Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-02-15

It must have its form determined a year
before It's operation sll.il commence.
| The duties Of the Commissioners OF the
Revenue in relation to the public taxes
viii be found to have BEEN 'du ed to T. cir
limits before the war--yet the estiin ties #
the Committee have enlarged their COM
pcnsation t. n SUN exrce ling that viii II
was then allowed to n. m. AL these tlu
les, occur, at a particular season Of the
year they are of the utmost Importance
and require activity and intelligence, as
we'll as honesty in TIE officer who per
forms them. An union of such qualities
in one officer cannot be procured at tie
small price formerly p,id for them-and
sh 1uld the General Assembly authoris1 TIL
proposed augmentation, the ia5ourS of the
Commissioners, might be extended beyond
the objects to which they are now conf
n d. so as to embrace an annual collection
nd report of such facts within their res
pc Give districts, as shall serve TO shew the
distribution of the labour and stock, and
the gradual progress or decIcnsion of the
agriculture. ar;s, commerce and populati-
on of the Commonwe alth
The Documents marked { and D shew
the amount of the Revenue of the Com
monwcaith from the year 1891 to the year
1915, both years incluiive, and are annex
ed to the Report as illustrative OF the views
which 1T presents OF the probable growth
of the public revenue.
1st. Resolved. That the taxes levied
upon the war subjects Of taxation be dis
continued.
ID ResoiDed, That the taxes upon The
former subjects of revenue be reduced so
as co leave n nett revenue of FIVE hundred
thousand dollars.
Sd ResoiOrd, That the sum of 100 thou
sand dollars be annually appropriated II
the extinguishment of the debt of z5o ooo
doll RS due the r nix Of Virginia and Far
mers' Bank of Virginia.
4'h. Rcsotpcd. That the arrears of tx
es due in The y rough of Norfolk and the
counties from which no commissioners re.
turns have en- received for the past wear.
together WITH The uncnllected revenue TAX
es OF those counties in which no collections
have been made be applied, tur,ther with
s. much OF the debt due from the United
states as may be necessary. to defray the
current expenses of the Commonwealth
until the 1st day of October next, AMI 10
replace all such sums as have been or NAV
be hereafter advanced on account for. the
use OF the Commonwealth by the Farmers
Bank of Virginia a.
In, Nc"NVeQ, mar the residue of the
aeot OF the United States be applied to pub
lie education. and that so much thereof as
may suffice to take up the certificates of
public stock issued to the Bank of Virginia
and the Fsrmers' Bank of Virginia be di-
rected t. that object BIZ the President and
Directors of the L terary fund.
ResolUed, That the duties of the Com
nlssloners of the Revenue be so enlarged
as to require them to present to the Exccu-
tive III every year statistical tables of their
respective districts, showing the distribu-
non OF the labour and stock, and the gra-
dual progress or del nsion of the agrcul-
ture' arts, commerce and population of the
commonwealth.
ReSoLved. That TIE Committee of FL
nance be instructed to inquire into the ex
pediency of changing the present distribu-
ton OF the territory of the Commonwealth
INTO revenue districts, and of altering the
modesot appointing commissioners Of the
revenue and that they report by bill OF
otherwise.