Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-07-12

ment, say ten per cent. $50 ooo-leaving 1854 600;
add for licenses, si35,ooo-giying total OF
e5so,pt0
For the year ending June %, ls63:-Reyenus
derived from taxes, SS9.W0; from licenses for
year ending june 80, 1863, $4,000; add twen-
ty.iye per cent for increased valuation Of
property, S57, 7,250-total, Sil6, $50.
Mr. Moore referred to various acts OF Oon-
eress, and stated in regard 70 the actem po Wer-
ing the Corporation TO levy certain taxes, that
II gave no power to levy special tax or TO
enforce it's collection, and such acts passed by
Copgr.ss towards the last of the session, were
often defective.
Mr.. Peugh said that he was glad that the
statement had been made, and as he was In
favor OF every liability, he would move tha:
the amount of general tax be seventy. five
cents on the one hundred dollars, which
was adopted.
Mr.. Wright moved to amend the seven IN sec
ton by substituting four for I've per cent as
the commission on all personal taxes paid In
the Office of the Collector Adopted
The amendment OF the com mttee in the same
section, to axe the commission taxes collected
ont Of the ofice ten per cent was adopted
Mr.. Ferguson moved to amend the eli ghth SEC
ton SO as to make the tax for school pur pose<
fifteen per cent. instead Of ten, rs recommended
by the committee, which was adopted unani-
mously.
Mr. Edmonston moved that the proposed
abatement for taxes paid OH or before the las {
day of September should be ten instsad Of
eis ht per cent, which was adopted.
Mr. Wilson moved that the time for the
first abatement should be changed from the
last to the first day Of September Adopted
Mr.. Moore moved that the words "or due
bills or certificates of ndebtedness of this Cor.
poration" after the words "ff paid in coin" be
stricken out, upon which the yeas and nays
We're taken; and the motion was lost by the fol-
lowing vote-yeas g, nays9.
Mr.. Moore then moved to amend the afore-
said language by substituting The words in
legal currency of the United States;' which
motion was adopted.
Mr.. Marche proved to emend the twelfth
section by inserting the words HAueust q
1861, and authorized to be assessed and col
lected by the Corporation of this city by the
act OF Congress approved July |, 1854"
Mr. Ferguson moved TO reconsider the vote
by which the compensation Of the Collector
had been increased to ? a per cent; which was
adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Larner. the words " spe-
cial'' were subs stituted for the words can ad-
GitionaP before the word "tax'' in section
eighth.
MIR. Wright moved to stike out the words
'if paid in legal currency OF the United
States,'' and to adopt the following as section
eighteenth:
"That ali taxes assessed under the foregoing
acts shall be paid in legal currency Of the
United States' Adopted.
The bill was then passed.
The provisions Of the bill, passed, are ss
follows: The first section assesses a tax of 76
real and personal property in the city Of W ash
fngton, Of all stocks which may be owned by
any person whatsoever in any banking, insu-
rance, or incorporated or unincorporated COM
pany of said city, all bonds and mortgages, Of
all stocks, OF alf kinds OF public security, and
every description Of property in SAID city, or
which may be held or owned by the inhabi-
tants thereof, according TO the assessment and
valuation Of the same as made and returned bv
the Board OF Assessors, the said tax 70 be levied
and collected as provided by law. The second
section designates what funds shall be deposit
ed TO the credit Of the general and what TO the
credit Of the ward fund. Section third impo-
ses tax OF 75 cents on every slO6 Of the as i.
sessed amount OF capital employed in the busi
ness OF all private ban kers, brokers' and money
lenders In this city, according to the assess
ment and return OF the same by the Board of
Assessors. This tax to be due and PAYABLE
and levied and collected as the taxes provided
for In the first section. Section four REQUIRES
that all taxes collected under the third section
be deposited to the cridit Of the general fund
Section makes the tax imposed upon bankers,
DC, In lieu of any license or other tax upon
the business OF such bankers, brokers, &c Sec
tion forbids the i'm mposicg OF a tax upon stock
of this corporation. Section allows the coll
lector two per cent. commission for collecting
the tax; five per cent commission for all per-
sonal taxes paid in the office of the collector.
and 10 per cent. commission il collected out Of
the office from persons not taxed on real es-
tate. Section imposes special tax Of 10
cents on every 81 O, to be set apart for the sup
port of the public schools, and tor no other
purpose. Section imposes per cent on
each 500 for building school.houses. Section
paid before September 1st per cent. il paid
cefore the last day of October, and per cent.
il paid before the last day Of November- Sac
ton III Ievles an auulIIonal tax of 10 cents on
every @l00 towards the support Of the Metro
politan Police. Section 12 levies an additional
tax of 10 csnts on each &l80 for the pay ment of
the United States tax imposed upon the city of
Washington by Congress.
An additional section is added, as follows.
Sec. l3. Be 1t enacted, de-, That all take. as
sessed under the foregoing bill shall be paid IN
lee al currency of the United States
Mr.. Pettibone, from the Committee on Elec-
tons, to which had been referred the commu-
nlcation Of Mr.. Talbert, con testing the seaa OF
MIR. Ruff, of the Sixth Ward, made q rspor.
recommending that Mr.. Talhert be allowed the
seat The committee stated that as soon as All
the facts were known to Mr. Ruff he at once
withv rev all claim to the seat, and the com
m1ttee compliment him for his honornhIe
course. The report was adopted, and Mr.. Tar
bert was admitted to his seat
Mr.. Ferguson infred uced a bill 70 defray the
general expenses of the corporation for the wear
1865, and bill authorizing the Mayor to paw
Tor extra work on the new school house in the
Sixth Ward, both or which were referred
Mr Eomonston, from the COMMITTEES ON
Health, reported back the bill TO improve the
sanitary condition of the city. and it was LAID
over till next week. Adjourned.