Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-04-19
CORPORATION PROCEEDINGS.

AN ACT for raising Revenue for the year Eighteen
Hundred and Twenty-Eight.
Section |. Be it enacted by The Common
Council Of Alexandria, That the following
taxes be levied on the people and property Of
the town. 10 meet the current expenses Of the
present year, viz:
On al houses and lots, at the rate of twenty five
cents on every hundred dollars Of their as
| sessed value.
On every male inhabitant over sixteen years Of
age, one dollar and fifty cents,
On every riding carriage, KEEP, either for pri.
waite use or hire, and with either four or two
wheels, the assessed value of which shall a.
mount to FIVE hundred dollars or upwards,
ten dollars.
On all such as may 5e assessed a, four hundred
dollars or upwards, and not amounting 10
five hundred dollars value, eight dollars.
On all such as may be assessed a, three hun
drei dollars or upwards, and not amounting
20 four hundred dollars value, six dollars
On all such as may be assessed at two hundred
dollars or upwards, and not amounting TO
three hundred dollars value, five dollars.
On all such as maybe assessed al one hundred
dollars or upwards, and not amounting to
Two hundred dollars value, four dollars
On all other riding carriages, the assessed va
lue OF which does not amount 10 one hun
dred dollars, three dollars.
On every hearse, six dollars.
On every wagon, the wheels Of which are less
than FIVE inches ir the tread, four dollars.
On every cart and dray, the wheels Of which
are less than five inches in the tread, two dol
lars.
On every horse, mare, and mule, one dollar.
On every COW, twenty five cents.
On ayrrv f,yern liren<a TUE otv t,uo d,llarc in
addition to eight dollars permanently imposed
by law Of the corporation.
Sec 2. And be il further enacted, That, to
seet the local Expenditures Of the several wards
| OF the town, the following taxes be levied in
addition to the foregoing: that is 20 say, Upon
all houses and lots wIlhiu the first and fourth
| wards, comprising the southern district, at the
rate Of ten cents; and upon all houses and lots
| within the second and third wards, comprising
the northern district, at the rate of ten cents,
| upon each hundred dollars Of their assessed va
lue.
Sec. 5. And be il further enacted, That the
| accounts Of the assessments and taxes hereby
imposed, shall be made out and prepared by
the clerk Of council, and placed in the hands OF
the collectors on or before the tenth day OF
| June next; and the collectors shall forthwith
| give notice, by advertisement in the newspapers
| OIL tRc lOWn, mat the DltlS are III
and they shall be, and are hereby authorised,
to allow discount Of wo and half per cen,
IN all taxes paid within twenty days from the
time Of their giving public notice by advertise
ment, as before stated: And it shall further be
the du'y of'he collectors to proceed 10 collect
oil such tax bills as remain Unpaid at the expira
ton Of the said twenty days; & they may des-
train for the same at any time after the fifteenth
| day Of July next; and that the collectors, in
making their payments into the treasury, and
in rendering their accounts TO council, shall
distinguish the payments made on account OF
the taxes and assessments hereby Imposed,
| from those made on account OF the arrearages
of taxes Of any preceding year, showing for
what year such payments were made.
| Sec. 4. And be i. further enacted, That this
act shall commence and be in force from and
after the passing thereof.
Passed in Council this twenty.fourth day OF
March, eighteen hundred and twe",y-
eight.
r. TAYLOR, P. {.