Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-11-01

in by asking to- much Tic rsl,al Of he Western pjs
'f ":"is ne NAT hr tas ,hr returns about e,t m
l:e counties IN rs G!ci: iai ny request lie has al
dyss'd "a r!senlr Ia t!.c Assistant irsha:s who E.,. m,
ih.e hfr r'u;rs I" '.a' requesting tc: Gu So ac
earliest rrS>l;i, mo.Gni.
II wi! require !l'or he bestowed unoa the srled
ulss 9licr they c!ergine o lr Nais!al n the Western
District in separating ri oorr i.oa the free whit,
contain il The same eaca! schedule ns fherc
bn 6nc schedule cor BOTH have provided !or the neccssa-
y attention 10 this nitief IL Stanton where the slarshal
-" ir hr>ofn District resides, the schedules cannot be
sent here.
From all thc Information obtain on the subject am
Induced 10 :cye that the Information desired can pc %.
tanned hy The l., q: December nest.
nave aiI'essed cruiArs all Tie Assistant Marshaa
N TIE Eastern District ~ Virginia an! the Marshal ii ,h4
hstre' hls 40 addressed circular his assistants ths
subject.
Returns OF The population cissc qusstcd have been
.rceircd already from tcw counties Many others OF the
Assistant Marshas nave BY letter promised me the desired
information al future day. In EasteIn Virginia, have
requested the Assistant ashals themselves to separate the
free coorcd from The free white inhabitants of their district,
Where this l. not done The Of The schedule 10 the
Marshal will have 10 he waited for. am induced Ia believe
that the desired returns ioa Eastern Virginia be obtain
"a BY the lst Of Jalna.y neX.. and not before
The d!spcsabe force in the Isl auditors Office, with such
additions as could conveniently make 10 it, is chiefly
engaged in preparing ior the Convention "hc results OF the
assessments cf the lands cf the Commonwealth made ia
l2jo" The Of the General Assembly of last winter, d
gecting rcasscssncnt Of the llms oi lie Commonwealth
provided tt the sscSors' books should he forwarded Ia
'his office before lie its o! this month, but
u'.s ; no' provide for their examination cortec
!ird one and the books returned here necessarily irco
rect few o; The books Of have not yet been
received and some Of those received have been adoi
by the Assessors. The forty books already examined cw
in the additions ana recapuIaons alone for have
no; attempted n examine tie scisrc entry Of every
of Ind of l21Sl q: S63 92G 81 in tie value
of buildings and .! s3l.161 T. III the total value oi
lands and buildings. state these facts enable the Con-
vcnon 10 judge of the Necessity Of sutJecting the Asses
sors books 10 some sort Of examination and correction
am oi the opGion tha the corcc" results Of The
mcE ni the lands OF The CONFERENCE.-The together with tn.
amount OF tax thai would Be payable thereon al the rate o
taxation prescribe! by law, w. be- furnished
before the lSt of December neA
Tie tabular statement o tic amount ci taxes accrung
On each subject o taxation. for The gear 1882 is no"
completed. lar AZ the materials III this Office vii: enable
IN be completed The returns 4" licenses issued between t'
Isl day Of Jane and the Isl day Of September last though
required by aw to b. made in the month 81 September ar
not yet completed The reports o! wit and seal tax receiv-
ed by Clerks OF Courts and Noaries required 10 ~
made the auditors Office before the 18th day Of Decent
ber; they consequently not comie" Tor the year, end
ing the is day Of September last Circulars have been
the denluea; Commissioners OF the IL vcnue, AMI
The Clerks u Courts and Notarcs 10 hasten these returns
This table of taxation Of ls5o with roEr estimates al
the license writ aud oe .sg can be- furnished 10 Tie Con-
veniion a, any time The the last mentioned sub
Iec shcwn BY tie reports o the proper officers chnni
he embraced il iac table fear before the middle or last "'
November
The table %. iithabcs, ana the cauaiinH of population
Herewith requested be- made. viii have difficulty
books do invariably contain rcrn Of The free cori
tithabes this utoaon II deemed valuable ~ the Con
rcnon will be- in many cases obtained from III"
counties anl cities.
have spoken particularly q! these tables, as NOT on.
supposed them be The most important, ht desired ''
Conyenon how arrived II conclusions 10 t!s
time yhen they can probably tc furnished.
The other calls OF the Convention on this Office SO far ~
il /. practicable answer HEM ~ all can be- answered
rhnk ~ the 18Th Of December, bit is will depend
much upon the oi valuable assistance shall be- able
10 procure bry oi that III Tho orc. The regular clerks
in hc office nc ;sMy engaged in ransac;iug Tie
rent business h,co, in preparing The annual statements
for the Legislature and in preparing 10 receive nlccemher
the revenue "a tie year.
nee not hni say, that every exrrton will be made "a
furnish the Convention with all The information called iof,
1t the earliest practicable period.
am, with great respect, Your obt scrrt
RU JOHNSTON, 1t Auditor.
rto Han IouS Y NJ ,snS President ol the Convention