Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-04-21
pr-lSSESSMFNT OF LANDS.

.;on - of mOch i,npOr'ahce 10 Inc peo-
o.e of In State:
rUAP5l An ACr TO provide for
ose.,menv of The value OF all the real
estate Within The State.
Passed February 81. 1866.
Be il enacted by the Legislature Of
nest IWgiria:
|. The b,ards Of supervisors Of the
several counties of this Stale shall meet
a; the huur of len in the forenoon, on The
twentieth day Of July, 1866, appoint one
commissioned for each assessors d'stT'cl'
within their respective cou"u 5. anu, on
their failure 10 90 su, the Judge oi The
Circuit Cuurl shall make the sPPoih''
mems, whose duty ii shall be |" fe'aS
sess tie real estate wlhln the dIsific. Ter
which lie is appointed, and who shall oe
2 resident therein, a discreet ireeholder'
and 9th rwise suitable person.
2. Each commissioner so appointed
.haIl within thirty days thereafter exc
cue a bond IN he pm lily OF five thou
sand dollars conditioned for the faithful
d schargo of bis GuIies, with security It"
be approved by Tho recorder Of his cOun,
~, ani shall take the several oaIhs pre-.
serted by law. Tie bond aud oslhs
shall lie filed IN tie Office u( said record
a., 4ho shall certify copy o; the bond.
with he approval thereon. 10 hs Auditor
within ten days thereafter. Ii however,
from any cause, the commissioner so APP
pointed, should Isll ~ quality within HE
nae presented, Tue presIdtn. Of the
board of supervisors shall immediately af-
tel such failure, call meeting of said
board, Who shall appoint another com
missioner in his stead, no shall at once
give bond and qualify. and enter upon
the discharge of the duties Of his office.
). The Auditor shall, as soon as
ptarucabie alrsr receiving official lni"r.
mallon 81 such appolnI'u"nl. cause In b.
forwarded 10 each COMMISSIONER. I'm the
care of he recorder OF his county,) two
hOokr. ruled in form sIm.lsr TO thai OF
The assessors land book. except Ss 10 The
coiumD for exlendn ING The tax winch may
b. Omitted lie shali al HE same tme,
and In he same manner, iuul.h each
commissioners with pTin,ed Insu0cti"D',
prescribing IN detail Me manner in which
ihty are 10 arrive 81 proper valasion oil
HE real estate. and IN winch the same
shall b. entered on sand books.
4. EACH commis sioner so appointed
n. al,Ea -
bic aI'er receiving the books and inslruc-
lions to be furnished BY the Auditor as
Aforesaid, proceed 10 examine all the
Iracls of land and town 4os, with the
Buildings and Improvements thereon,
within his district, and shall upon suci.
sYsD n,lion ascertain aud assess The far
Cs,h value thereof in current money. To
assist b!!D IN ssC raining ihe sand land.
ind Town lots lie shall Obtain irOm the
clerk OF The board Of SUperv's0rs The land
fer the year eighteen hundred and Sky
SIX. where thst is practicable. or II IN
any ccualy OF district there be no land
book ior that year for which such book
NAV have teen made. Fin shy county
or district there shall he no land book.
then lie shsll proceed upon Ihe beet inior'
nation he can obtain. under instructions
tom The Auduor.
5. Each commissioner shall carry with
bun vhe aforesaid assessors land book,
and the enlrles OF lands or Town lots
charged TO any person resident or having
a agent in his dlstrlci. shall be shown
~ SAID person or his agent. who shall be
required TO stare on Oath whether the
came lie correctly entered a; also, wheth-
CT any other lands or lots within the dis.
trlcl Ought 10 be charged TO such resident
or nonresident. For this purpose the
sad commissioner j., authorised 10 cd.
minister ali proper oslhs. Any person
r. fIslng TO give such information shsll be
fined not less than twenty nor more than
one hundred dollars.
6. Each commissioner, as soon as he
shall have completed The sssessmen. in
his dlsulct, shall make two copies there
OF IN the books 10 he furnished bin un.
deI The provisions Of section three Of this
Get. and shall take and subscribe an oath
10 The folio" ingaeffeci:
Il. -, commissioner appointed by
ibe Boart o. Supervisors OF - county
Tor Judge of the Circuit, Court, as the
case may be- TO ascertain and assess the
value of The real e.iste in the -,
district of said county. do solemnly
swear that have diligently endesvored
TO ascertain all the tracts of land Town lots
properly chargeable, 10 my district, and
have entered The same on The foregoing
book that have assessed the value Of
the same with the Improvements ihereon,
al fair cash value, and have shown nc