Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-03-27
ro rue COMMISSIONERS OF THE RE
~ VENUE 900
AUDITOR s OFFIEE, MaruH, :.


x...r. herewith copy of The act iliposa-
You WIN ieer ,...nt yenr, which varies in laheaase
aa VA an.smrnt from the law OF ie4e, VI, 10 an
,,. ~ snb.rance Its proper, no" ~, ,n,,d ,r
fii.'5 ~ ,.., ,,hish have been made ne '"'",
some changes J',is,an nf the sections, cs-mpts from
-, All state bonds well rs money % a,la,s THIS
mount Of principal il over one n.as mr. c-tti.
- .,v oroyision in relation ~ puD,ie .h,s uyh
Is a new piht which were heretofore liAap'e .,'u
nJ,r one hundred dollars III anioIn. ;"n,I jnconr
,n which regulates the tax on pIuies I r 10. dnl
uoa' I maj a resident Dentist shall ohiy pay nv -.
provinces .. ,ss;d.nt the same tax IN every county
or ,own IN which he practises. ~ = - Gs.i,,n.
sary that attorneys, or pris"hS " 'ar. ,I.m n !,
able. ,;s.,,i,,s NJ The License laws
.I,in vcur attention. Auctionerfs IN '""na' "" "
80, ,a,on moi exceeding three thousand, "hse Sh'e :
pp, ,nrr man len thousand dollars pay Tax 81
80, snty dollar only license I" sell reai estate "h,y
=, nrt,on - chargratlr with NIFTY dollar tser hhth
..ciinu1 By The tenth seriion HE Tax on Wet1Hi's
J .nrtionr.rs commencing business for The hrst
I,ur i graduated or appoTtiohrd accofn'hs :" 'he
fr,ctIoal part the year remaining Al thr llne lhr
LICENSES are granted and tor the thsuih. year hA ="
twenty dollars IS imposed pom merchants, ahh one
minded and hits dollars upon auctonrrrs, without
reference preceding sales Bn"iing ailry- can "'s
be exhibited by authority nom the County or corpora
ton Court; nj watering places or places ni pho' r
.o they arr rrd len dollars; elsewhere twenty dot
lars II more than one Billiard TAB - rAh'p'ra ny
I'M. nronrrlor the tax * reduced, and Tor ihr hfst
time tax OF hvr doarsis imp"rrh upon prlVNr bi
liza ri table KEPT family A. no mode ! ilni-
ed ot by winch license Can br obtained, u "0ili br
hest to charge The Tax IN the property book. go
eighteenth section Tfhtn5 presses ~ ""
exempted from tax
A question ma, arise under the fourth section rria-
ting 10 tie Tax income, whether persons AVN -
Iaries, wages, Or income DERIVED ifof 'nas'dua's'
fnrrchauls for example, VINO have no partners hrs
liable to br taxed The act al .eth Mafeh, -i rht''
lied ian act prescribing the Inodroi ascrfalhihs e..
tam subj -cls of aIaon'-lsrr fourth sriunnl -u'-
reefs the commissioners In llsInetr various ne" sun
lne
ryrd from property, stocks. Or mrrhahlcai ana manu-
ocuups labor Under this general provision an per-
snus whether IN the at anr employer oHy or
of a coparnery, would be equally enoraeea-nus d
the rate of taxation l. specified IN the ornria "a"
and Is omitdd m the Tax a~t may he wei question:
I'd whether persons IN the trver OF governments
public and private corporations, or paftnrfsh'ps, 'h
be- taxed all the present year. - d'h C""h"."t
however that the tax has been inadvertently omitted,
| would have Instructed you 20 pa't ~ 80! !. J., a.
n-,son M. ntoned the act al ei3 leaving y 70 ths
LEGISLATURE II IL May session 10 supply thr 'm~&'"n'
hui tIme app ehrad, would not permit she i"'Por',
ton OF 1 tar AZ 20 late u period
should yuu be 81 any loss III constituting ihr pr
visions of the present Tax law yen ought I" refer 20
the Revenue laws generally, by winch, mean the ne
yI,rd act oil le4l and all qIrnt acts on nc 'Ae
suhirct | have usually appended 'nn!c o lbr hoir
in,rnrl,nt of these laws 10 my annual Circular, but
deem II al present unnecessary. IN consequence" w
near approach If the general revsa " = im9"tli'
Ia call Your special attention, however Ia thr 1t rem
tlnrto Merchants licenses, and fof otarf pifp"se.,
winch passed the 10th OF March, 1855. me vigorous
execution 81 that law daring the past year pf"1n'ru
larger amount from licenses tnan usHa ahu ''' ="
.rIt contain, PROVISIONS especially a 10 The mole OF
authrntIcatlnc your allowance Tor services "hth ~
feet You personally One Chef design oi tfr ac' wa
10 compel rgd performance OF tn'' nla''i - 80, ~
duly relating 10 new Improvements ai transfers on the
,,nI NOOK The Land tar itself IN many instances
has added, As required Nv law n"pe s'ea'e
attention Will nr paid 10 these particulars h'r
have thought II rXprdrnt 10 exercise tht uiseie-
,,on pivrn mr. by The act ~ February, ls'i, anu 70
transmit 10 the commissioners thr present sff' e
urc.s airy quantity Of paper ruled and hraurh i"f 'e
,ani and property books, which, ~hrh ith up are ="
~ ,.,uruad Ia rms Office II any mmissionrr -hoIlh
desire BLANKS other three SETS oi books h*ed III
his county he viii nave 10 apply 10 ar J"hh 'in,
lbe surviving partner al thr late Mr. samhei Srphf'u'
no !, nom am informed that he u pteparectu supply
them such Of The copies intended 'oF ihS once ~
were not taken charge Of by members OF thr heesA
,ure nave been forwarded BY mail
IL i gery important that thr NUMBER ~ yt"raoe
ar white males above sixteen, should be regularly st
I'd and returned this Gtice a required Nv INV" ana
II Is also impc rant that tie black lythrabrs or siSe
above sixteen, as well rs the taxable slaves a0os'
twrlyr should be annually inserted IN thelr appropriate
columns precisely the printed hranin. ultr''e.
For example: All black yicables, or slrses above
sixteen are required br placed IN one s"inhni anu
All the ta1ahr saves above twelve ~ ah"lhrf GO
Iumn hut II * the hasit 81 mant commissioners -
plac- the aggregate OF ali the slaves above sI'trrn ~
inr first and ,h- number between Twelve ana sffn'
on, IN the second column; - that, although y y
saving al labor 10 the commissioner y Hes"'NrS
much upon this deptrtm nj. ltefu co'hP'in.e
, The CAPTION Of each column Is necessary, H. enable
me mi, only IA prepare the revenue accounts WIN IA
cIty but also the annual tables oil c"inoheh p"pua'
INN and taxation, which are now required ~ III"
also reaie.t yon not 10 neglect Tie ming w al 'he
blank proof tables each page Of The properly nook.
nor 10 forget the still more important iecaPhh'a"h ~
m. ma Remember also, ii you wonid avoid delay,
and perhaps difficulty IN rrcrplnsyouf compensation
IN obtain the necessary examinations ana crfihcates
from the clerks; 10 make thr necessary nnda't !" your
,sn.,y honL. Ia state t,e time nf delivery 10 i;ir
.b,u or collectors and Ia transmit your books !" ms
otIic a, the time required. The neglect ol TINS 'as r.
quirrmrnt, particularly Is serious poi. NC, nse
n-ncr. Very respectfully, JhMbn =; h.hiu
Auditor ot Public Accounts.