Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-03-14
sEoRGETowN CORPORATION LAWS.

keC s'foiCH, II at there suall oe, an IS hereby,
levied rect tax Of sixty i've cents on each and
every hundred dollars OF the sss.s ed value of
real and personal property liable to taxation as
the Same Ssa stand ASSESSED and valued on the
boz ks q assessment Of the Corporation now in
the hands ot the assessors: anS also, there shall
be, and ncrFSy 10, levied an additional special
tax Of NV cents on each and every bundled dol
lars OF the assessed value of real and personal
property as the sHune shall stand valued and
ass sgd on the books aforesaid. excepting In
Doth Instances public Ourying grounds the Female
U plan Asylum, ard houses Of public religious
worst p; and tbs Clerk Of the Corporation is
hereby directed to keep ssparate accounts Of the
receipts and expsLditu IS Of the general and
special direct taxes hereby levit d, and 10 apply
the latter according to the provisions 0f act of
Congress entitl, IAN act authorizing the corpo-
rate authorities OF Geo getOwn to impose addi-
ttonat taHes, and for ether purposes" approved
match :, 1873, and to no other purpose whatever;
and be is hereby directed TO account annually to
The Corporation for his application Of the same.
Sec 2 hHf Be It further ordained, That each of
the taxes hereby levied and imp sed shail be col
Iected by the collector appointed by the two
Boards OF the Corporation in joint meeting on the
nrst Monday in January, 1860; aud in two wee ks
efter the passage of this ordinance the Clerk Of
the Corporation shall make out and deliver TO the
Collector the taxes hereby levied 10 two separate
tax lists The said Collector shall within fifteen
days after he shall have received them ma ke out
an account Of each Of the taxes hereov cbargeabe
on ell real ard personal property under this ordi-
nance, ald shall within the period Aforesaid de-
liv'r the same respectively TO the proprIetors of
said property IL he, she, or they be a resident
within the town, and demand payment thereof;
aud whenever any proprietor shall be non resi-
dent, be shall deliver the SAID accounts respec.
lively, In the OF real property, to the tenant
or occupant OF the lot or lots on which the same
Is chaFs cable If such property be let or occupied
and In case Of personal property to the person or
persons L. whose use or possession IL may be, and
demand payment thereof from such tenant or oc-
cu21nt, or pOssessor, In the came manner, and
within the same period.
Sec AHd &c it ortaiHsd, That in every In
stance IN which either of the taxes under this
ordinance shall be unpaid by the first Monday In
November next, the said Collector is hereby
authoriz-d and required to proceed 20 enforce
payment OF the said taxes by distress and sale of
any personal property belonging to the person
property ehargelbe with the taxes hereby levied
wherever found within the town, and IL there be
none sucu, then by distress and sale Of such per
sonai property as may be found the premises
chargc1bie with said taxes except such property
a. the act OF Congress extending the Jurisdiction
OF JUSTICES 81 the peace Of the District of Colum-
d ez'niIS. and il shall be the duty OF the Col.
Iec.or, Defer he sells any personal property so
dist5aiHed, 10 give twenty days public notice, by
putting up a notice at the Town House and al
the market house, aud als1 serving one on the
PattI whose goods are distrained, II to be found
by niin within the town, OF the time and place Of
SAFE, ana the amount OI each Of the taxes herein
levied due, and for which distress is made
Sec !. Azi be ~ ordained, That where there Is
no PeFs mai property liable as aforesaid for the
pa 7ment Of either Of the taxes hereby chargeable
on any 4ot cf lots, or parts OF lots, whether the
same be the property OF resident or nonresident
proprietor, and If the said taxes be unpaid on tie
day Oriore mentioned, IL shall be the duty Of the
CCile :-T, and he is hereby required to enforce
The Pay:heE: Of such taxes by the sale OF such lot
or iOii, e. P-sts of lots, much thereof may
be Necessary; and the course Of his proceedings
shall be as follows: He shall advertise the prop
ertF, when owed by persons residing in the Dis
rict Of Columbia, for public sale in some news
paper published In GEORGETOWN, or If there be
none such then In WashiBgtOn newspaper; and
when tue FTa apsTty is Gwnrd by a person or per-
sons not residing in the District Of Colum oia
also In tue National lntslligencer and an Alexan
dflG newspaper, once week for twelve succt ssive
weeks previous TO the day Of sale; in which ad.
Ve7tIseneRt shall be sta ed the time and place of
sale, TIE number CT lot or lots, parts # lots of
ground Intended TO be sold, the value thereof
dnd tn- amount Of each of the taxes due and ow-
Ing tnrIeoL. also, the names Of the persons~to
whom { - same are respectively assessed and If
before The day OF sale sdveTtlssd ss aforesaid, the
oWnef Els or her agent or attorney, shall not pay
the amount Of each Of the tax-s hereby levied
with all costs thereon assessed the said Collector
shall sell he said lot lots parts thereof or as
cash. 10 the highest bidder; aud certificate shall
be issued by the Collector, setting forth that such
person ls the purchaser, and the amount paid by
him And If, at or before the expiration OF twelve
months from the day Of sale, the owner shall not
appear and pay to the Collector, the Mayor or the
purchaser, the amount Of each Of said taxes here.
by levied, and costs, and each OF said taxes ac-
crulng subsequent to sale, and ten per cent In
terest on the purchase money, IL shall and NAV be
lawful for the Mayor, and be 10 hereby required
at the expiration OF said time 20 convey the title
IN Zee simple OF said property TO the purchaser,
by deed, under his hand aad the seal OF the Cor.
poration.
Sec 5, And be 10 ordained, That Il shall be
the duty OF the Collector regularly pay over to
the Clerk OF the Corporation the money by him
from time 10 time collected, In virtue Of the or
diDance, in manner prescribed by the ordinance
regulating the Collectors bond, aad for other
purposes, approved Oh June, 1919 and al every
fha yi,h n.
the several persons from whom such collections
have been made, with toe amount collected from
each, and Of each Of the taxes hereby levied s.pa-
ratelyi and shall be the duty Of the Clerk to re-
cord the sid list in book TO be kept by him for
that purpose, and the Collector SHALL settle rnai
account OF bis collections by virtue Of this ord.
nance, with the sa Clerk, by the first day OF
January next, In default OF which the Collector
shall he reported by the Clerk the Recorder for
suit, and sh u be sued forthwith, for any denci.
ency not paid over, and be chargeable with in
terest on the same, from the said last mentioned
day. In which account shall be allowed as com
mission for his services at the rate Of ihree Der
cent, on the monies by him collected, and paid
Sec. D. I'D Be 81 OTdatssd, That where either
ei '.e hSes hereby levied are due from the
SANE p.Tsnn on more than lot or Iots OF
plrts of Its, and the said lot or lots or parts
OF lots, shall be of-red for sale as aforesaid Il
snail, be the duty Of the Collector 10 advertise
and ssll, for the sum Of the two taxes due on
the whole number Of lots or parts Of lots AZ the
parts Of lots than may be sufficient to raise the
whole amount OF the sum Of the taxes hereby
levied and In aTrear and due, with the xoensss OF
TIE collection thereof, WI ch shall Include but
one execution fee; which fee with all the 9th u
eXpensss OF dislress, advertisement and sale shall
b aiSed and paid out OF the property sold In the
same manner, and az the same time that the sun
OF both the taxes herein levied are raised and
paid
- Se,.! ind be az OTdaiHsd, That the Collector
in evs.y Rstanee Of distress OF personal property
fer - taxes hereby levied under this ordinance
a7d wnetscr not he shall make a sale be au
thorized 20 chargefof bis cost trouble, as well
the fee Of one dollar, as a commission Of We Der
cent on the amount OF the taxes In arrear to be
included aud recovered In like manner with the
taxes, and - an expense incident thereto And
In every case OF advertisement Of real property
for sale for the said taxes la arrears and whetoer
or not sale shall be msds, the said Collector, In
addition to the fee Of one dollar, shall be allowed
g Charge for his cost and trouble a commission
a two-and-a-half per cent. on the amount OF the
sum Of both the taxes hereby levied and In ar
rear, Ia be included and recovered In like man
ner with the said taxes In errear and as an ex-
pease incident thereto. And In no future case Of
distress of personal property for the axes herein
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