Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-06-01

near as may be, to be main aimed; excepting il
two cases, one where partial alienation of rea
estate shall occur, in which case as the tax, As
| fixed agreeably to the preceding assessments
20 be apportioned among the several par $, accor.
ding to their several values on the LIST June, the
| proportional value according to the preceding
valuation, at that time of the part alienated, and
Of the remainder of the property should be sta
ted the other respecting Slaves (other thai
uch as are transferred WITHIN the same collec-
ION distric) which are to be valued according
% their existing value, and Slaves that have'heen
born, or have died, or have ran away or have o.
tberwise become useless since the preceding as
sessment, in which case the course above stated
is to be pursued. Any person becoming the
owner OF Slave, by transfer to him from col
lection district other than that in which he re
sides, is required under the penalty of ten dol.
lars to render as aforesaid statemen. specifying
the age and sex of such Slave, who is to be valu-
ed according to his or her existing value.-in all
cases in which such information of change in
the assessable property of any person according
toythe preceding assessment shall not be so re-
ceived, such person and property will continue
liable 10 the whole tax chargeable thereon agree
ably to that assessment.
Aud sotice rs hereby further given that will :
tend inPerson or by depu at Henrico G.. House
on the Bib day of July 1916, at the same place
on the 9th day of July 1916, at Goochland Court
House, on the l1th day of July 1916, at Good
alls Tavern in Hanover County on the 18th day
OF July 1916, at Hanover Court House the 18th
day ofJuly 1916, and at Charles City Court
House on the 18th day of July 1916, for The pur-
pose OF receiving any appeals that may be made
IN writing as to the revised enumerations and
valuations made in virtue of such changes which
Will be open to the inspection ofany erson who
may apply to inspect the same, and statement
of which will be previously made, and delivered
to eachperson affected thereby, or be pu, in the
mail address ed to him or her and directed to the
Post Office nearest TO the abode ofsuch person
agreeaoly to my last informa ion, except in the
case OF persons not residing within this collecti-
ON district In the statements furnished by III
dyiduals, IT will be necessary specify with pre-
cislon, the property ofan individual as it existed
at the time of ne preceding assessable property
omitted then TO be assessed, aud its value, the
transfers OF real estate and slaves, stating the
names and residence of The persons to whom
transferred and their value, the changes of resi-
dents and non residents with their names and re
sldence and the value of the property, the burn
ing or destruction of houses or other iixt i'm
rrovements OF real estate, with their value pro
perry that has become exempt from taxation
and its value, stating the grounds on which the
exemption is claimed, and the State Laws by
which it is permanently or especially exempted,
and where abatement is claimed for slaves
Nhat nave QSu, OF nave RUNAWAY, OF nave OUller-
wise become useless since the preceding assess
men The statement must give a list of all
the slaves with their sex and ages Excepting
those obtained by transfer owned by the indvi-
dual, valued according to their value on the LIST
June 1916, which value must be less than that of
the valuation of his slaves at the preceding as
sessment 20 enti;ie him to an sbstemen. In all
these cases there must be such specification
and description of the property, as it stands on
the 1st Of lime 1915 and otonJ he rra
cedmg assessment, as will enable the principal
assessor to make proper distinctions in cases
where they may be rghtfully claimed, and pro-
exchanges when they are incurred.-To aid m
allowing this precision the foil wing form is an
neXed being hat required in the original assess
ment and VIII oh near as m y be, may serve as
model in drawing out the statements now re-
CURED from individuals
WILLIAM f., HILL,
PRINCIPAL Assessor for the 18Th Dist Of Virg.
Charles City, C. II. May 90, 1916
List of lands, lots of ground, with their i'm
provements, dwelling houses and slaves owned
by on the LIST day of June, 1916, lying
and beng within the 18th district of the State
ofVrginia, viz. In the there insert the County,
Township, or Parish in which the property is
situated One farm there insert its description,
specifying the water course, or hill or mouG
tain. or high road, which It is situated, or no
ting the adjoining propretors, or otherwise
stating particulars by which it may be known and
distinguished,) containing there insert in words
al length the number of acres,) having thereon
Zone dwelling house of wood of two stories forty
feet in length by thirty in depth two barns, of
wood--one corn house--one grist mill, describing
the same and any other improvements the farm
may cOntaln,) valued at dollars
One dwelling house in the town of there insert
the town, street, &c the materials of which built,
the number of stories, the length and dep n, The
buildings or offices attached. aud particulsrizing
the extent of the lot which IL stands,) valued
at dollars Two improved lots in the said
town, (here insert the street on which situated
in square fee, perches, or acres valued at
dollars. Ten slaves, of the following DIES.
crptions
Males-1 above so years Of age;
between 10 and so years
2 under IL years;
Females-2 between IL and so;
iunder 2yea.s