Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-03-11
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EXTRACT FROM AN ACT LEvYINo A STATE
TAX FOR THE YEAR 1876
Seelioa 2. Be ~ further endc'ea, Tha. all
lands shall be rated and ciasaed in the nanner
following: that is 70 say. first, second {, third
rates and the rule TO be observed IL. thai when
greater part of any tract slIal be supe,ior m
quality TO second rate land. l. shall be denon,i-
uated first rate Z; when a greater part of trza,
shall be inferior in quality 20 first .ate, and su.
perior TO third rate. 1t shall be denomina,sd Sc.
eond rate; and when greater part Of traa
shall be inferior to second rate. il shall be demo-
minated third rate land, taking into view the
SITUATION aud the quality ofthe soil First rate
land shall be taxed a, the rate of ninety cents.
eccnd rate sixty.hve cents, and third rate forty
eents each per hundred acres.
Sect. Be HJurtber caacted That in all ca
ses where the owners OF any lands have, by
themselves or agents. entered their larts in their
proper classes, with the auditor clerks OF me
court OF common pleas, agreeably 10 the laws
heretofore in force, such lands shall under this
act be placed in the same class for TAXATION, and
all lands which sh all 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 rs second rate, and if any own.
er or proprietor of lands. or their agent have
heretofore, or shall hereafter cutter any uGa of
land in an inferior class that of its real quality
said land shall funs it is charged into irs rro-
per class] be charged, over and above the rate
| FOR whichit was entered, wifh double the amount
of tax which should have been paid had the
same been entered in ts proper class, which
| shall be paid to the collector Of the county, town.
| ship, or dissrid in which snch lands may be
chargeabie, Tor the use of the state, the nfor.
nation of any f,eeholder. making due proof
thereof to the auditor commissioners, and be
recovered at the same time and in the same way
as other raxes are recoverable.
| Se6 q. BE IL farther enacted, Thar for the
collection OF taxes of non residents lands, the
state sNall be ard is hereby divided into six COL.
lection DISTRICTS: the first to INCLUDE the lands
lPu,chased by John CIeves Symmes and his asso.
ciates and the land within the dis,ria If Cncrn.
natl land Office the second to inc ude lands in
the Virginia military disTG, the land within The
dis,ra of Chillisothe land Office and rhe French
grant; the third TO include tie land purchased by
the Ohio Company and all grants included win.
IN me limits thereof, and the land within the dis
ira of the Marietta land ofice the fourth 10 IN.
cluse the lands in the Uni,es Stases military dis.
triet ard the refugee landa ard althe ,ands With
IN the distriet ct ZAnesvlle land ofhce the fifth
to ihciuse the lands within ,hc disrria of me
steuoenvils lana ofh and all lands south OF the
Cenneoicnt reserve, ard no, included In the o.
ther ds.rcis and the sixth TO include the lands
in the Connection Reserve
Sect 5 Pc II turtle enacted, THAI thets nial
be appointed, hy join, ballot o. moth horfs, az
the general shcn,siy, and cor,miHioned hy rho
| govefner. collector IN each difsiS. who n Il
continue IN Office year, and until hs fuce, fer.
- ehci.n aud qualified who iF,siI coIle all taxes
due and owing non Telidenss' lands within
their reipe&ive diRriSts The collector of the
hrit ditiria fhsll keep his Office at Cine;nn.ti;
the collector Of the fecoud diArte fhall keep his
Office at Chillieo.hc the collector OF the third
diitri& fhal keep mis- Office at Marietta the col.
ieaor Of the fourth diarie fhsl keep hi, Office ar
GAINESVILLE /; the collector of the filth diflri6e
hall keep his eihee It Stcubepvilie and the COL
ieetor OF the fifth dGria shall keep h;s office ae
the town OF Warren in the county 81 rrrrnbuII-
And fhali each, at the time they receive ekeis.
duplicates, take and fubiaribe ,he following 18th
o atiirmation, viz /, 4 B. DO soiemnlJ IN car or
affirm las the cafe may beg ,ha, will. according
TO the bea Of my abi!ities faithfully ard asart;
ally perform the duties enjoined on me By law,
sseolleetor oil the 'diffri6 and that.
! will no, directly or indirectly purehafe spv.
land by me fold for taxes
Notice IS hsfeby given that all taxes within thi.
tate are due aud payable after ,hc ffrit dag of
Augul mex, ensuing and il not raid b. the fri
iNonday OF December, the lands will be fold OF
10 much thereof as will sati.fy the amount due.
In difirid collector, a. Cofosth, Cincinnati.
I'D do. Virginia army lands, Thomas Scott, Chill
I licothe.
sd do. William skinner, Marietta.
: 9Th DO. James Heron, Zanefville
9Th do. Charles Maxwell, Steubenyillc.
9th do, James Hibn!an, W arren.
THOMAS GIBSON,
J. Auditor Of acenunts Tor ,Ln No.. r. OL: H..