Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-03-07

court OF common pleas. agreeab!y TO the laws
heretofore In force, such lands shall under this
aet ne placed in ,lie same class for TAXATION and
all lands which shall not be entered By the own
ers, or 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
or or proprietor OF lands or their agent, have
heretofore, or shall hereafter chser any tract of
land in an inferior classic that of its real quality
sa'd land shall unul IL is changed into its pro.
per class os charged, oyer and above the rate
Tor which IT was entered, with double the amount
OF tax which should have been paid had the
same been entered in its proper CLASS which
shall be paid TO the collector of the county, town.
ship, or distri0 in which such lands may be
charSc3oc, Tor the use OF the STATE on the in for
nation OF any f.eeholder. making cue proof
thereof to :he auditor or commissioners, anc be
recovered at the same time and in the same way
as oiher taxes ave recoverable
sect Be it fRyfber enacted, That FOR the
co lection OF taxes OF non residents lands, the
state saallb DE and is hereby divided into six col
lection districts: the first TO include the lands
pu'chasedb by John Cloves Symnes ana his asso.
ciates aud the lama wihin the district of Cinoin.
naii land oiilce ; the second 10 inc ute lands IN
the Virginia military distria. the land within the
dis;rid of Ch'liIcothe land Office ana rhe Tssnci,
grant; the third 20 include the land purchased by
rue ONO Company and all grants inelrdse with
IN me limits thereof. and til, land within she dis
triet OF the Marietta land Office the fourth TO in
ciude the lands in The United Stares military dis.
'rie( and the refugee lands and all the lands wiki
IN the distria OF Evansville land Office; the fifth
20 include the lands within the d;atria OF the
steubsnvii.e land Off ana alliands sonth OF the
ConneSticus reserve, anu not Included in the o
'ner do'riets ard tho sixth to include the lands
IN the Connecticut reserve.
Sect n Tu,ftP ,--,1s,ei 'rba. 49,, n
be appointed, by joint ballot OF Doth honies OF
the general silenlbiy, and coulmiHiened BY the
goVcinoiy'a collector IN each dilr,cf, WHO ia n
eontHuc III oihce one year, ard Until his iucceTor
Is ehoien and quafedy who iisi collect all taxes
due and owins on non reiidentl laods within
their REFLECTIVE diaTes The collector OF the
hrh dftriet ihaIl keep his Office ar Cincinnati;
the collector OF ,he fecond dilra ihail keep hi,
ONCE at Chiiiccthc, the collector of the third
diitra n'all keep his Office a; Marietta the col
Iectot OF che fourth diftri,3 lh,li keep hi, Office
Znesvi.lc ; the collector OF the fifth t,ar;a
ihali keep his Office at s,eubenville. and The col
leetor OF che fxth diGsis shall keep his ofhee AZ
! the town OF Warren in the eonuty of rrunbail.
nd shall each az the time they receive their
duplicates, take and tubicrihe tie ioIowing oath
o. atirTstion, VIZ J. a 3 do solemaly iyyear or
atiirtn tssthe cafe may be) tha. 1 win according
10 the hstt Of my abilities, lai huily and mpa-t;.
ally pesio'm the duties enjoined on me by law
! as coiiedor or fhe d,(r,& and rb.,
Riil not directly or indirectly purehaie snv
land by me fold for tsyes."
Notice Is hereby given that all taxes sithin hi.
tate ave due and payable AFTER the firii day Of
srgr.t re1, ensuing, and il not paid BY the firG
Monday OF Deeeaber, the lend, vii. be fold OF
10 much thereof as will sati.fy the amour, due.
III dia,i& collector, a. cofOrth, Cincinnati
al do Virginia army lands, Thomas s:o,s, Chill.
lcothe.
80 do. william skinner, Marietta.
Al ia. James Heron, Z1neiville
5th 90 Charles Maxwell stsubenv;lle.
9th do James Ei!a,an, Warren.
THOMAS GIBSON