Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-01-27

'Nriy iailnre Ia reinfn an exrcuiiuu Ia favor
"iihe cpmmonwe Fiih --ard ;hr law shc0,i be
:" amended, ia compel Sheritis 10 give
bond for The col,rriion ofmlli,ia iiaes: copies
oi WATCH houd> should BE transmitted 10 the
huUitoI 5 oficc ia the same manuer as oiirr
bends at siir ri!is are i,ausuiiuej.
Ihste II a iaig. caaniity OF land ia va,i
cn> PARTS OF the S;ats vi lciI has been ioi I.
ieiiet To the commonwealth or purchased liz
her agents. Ihs land is now prod nciny no
income, aud tor the most pant may be coasi.
uesrd almost deriict. Ii yUaid be ccfiainl,
wise M the opinion OF this committee hal
means should DE TAKEN fur The disposal OF
'hs land ON reasonable credit. The power
u appoint agent, tor this purpose the c-ni
mi'tte think should be- vested in iiie auditor of
puohc accountS,suhject To The confront oi the
executive ITO Tie amount OF compensation
10 be allowed the agent, he may select. aud as
10 lie validity OF the SCENT, which they may
respectively givo Tor "a faithful performance
OF Inc contracts they make With the amdIiur,
tue pond Ia every such case 10 be given to lie
governor Tor the time being aud his surces-
sors. The andito, Is by our law tie ,teai 49,
pervising othceT ot the revonn- system of the
cohmonweaith-hiS responsibility is direct
anu annual 10 the immediate representatives
OF the reople. Should he neglect OF mistake
his duty, he cannot by possibility shit The
accountability from himself to any other r.
son. Besides, Il appears TO yUnr committee
that 10 ensure the vhicacIous mana cement of
me revenue system at any couniiy there are
a
utclSion required, as IN The proper diSci line
OF an afniy without u skilfui general TO con.
tFoul aud direct tue whole. any army wonld
s0oo degenerate into : mob OF men with mus
krls IN thetr hh"Is--so without sOine head TO
devise schemes OF finance TO direct theirpAe
cniion anu account strictly Tor the success OF
ms opeTations, any system OF revenue will be-
come relaxed AMI inefficient. For the satne
reasons tue committee would Recommend that
Tue auuilor be vested with the power 10 ap.
ffH f..s. Ia lna oil A
subject TO the like controul ON the part a., th,
Executive, as IN the case OF agents TO sell
lands, as stated above, with the additional
provision that no collector should rec eve more
than 20 per cent. upon The sums he actually
paid Into the Treasury as Il comp ensaitnu Tor
his services. Whenever the auditor ,bonld
think that the arIearages OF lakes coulL he
better collected, ana the interes, of the COM
monweaIth should permit, he sliUHld be All.
thorised TO siipulate for the payment of th,.
amount undertaken 10 be collected la wv D apd
three annual instruments
Your committee recommend that hereafter
when any land Is returned deimunent. n
should be redeemable only al the Auditot',
ONCE. BY Tue present mode, from the iIeYneni
changes IN Tie sheriiis, All responsibility la
cases OF this kind IS lost, and ID The owner of
the land pay the sheriff, the amount rarely
finds its way Ia the Treasury. Aud IL would
be certainly but justice TO the COnImonw ealti
that when claimants OF land loilslIed Ia The
Literary Fund, redeem The same ihey shouId
be compelled 10 pay all the taxes winch may
have accrued thereon while in state OF for
feIIure. In many instances lis believed nm
der the present law where land ia hi, situa-
lion has been redeemed the lniefveDi,... lakes
which accrued between the lime of forfeiture
and redemption amounted TO nnre than tn.
damages paid the CONFERENCE.-The aud hence
she suffered by her oUa kRity aud Indulgence
Your committee suggest stil iuither, IliaI the
clerks ct courts should be cO,nntIrd io Div.
q
OF all public monies when come INFO ih.,r
hands, and 10 certify copies OF Such b1udS To-
seiher with copies ut the bonds or the com
miSSIoners OF the revenue, notairS public and
sheiIifS Tor the returns OF process given IN
thelI respective couris-to the anditer of
public accounts, IN the sam. manner as they
now certify sherins bonds for The coil, cIlpu of
The revenue, aud under IKE penalties,
The commissioners OF the revenue shouId he
autIoTiZed ANA required 20 value old bulid-
Jugs on any iaud assessed within their Iesurc-
tive districts, aHd WHICH wete omitted in the
last assessment, IN The same manner that they
are now directed by law to value uew build
lngs and tor ali neglect of duty The Commas
sIoneTs should be liable 10 prosecution IN
the general court in the same inOde with O.
Their delinCucnls. The committee recommend
that the 9Th section OF the act 10 reduce iuto
one all acts anu parts OF acts relating 10 the
duties OF sheritfs, should be so amended thai
where a sheriff Is continued IN office in co,i,e .
qneuce OF any accident or impeachment which
prevented tile qualification OF a successor Ie
shonld be compelled 10 give bonds aud seen
MY for the collection aud payment of taxes,
ievies and other public monies IN the same
manner as when he first qualified.
Your committee further state That letter
from Joseph Jackson, clerk OF accounts in the
auditors Office, was laid before them by their
chairman, aud which is herewith transmitted
marked q requesting compensation Tor The
extra services which he performed in brinz
q n fI..,f
department. from October l90S Till September
1917, a period of nearly nine years anterior TO
his acceptance of his pfesani appointments.
After considering thus letter aud The dOcu.
ment which il enclosed, being certificate
of mis- services and their utility, by both HE
aaditor and treasurer and also after pVIsO.
mai examination of the latter officer, yUnr
committee cannot but think that Mr.. Jack son
rendered essential services To the state, he
You'd the scope of his official duties nv The
examination aforesaid without which the
accountant appointed 10y AN act of tie last
General Assembly could not have performed
the duty assigned hun OF asceriaining the
amount due the commonwealth by the late
treasurer.
To bring the various subjects recommended
by your committee in some tangible form 10
the consideration OF the House OF Delegates
they beg leave TO submit the following Ieso-
lutions
Jst. Res0lred, As the opinion of this Com
initiee, that the wages of the Members Of Tie
General Assembly, should be reduced IN fm-
tHre to three dollars per day each, for every
days attendance on said Assemblies.
I'd Resolved, rhattb mileage Of The Mem.
bers OF the General Assc mby should be re-
duced in future 10 dollars for every twenty
miles travelled by each Member con ing 10
aud returning from the General Assembly,.
8. ResOirsd, That the annual salary Of ,hs
Adjutant General of this Commonwealth.
should be reduced TO s 500
9TH. ResoIred, That The Office of Vaccine
Agent for this Commonwealth. should be
heHceforth abolished, aud alllaws relating TO
the same repealed.
5lh. RescIred, That wl,ep the term Of SER
vice OF tie present incumbent shall eSpirs
the Sheriff OF the COu1ty of Heurico should
not be compelled TO attend the siitings OF the
Cont OF AuDeais aud Thai fie novpors 80,