The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-11-26

sFTril, ~, inhabited. Making lhe ulm0si
allowance for Iands mol yel grained. i esn
hardly be possible that irss than txsny-I
i've n,illnns Of scrrs are ehargesble slsh
taxes. Hui frum a slalemrn, apftndsd
10 lhe Report Of The ComplrOlier. u sssn's
llal 23,267,412 acres comprise all. 81
which any reIurns las besR Teceis ed. and
ihas II this. the aEesage sslus fur Iaxalis:s
i but s2.2Ss per aeIe. sgainss Ike ave-
rage of % CD in ISIS The srs # 1896
contains no direction for ncw assess
msnt Al any subsequent time. and the VI
lualinn under il, loosely made trn years
aeo. il lie criterion III our l.and Revenue
ii present. Beside. very considerable
quantities. since enieIed and patented. ten
YEARS have greatly enhanced tie prize 81
much or The Land in The stale. in eonse-
quence Of Improvements and discoveries
made within that period. The srectlon
81 Manufacturing Establishments, The dis
soyery Of Mines, The construction Of $50
miles 81 Rail Road, The Improvements on
Real Estate in many Of our Towns, ard
the rise in value Of Forest lands, yielding
Turpenune, viii al once Osear as Illusira'
| lions cf this truth. 10 say nothing oI those
devoted to ordinary culture. There may
! be- occasional instances Of a decline IN
! value, but with The data before ~. II can
hardly admit Of question, that Up II fair
assessment Of Land and Improvements.
tie aggregate salue will exceed sixty mil
| Inns of dollar,: and that nom failure in
! duly exar.ing the present rate oi land
tax, the Safe is annually dspri' ed oil Sc
ven or eight thousand dollars, al The least
calculation. Surprising as this may sp'
pear. there seems TO be deficit Of nearly
m equal amount, in The payment Of the
Poll tax. The tabular statement Of the
Comptroller, before referred TO. exhibits
. for taxation The next year 62.795 black
and 81 ego white Polls, including al q
HON there is any account, both listed
. and unlisted. The Slave population oI
The State, according to the Census nj 1870
r numbered 2i5,sl7. All Of these. beiwesr
. the ages of ~ and 50, are subject To tax
alton; and BY estimates from rellabl,
sources, this regu alton renders taxable "a
ther more Than one-half on each Plama'
ton. A full enumeration, therefore, 81
..-~t.la ltI.aIs. nneh' 80 embrace ahnn
$4,000. OF Whites, all males are taxa
bic between the ages Of 81 and As years
There are fund on our Muster Rolls. th,
names of 76,56S men, comprehension.
r those between the ages Of Is and IS &c
: neralIy. ba, not including numerous ex
enpls under vssious Statutes. Maxim!
: liberal deductions for those between II
= and 81, and adding exemp,s from militia
!. nv duty, who are liable TO taxation, am
!, there must still remain more than 70,0A
taxable white Polls, and, consequently,
:, total of 1876 400 taxable Polls in the State
\ Our Pvll lax has been gradually incres,
= ing for the last two years, and, for iii
). past year. appears 10 have Teen collects
4 on 1874, AGA persons. That it has beel
nesligenlly attended to, is manifest from
: varances OF from four TO FIVE hundred dol
lars per annum, sometimes on one sid
and sometimes on the other of the account
:. in the amounts collected during The las
!; four wears. II is, therefore, an Impersis
duly of The Legislature, as we'll in jus,ic
!, to those citizens whose Lands and Poll
are fairly assessed aud enlisted. and VIII
;, are contributing accordingly into the Put
:. lie Treasury, as to the STATE itself, 10 re
ouire new assessment of Lan'!s and otl
:, err improvements. TO be justly made, o
inspection Of the premises il necessary
and Ia provide for an accurate and IN
: Census Of all taxable persons. No walt
: alton OF Lands can continue 10, he lu'
= criterion of worth for any considersbI
; period, and re-assessment should be pro
!. sided for, onre at least in five years, II
= be no, annual. By adopting these me;
g sures of fairness and Justice, to colle'
= what is now imposed, without any ii
> grease Of taxes. il may be reasonably e:
le pected that the Public Revenue from pr
le sent sources, now equal TO about $500
or NAV be raised to 100000, per annun
tie These regulations should be made 10 tax
:, effect Immediately. that the Treasury ma
H. exner,eaee their benefit in the course
~ The next year.
e Further 10 susmen, The Revenue, Il
= propos, d that tax be imposed on Pie
-" u, sure Carriages. aud Gold Watches he
Tor use, srd. If deemed exped,sn',' on an
~ other articles Of luxury, 10 60 into ope'
70. non a, once, and continue IN force on
~ the exprr ,,,on Of the neat Session oil II
i,o Gener / Assembly.
mn II 10 Submitted to your inqaigy. IN co
m neruop 9Th The Re,enue. ahesher
~. Bank Of Cape Fear has paid 70 the STA
3s and the Literary Fund. the full snoar
md semi- ,nnosIly due Tor Divsdends-sh
The cu.t,n being 10 pay The tax on
ear Shares of Stuck owned BY indisidu
md ou, el the uhole proEss Of The Bank,
n. stead OF the D,sidsnds Of profits sllo'
lie. to Individuals. Tnis course IS snppo'
nil bv thee, to be ssncuoned by dscls
al. If lie Supreme Cous', on the t'xlng oi''
of IN ,heif old Charter; hui the rene sed oh