Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-05-11

Tue Correction o. errors, IS sct,scr,x,i ly Law
nad the Precedent of the Ucited States shall De- aud
hc IS hereby authorized 10 Augment, Il, esas where
i'e SHAT deem II necessary, tie iosS gon. ecppea-
sato"s; PrCvideG, That there shall not be allow
Ell 10 any one principal assessor in any such year.
inors uisn two hundred dollars in addition 10 his
hAsd compensation .iii@ brov,ie4, that tue whole
extra asacuns thus allowed shall not exceed in such
yea ten I, onsan'l ucl'ars And Cor the urpose ii
carrying his vet into effect there is hereby s;,pr,
psated IN each year, in which direct lax shall he
lalc, sam ot one hundred thousand dollars To he
PAID cut osary moaey IN Ne treasury n oine wise
appropriated J'rori,ii th2, any oder Sxistios s
proPri''os 'oi the said purposes DC, sni tie
is hereby repealed.
Sec. 10. ind Be t further. e,,acsed. That in lieu
of u,e ,ime crow xed by law CIR the CONN nce,nsnt
q tho collection "s t.se direct tax, il shall je ia sae
'.stic, immediately subsequent to tbs day on whish
he tax lists saail BIZ delivered lac ,restoc :tre-
o.
See. rs. ind Be il fs.tisr enacted. Th.t in all
cases IN which tax shall he charse FOR Slaves, the
zeal estate OF tae person charged ;lSlewi.h MAY b.
sold tae-ciar, inthc same manner rs fr- tax due
thereon hu, no sises sn!d Ie- t.xes s..a be pur
ehascf on behalf 81 :hc y. $
$50. IL .lnd5eit Eilfher. enacted. That i shall
be lawful Tor the Secretary Of the Treasury TO a..
gn 70 the commissioner o. the revenue tie duty of
sireriatendinS :he ;s=cs-orJ, valuations AMI assess
Gents, under the laTs imposing direct tax, as we'll
as tic collection othe tax .biec to .i; directions
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by law.
See. Is Ind 5eit fiirsle,. enacted, That the
foregoing provisions shall apply any direct
posed or to be imposed up1n The % strict OF Colum-
o's ana S'iai be and remain ia force, any thing IN
any former act or acts 90 the contrary withstand
ihs.
Sec ~ Prooilsd Gl.oays, md &c 4 flr,her en-
AGED, i'''t the equalization and apporlion,n.nt OF
III. ,reet Tax mad. IN the year eight teen Hundred
anu t-en by the boarl 0f priucpa assessors . TIE.
IL, yIrfTl. NJ I,
ACT enit!,'! " An act 10 provide additional revenues
Tor dcii"fnS the expenees e government and MAIN
tanning tn public credit Wy 'ay in; dircct tax up
on the U. States, anil - provide for the ass asirg
and coilcc-in, the slglc, shall no. b. in force or
have any effect as IL rela that States qt.ta OF
the direct tax imposed by the act oe = usress pas.
sed the firth day oF March one thousand eie, hun
dTed and s-t en-. or thai shall be impu.e,, bv any
SUBSEQUENT act OF CO"sress; ard sal! BE- the ..-
y o The SAL board Uf praei; assessors AGAR, 70
c3nyeGe "a general meeting on tn. first Monday j.
Jane next at Dover, IL tue said stat. and then a
there diligently ADD carefully rc-cn side anil e
anime tue ssvere lists nj valuation for tne direct
tax foT the sSid state, Cnr TIE year on thons ,i
eight ..dni'e an fou teen, ami they shag have
power TO revise, alter re-anss AMI eanal;ze th.
several sts o. saiua.iUa fo esai for the eonnti ii
the sad state respectively by adding thereto or s..
uuetnS tner-ifoin, such rate per ceutum shall
render the valuation oi the sad counties relatively
equal according to .he present actual ready money
value of the property assessed and conrsin ed
IN t'e sad lists of yalua,o and shall there
1pnn arportion u each county in the sad state
4ao;a o. the tax bearing The propo ton - the
whole direct tax imposedo die state, AS the az
grsate valuation Of each cnunty bears To- tn aegre-
G'te valuation of the state All the valuations. e.
DUAL cation ~ apporti snent rnade by the board
OF principal assessors aforesa shall b. IL full fore
and operation, and remain urchaaCed, subject only
u the exceptions cnntaine LA tn. first section OF
this act and tae said board Of principal ass essors
shall With twenty days after their meeting as here
IN before directed, complete the sail revision e.
1uA'zaiidn AMI ap0ortio IN nj, and sh Il r.orri
the same, and in all sDects MT herein otherwise
direct q, shall conform tn the provisiors CON
tanned in the act il this section first above reel
ted
n CLAY,
sseater q w Hc,sh, II R.,resen,ct,de,