Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-02-22

of two dollars dSy for every day he shall
have been actually engaged in his duties IN
Guiding the time of tray Cling us aforesaid. His
account, stating also the number of DAYS for
which he is entitled TO pay, shall be verified bv
his own oath, and being verified To be correct
in the opinion Of the board of assessors for tn,,
district in which he shall have acted, SHALL en-
title Inn To 4 warrant, for the amount due him
10 be paid in like manner.
The commissioners OF the revenue Shall re.
ceive as compensation Tor such services as
they shall render to the hoard at their request
Il compensation OF one dollar per cav TO be GER
tilted by the hoard, and paid in hike man.
ner.
Be II further enacted, That. after tho assess
ment for the whole State, shall have heen com
pletcdas aforesaid, and copies OF the tables of
assessment tor the several counties. shall have
been furnished To the respective commission
efs, il shall be the duty of those commissioners
TO correct their land-boOks accordingly; and
whenever thereafter any part of Il tract OF land
or lot shall transferred, from one person TO
another upon the commissioners books il shall
be the duty OF the commissioner to ascertain
the relative value ofihe pa tso transferred when
cOmrared with the whole tract, to charge the
pat so transferred, ut such relative value.
10 deduct the value, so charged TO the
transterree, from the amount OF value of the
who lie tract or lot, and charge the balance ul-
on the residue OF the tract or lot. If ans person.
Interested IN SUCH apportionment, shall he dis
satisfied Herewith, he mayapply to the court
OF the county or corporation ia which the land
or lot lies, and upon reasonable notice given to
the otlerparty Interested therein, or il the 9th
er party cannot be found, IN the county then
upon reasonable notice given to the commits
Sioncr, the court Shallhavp full mower To correct
any error that may have hcen committed and
shall thereuron order the commissioners book
10 be reformed accordingly.
1t shall moreover he tie duty of the commits
sIoners annually To assess the value of anv new
building which may have been erected. or any
tract OF iand, or ios, and which shall not have
been heretofore assessed, md TO add the amount
thereof, TO the value at which such land or lot
was before charged: Pr0uided, k0rerer, That
they shall not assess any such new building
which Is under the Vainc of one hundred dol
lars. In making the assessment of new buil-
dings as aforesaid they shall be valued as near
~ as may be, at the same rate, at which other
buildings IN the same ueiehhoThOod shall have
been valued by the assessors, under this act
Neither the commissioners, however, nor the
assessors, shall value any binding until the
same shalt have been so far finished as So he
TT toruSe; and the~ shall then Il ,Sess A. vhoth-
q. entirely nnlshcd or not, at Tie same vs,ue as
signed
WheneveraDy building assessed as aforesaid.
snail be destroyed by any cause whatever. il
snail be the duty of the commissioner at the
next periodical correction OF his land book 81
TO correct the same, as 80 deduct from the va
Inc OF buildings charged to the owner thereof
as nearly as may he, the value at which the
buildings so destroyed, shall have been assess
Belt further enacted. That the Ist and ID sec
tions otthe Act, entitled An Act. for email
zng the land tax which passed at a General
Assembly, begun and held on the 2lst day of
October, III the year 1892, shall be. and the
same are herebyrepeaed from& after the slst
day OF December next
BE 1T further Enacted, That if any principal AZ
SCISSOR shall refuse, or fail perform any of the
duties OF his ONCE, lie shall forfeit and nav TO
the Commonwealth, for the benefit of the Lite
rarv Fund, fine not less than one hundred nor
more than five hundred uoi .ars 4: aud if any
person required by this aw 10 verify any fact
upon oath, shall falsely, wIlfulv and Corrnptiy
depoSe 10 such fact, he shall be deemed euilty
oil perjury, and be punished in the same manner
as 1t he had falsely, wilfully, and corruptly de-
posed TO any tact as Il witness in court of las
tice.
he it further enacted, That the Executive
shall, from time to time, as occasion NAV re-
quire, supply all vacancies which may happen
IN the Office OF any principal or assistant asses
All Ordinances of Convention. and Acts of
Assembly coming within the purvew OF this
Act. shall De, and the same are hereby repeal
ed
ms act shall commence and be in force
from aud after the passage thereof
lbs. An act appropr!atng sum of money
Tor the purchase of furniture for the governors
house"
i26. An act "yesting in the trustees of the
Male Charity School of Frederickbsburg. the
tue to certain property therein mentioned"
w. An act" concerning Robert Crutchfeld"
rs. in act 10 revive and amend an act
entitled An act Incorporating a company TO
establish turnpike from Smokers ferry. in
the comfy of Frederick, TO WiRchester-pass-
cd Feb. 10th. iSl2"
i29. An act allowing further time to the
Iotomac company to complete the navigation
OF tie river Potomac"
$50. An act concerning Peter Eppes."
iSl. An act 10 amend an act entitled AN
act Incorporating companies to open the nayi-
gauon OF Bnilaioe and 1ye rivers, within GER
tam distances therein prescribed, and dccar-
ing theSame public highways"
~. An act concerning Peter Anderson"
j35. an act authorizing the sale Of a tract
%, iaha belonging TO the oEphaus Of Andrew
i31 Anact providing for the payment OF
certain lines accrueng to the Literarv Fund"
i35. An act authorizing HOrsey Somers x
CndTles Hice to retain certain slaves within
this Commonwealth"
l36. An act fOrthe relief of the heirs of
Edward Carter, decd"
~. An act providing fer the distribution
OF the printed edition OF Tie Journals OF the
Conventions of 6I5 aud I716" One COPY is
10 resent by ihe Executive 10 the Clerk of
edCh county, 10 be preserved ia his Office one
copy to the Librarian of the Public Library at
!" d>nthston and one copy to .ihOn'asJeiersou
tate PRESIDENT Of the United States q. fesfi- !
mony OF the higli esteem which is felt for his
character by the General Assembly OF uds |
commonwealth one copy is TO he retained in |
tue Council Chamber; one COPY in the Office Of |
the clerk of the House OF Delegates, and one |
therC0py III the oiilce of the clerk Of the Sen. !
aye; the remaining copies are 10 be sold hy the |
Public Printer, OH commission. of ten per |
cent. and the proceeds Of the sale are bv hin, |
to be paid intOthe treasury
1875. An act " TO amend and reduce into one
INC several acts against malicious shooting,