Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-06-04
WOODSTOCK, VA, June l, 1874.
Messrs. Editors,

WOODSTOCK, VA, June l, 1874.
Messrs. Editors,
will you do the favor to
insert in your columns the following sec
ton of the Act of Assembly imposing tax
es for the support Of the government and
free schools, and to pay the interest on
the public debt.
take pleasure in aiding every one to
correct the numerous errors found upon
the land books of our county, and it is not
unnatural in many to think the errors
arise from negligence Oh the part of the
Clerk.
1t is to be presumed that the Township
Assessors are we'll acquainted with the
duties Of their office, and to apprise the
land owners of such duties as we'll as what
is required of themselves, is the object OF
this communities ton.
Clerk of Courts are required to furnish
to the assessors lists of all deeds for the
part ton and conveyance Of land which
may have been admitted to record in the
Clerks Office Of such court within IL year
ending on the 3lst day of December pre-
ceeding; such list to state the date Of the
deed, when admitted to record, names of
grantors and grantees, the quantity of
land conveyed, the specified value thereof,
and description Of the same. The list
also includes judgments and DEGREES for
the partition and recovery of lands which
may have been rendered. and all lands alb
solutely devised by wills, recorded rs
above stated.
Let every real estate owner be prepared
to answer such intel rogations as should be
asked by the assessors and there need be 10
further trouble in the assessments made.
The clerk cal do nothing in the prclni-
ses but what has been done yearly, and the
section will show to the tax payers whelh-
er Or not it has been complied with.
assessors furnish copies OF t'cii' books to
thG auditor of Public accounts, aud Snci.
copies cannot be corrected by The Clerk.
The assessor keeps his original lsnl book!
each with a copy.
What an assessor or commissioner sh1I d ,
before making out his land hoo7s.
l6. Each assessor or commissioner, be-
fore making out his land book (lni when
he takes the list of taxable personal pro. y
ertv), Shall carry with him the last book
that may be had, and the entry of The
lands charged 10 any person resident or
having an agent within his township, city.
or town. shall be shownto such person or
his agent, who shall be required to state
on oath whether the same be correctly ell
tered; whether any part thereof ought to
be transferred to any other person. and if
so to whom. and the nature of the evil
dence to authorize such transfer: also 10
state whether any other land within the
township. city, OF town ought to be charg-
ed to such resident or nonresident. and to
describe the same, as we'll as to give de-
scription OF any OF the lands charged to
such resident or nonresident which may
not be correctly entered. And the assessor
or commissioner, upon obtaining such in
formation shall verify the same by the
records of his county or corporation. and
if the same be found correct, he shall
change the entries in his land books ac-
cor;lingly. Any such resident or agent
failing to comply with such requisition
shall forfeit fifty dollars. Any assessor or
commissioner failing to comply with this
section shall forfeit one hundred dollars.
am, very respectfully,
GEo.'W. MuEY,C C. C. c.