Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-09-28
EQUALIZATION Of West Va. Lands.

last winter 10 equalze assessment oil The
lands throughout the State, met al Wheel
ing on the 4lh instant. The following
is correct copy Of their deliberations
handed US by WIN. G. Butler, Esq,
who represented Jefferson and Berkeley
Counties IN the Board. ltwili be seen IN
the following proceedings that they have
fixed upon a reduction OF 20 per cent IN
Jefferson snG , per nj in Berkeley,
on the aggregate value OF lands and I'M
proyemeuls, lhus averoging ihe land IN
Jefferson at 1870 per acre against s46,-
80. la,, wear; and in Berkeley at sls,45
per acre against S23,35, lasI year. twill
also he seen by the following that the val
usion of lands in other counlies have been
reduced whilst in some i, has been
increased -
Resolrea. By this Board, that in Pur-
suance of the provisions Of Chapter l3i
Of the Acts OF 1867. entitled IAN Act TO
provide for Tie Equalization Of the Assess
menis Of the value OF the lands OF the
STATE. A. between the various Counties
thereof" We have agreed upon an IN
creased per cent on the aggregate value
Of the lands and improvements in he
several Counties hereinafter specified, up
on The value as fixed by lhc Commissions
els Of the respective Counties. appointed
under the provisions of an Act passed
February 81. 1866, entitled IAN Act TO
pro,ide for re-assessment OF the value
o. all the Real Estate within this State,
A. fellows 70 wit Brooke 81 per cent,
Cobcll 49 per cent, Clay 7 pei cent, bod.
dridge l3 per cent, Fayeuc l6 per cent,
Greeubritr "a, Hancock "a, Ohio II,
Pendielon 3, PocahOnlas 10, Jackson Z,
Kanawha Is, Lewis 81, Logan b, Mar
shall 10. Mason sc. Nicholas 10, Taylor
4, Tucker 6, Upshur Is, Preston ., Put
nam IS, Raleigh Is, Randolph 10, Roane
6, Wayne 80, Webster 8, Ne'zel %,
Wyoming so, and liza books be made
out increasing the aggregate value OF each
lGsci OF land with the Improvements there
on, in The respective Counties, The per
cent aforesaid.
Resoired further, That we have a
greed upon a reduced per cen! on The ag-
gtega,e value Of the lands and improve
mep,s in the several counties hereinafter
specified upon the value as fixed by the
Commissioners appointed as aforesaid IN
said Counties, as follows 10 wit Bar
bour "A per cent, Berkeley 81, Boone s,
Brsxton 81, Hardy S, Harrison 90, JEFF
lerson 90, Marion IS, Mercer s, Calhoun
8. GlImer s, Grant l3, Hampshire e,
Morgan 4, Mcdowell 6, Peasants SO,
Richie 4G, Tyler 8, Mineral 10, Monroe
Is, Wirt s, Wood 10, and hat books be
made out reducing the aggregate value OF
each tract Of land with The Improvements
thereon in The respective counties, the
per cent aforesaid.
And, Resoired fWther, Tia! in the
County Of MonongaIla, The TalOe fixed by
the Commissioner appointed as aforesaid
as agreed upon is a correct valuation.
Adopted September l3, 1867.
A true copy from the Record.
CHAS. HOOTON, President.
V. b. HALL, Secretary.
SABBATH School CoSvENTIoS.-The
FIRST Annual Sabbath School Convention
for West Virginia, will convene in The
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN Church. at Wheeling,
on Friday, October 18Th, 1867, and con-
,lnue in session over Sabbath, OCTOBER
ooh.
Devotional Exercisc- anG Addresses by
experienced Sabbath School men, from
lhls and other States, and discussions OF
practical Sabbath School topics, will con-
s,i,ule he exercises Of he Meetings.
Pastors, Officers, Teachers and Friends
Of the Sabbath Schools of West Virginia,
ale cordially invited to attend and parlci-
pate in the Deliberations of This body.
Let every $ohbrlh Schoo, IN the State oe
represented.
All d Iega,e, irop,sns 10 attend the
Contention. art rrQuss 81 II notify MR.
WM. H. OxroBv, SCcrriry, at Wheel
ing, on or before The l5,h day -: October,
in order 10 lsc tate the necessary ar
raneemcnr. iJr entertainment.
Delegates upon arriving in Wheeling.
viii please report themselves Al lie
Rooms oI tie Young Meas Chri>llan
Association, corner Main aud Monroe
Streets,
&c. Mr. Jrhn ". Hurst, says The
Spirit, sold during lie last week bis al
lormens Of that valuable estate in this
county, knoNn as "HozletieId," and for
merly the properly of the late Judge
Tucker. consisting Of 100 acres, 10 Mr.
John Burns, for 50 600, or $50 per acre.
Ii has TO Improvements other than Ten
an! house.
g., Upon the first page Of lo'Gay's is
sue will be found tie Delinquent List Of
Tax Payers for the year 1866, 10 which
we invite attention.
- TRz LADY's FGIrNp,-A beautiful steel
Engraving called "The LaceMaker," leads off
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