The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-07-03

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cxpeuscs o. SoNerbmeht anu udintaiuibW
che public credit, by laying direct tax up
on the United States, and TO provide for
assessing and collecting the same.
,,BB ii enacted ey rae Se.ior anf Hottie Of
R,hresenfontes bf ihe Tinted Sfofes Of f.1rssa
riea in Congress asseSDtea, That in regard to
The direct tax imposed by tho sct of Cbhgresss
passed the FIFTH Of March, one thousand eight
hundred and slxteen, and to any ether dlrecb
tax tha, may be hereafter imposed, tho eautn-
crstions, valuations, and asscssments, 6rse
made, or TO be made, 10 tirtce OF The Nact to
provide additional revenues for aefrsyihE the
expenses Of gosornmcnt sna Shaintiihing tho
public credit, by laying q direct taS upbh tho
Y. States, and TO provide for assessing and
collecting the samc," passed tho ninth OF Sam.
uart one thousand eight hundred and Afecns
shsll remain unchanged, except insotnueh a.
the respective amounts OF ,aA may bs Affect.
ed by the augmen,ntioh or diminutioh 6f thB
aggregate tax laid, or to BE laid and the pro.
pcrty so enunasra,ed, valued, and asseassds
shall continue lisble, with such qualification,
TO the taxes so assessed, subject only 70 tAo
chsnges hereinafter proyidea for, and ID ,hOsA
tha, may arise from the CORRECTION OF sstcrh
ss authorized by tho last reci,ed act.
Sec. 3. .dnS Be s' JsrfAer ensefs6, Thsl ihk
changes to be made in the said cnetAerst;ohtb
valuations, and assesstnehss, and III tho sues6.
qucnI retisions thereof shall b relative ~ tho
frat day Of June In the preseht ySari Add in
every subsequent year, shall BE ei!oc,ee by ,he
principal assessors, without the ethp!cS ththb
of assistant assessors, and shall hxtehu ID Tho
supplying omissions Of sssssssbi6 ptbPota
~, to tho transfers Of real cstat5 aha tlaeke,
to the changes Of residents and nos.tesiabHtsb
to the burninE or destruction of houshb u
other hxsd improsethehA Of resi- SslateI t8
the exemption Of property thai may hatA
ceased TO DO asscssa5le, and to th6 dsieasehsMt
Of property that may have ceatea TO te eAeshPs
ted from asscssrnen,, to stch b,het easts %
the Secretary OF the Trcas6IS hst fne II hees
essart in the furtheranee OF justicb stAtlaliy
to aulhoriks and to tho b!r,h or death of sissebs
or their running away, or other*iss betuthlnx
useless PROVIDED, That chsnses III this lstt
case shall be solely where the tax stah9lht
ehargeable 10 any pcrson for slsSos %bdiq 70
dimnished by tho Valuation oh the said nsth
day OF June Of ell thosb then bS6d by susk
person, excepting thbse ot,sihtu W sraEsfSfh
in which case the reduction III the <altasia@
shall be equal 10 tDe diiforsHse bsswakh ihA
amount OF the original and existing taluatlbHs
Sec. 3. Hh6 bt IL further eHdettd, ThSt u
SCISSORS within fifteen days frotn ths frss u
June, TO attend In person, cr In ssse Ut hla
| sickness, by a deputy 10 be dpp0intbd by h!d!s
! q, sit several places wi,hih his district fiSss
convenient to the ihkabi.sris, the ccuri hbuso
being Of the number, except where thEf ek1
coed six. and then at each cotrt hohsS wishin
the district, for ono full day at each PLACES s6e
the purpose Of receiving any Information IS
-. 4, scn,ks.;l xhtSh ~ nh AdhH
taken place since the Preceding sssestr1ebt
or revision, which information shall b Eitsa
ia writing under the signature OF The psri6h
whose tax may be affected ,hsttby Of AhieA
attendance and the objec, ,hercos,he sa!d ttjhs
eipsl assessor shall, on or before the kitsshia
day of May prcees1inE, cause iio,ice ID b6
given, which notice shall be inset.sa third
dimes weekly In all the newspapers pu6llshsd
within bis district, and In handbills, TO rs bbs-
ted up ut all the court houses ther.in cuns.
Ing, al the same time and In tho sait,s tnoasI
notice to be given that he will suehd to hsae
appeals relative 10 any such changes at tho
times and places hereinafter specified thete:
for.
Sec. !. Knl Be 4; jLrtAsr shasied, That eatt
Of the said principal assessors shall within ted
days after the said ffeen days. according
10 the information 90 received or TO suy
other iniortnstio sa,isfaetoty TO him, revised
the general lists for his district, aud note in q
supplementary form sueh changes ss shall ap-
pear 10 him TO have occurred, and shall, with
in she ssid term Of ten days, make out Q dis
iinct statement Of eseh change, which shall
include the name Of the person 30 liable 10
tax and the valdstion Of the properly, and
shall either cause the same TO be delivered 10
such person, or to ee put ID the mail address
sed to him or her, and directed to the post4
Office nearest to bis or her abode, agreeably
to the best information Of the said principal
assessor, with notification Of the times and
places Of hearing any appeals that may DO
msde,as hereinafter provided for Provided,
That no sach notice need be given TO persons
no, residing within the district.
Sec. {. Isd Be IL further enacted, That Il