The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1868-02-06

and that on'accounl sefthe axlIenee o
heslili,ies. thu laxsy at lliis low satt
hcOuhl,nll bo, ,saai were not assesssa q
I colleclel iaslore thnn dno-half TN e9an.
lies in the STATE. until after Tho hrped
/ rebellion was soppressc,lgin 1865; pRl
in some Of them, tsxss we're mot sssssssd
or collected until 1866, becAuSs there
were no responsible. Repcna Ia those
eonn,ies who would take upon them
selves tie performances Of thesa duties,
and in Ona or two eaa;ies poUxes were
collao;ed uaU 1867, for the same rea-
sons Add 10 lAis that, notwilh-
Standing i large portion of tho paOpla in
most Of the sdsiinqaeoi counties, had
been engaged Ia armed sffortto destroy
hpll Nalipnal an't State GosernmSnls,
llis Logi litsfe, lookias only 10 The facl
fos tlgtit lastitulian ap'l embarrassment,
fSdnsed Sak al the war, apdip landa-.
blesplsis of pagaanitniiY lby al: act
passed FSbruary2t, 1886. feleasla all
The iaxes schargaabletu lIasa conniias,.
ron iils, year 1881 "a fhs ysar 1891
;Holh lpel9sige SO that illes wsra oalY'
raqpire1t6 pay laxes tot tIe year sla65
and hence lorwafil
lllop h,ao Ssyepue aig all was 70
So AZ ~ etg pafions pf lbs SIato,
lpes nsatiqAei, ead. ullimitely
fur gesrS 'aas lhsrAitom
eali sIaasqd yel me draIlsson
eie mars apMAfous, aed
uush gFeeisr il nnounh
aAye beea, had not thC
gAisk superinduced
% llib, ,feysnue
sepsoarill'y 70 main.
ti so Be ajyernmegfS
6yett our citi-
prAats agaiusl inju-
fraps lys anl also 10
pill lQighs bss WITH the
ssah pa hlie hell5lipgs ss !
ale e0cc--s
plVl aalloss
( 591 r ~ slsn I
tttttl y ti ~ iil- y tet4 p ~ tiltNSf
slea % pead sseie 9fsaa
nv and sbdra iiig ~ Iairsl
lcf aemf fS pf1ina explises tlii
sim ltasa 1fe llae5
Gao 2 or sla qFgica sns,
P9EidIisf and appliss ihsnilll u
9slIrs sIa 8pg
dAT6IlD ieeaf d fif 1A'id
Sialea 9lsilissg fsfsid Fhlsh is
peeled "a lnps
N
Hhspilai faf tie 6San a Nissan
7el00,00o Tor 3hs ssaitentilry; near $50, !
600 for expenses oi luaaIics .inths Asy7
'igms of Virsinia. aeA olhcIs' Of like
character NAV be seen BY reference q
4hsAailiioTs's Report.
liz c9tndolion with The mntors,here
stated further impolt4ht Nact should
noibe sookrd. that our STATE has
craatS debt.
From liid ta5lsg accompanying tAp.
Authors Rsppy, il appears thai e5Si
5yalse oGths,prpPetty in the State assSsss
Ell lor lsxaIiol 10 1857, exceeds By nast
" Ten per that assessed in 1856
sla'Ihst tho qumb-r Of persona. oys
twenty Que yeats ofags, assossel VIII
cqpitation tax, has increased within tie
salno inns more than FIVE .thoosanj--
these, ofoodrse, being the sreprcsen'a-
tiyes Of i much greater increase in The
population These grs,ily facts ore ev-
dUnces Of ths continued growth and
prosperyof our Safe, and should ipspire
us with renewed hopes ihl eacrsy for
future. 2.
Il IoommpGd consideration the sugges-
iionsidflhs Auditor in regard 10 impsr-
feclioos id tho rsYeVue laws, and the
amendments lber 70 which he deems ap.
propriaie sDd NECESSARY.
As required by aG,Act, passed Feb
raary 2S, l867,Lappoinled a Board, con .
,sising Of ono member froa'esch. Sona-
torial DiSriet, to eqhalize the assess
,msnt Of the value oil the lands id the
State as .bstweou lhe severaj equities
wbo"peI IN the city Of Wheeling OF the
Cine prescribed in tliy a Ct, aod proceed
I'd 70 discharge the lity 'rtquircl to be
reformed BY, them cOnjolnty; and after
.lhey:hsd concioaoa their lAb)rs they
Eled their teportIwiill the Auditor and,
as may be seen, he has incorporated the
samS'iotO his sAqnual Report to the
tLcgislature. Z
While ibis Board performed lhe duty
repioined oHtdem,anj no doibt fairly
spdsatisISSioriiy cquaIlzed tho assess
hsut pf.lhe lands as betweea lha ,eoun-
lies, bel Il wasnot within their pegince,
fundert& Act confeEihg their uulhori'
Fly, to equalize the assesment as belYoSn.
lhp 'differnt ppdprietOrs flands situate ia
the same conuiy, aud of COURSE they did
not lindertaketo DO 50; nor is there any
pToyision d law under which such
enialisatind can be elIeoleA. Ynn will