The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-06-17
Notice is hereby given,

in Georgetown on the 9Th, for the purpole
of receiving any information that may be
furmfhed as to the changes which may have
taken place in the afrelIable property of in
dividuals fince the lalt aHefIment made under
the act of January 9th, 1915, and previous
TO the 1T of June, 1916; which information
mutt be given in writing under he fgnauIre
of the perion whole ta2 may be affected
thereby. Thele changes extended to
L. Adedable property omitted to be aiIei1ed
at the preceding Allotment, and property
that has ceaied to be exempted from at
feiiment, fuch as property belonging to
the United States, or fate, or otherwiie
exempted, which on its transfer becomes
adef1able. All fuch property is now to
be Affected. But no alteration is TO be
made in the previous valuation of any
real eftate in virtue Of any improvement
thereon
\. transfers of Real Eitate and Slaves, &C.
cording to which an abatement in the
enumerations and valuations of the per-
fon transferring them will be made, and
correlpo dent increale in tie enumerations
and the Valuations of the perfon to whom
the .anster may be made.
3. Changes of refdents and non reidents.
Thefe changes will merely require
transfer from the lifts of reGdents, nom
reiidents, or vice veria, 5 the cafe may
he, Ct the property in the owuerihip or
agencv of which fuch change has occur
red.
4. The burning or defruction of houfes or
other fixed improvements of RealEfate,
for which an batement equal to the inju-
ny ariling from theie caules is to be made.
S. The exemption of property that has
ceafed to be afIeHable, for which alto an
abatement equal to Its value is to be
made.
6. Slaves that have been born, or have died,
or have runaway or have othcrwilc be-
come uleleis fince the preceding adeG-
ment In thefe cafes changes in the pre-
ceding valuations are only TO be made,
where the tax chargeable to any perion
TO Slaves would be diminiihed by the
valuation on the ut day of June of all
thole (excerting fuch as have been OBJ
tanned by tranifer) then owned by fuch
perion. & the reduction in the valuation
in fuch event is to be equal TO the differ
ence betweenthe valuation of thole owneu
on the II of June, 10 70, and an abatement
equal to fuch reduction to be made
The whole Of thefe changes are to be
relative to the Ift day of June and in all
of them the rates of the valuations made un
der the act of January 9th, are as near as
may be TO be maintained, excepting in two
| Gales, one where partial alienation of real
eiiate fhall occur in which cafe, rs the tax,
as fixed ag~eeably to the preceding afIeH-
ment is to be apPortioned among the feveral
parts, according to their respective values
on the 1T of June, the proportional value
(accordng to the preceding valuation) at
that time of the part alienated, and of the
remainder of property ihould be fated /;
the other refpecting Slaves (other than such
as are transferred within the same Collection
Dltrlct) which are to be valued according
to their exiting value, and llaves that have
been born, or have died, or otherwitc be-
come mieleis fnce the preceding Allotment,
In which cafe the cOurle above itated is to
be purified.
Any perion becoming the owner of Il
Slave by transfer to him from a collection
diitIict other than that in which he Ieides
is required, under the penalty Of ten dollars,
to reader as aforeiad a statement specify
ing the age and sex Of such Slave, who is to
be valued according TO his or her exiting
value
In all cafes in which such information of
Il change in the aIls!IAble property of anv
perlo. according to the preceding aGefs-
menf, shall not be so received, such per-
son and property will continue liable to the
whole tax chargeable thereon agreeable to
that Allotment.
And notice is further hereby given, That
| | will attend, in perfon or by deputy, at he
Court House N the town OF Alexandria on
the z9th day Of June, at Heronimus's Ia.
vernin the City Warrington on the adJrly
and at Crawford's Tavern in Georgetown or
the 9th, for the purpose of receiving any APP
peals that may be made in writing, as to the
ienumerations and valuations made in,virtme
Of such changes, which will be open to the
| inlpection of any perfon who may apply tc
Iinfpect the same, and a statement of which
will be previously made and delivered to
each perfo1 affected thereby, or be 1T il
the Mail, dddrened to him or her, and di-
ERECTED to the Pott Office nearest TO the abode
of such perlon agreeably to my belt inform
lation, except in the cafes Of perlons not re.
Gdipg in this Collection Difirict.
In the statements furnilhed by individu.
ais j, will be necessary tospccify with preci.
ilon the property of an Individual as it exis-
ted at the time Of the preceding Allotment, the
ladcdable property, omitted then to be afIes.
sed, and is value, the transfers OF Real rs.
tate and Slaves, (Fating the names and re.
fdence Of the perioDs TO whom transferred,
and their value, the changes Of rehdent
and nom refdents with their names and re.
fdence, and the value of the property, tn,
burning or destruction of houses or otheI
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