Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1832-04-05
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TAXES RELEASED

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TAXES RELEASED
ny he 81 Of the Legisl.ssre. paced on the
iot March, iss2, al t.xes upon Lands, lyisg East
oa the Ailes,ny mounsaias, up to the year 1881,
isel1sive. ne RELEASED. And ell saxss upon
isnds wese q said mountains, where the SONS do
aos sgeeed sen dollars. arc also released WeH-
ern issdA charged with greater sum shan $40,
vni Be liable To forfeiture After the ist q january,
1854
The following section relstes partieul.ly to
de Eastern eosatry:
Be2 epscsed By the General .asses,Sls, That
tie taxes md dssnages due md ehsrreable upon
ell lssas nod toes LSira EAST or raS AILEsaAHH
sev.fArss, retsrsed. % which NY "a returned
hundred ssd tAirsy-oae, cod for eseA end evssy
yesr pgior thergeo. vhcshcP the snune hall nave
bces heretofore vssted IN The prusidsas sud d.
rcetors q The literary fuod, OF shail have been
sold sesording 20 Law and redeemed By she Sssee,
or Otherwise geturued % deiioqusnt. saAxl n.
tiso lien held By the eommoovealth o. literary
fund, uPoa such deiisqsent lands or iots, FOREVER
dischsryed-
q Perseas who furnished the undersigned
With money 10 pay srresr.ges q Land Tax Il
Riehnood, ere informcd thss the sever,i AMOUNTS
win Be returned To thsm-Ali he Taxes up 70
1881. iseissive. 20 Ear Is rclsaes 10 The Eastern
eouasry, having been reieased.
JOHN s. C.aLL-iHER.
The State q haayissd hAs requested the Di-
reetors Of the Chcsspeske md Ohio Canal Com
psny, TO call meeting a de Ssoskholders, % de-
iibsrsse upon the propdey q grating permit
sion toihe Rail Road Company to extend their
road along aide a the Canal, from the Poiu, Of
Roeks to Hnrpers-Fersy.
To thoss persoas Who are honestly uad-r the
belief that canals are better thaa r.i roads, the
proposed measure cannot be Questionable. be-
cause Il Is not proposed to cheek the Canal, hat
only to present 10 their choice Of use two CON-
municstions instead Of one only To the county
Of Jefferson Il 10 very important, because IL will
connect with and insure the construction of the
contemplated road from Harpers- Ferry to Win
chester; and because, 10 The Rail Road should be
extended to Cumberland, Il will pass along the
entire northern boundary Of the county. We
think u Important that dis measure should carry
became the expease and hazard q crossing ,hs
river n the Point Of Rocks, together With the
great difficulties between thst place aad Hsrper,-
Ferry On the Virginia shore, are obstacle, Of
such magnitude a. almost 70 reader hopcye., ,he
occupation Of that avenue Of approach to the Fer
y. Much then depends upon the decision Of the
meeting on the 2sth Of April.
We hope ali stockholders In The Canal Comma
n.y. friendly 10 this compounds, win, either In
person or By proxy. be sure to represen. their
stock in the meeting Of the 2sth.
We understand, from undoubted authority.
that the charge for the transportation of aour on
the Rail Road from the " Point Of Rocks, " on the
Posomsc river, to Howard street, In B.l,imor.
viii be esf cents a barrel; and thst that sum en-
braces all the charges made BY the Hail Road
Company, including As we'll the charges Of load
ing, unloading and delivering to the eoasiruee in
Pratt street, Is carriage.
10 must therefore be understood, that ss the
agents OF the Company arc limited 20 On. sum of
ss4 cents per barrel, al charges over and sbove
that amount appertain 70, and arc received erch,-
steiy by, the commission merchant.
IL may not be superAaous also 10 state. ,hs, Inc
entire charge Of tonnage from the Poin, Of Rocks
to Baltimore, win be =. the rate Of 8 OF per ton
Of 22sO lbs.