The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-07-29

ninth of January, one thousand eight
hundred and fifteen, as respects III.
time within which transfers add chang
es of property shall be asce rtained, al, d
the making out and delivery of the lists
thereof, be, and the same is hereby re-
pealed.
Sec. 10 ind be it further enacted
That In case any circumstance shall
rpevent a compliance, in point of time,
with the foregoing provisions, the steps
required shall nevertheless be taken
thereafter, in Which even, The same no
tices shall be given and the same terms
of time be allotted to the performance
/ the several duties, that would have
been requisite, had no such failure ex
listed
Sec. II. And be 81 further enacted
That the duties aforesaid, requu cd of
he principal asse' sors, and the COM
pensation for the perfoi nance thereof,
shall he confined TO those sIares which
Shall not have assumed the payment OF
The direct tay laid in any year, or hay-
ing assumed, shall not have duly pIiG
The same.
sec IL .7ra 6s 10 further enacted,
That In default OF the performance o,
he duties enjoIned by this act on any
principal assessor, he shall forfeit and
pay, tor the use of the United States, d
sum not exceeding Ave huadred dol
lars TO be >ued for and recovered in
The name OF the UaUed States, in a
ny court having competent jurisdic
Ion.
SEC. - lind Be IL further enacted
hat all letters 10 and from the prip-
ciPai assessors, relative 10 their Off cIai
Gnies, Shall be transmitted free oil post
age. And any principal assessor who
shall put MS frank on any other letter
shall forfeit & pay he sum of zen dollars,
me whole OF which shalt be for the use
OF tie person who shall give iEiorma
ion thereof
Sec. . .drd be ie further enacted
That in lieu of the compensations here
lotore allowed 10 the principal assea-
s"rs, they shall respectively receive
Tor every year in which a direct tax
shall be laid, salary of two hundred
dollars and three dollars for every
hundred taxable persons contained in
3,
together with az allowance for their
necessary and reasonable charges for
books and stationary used in the exc
cution OF their duties, which said du-
ties shall be considered as embracing
the correction OF errors, as authorized
by law And the president Of the u
States shall be, and he is hereby au
thorlsed TO augment, III cases where he
shalt deem 1t necessary, The foregoing
compensalions PROVIDED, That there
shall not be allowed to any one princi
pal assessor IN any such year, more
than two hundred dollars in addition
10 his fixed compensation. .5nd fro
UtdeG, That the whole extra amount
thus allowed shsllnot exceed in such
year ten thousand dollars. And for
the purpose Of carrying this act into
effect, there is hereby appropriated in
each year In which direct tax shall
be laid, a sum Of one hundred thousand
dollars, To be paid OUT oil aRv money IN
the treasury not otherwise approp'iat.
ed: PToUid' q, That any other 7lsting
appropriation for the said purposes be
and the same is hereby rope aled
Sec Is. .Bnd De k further enacted
That In lieu Of the time now fixed BY
law for the commencement of the col
lection Of the direct tax, il shall be H.
each district Immediately subscq en-
to the day OH which the tax lsts shall
be delivered to the collector thereof
Sec Is IND be e further enacted
That in all cases in which a tax shall
be charged for slaves, the real estare
Of the person charged herewith, may
be sold thercf for, in the same manner
AZ for a tax due thereon but no slaves
sold for taxes shall be purchased on
behalf Of the United States
Sec. ~. ind BE il further enacted
That il shall be lawful lor the secretary
of the treasury to assign 10 the com-
missioner Of The revenue, the duty Of
experimenting the assessors, valua-
ions and assessments under the laws
imposing direct TAX, ss well as the
collection Of the tax, subject 10 his d.
rectioDs and control according to the
bowers vested in him by law.
Sec. 10. ind be IL .|urthsr enacted,
hat the foregoing provisions shall APP.
ply TO any direct tax imposed or to be
imposed upon the District of Columbia,
and shall be and remain in force, any
thing in any former act or acts TO the
contrary notwithstanding.