Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-06-01
Notice is hereby given,

Notice is hereby given,
THAT viii attend in person or by
s;ennty. at the coaft-houee IN the town OK |
Alexandria on the third day of June, att
Heron,mus's Tavern inthe City of WASN'T
;noton ON the Attn, & at Crawford's Ia
In Geprgetown On the 5th, for the pur
nose Of receiving any information that
may be furnished as tothe changes which,
may have taken place in the assessaplel
property ofindividuals since the last a. /
sessment made under the act OF January
9th. 1915, and previous to the ISL %
June, 1916 which information must De q
given in writing under the signature u
the person whose tax may be anecseu
thereby. These changes extenoeu TO-
j. Accessible property omitted 10 De as
i sessed at the preceding assessment, q
nroperty that has seased to be exempt
sd from assessment, such as property
belonging to the United States. or a
81 state. or otherwise exempted, which or
ITS transfer becomes assessabie. All
such property is now to be assessed.
Bnt no alteration is to be made in the
nreyious valuation of any real estate IN
virtue of any improvement thereon.
y Transfers OF Real Estate and Slaves,
according to which an abatement in
the enumerations and valuations OF the
nerson transferring them will be made,
and correspondent increase in the
pnumerations and the valuations ct the
nerson 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 property in the owner
ship or agency of which such chahge
has occurred.
4. The burning or destruction OF houses
or other fixed improvements OF Real
Estate. for which an abatement equal
to the injory arising from these causes
is TO be made.
s. The exemption of property that has
ceased to be assessable, for which also
an abatement equal to its value IS to
be made.
&. Slaves that have been born, or have
died, or have runaway or have other
wise become useless since the proceed
ing assessment. inthese cases changes
in the preceding valuations are only
TO be made. where the tax chargeable
TO any person for Slaves would be d.
minished by the valuation On the lst
day of June of all those excepting
such as have been obtained by rran>terI
then owned BY such person. AID the
reduction in the valuation in such e.
vents is to be equal to the difference
between the valuation of those owned
ON the rst of June, 1916, and an abate-
ment equal to such reduction to De
made.
The whole af these changes are to be
relative to the 1st day of June, and IN all
of them the rates Of the valuations made
nnder the act Of January 9Th. are as near!
as may be to be maintained. excepting IN
two cases. one where partial aliena-
tion of real estate Shall occur 10 which
case. as the tax. as fixed agreeable to-
the preceding assessment is 20 De app
portioued among the several partss ac-
cording to their respective values on thel
lst of Juae. the proportional value &C.
Serding to the preceding valuation, at
that time of the part aGenated, and OF
the remainder Of the property should bel
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-'
ed.
ANY person becoming the owner OF a.
Slave by transfer to him from collection
district other than that in which be rec
sides is required, under the penalty OF ten
dollars. to render as aforesaid state
1nent specifying The age and sex of such
slave, who is to be Waived according to-
his or her existing value.
In all cases in which such information
of change in the assessabIe property OF
any person, according TO the preceding
assessment. shall not be SO received,
such person and property will continue
liable TO the whole tax chargeable thereon
agreeable to that assessment.
And notice is further hereby gfgen,
That IwiIi attend, in person or by deputy
5 at the court house in the town of Alex
andria on the Goth day ofJune. at Hero