of any
single freeman or fjourner within his ownfhip, war; or
diftrift, for the amount of the largdl tax ot freemen or
sojourners in this aft mentioned, and upon his or their
refuting to enter fufficieiit fecurit,, or paying rhe laid tax,
the said AflefTor is hereby authorifed to take the body of
the said freeman or sojourner before the nearest justice,
who is hereby authorifed to commit him or them to the
common goal of the county, there to remain for the space
of one month, or until he enters such Security, or pays
the tax.
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