Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-04-12
AN ACT,
<f'''S''s jor lac rs-assessmsnf Of Lands in
this Commonwealth.
IPsssed March %, 1898 ]

this Cenmon,reaiik.
tPsssed March %, 1898
l. BE Il enacted By the general assenbly
oa' there shalt DO appointed by the execu.
tive board of principal assessors, CONSISTING
OF iour members, who shalt be freeholders
'of each Of the iour follow ing districts: that
IS tossy, one board f"r the distr let composed
OF the counties Of Princess Anae. Norfolk
Nansemond' Isle OF Wight, Surry, Sussex
SSouthamp'ion, Grecnsville, Prince George
nro"swick' Dinw;ddie, Chesterfield, Hen.
5'eo' hanover, New Kent. Charles Civ,
1s.nes Wy, York, Warwick, Elizabeth
Ivy gloucester, Matthews, Middlesex
Essex, King & Queen, King William Car.
o V, Npottsy Stafford, King George
Westmoreland Lancaster, Richmond, North.
uhoer'and, Accomack and NORTHAMPTON
o"e LOT 'he district composed Of all the other
counties east OF the Blue Ridge one for the
u's",ct composed OF the counties between
!ee biue Ridge and Allegheny; and one for
inc district composed Of all the other coun.
TIES oil The commonwealth, including Mont.
gomery and Monroe, which nlso lie on both
s'oes Oh The Allegheny. EacL board shall
ue oo"Posed oil one person from each OF the
uistricis aforesaid. and majority of each
transaction nf business.
=. 1t shall also be the duty Of the execn-
live 10 appoint one or more assistant assess.
ors IN every county in the commonwealth
mol exceeding one for each commissioner
district within the county /; and the better IN
enable The executive TO make fit appoint
ments TO the Office pi assistant, assessor e.c,
county court, al the April or Nav or June
term next, shall recommend TO The expcut;ye
not less than two discreet and respectable
ireeholders, in their opinions suitable for the
oihce aforesaid. The executive. however
shall not be confined in their appointments tc
inc persons SO recommended by the court.
D. Each assistant assessor So appointed. a,
SOON as Inc commissioners lard book for The
present year is corrected and comnle,ed ac-
cerdins to law, shall copy therefrom in one
table all that is contained in relation On H..
several tracts of land in the columns nnds,
The following heads, viz: Name of owner
residence; number of acres of land descr;n.
lion OF The land distance and bearing from
Inc courthouse /; rate of land per acre And
IN another table he shall copy all tha, is CON.
famed IN relation 10 the several iown lo,s !,
the Columns under the following heads. viz :
Name ntowner ; residence number of TOWN
lois; name OF town. To each of these tables
the said assistant shall add another co,umn
headed as follows, viz: In the table of tracts
Oh land Inc column shall be headed. Present
value OF laud per acre and in the table nj
Town lots 1t shall be headed, Present value
OF lots '"' '''o'
4. With tho table so made out II shall be
The duty OF each assistant assessor forthwith
70 proceed, within the limit assigned to him
oy has appointment. 10 ascertain the value
per acre, oil each tract OF land, and the entire
Vaiue oil each town iot within his precinct
ana 10 sci down such value in the column
PROVIDED as aforesaid, opposite 10 the trac, OF
ianu or lot to which il pertains Such value
snail De assessed as follows the market price
o! me land or lot, upon The terms of sale H.
sua' IN mat part Of The country in which il
may he, shall be first sscertainea. and the
price 40 ascertained shall be reduced 10 lis
caSh Vaiue oy making a just and proper dis
count therefrom.
0. The assistant assessors shall have IN.
power, and IT shall be their duty, in all cases
"hen IL Is practicable, 10 call upon the own
81 OF any land or lot for such information AZ
ns may De able TO give in relation thereto.
~ the assistant sball think proper, he nav
require such Information on oath, and il the
person OF whom il is required shall fail or
reuse 10 give II without lawful cause he
sha'i forfeit and pay 10 the common " eallh,
ior Inc use OF the literary fund, fine of one
Hunhred delars. Ii shall moveover be the
uuty OF each assistant assessor 10 obtain such
other information of the value OF the land or
!o' as ne conveniently can; and in all cases
I'D winch his information is NOT otherwise
he shall himself view il. il il
Can De found by him. In assessing the vai>
ue OF any land OF lot, all buildings and other
improvements thereon shall he taken into
she estimate, and il shall be The duty of The
assistant assessor to note in separate col.
umn, 70 be added TO each table for tina, nur
pose, the sum which be has added 10 the va
ioe oil the land or lot, on aCcoun, of the tui,.
dings ther con. Wv
o.. w hen the assistant assessor shall have
nhIsned his assessment within his precinct.
ne snail verify the same by an oath or Afr.
NATION, 10 be certified at the foot Of each OF
ihs tables aforesaid, and TO be in substance
as follows: 81 A b, assistant assessor Of
The lands and lots in the county Of
90 soIemnIy swear, or affirm, tina, have i'm
partially, and TO the best of my judgment, &
aDiiity, discharged my duty under The acl Of
'ne general assembly, entitled, IAN act pro.
S'ding tor q re-asssssment OF lands in this
commonwealth and that according to The
BEST information that have been able 10 pro-
cure, The value assessed upon each tract of
land or lot, as above, ] verify believe 10 be
correct: So help me God" 4 fair cory of !
each table thus verified, shall, without de. |
lay, I've fixed up a, The door OF the cour, house |
Oh The county, and shall be KEEP, there by the
assistant assessor on the first day o, least Of |
20 successive courts, with note written !
,hereoo, IN some conspicuous place, to the
lohow'ng effect: Gal persons inie,esIyd in
Inc assessment afa hs-a