Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-03-22
IN CoUNCIL-MARCH Is, 1881.

SECTION 1. BE Il enacted by the Common
Council of alexandria, That the following taxes
be levied on the people and property OF the Town
to meet the current expenses Of the present year,
viz:
On all Houses and lots at the rate Of forty cents
on every hundred dollars of their assessed value.
On all annuites or rents IN fee simple, charged
on or issuing out ofany tenement. orot OF ground,
the sum of forty cents on every Hundred dollars
Of their assessed value, to be pad by the tenant
and retained out of the rent payable to the owner
Of such annuity or rent IN fee. And making
the assessment of such rents theyshail be valued
at ten times their annual amount, provided, that
when from the abandonment Of the property charg-
ed with such rent, and the insolvencies OF the
parties chargeable with the PAYMENT ii 1T, 1t can
not be received by the proprietor Tor any one
year, then for such year no tax Shall be payable.
On all Household Furniture at tie rate OF forty
cents on every hundred dollars Of its assessed
value, except when the valuation on any one per-
son does not exceed one hundred doHars.
On every male inhabitant, over sixteen years
Of are, one dollar and fifty cents.
On every Riding Carriage, kept either for
private use or hire and with either two or four
wheels, the assessed value of which shall amount
to four hundred dollars or upwards. ten dollars.
On all such as may be assessed al two hundred
and fifty dollars ADD not exceeding four hundred
dollars. seven dollars.
On all such as may be assessed at one hund, ed
dollars aud not amounting to two hundred and hf-
tv dollars. five dollars.
On every other Riding Carriage, the assessed
value of which does not amount to one hundred
dollars, four dollars.
On every Hearse ten dollars.
On every Wagon, the wheels of which are
less than five inches in tie tread, four dollars.
On every Cart & Dray, the wheels OF which are
less than five inches in the tread, two dollars
On every Horse, Mare, or Mule, one dollar
On everv Cow, twenty-five cents.
On every Insurance Company, fifty dollars.
On every Attorney at Law, ten dollars.
On every Physician, ten dollars
On every Flour Inspector, twenty-five dollars.
On every Flour Merchant, twelve dollars
On every Commission Merchant, twelve dol
lars.
On every person traflicing in 81 ayes. whether
on his own account, agent for others not subject
to this tax, fifty dollars.
SEC. 2. lind be IL further enacted That the
following taxes be levied in addition to those per-
manenty imposed by law Of the Common Coun-
Gil. viz:
On every Tavern Licence, twenty five dollars.
On every Loaf Bread Baker. who shall sell
Bread within the Corporation. three dollars.
On every Biscuit Baker. four dollars.
On every Sugar Reiner, four dollars.
On every Brewer. four dollars.
On every Wholesale and Commission Merchant
twenty FIVE dollars
On every Wholesale Merchant. seventeen dol
lars.
On every Retail Merchant. two dollars.
On every Shop Keeper, fifty cents.
On the occupant of every Lumber Yard, twelve
dollars.
On each Banking Institution, one hundred
and ninety-two dollars.
SEC. S. ind be Il further enacted, That. tn
meet the local expenditures of the several Wards
of the Town. the following taxes be levied in
addition to the foregoing, that Is to saw. Upon all
Houses and Lots within the Southern District. ~
the rate of ten cents on every hundred dollars of
their assessed value.
On all annuities or rents in fee, according to
the provisions of the 1st section of this Act. ten
cents on every hundred dollars of the assessed
value.
Upon all Houses and Lots within the Northern
District at the rate Of ten cents on every hundred
dollars of their assessed value.
On all annui,ies or rents in fee. according to
cents on every hundred dollars of the assessed
value.
SEC. a. BE II fufher enacted. That the Asses
sors be aud they are hereby authorised To require
from every owncc or possessor at household FUR
ni,ure kept for use, an account of its aggregate
value Il, fair market price at the time Of reader
IN such account, and a true list of all ground
rents which may be payable TO such person or per-
sons, and any snch person ar persons So required.
and after beiAg informed of the provisions IN this
section, refusing to render such account of such
list of ground rentsor to give such information TO
the Assessors as NAV nav enable them 10 make
such valuation or such list of ground rents. I've.
she or they 50 offending snail forfeit and pay the
sum of twenty dollars, aid in cases where the
Assessors have cause to suspect they have not
received a fair estimate of furniture nr list OF
ground rents, or such correct information a. may
enable them TO make fair valuation OF furniture
or list of ground rents, they shall assess the value
of such furniture list of ground rents according
to the best Of their knowledge and judgment. and
should the person SO assessed. deem him or her
self aprieved, he or she shall have right OF ap.