On the Matter of Commissions Appointed to Find the Tenth Penny Offering

In today’s Congressional session, a law was passed to simplify the work of commissions tasked with collecting the "tenth penny offering" due from land properties. Representatives from various Polish-Ukrainian and Lithuanian-Belarussian States and Counties raised concerns about difficulties in determining incomes from villages where land is unequally divided and crops vary widely, making assessment complex. To address these concerns, Congress authorizes said commissions to use standard measures for sowing instead - a field length of 150 ells and a width of three ells, based on regional customs.

Landowners are expected to contribute one-tenth of their income to The Union's Treasury, although those not sowing more than ten korzec of grain are exempt, only needing to pay a hearth tax. Nonetheless, if landowners desire to voluntarily contribute one-tenth of their humble income to the national treasury, commissions are encouraged to facilitate this. To expedite the process, especially in densely populated areas or where assessment is mandatory, commissions are permitted to split into teams of five to operate in designated parishes. However, this law is only applicable to the States of Lublin and Podlasie.

Topics: commissions for finding the tenth grosz offering; two sets of commissioners; division of voivodeships, lands, and counties; land surveying; fixed plots; landowners; tax obligations; support of the Commonwealth's treasury; hearth tax; Lublin Voivodeship; Podlaskie Voivodeship;

Military Commission's Recommendation for Both Nations

In an unfolding initiative catered to ramping up national defense readiness, the Joint Military Commission has zeroed in on leveraging the ironmongery expertise from within our borders, particularly tapping into the bishopric of Krakow's venerable forges. Fueled by the Polish-Ukrainian Treasury, the plan is to commission ironworks for the creation of weapons, sabers, and the casting of mortars, cannonballs, and bombs fit for combat. The Polish-Ukrainian Treasury Commission is on the hook to kickstart these military and civilian factories pronto, appoint overseers, beckon masters of the iron craft via public announcements, and guarantee steady work. Additionally, they're tasked with setting up a bell foundry in the most strategic location, provided the national finances are in the black to afford it. All this is to unfold under the watchful eye of Major Wągrowski, the designated official to see this plan into action.

Topics: Military Commission Recommendation; officers; military material production; weapons; sabers; mortars; cannonballs; bombs; Krakow Bishopric forge; Crown Treasury; inspector; craftsmen; newspapers; military and economic factories; bell foundry;