Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-05-29
Notice is heseby given,

deputy, at the courthouse IN the town OF
Alexandria on the third day Of June, at
Heronimus's Tavern in the City of Wash !
inston on the 4th, & at Crawtord's Ia
in Georgetown on the 9Th, for the ppr-
pose Of receiving any information that
may be furnished as to the changes which
may have taken place in the assessablel
property of individuals since the last as
sessment made under the act of january
oth,i 1915, and previous to the 1st of
June, 1916 which information must be
given in writing under the signature oil
the person whose tax may be affected
thereby. These changes extended to-,
Il. Accessible property omitted to be as
sessed at the preceding assessment, q
property that has seased to be exempt
ed 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 now to be assessed.
But no alteration is to be made in the
previous valuation of any real estate In
virtue of any improvement thereon.
IL, Transfers Of Real Estate and Slaves,
| according to which an abatement in
! the enumerations and valuations of the
person transferring them will be made,
land correspondent increase m the
Ienrmerations and the valuations Of the
}nerson to when the transfer may be
made. j
Is. Changes of residents and non resi-
Idents.
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 change
has occurred.
a. The burning or destruction OF houses
or other fixed improvements OF Real
Estate. for which an abatement equal
to the injary arising from these causes
| is to be made.
Is. The exemption of property that has
ceased to be assessab!e, for which also
an abatement equal to its value is to
| be made,
Is. Slaves that have been born, or have
died, or have runaway or have other
wise become useless since the preced-
ing 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 dl-
minished by the valuation on the lst
day of June of all those excepting
suchas have been obtained by transfer
! then owned by such person, and the
reduction in the valuation in such G.
vents is to be equal to the difference
between the valuation Of those owned
on the 1st Of June, 1915, and All abate-
ment equal to such reduction to be
| made.
| The whole oe these changes are to be
Irelative to the 1st day of June, and in ali
lof them the rates Of the valuations made
sundsr the act of January 9th, are as near
las may be to be maintained, excepting In
two cases, one where partial aliena-
!tion of real estate shall occur in which
lease, as the tax, as fixed agreeable to
1.-THE preceding assessment is to be APP
iportioned ameng the several parts, &C.
lcording TO their respective values on the
LIST OF Juue, the proportional value &C.
cording to the preceding valuation, at
THAT time of the part aienated, and OF
the remainder OF the property should be
stated !; the other respecting Slaves other.
! than such as are transferred within the
jsame collection district, which are to be
valued according to their existing value,
land slaves that have been born, or have
!! died, or otherwise become useless since
The preceding assessment, IN which case
1.-The course above stated is to be pursu-
led.
Any person becoming the owner Of al
|Slave BY transfer to him from collection
district other than that in which he re-
|sides is required, under the penalty often
dollars. to render as aforesaid a state
|ment specifying the age and sex of such
slave, who is to be Waived according toI
his or her existing value.
Inall cases in which such Information
|of chansein the assessable property of
ANY person, according to the preceding
assessment, shall not be so received,
such person and property will continue
liable to the whpIa tax G argeable thereon
agreeable to that assessment.
And notice is further hereby given,
That Twill attend, in person or by deputy
lat the court house in the town CT Alex
andria On the 18th day OF June. at Hero
nimus,s tavern in the City ct Washing
ton on the Cd July and at Crawford's
Tavern in Georgetown on the 9th, for
the purpose ofreceiying any appeals that