Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-04-11
CIRCULAR
To the Commissioners If The Rerenuc.

AUTHORS OFFICE, lst Apnl, iSi3
HASTEN earliest send voc Il copy oi the
Imposing the support al Government which passed
r a7i March A. 'I> act contains variety q" new SUBJECT
IL various pro: and order enable fully
81 s. which passed tr asth March emitted IA act prescribing
"ie al ac"r;aaine certain subjects Of lya"n This lat
transmitted. rpIed an act 10 ascertain tie mode OF Eposn:
raves wholesale nbd cai merchants and
aud regulating The collection thereof will together
ANY illustrate tie tax law AMI most probably explain any aubi
cues which appear III H. You viii also receive coPy
an set numbered T. which passed the i'll March, cang
ing lime nr r taxes on cnss Ia merchants
ana ohet and copy OF resolution .: the General AZ
delivery of The land and property books fer the present
The subjects sources Of he reduced To the
following l. The drGcaG u rant
companies fou VIII perceive y The Isl and second sections
az Ne > that your duty IN reference 70 I'M Tax 10 transmit al
panic of their officers and ard all tire
n1, YOU can acquire a. To their condition aud prospects II
any dividend, lod declared, the companies themselves
and acolu f the tax without lie agency c the
sheriff ~ collector Should ttese be no such companies your
respective districts lee pleased 10 certify the fact
tax the interest received moneys leaned out and on
tond acquired by purchase after deucne The in
tsr. hich tie payer justly indebted others. The
p-inrri o moneys loaned must, the gate, exceed
dividends profits Of State and eopo
ration bonds which by HE ID section the &c; numbered j. are
expressly placed o,ins with private honds notes and
securities and individuals residents Of this CONFERENCE.-The must
BONDS stocks held w thea, which mas have been issued under
authority oil other states foreign States the same being
equally taxable viii our o"n public securities
l. 4 roped pcay $500 derived from the
charge cf any nce employment III the service Inc COM
p1y or o'wr or N it service {" any company copai'nef-
ship individual, unless ire special exemption hy law
Al income derived from labor employed in mechanical art
Manufacture, specially exempted. None, lent pro-
party aud embraced parae heads OF :Stioa.
II; opinion that The yearly income. all The
acc:rir- darng re Freda fio The oi1c aad
po, enuncrar lrrrsulaty received,
iay different provided t- no;
derived o mcchan;c" or manufacturing aho and not other
wise exempted placed Under other head Of taxation
) tax Jes $50 In amount, derived from any office,
calling profession This lien dcgnrd embrace all
or"rg n ! VIII he exempted from tie laa professional in
9 bank dividends. which will be accounted for by
e banks themselves without tile agency of commissioners
Of the revenue.
deeds conveying BY some accident
the bill Which regulated the collection OF this did pass
both houses OF tie LEGISLATURE aud the law does not
ciay designate the receiver If the how long deeds
corded before The the subject Ho
other eon srih@ named Tor collecting the tax that duty VIII
dey0yc the srii OF course; AMI clerks
Of courts TO furnish The commissioners, along lists Of
"9> an" Administrators III Z" a deeds recorded or oiefec
r record since The 81 the ac the charged the
patty claiming the benefit Of the conveyance
proaatS wills and administration. The
clerks OF courts are required by The sih section Of the number
ed = lists IL The commissioners June court, who shall
charge The tax IL The proper peTson
tax toll bridges aud ferries exceeding the yearly cn
value OF >l0o 10 he assessed by tie Of
required double the subscription high
e., priced paper issuing from the pres.
Yoa w nd that tie lands and lots slaves and
horses, have al been Increased The gold silver plate
80 aud there watches
agd paying dollar; patent iepne pay
- and other metallic Brass metallic
ooch "ther Wholly OF metal taxed 80 and
al Others (Which would incic wooden clocks. The
Planes IN lo42, pianos used srlni
ri Earning no. nw exempted. fhe brokers has
been f IN i'cr five hundred d.li all domes
To Offices exempted from
lon VII eceye by tie act numbered = that the mode Of
eefiaun- the lax merchants and auc;oncr licenses has
aeea changed, thai The p. c;c dependent
un the Of ;aIr> al the pfceea. 10 any
DILIGENTLY In tie merchant aucoser placing himself within
of the classes mentioned the aw. may made
question: what class merchant ae;oncef, just
lag h'-'n'ss w' belong: I" any answer that would be
unreasonable costructon % the WITCH would enable
altogether therefore proper
lie 10 assess ln with the lowest minimum Of All
merchants slin= ardent spirits by retail subject add
| Gaa lax g: i.;eeR dollars.
too epLacay cal your attention the sct eiang-
III" time of accounting for the
the taA o crses from eF.y part oil The state INTO tie ira-
III the aon o June, and the faithful cooperation
selves aud the clerks Of courts il essentially effect
the orc, Indeed all the laws pasi Of
TIE ate mp" upon yon heavy aEi responsible duties,
requiring TIER ris execution That these laws viii necessarily
10 mlch diversity o opinion expected
ingenious ohectons especially from
personally interested The best and safes,
commend ~! adoption that there
ambiguity incline 10 The interests OF The If you
should hr wfons the acsreved individual be promptly
dressed bat should decide gully
s.ca In she is without remedy.
specially. ,ani proportion new ap-
painted annually Careless making themselves acquainted
provisions revenue laws y e are 10 he ound IN
The AUDITORS revision published , and extensively
lated through the STATE IN hl, THIS revision furnished
with co?oCs index. and may be easily How but
by neslecnc 10 consult thoso laws happened that
Of Tie commissioners have their for legally
ahe: see Computation page 49, section q In what othe.
way be explained that the poiiut duties required by
the r. 3 and 81 sections Of tie license an see page
Frequently oeIoset and that commissioners neglect
crF the tine Of ne delivery OF their books TO The sheriff, and
' I" MAKE then property s indulge the hope
coaier s;fisirss VI ~ BE- observed hereafter.
lfyon cannot find room me bny Il your porery book TO
'ne commits "T all hr new ueets Of asaon yon VIII haze
I" make ne's lists nj e ed large poPoo@
Tue subjects, IN tie Country Al least will have paid
apphend, by comparatively small number OF the nhahanl-
that The making lists would occupy much addition
al II desirable tina; should select paper your
toaks OF The ordinary cosap the widest
paper the top q columns aad beg that you III send
few blank pages a possible you transmit by mai.
will al al times rnd-avor any difficulties you may
experience In the execution OF your duties ami upon qne
ors sufficiently require it, will solicit the
the Attorney General. VERY respectfully,
las. Z. HEATH, Auditor Of Public Accounts.
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