The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-07-28

REDUCE THE TAX LTsTs.-Acting upon the
recent decision OF the Supreme Court, in the
University Railroad case, the Public Treas
urer and Auditor have issued circular 10
tile Commissioners of the several counties,
advising tlem to revise the tax lists, and
not collect the taxes levied for three rail-
roads. The amounts appropriated to the
different railroads referred to respectively
are: for the University railroad $300,G00;
for the Edenton s. Suffolk railroad $3.50. 900;
for the Eastern and Western RAILROAD the
proposed road from Henderson to Mt. Airy.)
1000, coo, making e total of $2.l5O,0O0,
which must he deducted from the State
debt. The circular reads:
STATE OF NORTH CA-1OLINA,
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Raleigh, July 22d, 1869.
To the Chairman Of TIE RnGaA Of Commits
sisners ftAe Coasty Of -
SIR: Tie Supreme Court of the State has
decided in the case of the University Rail-
read Company Us. the Governor and Treas
urer, that specia! taxes levied TO pay inter
est GA Islahs authorized to be issued for the
purpose OF Building railroads, which were
not ioegsH and Unfinished at the time Of
the adoption of the Constitution, are I'M
constitutional.
Aiter consult alton with the Council of
State ,eud the Attorney General, in view OF
said &ecIsion, we are advised that the prin-
cipEc of the decision undoubtedly includes
Tic following railroads, viz: The University
Railroad, the Eastern and Western Railroad,
the Edenton and Suffolk Railroad.
BY Section 20 of AN act TO provide for
the collection of taxes ty the State and by
the several counties of the State, on prop
erty, polls and income" ratified March Is,
1865. the Commissioners of the Counties
have power to revise tax lists, where eXces
sive taxes are imposed. We therefore adj
wise YOU to amend the tax lists of your
County by striking therefrom the special
taxes pronounced void by the above men
toned decision.
For the above Roads the taxes on the real
and personal property Of the State are as
follows
University Railroad, one -hundredth of one
per cent.
Eastern and Western Railroad onc-twep-
tieth Of one per cent
Edenton and Suffolk Railroad, one fortieth
of one per cent.
Aggregate, seventeen-two hundrcdIhs of
one per cent, or 81 cents on the 500 value.
We think it best that this per centage
should be deducted from the special taxes.
Under Section 10 Of the aforesaid act it
is the duty of the Commissioners to make
all calculations necessary for ascertaining
the amount of taxes due by each tax payer
We think it best, therefore, that the Com
missioners shall make the correction above
indicated. BY employing several Clerks,
which is no doubt best, this work can be
done so speedily as to involve only few
days delay. The corrections can be entered
on the lists in any convenient blank column.
After all the corrections have been made
the Clerk of the Board of Commissioners
must forward to the Auditor an amended
abstract showing the taxes general and
special due by the. County to the Pubic
Treasury.
In carrying into effect the foregoing re-
cGGmendation it is not at all necessary that
there shall be any delay in the collection of
taxes.
The Sherifs will be held rigidly to the
accountability prescribed by law.
Very Respectfully.
D. A. JENTJNs, Public Treasurer
81. ADAMS, Auditor