BALTIMORE, November 9, 1842. Dear sir,-In reply to your letter of the 1st instant, I have to say, that the assessors directed by the act of 1841, were duly appointed, and have completed the assessment. The amount I am unable to furnish you, for reasons which you will learn from the enclosed communication. You will perceive by the letter from the "Appeal Tax Court," that sufficient time was not allowed them to make the necessary corrections. Very respectfully, Hon. J. C. LE GRAND, SOL. HILLEN, JR. OFFICE OF THE APPEAL TAX COURT, To Hon. SOLOMON HILLEN, JR. Mayor. The Appeal Tax Court having received the certified returns of the assessors of tax, on salaries, incomes, emoluments of profits, appointed under the provisions of an act, passed March 10th, 1842, chapter 325, the said court as directed in the 8th section of said act, commenced a session on the second Monday in September last, and continued the session for six days, having first given notice by public advertisement in the several newspapers of the city. The short time allowed to hear and determine the numerous cases in which persons consider themselves aggrieved by said assessment, has left a very large number of persons, who stand assessed, without the opportunity of giving evidence "that the only income or profit which they receive is derivable from property already assessed," the court is forced to the conclusion, from the representations of a large number of persons, who were deprived of an opportunity to give evidence, that a statement made from the returns as now corrected, would embrace many persons who are not liable under the law, and would be very imperfect. Respectfully submitted, Hon. J. C. LE GRAND, GEO. MYERS, JOSEPH BROWN, JNO. B. SEIDENSTRICKER, OFFICE OF COMMISSIONERS, Baltimore County, November 11, 1842. Dear sir,-The Commissioners of Baltimore county request me to say in answer to yours of the first instant, that they have complied with the requirements of the act of 1841, chapter 325, by the appointment of assessors who have proceeded to make the assessment accordingly, and have made their returns to the Board on the 13th September last, and the amount as appears by the return, after the corrections, is for the first district $18,500, and for the second district $12,200-making for the county $30,700, the aggregates on which the Commissioners have not made any special levy for the present year. Respectfully, your obedient servant, SAM. WORTHINGTON, Clerk. COMMISSIONERS OFFICE, Carroll County, Md. November 9, 1842. JOHN C. LE GRAND, Esq. Sir,-In reply to your note of the first instant, I inform you that the assessors appointed under the act of Assembly passed December session, 1841, chapter 325, refussed to serve, consequently no assessment has been made in this county under the aforesaid act. Respectfully yours, BASIL ROOT, Clerk to Commsssioners. UPPER MARLBRO', (P. G. Co.) November 18, 1842. J. C. LE GRAND, Esq. Secretary of State of Md. Sir, I am directed by the Justices of the Levy Court of Prince Georges County, to reply to your queries in regard to the income tax law. The court did appoint assessors under the said law, but those appointed refused to serve, and the court again appointed others, who refused to act. Being unable to get suitable persons to act as such the law has not been carried out, but has become a dead letter. All of which is most respectfully submitted, JAMES B. BELT, Clerk Levy Court of P. G. Co. |