Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-04-02
At the request OF several subscribers publish the fol
lowing important law:

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An ACT providing for eassessment Of the land through
out The Commonwealth [Passed March 20 1850.
BE enacted By The General assembly That il shall b'
he duty Of the several county and corporation courts n
their ensuing April or May terms 10 appoint proper persons
the value all lands ard lots together With h'
Improvements thereon within their respective counties anc
corporations For each corporation there shall be but one
assessor but for each county many there com
msones the the same and person shall be
appointed for any county corporation who IL no
rcsden of and frechoer in the In those counties r
(which To be appointed the co
shall appoint for each parish district which com
missioner of the revenue shall have been assigned.
Each assessor before entering upon the duties OF his 81
lice shall in open court execute bond with such security
the shall approve in the penalty Of ive Thousand
3o!ar conditioned for the faithful performance OF tie du
ties OF his Office and shall moreover take an oath IN open
3court before justice If the peace that he will faithfully
3mpartally anG . the hest Of his skill! and
execute all The duties ,. is Office according 10 law.
The Register of the Land Office, ms soon ne possible III
tier the passage al this act shall forward 10 - clerk n ,acl
Scoun and corporation court list Of all grams o land with
his county corporation issued between the dhy o
5Dc.nber erhteen hundred and and the time
making out such list; shall BE- the duty ot the clerk
without unnecessary delay, deliver the said list OF grants
with copy of The land for his county corporation io
year eighteen hundred and forty ninc 10 the assessor o
such corporation In any county IN when iir,
shall be- more than one the clerk shall! furnish IL
uch of them copy Of the is Of grants, and Of The land
book oil the parish district for which he appointed F"
1.-The services aforesaid the clerks shall receive such concn
ation rs ia of his county corporation may think
oope allow which shall BE- embraced in and paid out OF
corporation levy made alter the services
shall have rendered and any clerk who shall fail /,
any duty hereby cnJoned upon him. shall lie fined
1or the us Of the Literary fund, not exceeding ons
gnundred dollars, at the discretion Of n jury.
A. The said shall Immediately after their ap
aoontmcn proceed examine all the lands AMI lots with
improvements thereon within their respective counties
districts and corporations and shall upon such examination
and the cash value thereof And al any
the shall be satisfied that any appointed
1uner this will not that from any he cannot per
form the duties devolved him. within the hereinafter
m1y wholly
ser in his place. appoint assistants 10 ad hin
his duties, shall deem eypedieni; but before any
person thus appointed shall upon the duties OF his of
5fc he shall take the oath and the bond with suci
penalty The shall N prescribed in the second
tom Prorded horerer That the cash value of the lands
and improvements thereon shall be fixed BY first
Snng the value upon the usual credits in The ghborood
, and Rotating legal interest.
s. ANY person feeling himself aggreved BY the
his lands lots made under the provisions of this
may upon giving notice 10 the assessor apply 10 the
his county corporation al the first second term ate
such has been made AMI not after 10 have TN
assessment of his lands lots coreced which notice shal
be in writing and shall have appended thereto affidavit
ai in the opinion of the aiant the assessment OF IN
lands lots is above the value thereof which affidavit
be 10 by the owner his duly authorized agent
In all such applications shall be the duty of the aorne,
the commonwealth in such court ~ attend 10 the lnercs
the commonwealth and il the courts shall be- satisfied
that the is too high they shall reduce the same
10 what is in their opinion the value OF such lands
3ots; but if they shall be OF opinion that the assessment
5oo low then they shall increase in like manners and sucl
i,Cttl0ns Sla nave pTeCe1ence pen
sting IN said courts In any case in which the
Hands or lots, his agents shall be dissatisfied with tn
auc assessed because is low the assessor shall adop
2he estimate ol the his agent but IN cases OF ap
pcal shall be taxed for against the appellant
1.-The commonwealth
6 As soon as the assessors shall have completed Tn
in their respective countless districts and cor
poraton and shall have conforncd the in all
Jeted The action of the court the said assessors sa
each make copies his assessment in the form
(which the andoco95 made out and certified by IT,
nf h.
9ed and preserved in The clerks Office of the county
Incorporation and the other forwarded by mail other SAT
conveyance, the first auditor Richmond, on or beor
1.-The fifteenth of October Each Assessor who sha
a comply with any requisition of this section shall FOL
eit all right compensation for his services.
Each and assistant shall receive the SUI
dollars for each day he shall be necessarily empoyc
the execution of the duties Of mis- office Their account
shall be- made o verified certified and paid out OF the publ
treasury in the manner prescribed by the eighty ninth
ZION OF the thryfth chapter OF the Code OF Virginia
eighteen hundred and forynine in relation TO the commi
asioners of the revenue.
g. This act shall be in force from the time Of its passage.