Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-07-26
CITY ORDINANCES.

CITY ORDINANCES.
AN ACT imposing taxes for the yesr eighteen hun.
| dred aud fift, six.
BE 1t enacted dy Ase Board IF aldermen and Ba1s,I
of Common C0uaciE of L4 LSty of Wdsbi,gtoD hat
there he, and - hereby imposed and laid rthe We
eighteen hundred and bity-six tax at the rate of
sixtyhve cents on every hundred dol ars Of the as
sessed value of all real and personal property IN The
city OF Washington; Of all stocks which may be own
ed or possessed by any person whatsoever in any
banking, insurance, or incorporated or unncorp re-
ted company In said city; of all bonds aud mrtga-
ges, of all stocks of all kinds of all public sec,nis
and OF every description Of propr in said CITY, or
habitants thereof according TO the assessuier MT and
valuation Of the same u'ade and returned bv The
Board of Assessors the said tax to be levied and col
| lected as is provided by law
Sec q Aad be at enacted That it shall be tho dptv
OF the Collector OF Taxes 10 deposite 10 the credit of
| the general fund all money which may be received
by him for taxes on all stocks which may be owned
and possessed by any person whatever in any bank
ing, insurance or other incorporated or uninc .rpc-
rated company in the city of Washington, under Tho
first section OF this act the money received by him
TOT taxes on all other taxable property to b. epost
ed to the credit OF the wards respectively in which it
may be collected
Sec. 8. Ind be IL enacted, That there be- and is
hereby, imposed and laid for the year eighteen hun.
dred and hysix tax ut the rate Of sxty-ive cents
for every hundred dollars of the assessed am uut of
capital emplo led in the business of all private bank
ers, brokers, and money lenders in this city, accord
ing to the assessment and return of The same nv The
Board of Asses or5; the said 10 be due ana pcv-
able and to be levied and co ected as the taxes in.
psed by the first section of this act are due and pay
able and levied and collected and if any person or
persons engaged in the Business or employ eut Of
private banker, broker ey lender shall fail or
refuse 10 pay the tax which lay b. due from HIM or
them under this ton, within thirty DAYS after the
same shall have become due aud payab e. Tho person
or persons SO failing refusing shall for aud pay
70 this Cooperation fine VI exceeding ten dolias
for each and every day he they may So fnl or r.
fuse to pay said tax: TO b. recovered and appn as
other tines this Corporation ure recov REQ ana al.
piled.
Sec 4. An2 be IL enacted, That it shall be The dutv
OF the Collector Of Taxes posie 10 the credit OF
the general fund all money winch may be r>cl.ved
by MN Tor the tax lmposld by tho ID ri sec:ivn u
this act.
Sec 5. Ind be u enacted, That the tax imposed by
the third section OF This acG the ass sssd amount
of capital in the business .f all rlyate bankers Lr
kers and money -enders is her by clared 10 bs IN
lieu OF any license or other tax the business of all
such private bankers, brokers' and mo icy -gende IA
may pay said TAX and oil par of act mcon-
sistnt with The provisions OF This act ba aud the saa
are hereby repya ed.
Sec +. Ana be it enacted That no part Of this act
shall be so construed to impose TAX on tn stock
issued by this CO. pOratou.
Sec z. dsd be IL enacted That all axes levied m.
der THIS act shall be due and payable the f e utr
day u Juiy eight en- hundred and nifty six ans other
act OF the Corpora ion notwilhstand ng
Sec 3. 4Hd De u saactsd, That upon ali tax, nc.
cruing under this act the ilctor Of Taxes shall r..
ceve but two per cent commission for The collection
OF the same and 80 much VI the third section uf the
act entitled Al 1ct prescr, ing III. d,lt "a If H..
Collector Of Taxes md fixing his coupons l,io "a
CONNECTS with this section De- AMI the is her, br
repealed; and that the tenth section OF sail act b.
and the same 10 b. by, that lis first pr
vision shall be as follows, viz On taxes If pail
within two months altr the same shall b. come uue
and payable, eight per Get; on uil I x 8 II paid
within three moaths after be same shall bee s due
and payable, 81 Per seas AFTER which no abatement
SAMUEL Y0REE ArLEE,
President of the Board Of Comuon Council
ROBERT CLARKE,
President of the Board OF Aldermen
W. B. MAGRUDER, Mayor.
AN ACT authorizing the present entrance to tho
alley III square six hundred aud eighty six 10 b,
closed, and new alley in lieu there. 10 be opened
Be 10 enacted, &c. That the Mayor b aud h, /.
hereby, authorized and directed TO cause hu .ntrnce
to the alley lying between lots two aud lhree, in
square numbered six hundred aud eighty-six 10 b.
clo.ed, and alley TO be opened IN lien IN, raj
of fifteen feet wide aud from the west side of lot
three running back to the main alley in said so are
according to the plat accompanying the petition of
majority OF the property holders therein; and that
the Mayor be- md he is hereby authorze 10 convey
TO the owner of said lot three the alley 80 closed in
lieu of the ground hereby directed to Be taken tho
alley, whenever tn owner of aid lot three shall
record in the Surveyors office a subdivision Of said
lot, showing the laying out of said new alley
Approved, July "a, 1856.
AN ACT authorizing the Mayor to stop the grading
and paving of portion of the alley ia square seven
hundred and twenty-eght
Be it enacted &c. That the Mayor be, and ne 4.
hereby authorized and directed 10 stop the grading
and paving of the southwest portion of the lev ru,s
ming south from the main alley in square Numbered
seven hundred and tweny-eight; beng that port;on
of the same surrounded by lots assessed on III boo
OF this Corporation in the name Of Robert B,ale n
that the said Robert Beale be permitted 10 encl.e
the same until otherwise ordered by an act Of ih;s
Corporation.
Approved, July "a, 1856.
AN ACT authorizing the grading and paving of an
alley IN square one hundred ana six
BE u enacted, DC, That the Nav b. and bo q
hereby, authorized and required to cause thu apy in
square one hundred and six to b. prudrd and nsyed
IN conformity with the provisions " the act entitled
An act conc srning alleys" approved Noyeub bar The
fourth, eighteen hundred and Erty-two
Approved July "a, 1885,
OFFICE OF THE CONSOLIDATED
LOTTERIES OF mARYLAND.
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rs, 1856: 'uJo
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