Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-07-24

| NSPt "'eio uieJ eACeeu SIX, anu then each
court house within the district, for one full
DAY at each place, for the purpose of receive
inS any information as to the changes. as
aforesaid, which may have taken Mace
since tue preceding assessment VI revision,
which information shall be given in writing
under the signature of the pei'sun whose
tax may be affected thereby of which at
tendance AID the OBJECT thereof the said
principal assessor shall, on or before the
iiiteentn day of May preceding, cause no
uce 70 be gwen, which notice Shall be In.
serted three times weekly In ali the news
papers published within his district, and il,
hahdoiiis to be posted up at al, the court
houses therein; causing. at the same tine
aud IN the same mode, notice to be given
that he viii attend e. hear apeeais relative
60 any such changes at the times and pla-
ces hereinafter specified therefor.
Sec. 4. find be 1t further enacted, That
each oi the said principal assessors shall.
"itun ten days after the said fifteen DAYS.
according to the information SO received.
Ut To any other information satisfactorrto
iiin, revise the general lists for his district.
ana note IN supplementary form such
| changes as shall appear to him to have occ
Cured, and shall, within the said term of
ten days, make out a distinct statement of
ach change, (which shall include the
name OF the person SO liable to tax
and tine valuation Of the property. and
shall either cause the same t1 be delivered
TO such person, or to be put in the mail adj
i dressed To HIN ser, and directed 70 the
post office nearest to his or her abode. a.
greeabiy to the best information Of the
SAID principal assessor, with a notification
OF the times and places Of hearing any an.
pea,s that may be made, as hereinafter pro-
vidcd for: ProUiaed, That no such notice
need be given to persons not residing
within the district.
Sec. 5. .9ad BE- it further enacted. That
1t shall be the duty of the said PRINCIPAL as
SCISSOR TO attend at the several placeS a.
lnresaid within his district. within fifteen
days from the expiration OF the ten DAYS
| aforesaid, for at least one day at each court
house, Tor the purpose of receiving any ap-
| peais that may be made 10 writing as IN
the changes aforesaid, which changes shall
| be open to the inspection Of any person
who may apply to inspect the same.
| Sec, 6, End be It further enacted, Thar
the changes aforesaid shall be made in the
following manner, aud according to the
following principles, in addition T. those
heretofore stated, that is to say:
In all cases, that relate to real estate.
and to the transfer of slaves, other than is
| herein specially provided for, the rate at
which the same were or would have been
valued under the act aforesaid, pa, aed the
ninth OF January, one thousand eight hun
drsd and fifteen, shall, a. near as NAV be,
be maintained; excepting where partial
alienation of real estate shall occur, i'm
which case the original tax shall be appor-
toned among the several Parts according
to their existing value.
In all cases relative to slaves, the va.
luation shall he made according to their
existing value.
In cases in which real property shall
have been once sod for taxes, and pIrchas-
ed on behalf Of The United States, such
property shall, notwithstanding, continue
to be entered or the general lists, aid the
tax lists, IN the name of The original pro-
prieto-, until the period allowed for the
redemption thereof shall have expired. after
which; unless redeemed, il shall be strick.
ell therefrom but after being so purchase
ed it shall not, while it remains unredcem-
ed; be again sold for any other direct tax
and, during, such period, the redemption
thereof shall only be efec ed on the pay
ment of all the taxes, additions, and char
ges due thereon, the same as if it still cOu-
tinued the property of the original owner.
and as if it had been sold for each accru-
ing tax and TIE collectors Shall, on rem
derlng the proper accounts, be credited
for the amount Of taxes ON property thus
continued unredeened.
Any person becoming the owner of
slave by transfer to him from district of
Their than that in which ire resides, shall at
the time and place prescribed Dy the third
section of this act, furnish the primo pal as
SCISSOR with statement, specifying Che .eS
and age OF such slave, who shall De valued
according to bis or her existing value and
any such person who shall neglect so to-
furnish statement shall forfeit aud nav
sum not exceeding ten dollars one hale
thereof for the use of the United States.
& the other hall for the use of the imformer.
And where a Transfer ct a slave ehil be-
made by person residing with II one dis
trict to 8 person residing in another. which
shall become known to the principal asses
sor Ofthe former district. lie shall forthwith
advise, through the mail. the principal as.
SCISSOR of the latter district thereof, who
shall, in case the statement aforesaid shall
nothaye been rendered as sfuresaid,, nstituts
prosecution against the person to whom
the transfer has been made for the said
penalty.
In all cases the individual statements Of
changes shall be made out in such man
ner as may be directed by the principal
assessor, and shall, in their form, be as siiui-