Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-03-21
CIRCULAR

WY ifNTNtN'NhN,
Your OBJ dicnt seryaui,
Marth IL. io2o. J. Il. HEATH.
CIRCULAR
AUDITORS OFFICE.
hichmond, Horck 4. is2O. !
SIR: | have sent Ia the CLERK of your
t""hiA, To be dciNcred Ia you, an auihtn
,icnird ccpS OF HE fable al iLa new
Assessment oil the loui.- relurnro ,nib,
"iac, by Tie Rnnrd oi Principal Asses
s"rs fou vii. he plea -ed. on tile rccciu,
hereof. la proceed with a., convenient
dispatch IN correct your land book, In
conformity io liz. existing lavs, extracts
iron. which subiDin Ton your better iii.
rcc'io'h fou will M doubt be appr;scd.
before ihiS reaches sou, that lh.. land TAX
OF iIc pr sent year has been Imposed a
9rteabiS 10 The new assessment, aud than
u ~ al The rate Of twrive and halt C his
tor every hundred dollars value. Tho ia
Dies lave been prepared under NV iii
r"Sil"n, with as much cclpiiiy as possi-
bic, and trust HEY will be received I'm
Sufhcirni tame 10 proven, any pubic in
convenience. Very considerable Industry
however, will be necessary ON your uart.
ana a" most earnestly request that Won
vii proceed without DELAY, in ,bc per
turnaucc al the imporialt,!u,ips rouii,.eI
10 y"u. AS II MAS my duiy TO furnish YOU
wilh an exact copy 81 The table n iurupd
Ia me b. The Principal Assessors, OF course
nave NOT been al hbrfjy 10 correct The
errors anu mistakes, which, no,wiIhs,anu.
ing Tie vigilance aud attention q! that
bnar', ha,e unaynidably occurred The
isl section Of the law relating Ia The col
iec'lon Of The revenue, which is 10 be iuuud
IN iHepew Revised Code, and is also sub
Jolnr" for:y0ur Information, gives, | pre-
sume, iWthe Commissioners, sufficient
discretion on This subject You mus,
place The list of town lois al the end of
your iand book, and in making nui tl.aI
isl CONSIDER importan! thai YOU III uId
'ranscriD" from Ihc table wblch send Nom
The valuation o! each lot; although II will
ne s'iii necessary 10 ascertain iIiP annual
rem "a heretofore, inasmucil a. the ian
o. toe present year on town property is
Imposed upon lie rent. and moi upon The
valuation. In making your calculations
0i The iaIM lax, you should carry all trac.
hons OF cent 10 the benefit OF The re-
vcnue--ii will save trouble TO yourself.
and d, i!ii- office.
presume that you have proceeded al.
ready, agreeabiy 10 Iau, In take The Isis
ot taxable property The New Revised
Ced| iiav'nG been distributed, YOU viii
have an entire view al lhc revenue laws.
without the irpuhl- and prrpleNiiv of re-
curing Ia ihe various Sessions Acts for
miormdiiOu. You = III adhere 10 the form
oi making yourTriurn 81 taxable prapcrIX
AZ r"scrlbed by HE 45ih section OF III.
aci relating 10 He collcc ton of the public
revenue, except that YOU will insert the
lax on Licenses 10 merchants, Dedlars.
ordinary Keepers, and houses of private
entertainment, al The end of the book a.
heretofore, stattng particularly 10 v hon
The tax has been paid. The law require,
itat yom should make oath 10 vour liats
az property, and on failure TO do so, Won
"iil be cniiiicd To one half only OF the
usual compensation. The land and pro
p ry bnoks are beth required 10 be exam
med and ceIi fed by the clerk. They
must lhewlse be aqdrd, shenias in each,
'.fe amour OtiaX : and IN relation In HE
property book, also exhibiting the total
OF each of lie subjects 81 taxation.
lie tahcs OF the. present year CORES
pond viii those imposed a, The las,
session, except the Iamd TAX, az a!rrad,
mention q and except, also, ira, tue
lax on every license 10 ii lawkrr or ped
lar trading IN dry goods is increased 10
eight dollars, and 10 every hawker or ped
itr 'Tading TIN or pewter, to fGriy dol
hrs.
Your duties viii undoubtedly be Isbo
rious /; but your own, as well as the pub!ic
interest, will moi fail trust, in areinp
yen TO their proWpI aud faithful execu
tIon. beg, thai alter completing your
books, you will transmit them 10 this
ofRce as speedily as possible.
am, sir, very respectfully.
Your obedIent servant,
JAMES f.. HEATH, Auditor.
10 the COmnniSSi0ner of tie
Rcrcnne far
Fifteenth section ofHe Nec Senatorial District
Lar
Bel FURTHER enacted, That after the assess
ment tor iiI' whole state shall have been COM
riei" as Aforesaid, aud copies of the Tables
OF Assessment for The several counties shall
hav" been furnished to the respective Com
missloners, VI shall be the duty OF those Com
misslcHeTs TO correct their laud books acror-
dingIy; ahh wlieneVer thereafter, any part of
tract OF land OF lot shall be Transferred
from Que person To another upon The Commis-
sIobeTS hooks, II shall be The duty OF the Com.
~ ssioRer TO ascertain the relative yalue
OF Tie past so transferred. when compared
WIN He whoie tract 10 charge the part so
transferred at Snch relative value; L. deduct
tle value so charged 10 The Transferred from
tIe amount of value of the whole tract or
aad chsr-e the balance upon The residue
OF he tract or lot. ii any person Interested
~ such appoTlomment, shall br dissatisfied
tNtFtNith, he may apply TO The court of the
county or corporation in which the land or
" hes, aud upon reasonable notice given to
the other party interested therein. or If the
other party canHOt he found in Tie county
lher, upon reasonable notice given to the
Commissioner, thc court shall have tulI power
L correct any error that may have been COM
United, and shall thetespon order the com
missiomer's books to he reformed accordingly
10TH sECIIDN.-it shall moreover bs the dn-