Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-03-25
AN ACT
For raising Revenue for the year eighteen hun.


Council of alexandria, That the following Tax.
es be levied on the people and property of the
Town. to meet the current expenses OF the pre-
sent year, viz:
On all Houses and Lots, at the rate Of forty.
seven cents on every hundred dollars Of their as
sessed value.
On all Annuities or Rents in fee simple.
charged on, or issuing out of. any Tenement or
Lot of Ground. the sum Of forty seven cents on
every hundred dollars OF their assessed value, to
be paid BY the tenant and retained out OF the rent,
payabls to the owner Of such annuity or rents
in fee; and on making the assessment OF such
rents, they shall be values, at ten times their ah'
nual amount: Provided, that when, from the
abandonment of the property charged with such
rent, and the insolyencies Of the parties charge.
able with the payment Of it, 1t cannot be receiv-
ed by the proprietor for any one year, then Tor
such year no tax shall be payable.
On all Household and Kitchen Furniture, at
the rate Of seveoty-6ve cents Oh every hundred
dollars Of its assessed value, except when the
valuation on any one person do not amount to
one hundred dollars.
On every Male Inhabtant over sixteen years,
of sge, one dollar aud fifty cents
On everv Riding Carriage, kept either Tor hire
or private use, and with either two or more
wheels. the assessed value Of which shall amount
to four hundred dollars or upwards, ten dollars:
On all such, assessed at two hundred and hity
dollars and not exceeding four hundred dollars,
seven dollars:
On all such. assessed at one hundred dollars
and not amounting to two hundred and fifty dol
lars, five dollars.
On every Riding Carriage, the assessed value
OF which does not amount to one hundred dol
lars. four dollars.
On eyerv Hearse ten dollars.
On every Wagon, the wheels of which are less
than FIVE inches 10 the tread, four dollars.
On every Cart or Dfay, the wheels Of which
are less than five inches ia the tread. two dollars.
On every Horse, Mare, Mule or Colt, over
one year of age, one dollar.
Ga every Cow twenty five cents.
On every Insurance Company fifty dollars.
On every Attorney at Law. who shall reside
within the limits Of the Corporation or keep an
office therein, ten dollars.
On every Physician ten dollars.
On every Inspector of Flour twenty-five dol
lars.
On every Flour Merchant fifteen dollars.
On every Commission Merchant fifteen dollars.
On every person traficking in Slaves, either
on his own account, or as agent tor others who
are not subject to this tax, one hundred dollars.
On every person keeping house Of Private
Entertainment twenty dollars.
SEQ. 9. BE i! further enacted, That the fol-
lowing faxes be levied in addition to those per-
mauently imposed by the laws Of the Common
Council, viz:
On every Tavern License twenty seven dol
lars.
On every Loaf Bread Baker, who shall sell
bread within the CorporatioR, four dollars and
fftv cents.
On every Biscuit Baker seven dollars.
On every Brewer seven dollars.
On every Wholesale and Commission Merchant
twenty nine dollars
On every Wholesale Merchant twenty dollars
On every Retail Merchant four dollars.
On every Shopkeeper one dollar and fifty cts
On the occupant of>every Lumber Yard fifteen
dollars.
On each Banking Institution one hundred and
ninety two dollars.
On every Veuder okLottery Tickets, in addi.
ton to the sum payable TO the Mayor for a Ii.
cense, fifty dollars,
SEC. S. BE 1t further enacted, That every
Measurer aud Inspector of Lumber; every Mea.
surer of Wood and Bark; every Inspector Of
Fish; and every Inspector OF Tobacco, shall pay
into the Treasury, Zone moiety on the 1st>Of Au-
gust, and the other moie,y on the LIST of January
next.l and produce to the Mavor the Treasurer's
receipt for The same, the following SUNS, to witt:
Each Measurer, and Inspector Of Lumber one
hundred dollars; each Measurer Of Wood and
Bark three hundred dollars; each Inspector Of
Fish seyen'y-h,e dollars; each Inspector Of To-
bacco two hundred dollars.
SEC. 4. BE IL further enacted, That. to meet
the locaI expenditures OF the several Wards of
the town, the following Taxes be levied in addi-
ton 10 the foregoing: that is TO say, upon all
Houses aud Lots within the Northern aud South.
ern Districts, respectively, at the rate Of ten
cents on every hundred dollars of their assessed
value.
On all Annuities or Rents in fee, within the
Northern and Southern Districts, respectively.
according to the provisions of the lst section Of
this act, ten cents on every hundred dollars or
their assessed value.
SEC. S. BE IL further enacted, That the As
SCISSORS be and they are hereby authorized to re-
qulre from every owner or possessOr Of House.
hold and Kitchen Furniture, kept for use, an
account OF its aggregate value at n fair mar.