Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-04-08

EXTRACT rRo~ AN ACT LEvYINo STATE
TAX FOR THE YEAR 1906
Seeion 2. Be if ja;6ey enacied, That all
iSnds snail be rated and ciasssd ,If the manner
following that is TO gay, first, second & third
ratss; and the rule TO be observed il, tha, when
greater part OF any tract shall be ssperior IN
Quality 10 second rate land, it shall DC lenomi-
na'e s, nfst rate when greater part OF auaS
shall be inferior inequality 10 first rate, and gu,
pe'ior 10 third rae, IL shall be cenpmina ed Sc
eond rate; and when g,ea'er part of trad
sean De interior TO second rate IL shsls be demo
minated third rate land taking into view the
sitna,ion and the qualify of the soil First rate
land shall be taxed ~ the rate of ninety cents,
second rate sixty-fIve cents, anu third rate forty
cents. each per hundred acres
Sed 3 Be tts-;ber enacted That in all ca
ses whcrc the cwnefs Of my s-s,as have b,
thernseive; or agents, entl ? their lands IN their
proper classes. will The auditor O; clerks ci she
cohrt OF common pleas, agreeably 10 the laws
mere oiore IN force, such lands shall under this
aet be piaccdinthe same class for taxation and
aAlizids which shsli nor be entered nv the own
efs, or their agents, with the auditor, before he
makes out his duplicate he shall class and
charge the same as seecna rate, and If any own
en- OF proprietor of lands, or their agent, have
hete'ofote, or shall heseafter enter any traa OF
land IN an inferior class to that o. its real quality
sa'a land shall lunril il ia changed into IT'S pro
per classj be charged, over and above the rate
Tor whichitwas entered, with double the anooun,
OF tax winch should have been paid had ,hs
ssHe been entered in IT'S proper CLASH, winch
shalt be paid 10 the colleStos OF the COUNTY ,o,vn
sh'P' or disisia in which such lands NAV be
far the use OF the STATE, the intor.
nation OF any fteehoi6er. making due ,nroor
thereof to the auditor o, commissioners. an. I've
recovered at the same time and in the same wa,
as other taxes are recoverable
see,. r. 6e &c Ji0tbe, enacted That for the
Soieeucn oil taxes oil non resrdSnts lands lie
state all DE and is hereby divided ie,o SIX chi
lection districts: the first 10 inciute the Ia,.d.
purchased by John Cloves S,mmes anu his asso
e'"teS ana the iand wihiu the dis iict x Cinein
',S', ia"o once the second TO inc u1e AIMS IN
the lf3inia military disrie, the land si,hn, the
disiret OF Chihco,he land Office aud Inc F,tn,h
grant the bird ncloue the srd purchase, BY
.he ONO Company and all grants inL iudsa wi,.,
~ .he minis thereof, and III. and " iti1ir ,e az.
trit OF the Mauettaiann flee rhs fou,,l, Il, 90,
cinLle the lands in the unted States ri,i,ary 81,
,rie ana the refugee lands aud All the lands wi,h
IN me disIrict OF lanesv lie Land Office; the l,f,b
~ niciues the lands within The tisrTiel OF the
steubenyil!e land eff e and alilands sou,h ofihs
Tonne e'icu, reserve and not included IN the q
tner distrlets and the sixth to INCLUDE The iaa6s
IN the Connetticu; Reserve.
Sect S. BE bfwtbe, enacted. rrba, ,be,. n, a,
be appointed, by join. ballot of both bousss oi
the general aismhy, ard commiiiionso by tbs
governor, eo'ieHtor IN each diftrict, who n II
eont'pde IN otios one year and until hi. uccciInr
- thoten and qualified who fsll eo!lee4 al taxes
due and owing on Teiidents land, within
their roipsetive dihnSls The collector Of I'll.
hrt diftt'et ihail keep his Office at Cm,innaii
the collector ci the feeoDd diflr,e fnal keen nj.
oitee at Chillieothe, the collector OF the third
dhtFio hall keep his Office az Marietta The col
iesoi oil the fourth oiftra fish keep hi. ofir, a,
GAINESVILLE the collector OF the fifth d,a,;6,
fhs keep his office IT SieubenyiiIc and IN. col.
iecterof the hxth diarict shall en- his office :,
the town OF Warren in the county of I'rumhull
And iball each, at the time they receive tbe,r
duplicates, take and fubfcribc the following o,,b
or affirmation, viz !, B. do solenfs.!y ~ ear or
afiirfn las,he cafe may Beg hat vii. according
10 the ben Of my abiiitic1 faitbiully sad npar,;
ally perform the duties enoined on me by Law
&C collector Of the dilria ana ,b.,
! will not directly or indirectly pursha(e snv
land by me fold Tor taxes"
Notice IL hereby given that all tazes within ,b;.
Rate aye due sod psysbic after the ste day of
Augnh next ensuing, and IL DOT paid by the 6tR
Monday of December, the land, will be fold o,
10 much thereof as will 'ati'fy the amount due
IN eiRria collector, A Coforth. Cincinnati
al do Virginia army lands, hotaas Scot, Chi.
licotbe.
81 do. william skinner, Marietta.
4th 90. James Heron, Zsnefyiile
5th DO. Charts Maxwell Stvubenvile,
9th do James HiIfnan, Wsrscn.
THOMAS GIBSON.
Auditor Of accounts fer the Rste OF ohio CIV
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