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

their duties, the Executive shall camSs to M
procured and furnished To them, copies OF he
assessment OF the lands and lots in their conn.
Ties respectively, which were lately made m
Ger the law OF the United states The sail
assistants shall have power aud il sholl bo eli.
duty al all cases Which, II is practicable to call
upon The owner Of amy land or lot, tor suc,, in.
formation as he may he able To give in relation
to 1t. II the assistant shall. think proucr Le
may require such information on esth-and ~
tne person OF whom IT !, 50 required, shall fail
or refuse to give it without lawful causc bc
shall forfeit aud pay to The Commonwealth
tor the use Of the Literary Fund, Il fine of me
hundred dollars. II Shaii moreover be tb,. dutv
OF each assistant assessor to obtain srcb otLe,
Information of the valHe OF he hand o, iot MS
he conveniently can, and in ali cases i'm which
ms information is not otherwise satisfactory
ne shall hnSelFNiew it., isit eau be found bv
h.in- "a assessing the value of any land or lot
M nnh",ngs ana other Improvements thereon
sial! he takeG into tue estimate: and il shall lie
tue oVty OF the assistant assessor, 10 note i'm Il
separate column to be added 10 e. CHI table for
that purpose, the sum which he has added In
t1e Naiue OF the land or lot, on account of the
buildings ihcrGupon
When the assistant assessor shall have finish
co ms assessment within his precinct he
shall verify the same by AN oath mr. affirm,
ton 10 be certified Ut the foot of e;,cI, t,hio
aforesaid, and TO be in substance as follow.
c IA:
>, l., a; ,. assistant assessor of the lands and
'otS III we county OF do S9lemnIy
swear or affirm that have imparliaIIy' and
10 tie best OF my Judgment and ability dis
charged my duiv under the 4 rtoftl,e General
Assembly; entitled" An act, FOR arrans iny the
connueSinto districts for the election OF Soma
tors and eQuallxing the land iux"--and ;hst
according 10 the best information that 1 have
Dcei able Ia procure, the sdlue-a.sseSsed uuon
Hacn .l3c' oil ishd Cor tot rs above. verify be
ieve to be correct.--So help me GOAl
n TAR copy OF each table thus verified shall
without delay, be liked up a; the cor of the
t ,,o nous. u.s.. OF the county, and shall be kept
mere oy the assistant assessor on tic FIRST day
at iehSt OF Two successive courts. with uotc
written thereon in some COusDicrou> Mac, IN
the following effect:
All persons interested in the assessment,
are are, hereby Informed, thar appeals theretrom
viii be heard and decided az the board of
Principal Assessors, who will SIT in this couu
", that notice OF any appea! intended, should
be given to me; aud that any evidence which
any one may desire 10 lay before that board
must be taken in the form at a3fdavits. and
delivered TO me To be exhibited to the board
\. ID. Assistant Assessor"
be "tnTther enacted, that, soon as the
SAID assistant assessors shall have finished their
assessments respectively, thcN shall comnun,
cate tao fact to the Executive Of this Common
wealth; and tire executive shall tliei ont...t
issue proclamation, requiring the several
boards Of rrincipai Assessors to assemble 70
Gether at some convenient time 10 be q ssiona'
TED IN the proclamation at some proDer oj,cs
W'lhh their district respectively, 10 be also in
Ike manner designated and 10 proceed i'm the
execution OF their duties
The said Boards of Principal Assessors shall
assemble accordingly at the times ana uiaces
SO designated, or as soon thereafter as may be
practicable, aud having filSt taken an OATH or
animation as herein prescribed snail enter
upon the duties OF their Office such oatI, or
animation shall be 10 the following effect. ~
g. =; ~ no soIe,nnly swearE or atbrml that will
faithfully and impartiaily to tile best of nv
sHili ana Judgment, discharge the duties of nv
ONCE OF Principal Assessor, under tbe ACT of
the General Assembly, entitled "An act for
a s G me counties into districts for the e
iection Oh Senators, and for equali1ing the land
taX; 50 help me Cod
1t shall be taken before some Justice of the
peace ana duly cel ttfed by him; and the pro-
accounts 50 certified, shall be necessary To
eniitic such Principal Assessor 10 a warrant
Tor the pay allowed him by this Act.
L., he boaid OF Principal Assessors so assem-
oien, ana qnaiihed, shall attend SUCCESSFULLY
at Inc courthouse OF every county in the dis
trlcts and revise, and correct modify or
aulrm theasSesSments made by tie assistant
assessors, III such manner, as shall seem TO
them right.
ihe board of Principal Assessors shall he
attended ~ each cOunty By the assistant or as
sistants lii That county The said assistants
shall return 10 the board their original r;,hies
OT assessments, verified as above reouiroh To
gether with the United States asscssnp;,ts
WITH winch they shall have been furnished
hey shall give the board all the information
in ti.e'r power winch shall be required o. them,
whether on oath or otherwise. They Shall ro,
port taithu.is all appeals OF which thew have
received notice, and lay i,e fore the board ali
aHudVits ahd other evidences entrusted In
their carein relation TO such appeals. and if
required to do SO, they shall act as clerks to
The board, whist III session in their counties
respectively.
The Board of Principal Assessors may can
upon tie commissioner or tnissiot,ers ~
The revenue IN the respective counties. IF thev
mink III. 80 give them such information as
me Said commissioner or commissioners ma,
possess; and It shall be the duty of anv com.
missioner, 30 called on TO attend, and give in
formation accordingly.
EcU Jufhcr ePactcG, That as s0onas the said
oodrd oi Principal Assessors shall ,avc finish
ell their duties IN their dist.icf, resnect,vnl,
u'ct Ni'aiI communicate the fact To the E>e
cntiVe, and When tin Executive shalt he IN
FORMED that al Ol them have so finished I1,eir
nutIes 1i their districts, they shall issue "A r,o
ciaination. requiring al the said prinrip.i A..
SCISSORS to assemble IN the City @! iaci,mond
on convenient day 90 be designated in The
proclamation.
The said Principal Assessors shall asserp,,Ie
accordingly, and form Il general board for I'M,
purpose OF r siSlnrapd correcting what each
particular board shall have done The GENERAL
"'drd Nh'll be constituted by not less than
aWdJOfIty OF the whole number OF princin-
H'stssHls, OF whom two at least shnli be nom
each district. The gene al board so organized
si4iI compare The various assessments. made
0S edch particular board; the members sn;Jl
communicate freely and fl.IV to each otiior
."e principles on which each particular board |
"ds dcled, dnd the manner, in which the yaI,te
u the ldnd and lots has been asceTtained ia |
each county; and he said general board Shall |
nave iuii power, and II shall be their dufv to |
correct an errors, which they may detect il, |
any OIL the assessments; and SO to reform |
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