Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1819-04-24

Passed By tie General assembly at the
Session 1ohich commenced on .Hois-
dag, the 7M Of December, 1919.
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f6s. An act, Incorporating cors-
pany to improve the navigation Of
Middie-Islaaa Greek in the coua,y Of
I,itE, aud for other purposes.
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ts5 An act, far,hec to ameud ami
explain The net, entitled. an act for
arranging The counties into districts
i'hr the election Of senator's, and for
egaaiizipg he iaud taA The Execu-
ave. withnut waiting until all The as
sisiant assessors shall have Guished
tier assessments, are forthwith to
Ike the proper steps for the speedy
assembling of ,ha several boards of
principal assessors; aud the said
ncatds. or so many members of each
az shalt constitute majority, shall,
as sonn as practicable, enter upon the
feriormance OF their duties in the se-
vcral counties whers the assessment
has been finished and completed agree.
by IN lac provisions of The above re-
e;ted .ct. II auy assistant assessor
shall have failed from any cause, tn
complete his assessment, or 10 commu-
nicate the fact TO the Executive before
he time required by law, the board
OF priueipai assessors for ANY county
may nevertheless receive such assess
ment, ii II shall appear 10 them that
the law has been substantially complied
with, and such assistant assessor ma,
by The Executive be- exonerated from
all the penalties incurred By such fai-
LUXE. And where it shall have hap
pened, ia any county or part OF a coun-
ty, that 30 assessment has yet been
made out, the executive shall. with as
lutte delay as possible, appoint, either
| from the county in which such asses,
lment is TO be made, or frlGn any other,
lsen ASST fant aga essor, y To sae!. ivRm-
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The duiits of The ptfict, aad make GU,
ram the commissioners books of the
last year, an assessment OF the lands
ia the county or district for which
the appointment may be made; and, IN
consideration of u EroMpt and faithful
performances OF the duty in time to lay
he assess ment before the board of
principal assessors when i; shall at
end, The eAeeU Tive may make him an
additional allowance not exceeding TWO
dollars per day: aud, in the event that,
IN any county or part Of county, an
assessment shall not be made out in
tIiae 10 be laid before such board. and,
IN all other cases. where, from the
circumstance Of an assessment having
been improperly made our, CT from
other causes, such assessment shall
not have been acted or by The board Of
principal assessors Cor the county, it
RIay be laid before The General board
when It meets IN Richmond, 10 be in
the same manner revised, corrected,
modified or affirmed, as might have
been done by the bosrd of The county.
And, ia case that, for any county, or
part of a county, no assessment Is made
out, II shall be the duty of the audi
tor, under such instructions, as, from a
consideration and comparison Of the
assessments OF the adjoining counties,
may be given by the general board,
and which they are hereby required to
give, TO make out, from the commits
inners' books in his Office, an assess.
ment for such county or part of
o5aRiy. The absence of the assistant
assessor saa.i cot preYsa; lbs board
in any county from proceeding in he
execution Of its duty, where he tab,e,
or tables Of assessment shall be laid
before 1t. And it shall 5s the dnty of
the commissioner If the reVenuus to
attend the said boards ct their meet
ing, and 10 continue their Attendance
as long as he or thsy may be required,
for the purpose Of giving such infnr-
nation as they may posses axd, in
the absence of the assistant assessors,
they shall, if required, act as clerk to
the board whilst in scs,iOu, aud re-
ceive in such case the rom psnsation al.
lowed ihe assistant assessors for such
service. il shall be the duty of the
board of priucipsl assessors, after hay-
ing revised, corrected, modified or af-
dTmed me original table or tables Of
assessment, Which shall be laid before
them by the assistant assessors, 10
eause such corrected table, or tables,
q be FairlJ transcribed by their clerk,
AMI forwarded to the auditoF by mail,
retaining Tie original IN their posses
sicn. Aud The board may, in addition