Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-02-08
NDoA1I HERALD AND VALLEY ADVERTISER

corporations as shall avail themselves
pfsthe provisions of,his act, to the clerks
|-of the: courts of'rae several counties and
corporations, e ;
s. a. Any person feeling himself shg-
grieyed by the assessment sof his LANDS
and lots, vi it'll the improvements thereon
made, under the provisions of this act.
may upon g wing notice. 70 the aassssnfs
Who made it. apply to ,stAs court which
appointed. at the first or second term af-
ter the assessment shall, haEe been filed
in the clei 5 office, !. and x@not after. to
have said assessments Corrected; which
notice. shall he in writing, and shall have
appended thereto an affidavit that IN the
opinion of the afiant. The assessment is
above the true value of tue property as
sessed, which afidavi tsmay be made by
the owner or his au thorized agent. In
all such applications the attorney for the
Comm on wealth. in such court shall at
tend to the interest of the Common wealth;
and if the court. shall be satisfied that
the assessment is too high, it shall re-
duce the same~to what in its opinion is
the true value of such property; but if it
shall be of the opinion that the assess
ment is+too low, then it shall increase it
in like manner; and all such applications
shall have proceed ence of'aQ other causes
pending in said court. In any ease in
which the owner br his agent shall be
dissatisfied wdth its value, assessed because
it is too low, the assessor shall adopt the
estimate .of the owner or is agent; but
in the case Of al appeal from this decis-
ion Of the court, as herein provided, costs
shall rot be taxed for or against the ap-
pellant or the Com on wea lth, provided,
however, that no alteration shall be
made by the court in the assess
ments as made by such assessors, unless
majority Of she assessors who made the
assessment shall be present and be exam
ined touching such altera lion.
6. 1t shall be the duty of the clerk Of
each county and corporation court to GER
tify forthwith to the Auditor of Public
Accounts all changes made by the courts
of their several counties and corporations,
in order that the books of assess 10 ent id
which such alteration are made. and
which are on file in the Office of said
Auditor, may be SO changed as to con-
form to the alterations made by the
court. And it shall be the duty Of the
clerk, in like manner, to certify to the
assessors whose assessment may be 60
changed or correct ed, the revaluation
made by the court, that they may go
correct the books on file with the clerk.
in con formity iih said ordersof reval-
"a ton t4 -..
7. Each assessor shalt receive the sum
Of two dollars fos each day he shall ncces-
safily be employed in the duties Of his
Office, to be paid out of the county cor
poratiop levy of their respective couu-
ties or corporations, o. out Of. the town.
ship levy of their respective townships, as
the case may be. s7Their accounts shall
be made out and verified by them ION
oath. 's.'
g.. The benefit Sol. this act, as far as it
applies te the .reassessmeut of lands, for
eigh teen hundred. AND seventy-two. shall
apply. to all eenn ties Or oorpor ations. or
t'wush lbs ,of COUNTIES, in the S ia tie which
may, con fornlto its requirements, and re-
turn ti,e books off rsassessment to tie
Auditor Of Public Accounts. on orrbefore
the first day ofJune. eighteen hundred
and seventy-two. as provided IN section
three Of this act. The Superiuteude Of
Publ Printing is hereby auth orized to
print and forward to each clerk of the
County court of each county in the State
six copies Of this act as soon as practical
be, after it has received the approval Of
the Governor.
8 This act shall be in force from its
passage.