Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-06-19


| Georgetown, two doiiars and fifty cents on each
one hundred dollars of the present assessed
value thereof; and upon ali such real estate In
the District of Columbis outside of the cities of
| Washington end Georgetown, two collars on
| each one hundred dollars Of the present as
| sesstd value thereof; which said tax sh all be-
| come due and payable on the LIST day of NOvem-
| Der, 1874, and, IL not paid, shall be in arrears
| and delinquent from that date; and shall, eN-
| cept as herein modified, be assessed and col
lected as now provided by law tor the assess
ment and collection of general taxes for the
| District Of Columbia; and or the sum-
| so collected, oDe-fourth thereof shall b.
applied, first, to reimburse the Uuitec
| States for its advances account o.
interest, which shall have been paid BY
| the United States on the funded debt of the
| District of Columbia and Washington snd
| Georgetown, due and payable July LIST, 1874
ard the remainder shall be used to pay def
| cencies in the various funds for the fiscal year
ending June 3Oth, 1874. And sll the remainder
OF said taxes not required for the aforesaid pur-
| poses shall be distributed for the purposes and
| in the proportions provided by the act of the
| Legislative Assembly of the District of Column
| bra, approved June Goth, 1873, entitled "An
| act inposinR taxes for the fiscal year ending
| June 30th, 1SI4," so far as said apporti0nmeni
is not Inconsistent with this act: Provided, That
no evidence of debt issued by the District o.
Columbia, or any branch thereof, or by the
| Boald OF Public Works, shall in any manner be
| received in payment OF said taxes: And p-Oride0
| further, That no ayment shall be made on &C
count of the militia Of said District, or for the
| purpose of erecting District jail. Upon all
| pay ments OF said taxes hereby imposed which
shall be made in advance OF the said nrst day OF
| November, 1874, there shall be an abatement
/ allowed OF one per centum per month for each
| and every month so paid in advance; and thai
upon al said taxes which shall be delinq uent aud
uTpaid on said first day OF November, there
| snail be added penalty of one per centum to
| the amount thereof, to be collected with such
| taxes; and q like penalty of one per centum
| upon the amount thereof shall be added on the
| first day Of each succeeding month to ali OF
| said taxes as are then delinquent and unpaid
to be collected as aforesaid. 1t shall be the
| duty OF the collector OF taxes to prepare a com
1 plete list OF all taxes aud property upon which
the same are assessed in arrears on the first ia,
| Of March next, and shall, within ten dave
| thereafter, publish the same, with the notice OF
| sale, IN newspaper published in said District.
TO be designated by said board of commission.
eTs, Tor the time and in the manner required by
the provisions Of the act Of the Legislative As
Sc mbiy, entitled "An act prescribing the duties
OF certain officers for the Districtot Columbia
and fixing their compensation" approved Au-
gust sd, 1871. And all the provisions of siil
act rs to the sale Of property AMI the collection
OF taxes In arrears, are hereby made applicable
TO the taxes hereby imposed and ia arrears a.
| aforesaid, except that the deed conveying the
properly so sold shall be executed by the SAID
| boaro OF commissioners instead OF the governor
and secretary.
Sec. 5. That joint select committee shall h.
| appointed, consisting oftEO Senators, to be ap
| pointed 10y the presiding officer of the Senate
| and two members OF the blouse, 10 De appointed
| by the Speaker Of the House OF Representa-
uves. whose duty it shall be 10 prepare a suita-
| bic frame Of government iOr the District of Co
| iUnb!a and appropriate dEaughts of statutes ~
| lie enacted by Congress for carrying the same
| INTO effect, and report the same 10 the tTo
HOUSES, respectively, on the first day Of the next
session thereof; and they snail also prepare auO
| submit TO Congress statement of the proper
proportion OF the expenses of said government
or aDy branch thereof, including interest on it
| funded debt, which should be borne by saiG
District and the United States, respectively,
together with the reasons upon which their con
illusions may be based; and in the discarge o.
tie DUTY hereby imposed, said committee Is au-
| thOrlZed TO employ such assistance it may
Deem 40 Yisab e, at an expense not to exceed thu
sum of tive thousand dollars; and said sum, OF
| SO much thereof as may Dc necessary, be, and
the same is hereby, appropriated for that pur
pose.
SEC. G. That il shall be the duty OF the First
Comptroller OF the Treasury and the Sec0nc
Comptroller Of the Treasury of the UniteC
States, wLo are hereby constituted a board o
auoit, to examine and audit for settlement a..
the uEfuLded Oh floating debt OF the District
Columbia and or the Bva5d OF Public Works
hereinafter specified, namely: nrst, the deb
evidenced by sewer certificates; secondly, I'll,
debt pu1porting TO be evidenced aud ascsr
tanned by certificates of the auditor of tn,
Board of Public Works; thirdly, the debt eyi
denced by the certificates OF the auditor anc
the comptroller OF the District OF Columbi.;
fouribly, claims existing or hereafter created
for which no evidence OF Indebtedness has been
Issued, arising out OF contracts, written oral
made by the Board Of Public Works; filthy
claims, Tor which no evidence Of indebtedness
has been Issued, arising out OF contracts, writ
| ten or eral, made by or on behalf of the Dis.
trict or Columbus; sxthly, all claims for private
| property taken by The Board of Public Works
from the avenues, streets and alleys of the cities
OF Washington and Georgetown; and, seventh
ly, all unadjusted claims FOR damages that may
nave been presented to the Board or Public
Works, pursuant to an act Of the Legislative
ASST mbly OF the District of Columbia, entitled
"An act lroviding for the pa, ment OF damage
sustained by reason of public Improvements
or repairs" approved june 10th, 1872, which
amintd and audited with out regard to any
examination heretofore made; and stall make
detailed aud tabular statement of all Claims
presented, the persons or corporations ownInS
the same, and the amount found to be due on
account of each; together with a tabular state
ment of the funded debt of the District OF Co
lumbia and of the cities Of Washington and
Georgetown OF every kind and character what
soever, giving the date of issue, time OF m stur-
ity, and the rate of interest. And it shall fur
Their be the duty or said board to ascertain the
amount OF sewer tax or assess ment paid by any
person, persons, or corporation, under the &C,
| OF the Legislative Assembly of said District,
entitled IAN act creating drainage aud sewer
age sections in the cities of Washington and
Georgetown, in the District of Columbia, aud
providing for the payment Of the construction
or sewers and drains therein by assessments,
| and Issuing certificates therefor" approved the
| 10th Gay OF June, 1e73, and to prepare q tabu-
lated state ment thereof. Said board OF audit
| shall also issue to each claimant certih
cate, signed by each of said board and
countersigned by the comptroller OF said
District, stating the amount found ID be
u
register thereof shall be kept by said board, to
| Ice transmitted TO Congress, aud also by the
comptroller OF said District; and said board OF
audit shall also ascertain and report to Con-
eIess, at the next session thereof, the amount
equitably cbargeable 10 the street railroad com
psbies on account of paying along and within
the tracks Of said companies, pursuant to the
charters of said companies or the acts Of Coz
gress relating thereto, together with their rea-
sons therefor. 1t shall further be the duty of
said board OF audit to examine into and audit
all Of the accounts of the auditor and of the
treasurer Of the Board OF Public Works, and of
the auditor, the treasurer, the collector, and the
comptroller of the District Of Columbia, from
the date Of the organic alton of said board and
Of the present government Of said District and
for the purposes hereinbefore specified shall
have the power to subpoena witnesses, admins
ter oaths, and examine witnesses under oath,
and shall have full access to all of the records,
books, papers, and vouchers OF every kind
whatsoever Of the Board Of Public Works and
Of the District of Colombia; and to the end that
said books and accounts may be thoroughly ex-
amtned, and the Indebtedness of said District,
and OF the Board of Public Works, and the
state OF the books and accounts of each of the Of
ncere aforesaid, may be accurately ascertained,
shau employ one Or more skillful and impartial
accountants nonresident Of the District or Co
lnDbis, and such other ASSISTANTS as they may
deem necessary, to make examination of said
books, vouchers and papers, aud discharge
their other duties under this act, and shall pro-