CROPS OF IS , AND OTHICR ST/\TIS'I`ICS.
\Vhite males overizi years of age. ...... Value of sheep killed by dogs ........ $
Legal voters ...... . ......... Pounds of tobacco. ........ . ....
Children between 6 and 20 years old ..... Pounds of hemp. ..............
Hogs over six mouths old ...... . . . . Tons of hay . ...............
Studs, jack, and bulls ............ liushels of corn. ..............
Rate per season. ........ . ..... Iiushel: of wheat ........ _ ......
Tavern ];cc,,5c,,_ ____ _ _________ Btislicls ofbarley ............. .
\Vkjte pcrsonsthat are blind, and post-office . . Tolls Gt Pig ‘“°[“l· ··‘'‘‘ ' '''° ‘ `
\Vhite persons deaf and dumb, and post-office . Tmls "fl’l°°‘“ ···‘‘‘ ‘ ''‘'''''
Number of dogs over tnio .......... Tons of bar iron .............. U
Number of sheep killed by dogs .......
INSTRUCTIONS.
I. Assessors must ask all persons subject to taxation the following questions, after swearing them, i
to-wit:
I. Does the foregoing schedule contain a full and complete list of all property owned by you, or .
which you are interested in, or which is under your control as executor, administrator, guardian,
trustee, agent, or in any other capacity, out of which money can be realized, and which is not
specifically exempt by law from taxation?
2. Have you deducted from the amount you have listed under the equalization law any debts or
liabilities except those you owe in your individual capacity, or hare you deducted what you are
bound for as security?
ll. Assessors must value all property listed for taxation, and which it is their duty to value, at
what it will sell for in mrzwzqy, and not in gold; and it must be valued at what it will mil for at a i
  iluntary and not a forced stle.
lll. All property, except that of merchants, manukicturers, and grocers, must be listed and valued
' aa of the ioth of january, and merchants, manulacturers, and grocers must be listed between the Ist
of April and ist of May, and their goods, wares, and merchandise valued as of the ist day of April,
.·\ll go.>ds and merchandise owned by them, whether in their stores or shops, or in course of ship·
ment to them, are subject to taxation, and must be listed.
lk. Merchants, manulacturers, and grocers have no right to deduct the amount of their indebted-
ness from the value of their goods, wares, and merchandise, but only h·om the value of the notes,
accounts, and bills of exchange owned by them alone.
V. The property of negroes, mulattoes, and Indians must be listed on separate schedules and
assessorsl books from those used lor white persons.
VI. Assessors must be particular and follow strictly the blanks sent to them; till up under each
heading. lf this is done, no mistake is likely to occur.
VII, Assessors must bc particular and see that no property belonging to non—residents is over-
looked, and list it as required by section 6 of the act of February 23, 1874, which act is printed and
herewith sent for their information and instruction.
VIII. Assessors must make up their books from the foregoing schedules, and return them to the
Count Court Clerks with their books as rec uired b the law.
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