Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-05-29

therwise 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 statement 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 a change in
the assessable property of any person according
| TO the preceding assessment shall not be so re-
ceived, such person and property will continue
liable to the whole tax chargeable thereon agree
| ably to that assessment.
And 7otice IS hereby further given T. at will
tend inperson or by deputy at Henrico c.. House
| on the 9th day of July 1916, at the same place
on the 9th day of July 1916, at Goochland Cour'
House, on the 11th day of July 1916, at Good
alls Tavern in Hanover County on the 18th dav
\ of July 1916, at Hanover Court House the 18th
day ofJuly 1916, ard 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 cnumerations and
| valuations made in virtue. of such changes which
will be open to the inspection of any person who
may apply to inspect the same, and statement
| ofwhch will be previously made, and delivered
to each person affected thereby, or be put in the
mail address ed to him or her and directed to the
Post Office nearest to the abode of such person
agreeably to my last information, except in the
case of persons not residing within this collecti-
| on district In the statements furnished by In
d'viduals, it will be necessary specify with pre-
cision, the property ofan individual as it existed
at the time of the preceding assessable property
omitted then to be assessed, and 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-
| sdence and the value of the property, the burn
ing or destruction of houses or other fixt i'm
provements 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 an abatement is claimed for slaves
that have died. or have n-away, or have other
wise become useless since the preceding assess
mfn, The statement must give list of all
| the slaves with their sex and ages excepting
those Obtained by transfer owned by the indlvi-
| 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 to entitle him to an abatement I'm all
these cases there must be such specification
and description of the property, as it stands on
| the LIST of June 1916, and as il stood at the pre-
| ceding assessment, as will enable the principal
assessor to make proper distinctions in cases
where they may be rightfully claimed, and pro.
per charges when they are incurred.-ro aid in
| allowing this precision the foil owing form is an
| neXed beng that required in the original assess
ment and which as near es may be, may serve as
model in drawing out the statements now re
CURED from individuals.
WILLIAM E. HILL,
PRINCIPAL Assessor for the 18Th Dist Of Virg.
Charles City, G. III. May %, 1916
| List OF lands, lots o. ground, with their i'm
Provements, dwelling houses and slaves owned
By b on the 1st day of June, 1916, lying
and being within the 18th d;ss-ict of the State
otFirginia, viz. In the there insert the County,
Township, or Parish in which the property is
situated) One farm, Chere insert its description,
specifying the water course, or hill, or noun
tam, or high road, on which it is situated, no
ting the adjoining proprietors, or otherwise
stating particulars by which it may be known and
distinguished,) containing (here insert in words
at length, the number of acres) having thereon
Zone dwelling house of wood ftwo 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 contain,) 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 depth, the
buildings or Offices attached, and particularlzing
the extent OF the lot on which it stands,) valued
at dollars Two improved lots in the said
town, (here insert the street on which situated
insquare feet, perches, or acres, y valued at
dollars. Ten slaves, of the following des.
criptions
Males-1 above so years of age;
between II and 50years;
under ID years;
Females-2 between 10 and so;
under l2y yeas;
Valued at dollars
Total dollars,
Charles City, May 25, 1916. w3w.