Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-06-05

Alexandra on the third day of June. att
Heronimas's Tavernin the City of Wash 1
sinoton on the 4th. & at Crawtord's Ia
ia Georgetown on the 5th, for the pur-
pose of receiving any Information that
may be furnished as to the changes which
NAV have taken place in the assessable|
property ofiudwiduats since the last as
sessmeut made under the act of January
9th, 1915. and previous to the lst OF
June, 1916 /: which information must oe
given in writing under the signature OF
the person whose tax may, be affected
thereby. These changes extended 70,
/. Accessible property omitted to be as
S sessei at the preceding assessment, q
maperty that has seased to be exempt
cd from assessment, such as property
belonging to the United States, or a
state, or otherwise exempted. which on
Its transfer becomes assessable. All
such property is nov. to be. assessed.
But no alteration is to be made in the
previous valuation OF any real estate in
virtue of any Improvement thereon.
2. Transfers OF Real Estate and Slaves,
according to which an abatement in
the enumerations and valuations OF the
person transferring them will be made.
and correspondent increase IN the
enumerations and the valuations or the
person TO whom the transfer may be
made.
S. Changes of residents and non resi-
dents.
These changes will merely require a
transfer from the lists OF residents,
non-residents, or vice versa, as the case
{ may be, OF the propsfty in the owner
ship or agency Of which such change
has occur ed.
q. The burning or destruction OF houses,
or other fixed Improvements OF Reai
Estate, for which an abatement equal
10 the injury arising from these causes
is to be made.
81 The exemption of property that has
ceased to be assessable, for which also
an abatement equal to its value is to
be made.
6. Slageslhat have been born, or have
died, or have runaway or have other
wise become useless since the preced-
inc assessment. In these cases changes
IN The preceding valuations are only
TO be made, where the tax chargeable
TO any person for Slaves would be dr.
minished by the valuation on the 1st
day of June of all those excepting
such as have been obtained by transfer
then owned BY such person, add the
reduction In the valuation In such e.
vents is to be equal to the difference
between the valuation OF those owned
ON the 1st of June, 1916, and an abate-
ment equal to such reduction to be
made.
The whole of these changes are TO DC
relative to the lst day Of June, and in all
of them the rates of the valuations made
under the act Of January 9Th. are as near
assmay be to be maintainet, excepting in
, two cases. one where partial aliena-
ton of real estate shall occur In which
case, as the tax, as fixed agreeable to-
the preceding assessment IS 10 De ap-|
pcrtioned among the several parts, ac-
cording to their respective values on the
LIST of June. the proportional value ac-
cording to the preceding valuation. at
that time of the part a!ienated, aud OF
the remainder of the property should be
stated; the other respecting Slaves other
than such as are transferred within the
same collection district, which are to be
valued according to their existing value,
and slaves that have been born. or have
died. or otherwise become useless since
the preceding assessment in which case
the course above stated is to be pursu-
oil.
Any person becoming the owner of a
Slave by transfer to BIN froma collection
district other than that in which he re-
sides is required, under the penalty OF ten
dollars, to render as aforesaid state.
ment specifying the age aud sex of such
slave, who is Co be Waived according to
his or her existing value.
.sIoall cases in which such information
of change in the assessable property OF
ang person, according to the preceding
assessment, shall not be SO received,
such person and property will continue
liable TO the whole tax charseable thereon
agreeable to that assessment.
And notice is further hereby giyen,I
That I will attend, in person or by deputy
at the court house in the town of Alex
andria on the 29th day of June. at Hero
nimus's tavern in the City of Washing
ton on the Cd July and at Crawford's
Tavern In Georgetown on the 9th, for
the purpose Of receiving any appeals that