Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-03-15
AN ACT

JAMES MADISON.
AN ACT
To provide additional revenues for defraying
the expenses of government, and maintaining
the public credit, by laying direct tax up
or the District Of CoiumbiS.
BE is saGcfod 6y he Senate and House of Re-
orc,eHfafires the United States of america IL,
CorgTeSE assembled, That direct tax Of nine
teen Thousand sine hundred and ninety eigh,
dollars and forty cents be, and is hereby
annually laid upon the District of Columbus,
which shah be assessed and laid upon the same
descriptions OF prosperity, in the same manner,
and be coll and accounted for likewise in
the same manner as is provided IVY the "Act
20 provide additional revenues for desrayine-
ths expenses ut government, and maintain az
the public credit, by laying direct TAX upon
the United States, aud to provide for assessing
ADD collecting the same" and the several acts
referred 10 therein, or which may be- passed
sinendatnry thereof FOR which purpose there
shall be appointed principal assessor for the
District OF Columbia, who, with such deputies
% he nag appoint, shall have the like qualif
cations and powers, receive the like compenss-
tons, discharge tine like duties, and be subject
10 The like penalties with the other principal
or assistant assessors Provided, That the
said principal assessor shall in addition to the
Fowers OF the other principal assessors, exer-
else toe same powers, and discharge the came
duties devNveh o n The board of principal ne
SCISSORS, established by the said act and the
tax lists, made out Ivy him coniormably there
to, shalt be delivered 70 the collector within
one hundred and twenty days from the first day
90 April, in the year one thousand eight huna
dred and fifteen, on which day the said princi.
pal assessor shall direct and cause the several
assistant assessors IN his district, 10 enquire at
ter and cCnceCling all lands, lots Of ground
with THEW improvements, dwelling houses, and
slaves, lisble 20 taxation: And presided, That
the collector OF the said district, shall, himself
retain the lists OF property lying within the said
district, not owned or occupied, or superin
tended, by some person residing therein and
shalt proceed 10 discharge the like duties that
are performed in the respective states, by the
collectors design ted by the Secretary of the
treasury for receiving said list.
Sec. 2. An5 be a. further enacted That the
principal assessor and assistant assessors for
the District oHCommbia, shall, discharge the
like duties required by the "Act to provide
additional revenues for deiraying the expenses
OF government, and maintaining The public ere
dlt, by laying duties on household fur-.irug.,
aEd on gold and silver Watches" to be perform
cd in The respective states by the assessors
any thin ( in the tenth section of the said act to
the contrary notwithstanding which said du-
ties, and all other acts therein REQUIRED 70 be
done, as well by The said officers as by indiYi
duals, suhject to the said act, shall be per
formed within the ID strict of Columbia, under
the penalties, for neglect or omission, thereby
prescribed, sDd in point Of time, relatively to
the ssid FIRST day OF April, in The rear one thou.
sand eight hundred ana fifteen, and in every
year thereafter, relatively to such day as nav
be fixed Dy law for The performance of the like
duties and acts in the several states.
LANGDON CHEYES,
Speaker Of the House ocRepresentatiyes.
JOHN GAlLLARD,
President, pro ieDpore of the Senate.
February II, 1s15-Approved,
JAMES MADISON.