Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-10-25
Il Fl iGIkk.
REVISION OF TIKI SCHEDULES or FEBRUARY AND
MARCH, LAST.

Sinos the adoption Of uur las. Schedule for
,ba months Of February auj MARCH the tirae-
,ial bills passed by Goa gress. taxing the cur
renoy, have seriously impaired the value of the
I'D issues of Confederate Treasury notes. At
tb;s iuncturo largo numbers of horses and
muIos were impressed and paid for in our
r,nrv which was in few Days thereafter 70 be
,sXri thirt7-threc ard one-third per cent.
RI, Board Of State Comm issioners, having
- ,;n,,rned, and one Gifts members being out OF
the Stats i could not DO convened in time to
r.,iew our schedule Of prices. Under this
s,.te Of facts, we kavs re-cxanined and roar
ranpcd our tariff Of prices, 10 far IS We have
psen advised Of recent impressments, propOs-
mo in this mode. to remedy any diminution Of
valuation which ma5 have resulted from tho
action Of Congress- Upon the currency. There
fore. we nHssss tho ACREAGE value OF artillery OF
". pon horses or mules, impressed since tho
passage OF the currency bill ofthc l7th Fsbru-
nr1 last, Mt $3.50. This award will ert;tlc each
rsrson to recsive higher compensation. accord
inrly M each horse or mule recently Impressed
may he considered az haing g frst. arnond. or
third class artillery or wagon horse or mule
ws,,fisr r;.~ -:rirs srreai to our Boar,l or ne.:
and the in,prnssing nl!i,eraan1 agents sioafG
.lsv ;,rrroaa>i hn-s.- nr mules and propose q
settlement upon the foregoing basis. But. al-
iowing:to each'person only such prices as first,
second and third class artillery orwason hosaes
or mules may have been estimated ct, bv
the local or county appraisers. assuming our
acreage appraisemnnt Of $500 rs 3 fair
medium valuation. This, then, woulI allow q
maximum price of $500, and minimum pr. {
Ct S400. making 5000 tho average p7ioe-thus
allowing moro fer first c!nsa horses or muIea
and pr0pnrtiorat.ly less for tho Inferior, CT
thoy may fall below tho grade Of frs. claas.-.
The county appraiscmsnt will be the guide in
making these &C. Elements, hut within the lir,i,e
ofour MAXIMUM price CT $500 and orr minimum
price of 500. This plan would perhaps be
r,cst satisfactory to til" reop!e. For whatever
rrira tho county appraisers agreed upon should
b. deemed FIJI, within herange ofou" minimum
price OF $500 and our msS;mur, price cfSS0o
Payment Of whatever amount awarded to be
made in the new Issue Of Treasury notns.
The Undressing officers in those instances
whore there were no nrfirratore or local no
prIiHcments f1r hnrees cr mules, Impressed,
should in all such cases themselves ra-est:-
mate the value Of horses or mules, thus. i'm
pressed, and allow in each case such additional
compensation IL would, within tho limits Of
our schedule r"tcs, appear ins: and proper
But IT, after this reyauati0n snd settlement,
aay pn.con should not be sa.iftied. the party
cruli then appeal 10 orr Board, and have tie
case reconsidered.
In CT 'lu-;on il is rs"pcr to H'ld that NJ.
| William B lii,rrso:' wa- invited to MD NJ. ard
that the foregoing !l"iula received tao mari
nous approval Of the BJarL II "reminiscences
6. W. HGBiRD,
EnBT. GlEB0NEH,
W:i L. HARRISON.
HaE'rs 81 Appraisemert for the State Of Va.
| Per order
| (Signed) S. COOPER. A. X /. O.
ORicial-JonN WRITER'S, A. a. g.
All appeals and communications should DO
addressed (eost p.id) to Mr.. D. X. Whitaker,
Secretary Of the Board, Box 99j, Richmond,
P. o., We, ard who moy be consulted as his
office in .ba Department. Of the Quartermaster
General Tho next meeting 0! tie Board will
be he'd on the first week OF next December, in
he city Of Richmond. ont 25-6t