Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-01-27

f the RssrnHe and GIsths. tel leIHut fhe Lands 7nH
rpaI,,ts, about SIC ,u0o; or afou per CT tfen
tie amount al tax On tie aopetY thus listed. When
ilIis Is aided the coiuinis sipn 81 Ter crnt 10
The SheftG. inf collecting the taxes. amount Il
chafges ursn the revenue. Tor lis COLLECTION. sou'u
I've fouud to exceed Is PR eeut. II WAS the duty
oi the Legislature Al all taies, and especially no.
y hen the charges on The Treasury were hbey 10
exceed its receipts. largely. make eFrtt ,Gsn
To reduce those charges. Under tic ir1urt &c II
tins disposition lis scheme Lad been rsepalcd-
aud lie begged leave. ufhon deiaiui4r the house
Ia read II. hfirftu safe lis out nrs lie ptaro.r1
to ieqaIfr tie taud book 10 be made once IA fuuf
years thai IA Tie succeeding 3 wears. the Clrfks
shund plcrare, Tor az intdtqua compensation II
he fixed by law. schedule, show all change. add
transfers Of real estate. and deliver the J., In.
shcrtis, Who should hefeupnn chBrgr al r,e r,f u,
The proper persons. the amount ~ @,,,.c,tI,
to the stiJ schedule In er =. ,oa,,b war. mr..
land Sook should be pre',a..d fom The Cd oar.
''tu ,He 'H'so s'"eu' - thus made out lie pro,
pose' ihd' Tue pr erty book lie made ouls once
IA ,ed's Il any person Who had sold OF had breu
deptNe' al taxable property before The second ysai
$40. I'D he allow ed 10 furnish to The Commissioner
ul ne Revenue, statement. ON alb. Of such chan
ges IN his property and II The same had been trans
ferrcd 10 any other person ~ tile county, To
dn the and charge Tie other, "rtlI the proper
mount Of tax accordingly. The amount winch the
Commonwealth would lose, under the system,
would be faf less than the expense Of liking
lists Of property aud making out the property book
every second year. II the enine plan should meet
~ h the favour cf the Legislature. the whole ex-
pense al the Commissioners OF the Revenue would
be saved years in every 4; and that OF the property
book every other yraG besides The amount Of
Whatever deduction might he proper from the com
pousatiou ii the Commits ioner of the Revenue for
lie omission OF The land book IN those yeats. in
which tie property book alone would have to be re
pared.
r -.
tbe profits of The Office Of Commissioner If the
Revenue. he further proposed 10 make the duration
uf that office four years. instead 81 one. The land
book would thus BE- preserved through one term 81
service the Commissioners. and through Two.
Terms oil the shcrllally. There were Other minor
and consequential amendments with Which he would
not n trouble The house but moved hat the bill,
With al his proposed amendments, be rccommlttrd
10 The Commute OF Finance. lie also stated thai
perhaps It might be proper 10 exclude some Of the
larger towns IN which property frequently
lnred hands as to rcqnire ihat !, be annually list
ed rom fltr Iinposrd bill aud therefore one Of
tic amendments was prepared with asiew to such
exclusion.
On MIR. Nays motion, the bill with the amend
meuts. WIS fecomtnlltedi 10 The COMMITTEE OF II
nance.
Mr. Toler called up the resolution. with the
amendment of the Senate. fxing u day for the
election Ola Judge IN the slh Judicial Circuit TO
supply The vacancy occas oned b, HE death OF Judge
Daniel.
The Senac propose 10 change HE day from the
ith 10 he q IA inst
Mr.. Y,tby suggested lhat the day might be too
rul,, as, Judging by The past the Election Of i Sc
aator ml2 Ia interfere with that OF the Judge
Mr.. Tolei icplrd, IA that event, the execution
Of the iut order III GIN be postponed
The amendment Of the Sonatc then agreed To-
Tie bl changing the days of the general elec.
lieus n ihts Commonwealth came up,
4 al
srbc oul the lst section OF the bill, aud substitute
TIM following
''lhe general election OF Delegates for the sry-
era counties, ehies, towns aud bpIougis aud clec-
oo districts. entled 10 representations aud the cec.
,ion Il Senators ioI Of tie luur Glasses oil Sen
alorel Districts east Il tie Blue Ridge. In The
room of those Who viii be hereafter annually DIS
placed. shall be held IN the several canntlcs clues
towns aud bofouehs IN that pant of tho State east
OF the Blue Ridge, on The respective court DAYS IN
the month Of Artl at every year, aud the regular
general election ol Rerresentatrcs from lhr same
portion 81 the stale 10 tho Congress Of The United
STATES shall a,o be held on the respective conr DAYS
IN Ap tot cacbl ear, IN winch, by law, they are nov
d. ccied Ia be heidi
\ communication wa, received from tie ptosiden,
OF the Laetary Fund. Laid On the table aud prlut-
ed. ~ Mi Hunters motion.
The hil concerning Witness in rivil cooos - 49,
amended, on Mr. Lees motion, aud ordered TO be
eneossed.
On Nh, FoA's motion the House lhcn adjourned
WEDNESDAY,, Jan, 90, H..
BANKS.
MI Venuble. from The c OF, mir, 49, Pit,
"fpo't on me e""oaaon OF the Banks Of the State
aecomp1"c +, bin extending fu,ller relief 10 ,he
h'"hs nom Tie penalties incurred by a SUSPENSION
oil $ ecie payments.
The Report concludes with the following Rcso.
lutIons:
ReSOtrea, That the several Banks Of ibis Common.
wealth. winch have suspended specie paymenis are
no' justly OBNOXIOUS 10 .ensuie Tor hasltg adopted
that measure.
R6NnLrta lhal in lie nnninn Of liz