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CIRCULAR TO TIP COUNTY AND COR.
PORATlON COURTS.
RiCHMoNp, APRIL III. Is

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Genfiemen-The undersigned, constituted n
board of commissioners for the purpose of
carrying into effect the provisions Of an act
passed The 18th Of March last, entitled (" nm
&C: making appropriations for the removal of
Tree persons Of color, have dee med il pcdi-
ent To transmit copy of the said act 20 the
several county and corporation courts within
tins commonwealth, together with tabular
state nienf, exhibiting the several sums OF pro-
portions of the fund appropriated by The L.
gislature, allotted 20 each county or corpo-
ration.
IL will be readily perceived, that In order
TO enable the board to fulfil the purposes Of
Its creation, information on various points
will be required. which can only be conve-
nisntly obtained and commune tcd through
your friendly cooperation; we therefore re-
sPectfully request, that after making the ne
oessary inquiries, you will DO pleased TO in
tortn US whether, within the limits Of your
Jurisdiction, sufficient number OF free per-
sons OF color can be found willing to emigrate
to the western coast Of Africa, whose trans
portation would absorb the quota assigned TO
Your county or corporation. IL there are any
such, we should be further obliged TO you TO
state their names, ages and sex-how long
they have resided within the limits Of YOUR
county or corporation, and whether they were
free before the 9Th March, 1888.
BY provision in the existing laws, IL IL
made the duty OF every commissioner Of the
revenue to return TO the court Of his county
or corporation, at the time he returns q list
oil taxable property, a complete list Of all free
negroes or mulattoes within his district, to-
gether with their names, sex, places of abode
and particular trades, occupations orcaiIine,.
copy OF this list, according TO the form pre-
scrioed by the revenue laws, ought TO be
transmitted annually by the commissioner 10
the auditor OF public accounts but as the duty
has not been regularly performed, and a. we
consider the information highly desirable, we
would thank you 10 direct the attention Of the
revenue officers to the subject Ia the list 10
be returned TO the auditor, we should be glad
u me Tree muiattoes were distinguished from
the free blacks.
Any other information which YOU NAV
deem it exPedient to communicate, in order
TO enable US more efcctually to execute the
provisions OF the act above referred 10. we
VIII also thank you TO transmit, and we shall
he pleased TO receive your communication
on or before the lst day OF August next, or
a. much sooner as practicable.
We are gentlemen, very respectfully, your obc-
dent servants,
yoHS FLorp, Csrernor
WrSp.sz hosERrsoS, Liela. Coz.
JAWS Z. HE ITH, First Auditor.
JAMES BRows, in. Second .indstsr.
~. b-bc pteaseu 10 address your communiea-
hons to the auditor VI public accounts.
A TABLE,
ShesDiny the prePortios Of he mef o. oco ae-
e6cnbLe 10 hsc fraazporfafisa Of Free Psrsonr Or
Coaor from each County and Corporutioa MN
der an act passed By he General .isser.Siv or
pi,;yf'Ia, en- he 4h IF Mares 1888, enaiiled
I'm act making aeProp viatiens fer he rens0vai
Of Free perssns Of Colour" brebared IN go
t6anoe sSiih a resolution oeiepted6yf he Beard Of
CossesissIeners eoHsttuted wsGisr GIe saSi act.