Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-04-12

oath or affirmation shall be 10 the follow in
elect Il. A b, do solemnly swear. or al.
dsm, that will faithfully and impar,;olly
TO the best OF my skill and judgment, dis.
charge the duties Of my office of principal
assessor, under the act Of the general assem-
oily, entitled, IAN act prov iding for a rear,
sessment sflands in this common wealth. So
help me God" The said oath shall be taken
before some justice of the peace, and duly
certified by him; and the production thereof
Ia the auditor Of public accounts, so CERT.
He'd, shall be necessary to eni,tle such prin-
c'pal assessors 10 warrant for the pay al,
lowed him by this act.
D. he board Of principal assessors. 90 as
sembled and qualified, shall attend success
siveiy at the courthouse of every county m
The district, and revise and correct, modify
or alhrm, The assessments made by the as.
sis'ant assessor, IN such manner as shall
seem 10 them light,
y. The board OF principal assessors shall
oe a'tended IN each county by the assistant
or assistants of that county. The so;d ,s.
eistants shall return 10 the board their oripi
mol tables of assessment, verified az here;o
before required. They shall give the board
all The Information in their power, which
snail De required Of them, whether on oath
or otherwise. They shall report faithfully
ah appeals, OF which they have received no.
''ce' ana lay before the board all af1idavi,s
anu o'hcr evidences entrusted TO their care
~ RELATION 10 such appeals and il required TO
40 go, they shall act az clerks to the board
"niis' IN session in their counties, respec.
"Seiy. The board ofprincipaI assessors may
caii upon the commissioner or commission.
efs oil The revenue in the respective coun-
Ties, II they think fit, 10 give them such in
formation as the said commissioner or com
missIoners may possess and il shall be the
uuty of any commissioner SO called on, to al .
Tend and give information accordingly.
III. Be at further enacted, That as soon as
The said board of principal assessors shall
nave hnished their duties in their districts,
respectively, they shall communicate the
Iaci 10 me executive; and when the eNecu.
1--WE shall be informed, that all of them have
SO nnished their duties in their districts. he
shai' issue proclamation, requiring ali the
Saio principal assessors 10 assemble in the
cry OF Richmond, on convenient day, TO
De designated IN the proclamation. The said
principal assessors shall assemble according.
~, ana form general board, for the pur-
pose OF revising and correcting what each
particular board shall have done. The gene
raj board shall be constituted by moi less
Than majority ofthe whole number of prin-
cipal assessors, OF whom two al least shall be
from each district. The general board So
organized, Shall compare the various assess
ments made by each particular board the
members shall communicate freely and full
~ 10 each other the principles on which each
particular board has acted, and the manner
IN which the value Of the lands and lots has
been ascertaiaed in each county; and the
ea'd general board shall have full power, g.
u shall he their duty to correct all errors
which they may detect in any of the assess
menfs; and ~ to reform them all as 10 make
them correspond with each other in The prin-
cipies on which they shall be made.
II. ne HJurfher enacted, That when the
assessments a aforesaid shall thus have been
revised and reformed by the general board
OF assessors, fair copy Of those made for
each county shall be delivered to the auditor
OF PUBIC accounts, certified and signeA as
'oHoweth, to wit: eve, the principal ass
essofs OF The lands and lots in Virginia, as
sembied in general meeting in the city Of
Richmond, do hereby certify, tina, we have
revised the above table of lands or lots and
The above assessment thereof; that we have
corrected all the errors which we discovered
therein, and that we believe il is now made
IN conformity with the provisions of the act
Oh The general assembly, entitled 'an act
providing for re.assesSment of lands in this
commemorative Given under our hands.
this day of in the ye,r
:" Whereupon, it shall be the
duly OF the auditor Of public accounts forth
win 10 cause faIr copy the tables Of rs.
sessmeni, so returned fer each county, TO be |
forwarded ts the commissioners of the reve.
nue. III The several counties respectively. For
me purpose OF making the copies TO be re-
turned 10 the auditor aforesaid, and those
10 De forwarded by him TO the commission
ers, The executive may authorize the EN-
pi'y ment Of as many clerks as may be ne>
cessary, to he paid such reasonable compen.
SALON as they may deem proper.
IL. dnd be it further enacted, Tha, the a.
ioresald principal assessors shall each receive,
as compensation for his services, tbs sum
OF four dollars day, for every day that he
shall he actually engaged 10 the discharge of
his duties, or in travelling TO, or from The
places at which his duty requires him. His |
account, stating the number Of DAYS for |
which he is entitled to pay, made out Oh |
oath, and certified 10 be correc; by the par.
ticuiar board OF which he is a member, shall
entItle him 10 warrant on the treasury for
The amount due thereon, to be aid out OF spy
money therein not otherwise appropriated.
The assistant assessors shall receive as
compensation for their services each the sum
Df two md a half dollarsa day, for every day
he shall have been actually engaged in bus
duties, including The Time of travelling as
aforesaid. Hissccoubt stating also he NUN
Der o! days for which he is entitled to pay,
shall be verified by his own oath, and being
certified 10 be correct, IN the opinion Of The
board OF assessors for the district in which he