Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-29
VIRGINIA FINANCES \
THE ANNUAL REPORT OF AUDITOR
MARYE MADE PUBLIC.
RICHMOND LEADS IN TAXES.
ne cour,.. She Lcae. In Amount Paid
into the Trcasury-IIenrico II Next
"a Norfolk Figures Showing
Amount Each Race Pays.

Tho members OF the General Assembly
have received the annual report OF Audi
,or Narye tor tho fiscal year ending Sep
.e.,hcr 50. 1902. The report goes into the
ac.,n OF taxation upon real estate. per-
sonal property. incomes. and capitation
with the total revenues TO be derived
the-efro,n from the counties and cities Of
the State.
sor,c interesting figures are given as to
tho assessments made upon whites and
negroes Tor all purposes. The names OF
pensioners and the amount paid 10 them
I'M to the end Of the fiscal year are
stated
The total assessments for the year in
all counties and cities amounted to 81
E6.sel.7.
The amount paid for the support Of the
government shows the following pay
n,cnts by whites in some Of the largest
counties of the State:
Accomac. s12I7S.g7: Augusta. s24. 4Slo
1Ienrico. scseol.7S; FauQuier. slS.4193o:
Ioudoun. :21.1oS.os: Norfolk county. SIS
76S a5: Rockingham. S22,70.17. James Cit!
and New Kent pays the smallest OF an.
.ounty in tho State. the latter. S1,lS.56.
md the former s.. 263.SS.
For the same purposes the negroes paio
The following: Accomac. s369.6l: Abe
marie. ssea. 4s: Augusta. s3ao.14; Campbell
ssR.5s:. Chesterfield. s6o7.4s: Buchanan and
bicienson counties make no returns To-;
property owned by negroes. The smallest
returns from any county by negroes Is
from Bland. where it is but S25f.
The cities contributed for government
purposes. exclusive Of schoolsl Rich
,.7oad heading the list. slI,1429; Nor
folk second. with STA, 1874: Newport News
.2a.617. IS; Lynchburg. s2l.9Se.4l: Danvi!le.
SIS. GS5S5: Alexandria, slo,9a2.51; Williams
burg contributes the smallest sum-
s72S.91.
For the same purpose the amounts con-
tributed by negroes are: Richmond
s217Sa9: Petersburg. si.54o.ST: Lynchburg
H167.GS: Danville, sSl5.4s; Norfolk. s10o.5S:
Newport News 1922; Buena Vista. s45O
The amount assessed against whites TO
government in the whole State is 1912.
1883. BY colored. S39.S1S.19.
The amount assessed against whites To-
schools in the whole State is S314 ass:
amount assessed against negroes for the
samc purpose. s13. 1854. Some of the
amounts assessed for schools by counties
are: Accomac s4,05966: Albemarle. s3S2S.29:
Augusta. sS163.6S: BEDFORD. s31S3.03; Ches-
terf1eld, s35o3.2s: Elizabeth City. S2662.93
Fairfax, s4.104.19: Fauquier S. 1912: Hall
fax 3,O2222 20: Henrico. SS.95S.3S: Loudoun
s7.03S13: Norfolk county, s., 590.54: Rocking
ham. 1855. 63.
Some Of the amounts against counties
on property owned by negroes are: Acco-
mac. s1232O: Albemarle. s19a91; Bland.
SIC: Carroll. s5.0S: Chesterfield, s202.9i
Eizab eth City. s60o.75: Henrico county
s4434i: Nansemond, S252. GO; Norfolk coun
". sS,1.25.
Amounts assessed against whites in the
cities for school purposes include: Rich
,nond s,o570.27: Norfolk. s24.s12.4o:
1.ynchburg s7,330.E7: Newport News So
sc.4t9.4S: Buena Vista, S3S.o6; William
burg, s242.9S.
Amounts assessed against negroes in
the cities for school purposes in the
schools include Buena Vista is least, with
N51; Richmond negroes are assessed
$685. Newport News. s24S.4o Norfolk,
f25.52; Lynchburg. s3S9S;
All the foregoing apply to assessments
On real only
ON PERSONAL PROPERTY.
The totals for whites in the counties
and cities of the State for all purposes
s427.c %: for colored, s24,s37.37.
Some OF the assessments against whites
by counties include: Accomac. s50S0. 81;
Albemarle, s5,s01.l4: Augusta. s91sI07:
Seolord. S5.obi.St: campbell. IS, 1910; Cul-
pepper. sSe1o.s4; Elizabeth City, s5063.e9;
Fauquier. sSisl.2S: Halifax, $7016.. &c;
Eenrico, s13.i?o.59; Loudoun. s15269 So :,
Norfolk. S5.7lL79; Rockingham. sl0251.3S
Southampton, s5594.0S: Wythe. s4.527.So
Among the counties making small as
sessments are Warwick, s522.36 New
Kent, s4s0.23: James City. s33317
Among the assessments against the
whites in the cities are:
Richmond sS4. 1888: Norfolk sl3.l24 So:
Iynchburg. slS,755.07: Newport News. ST.
5o3.46; Petersburg. s9.4o.60: Danvile, &c.
1863; Williamsburg s424.29; Winchester,
s2.S7s59; Charlottesville, s223S.95; Mar
chester, s1.369.G5.
These assessments are levied against
the negroes for all purposes in the coun-