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SO. TssE paupERrY H0i.DERs am
T.kA-EsAIEfs s. j JEFFERSON COUNTY.


aaFe wisssia lew DAYS past rceeived an as; cf
the sssEcrai Asseialss d. yiFginia passed "a he
-tsA cas- q Arra 1854 : Concerning Caiamis-
sstiasss n ii gevsHue, liking upon the rFoPefty ii
tAe aiHleaEyess subject 70 saxagien accosaius
% slss naas rEcsctihsd ia the pew Consti;Gtina Is
%sttas IL geelare hat sA1ll Re egemnt The act
paaiea vi ih circular from ne Auditor ii
ssyaantss eontaiairg, Instructions 10 the
e.l sieheFs d the Revenue as 10 taeir dafies as
Wsia q taase ~ ia properly holder As The FreseHt
system q SsxasIoa i rev oae ia Virginia, an
siei ate soile aiiiissiy perpiexlly and enbaEass-
me1s Il imposes . large additional labor al The
eoaaisl'ssiaaer but Which can &c much lessened b.
2 Pfosaat sen piaEcs with The law, On the PAL 81
lht property holder. II
As Tie pnaleFy hoiier has she hgfTilese of liking
The value q bis eSa property have that unabated
eo5lieage Ia the cooftexf and intelligence I'll nv
teisolF eislzeas that they viii pursue that course
SA2uk he compelled in all on ia most eases toaS-
sess ile value myself, nY:labers would be interm
naoses Or a any rite they could not be performed
wilhia the 1illae pFescIibed By law
The law provides shatifthe pFopeTtF holfef does
not exhibit BIS property together with lis thereof
~ cas<es - Reconnaissance Tor valuation In hifa
or does rot furnish him with legal list pf his
properly win values affixed At ihefime he Is yis-
lei hy hin, he is required upoa being furnished
pr the eomnissiqaer with PEopsf forms ieT 80 doing
10 make out and furnish hin 0r deposit in the
Clerks Ofiee Of Abe county within len dayspf his
vista legal ssament Of the property liable niax-
aiioa, together with values afixed 70 the several
classes lhsrsol sworn 10 BY him
All lists 81 property are eqnired 10 Sc sworn 10
Wheherthe vaiue IS affixed or net
Ne lime is liked in mF distractions In which
shall ~ axe cut M lists and return them rs tie Au-
kitor, bar have no doubt HE Legislature Will
prescribe the shoaesi time possible,
Tns c3nisaIss loser has other and heavy duties "a
perform besides Using and yauins personal prop
ertyi she mast important Of which sAhe careful and
accufape aaaaaI revision aad alteration Of The
Land Book.
appeIa list Of lie leading subjects Of taxation
il classes. which will enable property holders tc
prepare themselves FOR the visit of the commission
CIR; there are some oiher subjects mol embraced in
The list, which will rSqlire farther study on ms
part to enable me 10 explain them intelligihly e
others ResrPeifu LII
sAML STONE. Con. REV.
LIST OF TAXABLE SUBJECTS.
l3Aggregata Number Of Horses, Mules, Asses AMI
JeGrcts, nlvaiue of the same
4" nunaer of nsatsua horned Cattle Sheer ans
Hogs, aud vatueiof the same
3 !" npm5ar of Carriages, and yalae
4 /" NUMBER OF Sage Coaches, and value;
5 /" naalber o.. Jersey Wagons, and yalas;
q number Of CauyaHs, and value
4, mum" Of Bugsiek, aad yalut;
j q narng, = y '1fss md yalae
. q num5er Of Gold ys-o. .-2es ami E "a.
10 uaGl5er Of SILVER aad o;hef y a,at,..e Waleh
es Rad value;
ii & number d Metallic Clocks. and value;
II number Of other Clocks, and value
- numher Of Pianos and IIafps. and'valaes'
[la4his class Pianos and HaTps, keps for the use
scha0ls are exempt
IL value ofGoid and Silver Plate:
Is " vaiac Of Household and Kitchen Furni
tura; in this class every thing kept in house i
inttasle3 Dot already mentioned III lie previuu:
classes. o. which may be hereatte: listed in sep