Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-03-27
Instructions to County and City Treasurers
The following is the full text of The circu.
lar sent to each county and corporation
treasurer in the State:

treasurer in the State:
OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
RICHMOND March %. 1856.
To the Treasurcrs Of the CounticS and Cor.
poraiions Of the Commonwealth
The following instructions are given for
your guidance:
l. If coupons are rendered i'll payment of
capitation-tax, CIR in payment OF the tax on
land or personal property assessed for tie
support of public free schools, the treasurer
will refuse 10 receive them and require pay
ment in gold or silver coin, United States
Treasury notes, or national.bank notes.
Should such payment not Go made the
treasurer will levy for such tax.
.. IF coupons are rendered for the tax on
land or personal property assessed for the
support of government, and al the same
time payment of the said Tax Is made in
gold or silver coin, United-StateS Treasury
notes, or national-hank notes, the treasurer
will receive tho coupons for Identification
and veriGcation as directed by the act Of
January II, 1882, commonly known rs Cou-
pon-Killer No. J.. II such payment in
money be not made, the treasurer will de-
cline to receive the coupons for identified.
ton and verlication, and will levy for said
tax.
s. If coupons are rendered for the sum
prescribed by law as q condition precedent
TO the issuing Of license, and the said sum
DO at the same time deposited in gold or
silver coin, United States-Treasury notes, or
national-bank notes, the treasurer will re-
ceive the coupons for Identification and YER
itication in accordance with the provisions
of said act of January II, 1882, Coupon
Killer No. ! J and will give the certificate
necessary to enable application to be made
for tho license. Should the party rendering
the coupons decline TO make the said deposit
in gold or silver coin, or United States
Treasury notes, or national bank notes, the
| treasurer will nevertheless receive the
coupons for Identification ana veri iication
| in accordance with said act of January If,
| 1882, and forward them to the county or
corporation court; and when the coupons
are returned to him, with copy of tho Or
der Of the court certifying that they have
been proved to be genuine legal coupons,
| receivable for taxes, he will give the cerli-
llcae required TO enable application TO be
made for license; but he will not give said
certificate until he receives said order Of the
court.
l. When coupons are rendered and not
received by the treasurer under these in
strlctons, tho treasurer shall record the
| bond number, coupon number, and amount
and date of each Of such coupons, and pro.
serve said record.
5. Ifany person shall engage in or exer-
else any business, employment, or profess.
sion without license, if license be re-
quired by law, lie shall he reported by the
treasurer TO the attorney Tor the Common
wealth, who will proceed against him &C
cording to law, and prosecute the suit to u
conclusion, without compromise or case
agreed.
&. II any treasurer shall BIO sued by any
tax payer or his agent or representative itr
discharging the duties Of his Office accord.
ing to the instructions given above, it shall
be The duty of the attorney for the Cummor-
wealth for the court in which such suit may
he brought, or the Attorney General il such
suit is brought in the Circuit Court Of the
city OF Richmond or in the Circnit Court of
the United States, when notified by the
treasurer, to defend it as for nh officer of the
State who has done his duty under the law;
and if damages arc found against such Of
licer he will be relieved according 10 the
provisions Of an act approved February ri,
1856. entitled. '.im act authorizing board
| consisting Of Tho ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, Secrr-
larry of the Common wealth, Auditor OF Pub.
liz Accounts, Second Auditor, and Treasu
rcr to allow collecting officers losses and ex-
pcnses incurred in collecting or attempting
10 enforce or settle taxes Due tho Common
wealth" when the said Board shall be salts
fled that such officer used due diligence in
protecting and enforcing The interests Of The
Commonwealth in tho mailer touching
which such allowance is asked.
Very respectfully.
MORTON MAEYE,
Auditor Of Public Accounts.
We approve The foregoing instructions.
f. c. RuFFIN. Second Auditor.
r. A. AYERS, Attorney General.
II. w. FLouRNoY, Sec. Com'th.
MORTON MAEYE, And. Pub. Ac.
A. w. HARTMAN, ir., Tr. Com.
Members Board Of Indemnity.
SUING FOE DAMAGES Edgar G.. Jones, n
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