Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-08-24
BOARD of Valuation, Wake County.

Board of Valuation, Wake County.
Weare indebted to the politeness of Mr.. Utley the
Clerk thelist of persons appointed at the late term
oWake County Court to value the real estate Of this
Couty These assessors have been appointed under
hRevenue Law of the last session of the Legislature
which provides that the first Court of each County,
held after the first day of July, 1852 and at the
term every four years thereafter "shall appoint one
sce of the pace and two frccholdcrs men of skill
and probity for each captains district in the Coun-
~ whoshall be styled the District Board of Valuation
their respective districts" The following are the
names of the persons appointed for this County:
RalfiM District-Jordan Womblc, Sr, R. NJ.
Jones. Alfred Williams.
st. Me heu's-Jacob Mordeca Nathan Ivey,
John Harp.
s.. MrEeR W. Wynne, j. B. Lassiter, David
Justice.
81. Mrys-Wm. R. Poole, John B. Johns, John
Grifi>.
Nildle Crsek-A W. Belts, W. Rowland ST., A.
s. Utley.
B,rto,'s Creek-Geo W. Thompson, Geo. Brog-
den. \. B. McDade.
Srit treek-Allen Adams, Aug. Turner, D. II.
Stephenson.
Hits Creek-C. Lowe, R T. Weatherspoon,
VIM Barbce.
Liek Crsek-F. Bevers, Thomas Bailey, H. W.
Nichols.
Houses Creek-S H. Whitaker, A. Page, E j.
Nichols.
Marks creek-w. H. Hood, G. ". Scarborough,
I'M Williams.
White Oak-A. K Clements, John Scott, Seth
Jinks
Cnbtree-N. T. Thompson, Lewis Jackson, s. F.
Page.
Bmkhora-Green Beckwith, D. B. Holland
Isham Holland
B4faloe-W. D. Scarborough, W. A. Horton,
". Hartsfeld
Nsrliyht-William Laws, Willie Atkinson, W.
c. Mangum.
Eorsst-George B. Allen, John R Dunn, p II.
Aangum.
Cross Rcads-James NJ. Terrell j. C. Leigh,
Kearney Upchurch.
FisAdam-Peles Rogers, c. j. Rogers, ". D.
Holloway.
Little Rieer-B. T. Strickland, James Bum, Jos.
F. Hopkins
Panther Bunch-Willis Whitaker, s. s Turner
SM. Williams
These Boards "shall as near as practicable, ascer
tain the cash value Of every tract of land or othel
real estate, with the improvements thereon situat,
in their district either by viewing the premises OIL
otherwise" The owners of land arc required t.
furnish to the Boards lists of their tract tracts
lind; town lots to be listed separately, according t.
the plot of the town; each tract of land and tow
lot to he separately valued Owners Of land on fur
nshlns list, to take an oath. The District Board
arc to complete their lists by the first of Januar,
after their appointment, and annex to the lists a,
ahadavit that they have faithfully performed thei
duties. On the second Monday of January the jus
tees Of the peace who are members of the Boards
snail meet at the courthouse and organize them
selves into County Board of Valuation To thi
county Board all the District Boards shall make re
Turns Of their lists. This Board shall carefully ez
anime and compare all the lists bring the assessment
70 uniform standard of value, and take steps (
REFUGE if valued too high. or to raise, if valued to
low. When the County Boards shall have perform
gu their duties they shall return their lists to tn
0'eFKs OF the County Courts, and subscribe an
swear to an affidavit that they have faithfully pc
'o'ned the work committed to their hands. Fac
member Of the County and district Boards shall r
'''e such compensation, to be paid by the Count.
uo' to exceed 81 per day, as the County Court ma
allow
we have thus given the substance Of the act
e'ation to the duties of these Boards. These duti
"e very important, and it is to be hoped that
every District and County they will be discharg
""a care, diligence and fidelity.
DR hooPER's ADDREss.-The readers Of this q,
u'e"S lately sent forth from the press, request
"e'rrect the following erruta:
IN title page, for 7th read LIST Of June
rage Is. The poetical quotation should begin wi
the second line.
Page "a. For "dear income" read "clear
| Come"
rage %. I'd line for "walk," read walls"
rage "A. About the middle, for "matrons," ne
nations"
other minor errors the reader will easily be q
70 correct for himself
70 jackson Stewart, who WAS arrested in Soul
1''oi'na on charge Of counterfelting, who "a
"0ua 'or his appearance, forfeited his bond, v
u sa'h arrested and carried before Judge Biggs
"ll'anston last week, was taken through this pl,
y" saturday on his way to the Western part Of [