Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-02
Reinforcement of Lands.

tant one which has passed the Gci!eral Assem-
bIy at the present session yesterday became
law, without the approval Of the Governor:
!. Be 1t rnactul de- That upon the petition
of majority Of the landholdcrs in any county or
corporation, or upon the petition OF Il majority
of the board Of supervisors OF any county,, or
upon the petition of IL majority OF iandho!dcrs
| in any township OF any county, 1t shall he the
duty of the court of such county or corporation,
At the March term of said court in the year
1872, to appoint and associate two treeholIers
of said county or corporation. OF experience
and Judgment. with the assessor for said county
| or corporation, who acted as assessor under an
net an,roved November 9TH, 1870 emitted AN
act to amend and r-ellact an act entitled an
act. providing for the rcasse<snent of the lands
throughout the Commonwealth. approved
july 9th, 1870, III said county, corporation or
township, who shall constitute board OF re;lsS-
rssment, who shall proceed To assess the value
Of lands and lots, with the improvements there
nm In their respective counties, corporations
/ and townships as the same are arranged and
established By law Upon complaint made at
auy time, within the time prescribed Tor cor
rectiny assessments Of lands under this act, by
three or more citizens Of any county, city or
town of this State, which complaint shall be
verified BY affidavit, that the lands or lots OF
anv person, situated in such county, city or
town were assessed too low, the proper court
Of such county, city Or town shall appoint
three intelligent and disintelrstcd treehoders,
whose duty il shall be, after being hrst duly
sworu, and giving reasonable notice to the OWL
| er of the lands Or lots 40 Assessed, to go upon
the property and examine the same ana report
what in their opinion, was the lair value ~
such lands or lots at the time OF their la>l ass
| IL f ,cI r,np nd
such other evidence as may be introduced, the
court if satisfied that the assessment was too
low. shall have power to correct the same, ahd
direct at what value the said lands Or lots shall
be charged: Provided that a majurlty OF the
comuron council OF any city or town having
separate organization and not forming part "l
INV toynshI shall have like authority to re-
| commend a rea9ses>ment OF the lots and I'M
! pruvcments in such city or town a. Is hereby
given to Il majority OF the supervisors OF the
| counties touching rc;lsseSSnentS therein.
| . Each assessor, before entering upon the
duties of his Office. shall, before the judge Of
the County court Of his county, i'll vacation, or
before the said court 10 term, execute a bond,
with good security in penalty "t i've th"u-
sand dollars, conditioned for the faithful per
I;,rluance of the duties Of his office, aud shall,
moreover, take an oath that he will faithfully
and impartlaIly aud to the best OF his skill
and understanding. execute all the duties OF
his office accurdin. To law: Provided, II SAID
qualification is III vacation. the certificate there
of. and tie oath shall be returnct to the clerk
Of the County court who shall record such Ger
tifcate. and the fact of the taking ot the oath
in the minutes of the next term.
:. The said assessors shall. a. soon rs may
b,. after the appointment and qualification as
at;res;,id. proceed to examine i'll person all the
lands and lots, with the improvements thereon.
| vii hin their respective counties amt corpora
| ti,ul, or townships To BIZ rcaSSeSSed, Oi which
examinations the land owners shall he notified:
and shall upun such examination, assess the
cash value thereof, aud shall embrace Ill their
assessment any and all lands heretofore omitted
to be assessed; and fiat any time the court shall
be satisfied that any assessor appointed under
| this act will not, or from any cause canuOt, per
form the duties dcvolvel Of him within the
time prescribed, il may wholly suprrcede him
and appout another in his place but before
any person 80 appointed shall cutter upon the
duties of his office he shall take the oath and
execute bond with security. az prescribed by
The second section Of this act, IN such penalty
as the court shall direct. In the performance
of these duties the assessors shall be guided
as far as may be by the copies OF the existing
assessments of their respective counties anu
corporations or townships, now on tlle III the
clerk offices for their respective counties cities
and corporations for which purpose the clerks
shall furnish to each board certified copy ot
the same, with copy OF the list OF grants 50
sent to him by the register Of the land Office
under the provisions uf third section OF the act
aforesaid, and of the list hereinafter provided !;
for which services the clerk shall receive such
conversation and shall be liable to such penal
ties as are provided for and prescribed by the
said third section and it shall be the duty
of the register, as soon as possible after the
passage of this act, to transmit to the clerk OF
each County and Corporation court OF the
State list of all grants of land in SAID county
or CORPORATION issued between the date OF the
lists made under the provisions OF the SAID
third section and the tune OF making the list
hereby authorized. The cash value Of lands,
lots, and improvements thereon shall be fixed
bv first ascertaining the value upon the
usual credit in the neig hborhood, and rebatlng
legal interest when interest is not usually allow
ed on such credits or deferred payments.
1. As soon as the assessors shall have com
pleted the assessments in their respective coun-
ties and corporations or townships, they shall
make out two copies of the assessment IN the
form in which the land books are now made
out, and shall make and certify on oath that no
lots or lands, with the improvements thereon,
are to their knowledge Omitted, and that
there are no errors to their knowledge on ITS
face and of these copies SO certified, one
shall be filed and preserved in the clerk S Office
of the county or corporation and the other for
warded by mail or other safe conveyance to the
auditor of public accounts, on or before the
first day of June. 1t shall be the duty Of the
auditor Of public accounts, as soon as practlca-
Bile after the passage of this act, to prepare
proper forms of returns, so arranged AS 10
show the lands and lots in each township sc
parately, with blanks to be filled in by the as,
SCISSORS, and instructions used to cause the
same to be printed and to forward Il sufficient
number of copies for the use of the assessors
in such counties and corporations as shall avail
themselves of the provisions Of this act, to the
clerks of the courts of the several counties and
corporations.
| s. Any person feeling himself aggrleyed by
the assessment OF his lands and lots with the