The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-06-12
PUBLIC NOTICE Is HEREBY
GIVEN

IL .
DAY the iIih June at the house Of Benjamin
Howland, innkeeper, Tiyer,on, ON Wednes-
day the i2tA June al tho house of Humphrey y
Browneli innkeeper, Little. Complon, on
Thursday the 1911 June at tho counting
room "f The subst fibcI in Bristol, on +: iday
the lEth June At the house of EDWARD KeI-
ley, ionkesPer, Warren, On Satutday The 5ih
June fos the purpose OF receiving my infor-
mutton that may be furnished as to the chan
ges which may have taken place 10 the as.
5cssablc properly Of individuals since the last
assessment, made under the act Of January 9.
1915, and previous To- the / st Of June, 1916,
which info nation must be given in wiring
under the signature OF the person whose tax
may be affected thereby. These changes
extend 10
/. hsscssable properly omitted TO be as
seseed at the preceding asse ssment, and pro-
perry thot has ceased 10 be exempted fom
assessment, such as properly belonging 10
the United States, or State, or otherwise
exempted, which on its transfer bycome, as
sessable. All such property is now TO be as.
5essed. but no alteration /, 10 5e made in
,sh1 previous valuation of real estate i'm virtue
ct any improvement, thereon.
=. Transfers OF real estate and slaves, ac-
co ding to which an abatement in tho enum.
crations and valuations of the person trans
fcrring them will be made, end u correspon.
dent increase in the. eDume, ations and yaiua-
tioDs OF the person 10 wnom the transfer may
be made.
3 Changes Of residents and non csidenls.
These changes will merely require d transfer
from the tisls of residen,s 10 that of noo.resi-
denia, or vice verse, as the Case may be, OF
ibc property IN the ownership or agency Of
which sech chsDcc has occurred.
4. The Burning Or dest, uction OF houses
or other fixed improvements Of real estate,
toi winch ao ab,temeot equal 10 the inju'y
erisipg from these causes Is to be uacc.
s. The exemption of property that has
ceased 10 be sssossabie, For whlsh also au
abatement equal to its vs'uo is 80 nc made.
G. Slaves that have been born, or have
died, or have ruo away, or have otherwise be-
conc useless since the proceeding assess.
ment. 10 these cases, changes III The pre-.
ceeding valuations are only to be made where
the tax chargeable to any person for slaves
would be diminished by the valuaIion on the
!st day of June, of all those (exccping sucn
as nave been obvaincd by transfeI then own
cd by such person, and the reduction IN the
valuation in such event is TO be equal to the
difference between the valuation OF tho,c
owned at the proceeding assessment aud the
existing value of those owned on the Is, of
. June, 1916, and an aba,c [nent equal TO such
reduction lo be made.
The whole Of these chsnges are 70 te rcla-
tive 10 the Fl 81 of June and in all of them
the rates Vt the valuations made under The
act OF January Q, 1915, are, Us near AS may
be, 10 be mainI aimed; excepting 10 two cases,
one where partial alienation Of real estate
shall occur, 10 which case, as he tax. as liz
ed asrecably To the preceding assessment,
is TO be apportioned among the several paris,
according 10 their respectave values on The
hrst OF Jhne, the proportional value (Accord-
Ing TO the preceding vsluauon) at that umo
OF the par, aliena,ed. and of the cemaiojer of
the propcr,Y. should be stated the other
respecting slaves (other than such as are
Transferred within tbo sano collection dis
trict) which arc to be valued according IN
their existing value, and slaves that have been
born, or have died, or have runaway, Or have
otherwise become useless since the preced-
ing assessment. in which case the course a.
bovc stated is to be pursued.
Any peison becoming the owner of slave
by transfer to him from a collection district
other 'han tha, IN which he resides is requir.
ed under the penahy Of ten dollars, TO render
as aforesaid u statement specifying the age
and sex oil such slave, who is TO be valued ae-
cording 70 his or her existing value.
In all cases In which such Information ola
change in the assessablc property Of any per-
oon, according to tho preceding assessment,
ahail no, be so received, such person and
property will continue liable to the whole tax
chacgeable thereon sgrceably to that assess
mcnt.
ind NcGee is further hereby given,
That | will a,,eod, in person, or BY deputy.
on Mond,y 'he 9Th July a, the Court.Housc
In Newport :--N P,r,smouh on Tuesday
the 9,b lily al the House OF Mr.. O. Greene
A Tivar'on on Wednesday the lolh July
at The H,usc Of Brnj Hnwland Esq AT