Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-04-11
To tAe ColIHissisHsrs Of the RereaHs.
AUDITORS OFFICE. LIST Anr

hasten earliest you copy act i'm
posing taaes for the support OF government" which
9Th March A. this subjects
earnestly your special its va
Tious AMI orr enable you fully eompre
bend them .ubona copy numbered O. winch
the 2sA March, entitled prescribing
ceaning certain subjects OF a4aon This latter act together
with another Numbered ~ Transmitted entitled
the mode imposing hod
sale and retail merchants and
thereof viii together materially illustrate the pro
badly explain antiquities which appear
a' receive copy Of an act Numbered which passed the th
March changing tie time OF accounting the
merchants and others" and also copy the
general assembly Numbered 81 extending the the
ton and delivery OF the nd and books for tic present
year
The subjects Of may the
following classification l. 4
oaH You viii perceive by the LIST and I'd sections No
your duty OF
books list all such
ciar,i The eomnan.. ,b.raseivs mus, ,rc ma ] ~, ,
without the agency the
no ueh companies in Your respective districts be pleased to certify
moneys out and on
bonds notes &c acquired by purchase after deduetns the
which the justly indebted others The principal
Of loaned out must the exceed sOO
taNable.
tax on the interest dividends profits Of state and eoon-
act numbered are
pre-sy placed footing private
ties and individuals residents OF this commonwealth must render
Of all certificates public debt corporation
stocks held by them which have been issued under
~ Of other states or foreign states the being equally taxable
with public
tax H0Hd yearly $500 derived from the dis
charge of office employment the Of
wealth body polite joint stock company
vidual unless there SPECIAL exemption by Al income
rived from abour employed mechanical uade
specially exempted Money property are
embraced under heads My opinion
income all the aeerung aAriae pre-
eeaiag ysar Offices empioymens
how eguary received from how many
provided the derived from or manuetu
ing bour and not otherwise exempted placed under
other head of
5. tar fees $500 derived any Office
calling profession This item designed embrace
which income another shape
salary &c Physicians dentists attorneys
law Will he exempted from the professional
ing a specific
g. tar on bank dividends, which win he accounted for y IN.
banks themselves without the Of the OF
conveying estate By some den, tn,
bill which regulated the collection Of
Of the legislature ard tho general law does specially dsg
nate the receiver Of the Tar nor how long deeds recorded before the
Of the No person being
ned for collecting the that duty Will dovolve the
and
along with the lists OF probats and
the tar TO be charged 10 the party claiming the beneht Of the
vsysnee
clerks Of required the 9Th ohe numbered
9 to return lists 10 the at June court who SHAH
bndges and ferries exceeding yearly rent or
value OF 500 to be a-s,ed by the the revenue
on newspaper printing presses are
required double the annual subscription the hghe pri
esd paper issuing from the press
You will find lands and
have all been gold plate
ed At one dollar for hundred ounces avodupos weight
50 and there watches gold pay
ing one dollar silver patent lever or ePns paying so cents and
other metallic watches % cents Bns- metallic clocks wheth'T
wholly Of metal OF taxed so and all (which
l
exempted The
cd from tar
perceive by numbered three ha, the mode Of
aseeranng the tax merchants and auconee eenses has
been changed specific dependent
the Of Of the preceding year do
Of the classes mentioned the law. II may be made ques
ton 10 what class merchant or auconse just commencing bust
viii belong
sethe and therefore the proseT eonr ] be 10 assess him with
Of
spns retail subject additional u Gneen dollars
canpo 'oo emphauay call your attention To the "act changing
the time Of accounting for The licenses aud
others" numbered Tbe design bring
licenses from every part easufy
month ~ June and the faithful operation yourselves
clerks Of courts essentially necessary effect the object Indeed
a the yenue laws of past session Of the legislature npo upon
heavy and responsible duties and they les devoye upon
the equally important task requiring their rigid execution
That es laws VIII necessarily give rise 70 much diversity Of opn
onsto be expected Tor experiments aton be-
which lean recommend your adoption
= doubt nr ambiguity incline Of the
tnr, ue Wtotg We afgro''d individual can be promptly
redcsscl but you should decide wOngury against the
/ wrnhh she is without remedy.
Il has been my painful experience new commissioners
especially land there hFe proportion ~ appointed
provisions n The laws the audi
tors revision published Isi and extensively circulated through
pes and may be- easily referred TO- How, but ~ negeeing n
en-uN h'e laws ns happened That - few ~ me conns
souers have their legally eer6i sce
paon pagc 49, 6J) IN what other be explained
hat The important duties required ~ - and - sections
The license law ,soe paso ~ frequently overloaded and @
20 aauy certify the time ~ the delivery
ue hooks and fail make oath IN thcir property
hs indulge hope TINT greater fotncsa viii be observed
/ hereafter
" you hnd the body of hook n
rue subjects ~ nuuon you viii have
IN the end large proportion n the taxes
the subjects the country 81 least viii have N be padI
prchend comparatively number the inhabitants
that the making u would occupy additional
desirable you should paper your hook
ordinary fooIcap making widest sdS of paPc
the top n your columns and beg that you scnd ban
pages possible n by maf.
VIII NJ M times ctioavou 70 cmnve difficulties mal
experience your duties upon question:
sufccnty grave require n, will
ncy general Very respectfully
JAS y. HEATH
ap1i--It Auditor Of Puhlic Accounts
S,PERM AMI TAILowCANDLEs.-A FIR, rato article for
Oh ap3 PEAKE, JONES & wINsrON.