Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-02-13

hereby authorised and irec,ed TO c'rploi
clerks, Tor such compensation as he >hal
Judge reasonable, 10 camnle,c, register
and record. Under THE direction of the SUI
pervisor OF the district OF South CaroIin,,
tie lists and absracls or he valuation Of
lands and d~el.;os houses, and Of The emu
ricration os slaves w;th n,he 'sie OF South
Carolina; and under the direction cr the
supervisor siorcsaid, To add 10 or dcdnct
FROM the valuations aforesaid, er each in
ciriina', such rae per cen;urn as has
been determined by the commissioners
appointed by the said Stale, under the aet
in,itoled Z" An a6l to provide Cor the valna-
ton OF lands and dwelling houses, ana Che
enumeration OF slaves, within the United
States" ag-ecably to the provisions oi the
said ACT, of tue ael intiiu;ed An oel snp-
| Elementary to the ast in,itu,ed s, An ace
70 provide for The vsiuatinn of lands ard
dwelling houses, ard he enumeration &c
slaves, within the United States" and Of
he act inti;ulrd, " An act 10 provide Cor
eoualising the valuation OF unsea,ed lands"
Which lists and abstracts. thus COMPLETED
in conformity with the provisions and e.
qualzations made by the commissioners
aforesaid, SHALL have the same force and
effeci as If they had been completed. re-
g's,sred and recorded, under the direction
of the commissioners Aforesaid, agreea5ly
20 the provisions Of the asove mentioned
ae,s. The supervisor aforesaid, shsII be:
allowed in addition 10 his annual con1pen-
sa.ion, atihe rate ofthree dollars per diem !
Tor eacI, and every day employed by him.
n completing or experimenting tie com.
plesion pf, The lists andsnstraSls aforesaid. I
f'f-0riaed. that the whole amount OF the .
said additional allowance. shalInot exceed
I've hundred dollars, and the said allow
ancc as we'll as. the compensation of tie
clerks employed by virtue Of this se6lioa,
shall be paid oai OF The monies ap2ropci-
atea, or which may hereafter be .spprnpri.
aed for defrayine lac expenses, incident (
20 the valuation Of horses and lands, aud
The enumeration oil slaves, within The Unit-
ed States.
Sec. 3. Ind b i f,rfh-- enacted. That
The supervisor rf the district or So1,h Ca.
ro.ina be, and he is hereby authorised and
I dirccNed, as soon os the assessmsns of the
direet AK 20 be leyied, and collected 10 the
sta of South Caro'na, by virtue of ,he
an, irti,uled g An ac, to lay and collect 4
direSl tax within lhc United Safes" shall
have been cotnDle,-a, TO appoin, for the
whole y! the said STATE, one or more sur.
yeyors OF the revenue; who shall be au.
,hor:sed 20 make ont the lists con,aininr
the sums payable, according to such a.
I sessmen,, for every dwelling house, tract
or iot Of land and slave, within The ssi,i
state, Which lists shall have the same
force and easa IS If they bad been mad
for each assessment district. by district
| surveyor III the revenue: the suryeyor or
or surveyors Of the revenue. thus spoint
Ell sor TIC state Of South Carolina, shall
likewise perform AZ the other duties, ex-
=rcise all the powers, and receive The same
compensation. which by virine of the pro
visions still in force of any former ael or
acls. were dire6ied "a be performed, exer-
ciscd and received by The surveyors or,he
revenue for the several assessnep, d,s-
tr'cts; and so much OF any a@ OF acts, as (
direcfcd The appointment OF one surysvor
otthe revenue foreacit assessment district I
IS so Tar as relates 70 the state OF South !
Carolina, hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. md be IL .f1rtser enacted. That /
the several supervisors, or officers ae(in,
as supervisors, may with the appreciation
oil the secretary of toe treasury, unit
whenever SUCH MEASURE shall be ,hourh,
e%pedisnt Tor the better collection OF IL
diretstax. ono orraore Observation-Disclosures
INTO one district, and appoint only one c,,.
!ee'or OF the said tax, FOR the assessrnen,
districts TINS uniteS, any thing in anv for.
mer aci or aeas, 10 tic contrary notwitb.
standing.
Sec. 4 .Iad be IL further erae,cd. Th-,
the accounting officers. Of the treasury he
and they are hereby authorised 10 settle
The accounts orany Of ,be commissioners.
or assessors employed n making the va.
luations, and enumera,ons sbovemeniion.
ed IN the state Of South Carolina, al
though The same may not have been pre- I
sen'ed to, and certified by tbs cornmissi I
sinners Aforesaid, in conformity With The
provisions Of TIE acs inliiuled An sG 10
provide for the vsIUalion Of lands, and
dwelling houses and the coupsrstion Of
slaves, within The United States"
Sec. s. IND BE- II fi,r'fcr cs77rfed. Tha,
any OF the commissioners aforesaid, Who
shall on the request ofthe secrc.1ry oflhe