The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-01-18
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The committee have not eitimated the arrear,c,.
OF the taxes in 500, calculating ou an equal dec;e
cy IN 1908; AVID fuppoiug that the arrsaraye. ~
oo4 eommgin IN 1905, would Meet the deficiency in
the Payments on account Of the take. of the latter
The nttre have not taken i.px,s,c y;s,. IN
money en baud the q of October 1909 tba, ,,,%.v
beng CRY iuch portion OF the SIG 97O dolls 70 crnts
as WAS IA che trra!ury the IN OF October Isos
and therefore III this fun, Of 3iG97o dos 70 san,s
1t IS calculated. '
The eonm;ttee agreeably to rhei- .f iura,., ,v,;.
thsy believe 70 be cWreet, make the exprrdtur &c
the government greater than the rsf,urcrs i,v ,h
iun OF III ,5Sf eols o.. cents. - "
ioobviate in ioEnc degree The Inconvenience which
reius from the want ofnnney IN the trca;ury during
sne hummer mouths, your committee beg leave -,
te'"""etd to The houit to make the taxes on lots
eoac!es faSes chairs and merchants in the co ~
Schmond, Petersburg, Norfolk, Fe.,iericl ,b,-,,
Iynehourg' Winchester, Dniuiries, Fncalle, VII
hamburg, Portlnorth, Falmouth, Sa,fo,k. S,,;,h
Reid staunton and Manchester, and the eoun,,,
law process. hereafter payable into the trea!ury on
'ne hFh cay OF June IN every year The creates, uarr
OF thee taxes Is collected IN May, and ferve un, O.
tobsr Only as funds for fpecuIaon in the hands ~
inc o''eers of the Fate who hoId then, The eo,,-
hnee iurtner recommend to the kcnfe to take Of ,b.
auo't iohai two and hall per cent allowed f.rf1,
,or cole'ng taxes OH lots IN the towns mentioned A.
ooVe they aho recommend, thar tue law for COL,
~ fer
eanS Of corporations give iecury FOR the collee;
On AVID payment luch taxes as they-are autbor;l,
'"e"rsi and thar they aud their feeurities IN cat.
vi i'ur~' be liable to the fame proeefs with fher,Hs
IN inilar cafes "'
Inc committee cannot, confidently with their d,.
w conclude this report without iTggeit;ag 10 tho
nouie the neeeity Of preparing toe reIuurc,s To NEE,
the exces of expenditure. lYhethsr the Ieg,1,,n,.
VIII incrcae the taxes generally within this common.
wealth. or learrh out new aheeas of TAXATION fuch
as toll bridges, mills, wharves and race,fieIds ,b
committee are unable to decide one or the other
OF thole meaIures they hoy, eyer beo J...s ., '
mend. " ''S''A'
On motion, oyared, that the faid reoor. he refer
req 10 acoinnee ~ tne whole houi- on the Gate of
t"e e"niiioa" ealth and that ESQ copies be printed
ief TIE uie OF the members of the Gener. AlembIy
Mr. Clarke preiented from the co,cmi,tre to
whom Il was committed, bill" To amend, the fe-
'srai aSts concerning the INFECTION of ,obacron
with fevera amendments
MT Se''ple Preiented, according to order. bill.
&C aheAo the act, entitled, act, reducing into
aS's ana parts OF acts concerning iuits brought for
'ieths money; and for entertaining tn. rae of ex
shahef anu damages OIL prOte. ed bills of OK, hanpe "a
Mr. lazeweD prefented from the committee 10
wto'n 1t was committed bill, Concerning the
ooiouyh OF Norfolk, with feveral amendments
MT Minor preiented, according to order, a
o.s Altering the court day Of spottty lvana cou:,-
Mr. Miller fof powhatan) pret+med, according
to order, oil, Conc.rnsiny ;,,or. ~
cafes;' - '''s"''
Mr. Brooke preiensed ftom the committee for
Courts OF Juitice, -"
a bill, ' Allowing further time to the petow-
mack company Tor completing the uavigauon Of the
o,ownaek river and loT other parpofes;" and
"a OIL, % amend the atf, entitred, an att cons
erning the town OF Charlottesville )" which were fe
table. 'S sF'4 e''
MIR Rarrfon (of Amelia from, the committee an.
onted to examine jointly wirh committee from
ne Senate into the tuation oil die h,uies and lot es
'Part Tor the ue Of the Governor, made the foIlsws
| 'ng report -
The committee appointed on the Lars OF this bou(e
| =" exanlpe jointly with committee of TIE Ssn.,.
e itats and condition OF the hCuies AND ot iet apart
Tor the nle OF the Governor, havf accordingly ner-
formed that duty, and find the houies EXCEPT an
ou'-houle OF BRICK III conidersblr want of repairs
| the encloi,res in fone meaiure decayed and ,ha
dwelling houe in particular, 80 condtnnrd as in the
opinion OF the committee, to be unfase as rei;denc.
| he facts winch lead to this conculion are brefiY
thele ope gable end Of brick has fsycral arge cracks
and Is much decayed at the foundation the chneys
are ieeured BY large iron bars made fan to the wood
en- Part VI the building, and exhibit the Grange ap,
psarance OF crazy hriek wall fupported by wool
eh hructure. Your Committee find further, that
from an Ultimate made out By AN experienced work.
man. and herewith fpb.Ited, the expenfe reouG,c
to DC encountered for temporary repairs, viii a.
mount to nearly G1 hundred dolars -
R5osOed f6ereorC az the opinion ofthis committee
that The fun of fix hundred dollars be appropriated
for the above purpofe.
o'd.'od That bill be brough, in PURITAN, heres
~ BY the fad sqmpit,se.
o'es'ed, hat isave DC given to bring in bill,
To provide for the Paynen, of expeneesincurrea
ny removing certain pr oners to the penitentary
honie ); and that MeiIrs Brooke, WYATT Randolph.
Moneu's aud hightieos DO prepare and bring in the
itine.