Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-03-04
WIZ. H. cABELL.
AUDITORS OFFICE,

Co'fhcofoc, ofdfe Of Oeio, January 3lsf, 1906.
EXTRACT PROM As ACT LsvYrNo STATE
TAX For THE YEAR 1906.
Section 2. Be &c further euac,el, That all
lands shall be rated and cassed in the manner
following that is to say, first. second, & third
ratss; and the RUE to be observed ia. that when
greater part OF any tract shall be superior IN
quality TO second rate land, it shall be denomi-
mated hrst ra'e /; when a greater part of tract
shall be inferior in quality TO frat rate, and SUI
Psrior 10 third rate, it shall be denomina,ed &c
| cond rate; and whea a grea'er part of = trzA
shall be inferiar 20 second vate. il shall be dane.
| minated third rate land, taking into view the
! situation and the quality of the soil. First rate
land shall be taxed at the rate Of ninety cents.
second rate sixty.Gve cents, and third rate fsny
Gems, each per hundred acres
SAT-. ) Be H jn'fbey enacted, That in all ca.
ses where the owners of any lands have, by
themselves or agents, entered their lands in their
proper classes, with the auditor or clerks of the
court of common pleas agrseably TO the laws
heretofore III force, such lands shall undsr this
act be placed IN the same class for taxation, and
all lands which shall net be entersd by the own
ers, their agents, with the auditor, before he
| makes out his duplicate, he shall class and
charge the same as second rate, and If any own.
er or proprietor OF lands, or thar agent, have
| heretofore. or shall hereafter enter any traa of
land i'll inferior class to that of its real quality
| said land shall until it is changed into Tvs pro-
par class be charged, over and above the rate
for which it was entered, with double the amount
of tax which should have been paid Rad the
| same been eusrcd in its proper class which
shall be paid to the colhstter of the county town
ship, or distria in which such lands may DE
chargeable, for the of the stale, on the infor
nation of any freeholder, making dse proof
thereof TO the auditor or commissioners, and be
recovered at the same time and in the same way
as other taxes are recoverable.
Sect d BE 10 fWfber enacted, That for the
collection OF taxes OF non residents lands, the
state SHALL be and is hereby divided into SIX col
ieeiion districts; tho FIRST to include the lands
purchased by John Cleves Symmes and his $50.
ciatss and the land within the distriS ,f Cincin.
natl land Office; the second to inc .ude laads in
the Virginia military distria the LAIRD within the
disiria of Chiliicothe land Office and the French
grant; the third 10 include the land purchased by
the Ohio Company and all grants included with
in the limits thereof, and the land within the dis
tria ofths Marietta land Office the fourth to in
clude the lands in the United States military dis
trid and the refugee lands and ali tile lands with.
in the distria Of GAINESVILLE land Office the 9th
to include the lands within the distria of TN.
steubenvile land Off e and all lands south of ,he
Connecticut reserve, and not included in the q
ther distri6s and the sixth to include the lands
10 the Connecticut Reserve.
Sees S. BE itfRrtber enacisa, Tha. there fhall
be appointed, by joint ballot of both houfc, Of
the general aGcmsly, and eomnfionsd by the
govefDor, collector in each diaria, who N n
continue in Office one year, and until his fuceeTo.
is oholen aud qualified, who 1sll collect all ts,e,
due and owilg on non rcidents' lauds within
their REFLECTIVE diarias The collector of the
fra difleia mall keep his Office at Cincinnati !,
the collector OF the feeond diGria fhAll keep M,
Office a, Chill'eoihe the collectors Of the third
diitria ihail keep ms oihee at Assistta the col.
eelot OF the fourth ditriet malt keep his Office
ZInesvie the eollcaor OF the 6lth d,a,;9
lhsll keep his esiee at sseubenvile, ID tn col