Thank you Tim Spradling for bringing up this 
subject for discussion and thanks to Joy and 
Mickey for their input. If it was mandated that 
the people submit to their tax precinct by a certain 
date what method was used to be sure of compliance? 
Would the tax collector do a sweep of the area or 
would neighbor turn in neighbor? 

The set-up sounds very similar to our voter precincts 
with the exception that taxes were mandated whereas 
voting is voluntary. Speaking of which...does anybody 
care to enlighten the masses as to what voting records 
are available in the Commonwealth of Virginia? I have 
found them helpful in other states. 

Thanks, Vicki Ford 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mickey Fournier 
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  Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2006 1:27 PM
  Subject: [VA-ROOTS] Tax lists vs census


  >Unlike the censuses, the tax collector did *not* visit the people. Various
  sources
  >indicate each person had to go to a designated location.

  While you are absolutely right that folks had to go to the tax collector
  rather than having him call on them, the order in which names were written
  can still hold some good clues.  Often family members went as a group or one
  person paid the taxes for several.



  Mildred "Mickey" Fournier
  1730 SE CR 252
  Lake City, FL 32025
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  >Unlike the censuses, the tax collector did *not* visit the people. Various
  sources
  >indicate each person had to go to a designated location.

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