Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-02

the same In column upon said blank TO he provided
after mskos the ds1etor, psOsed for in sai.
s ss1ss9sd That Sa make f@ Ire sF
o the .ha from the bes
information he can procure make an assessment:
r s6aIl add ilS Per ssniu% tSsfoi and The psTsSn
50 refusing shai be deemed guilty of misdemeanOr,
not exceeding 500 to which may Be added i@p s
enment not exceeding thirty days Agd pro.ss.d
yin touching the matters herein provided for he shah
a f III 81 e r@G for a of
fence now provided BY law; and If the return pro-
each member thereof resident of said District shall
be liable to the PsnaIties Of this act
, See. IL That the Commissioners OF the District
their successors in Office, shall appoint five eomps
tent persons to be assessors and to hold Office for the
to be $50 per annum Said assessors shall, before
the st day Of May ls15 under the direction of the
trict assess the value Of all the real and personal
Der, and shall state the same separately in books
be kept in systematic manner; and such value for
Of the United States Of the property SO assessed The
ASSESSED value shall have reference TO the date of the
the Isl day Of May 1875 and the 10th day OF May ISIS
hold daily sessions for the purpose of equazins the
purpose Of hearing and determining any and all
appeals from the valuations Heretofore made 10y
assessors as afore.aid make full and detailed reports
Of his acts as such assessor And during said period
they shall have power to revise csments thereto
fore made by them, any Of them. by either justly
increasing or Justly Diminishing any particular
made and finally revised, the tax hereinbefore pro-
ylded shall be levied and the collector of taxes shah
and after the lst day Of July 1875 Said assessors,
take or subscribe an oath or affirmation before any
officer authorized TO administer oathS or aifrmstions
in said District, TO fat hfuy discharge the duties of
their said office which oaths, when taken shall be
eeftlhed by the persons before whom the shall
have been taken, and shall be filed with the Comnis
sioners of the District.
Sec. Il. That the treasurer of the District, upon
receiving any moneys, shall forthwith deposit the
same in the Treasury of the United States only in
such sums and at such times the may actu
law and only upon warrants of the accounting officers
Of the District issued under the direction of the Com
msslCners OF the District OF their successors in office
Sec. b. That the Commissioners of the District Or
their successors in office are hereby authorized to
reduce, ADJUST equaiiZe the pay salaries of all
officers or employees payable from the funds of the
District g Eyer me in whole or in part P,oridet
horsrsr That the aggregate sum Of pay and salaries
shall not be increased beyond the present aggregate
amount of pay and salaries.
Sec IA. That the third section of the act of the le-
glsiaiI.e assembly Of the District OF Columbia, enti
special Improvements, and providing for the collec
non non therrot appr0Ied August 10Th ls7l shall be-
law shall be advertised twice week for three suc-
c9ssive weeks instead OF as heretofore required.
Gee. ID That the Commissioners of the District of
Columbia and the commissioners of the sinking fund
OF the said District shall destroy, by burning all
every kind of the city Of Washington, the city Of
Georgetown, or the District of Columbia, whenever
under the direction Of the Secretary of the Treasury
and shall preserve the value thereof as shall be pre-
seribed by said Secretary.
sec 10; That section four Of the act entitled An
act for the government of the District of Column
hereby, amended by striking out the word March,
and inserting in lieu thereof the word June 80 far
as the same applies To- the taxes imposed BY said
ton Proc,dsd, That the penalty of percentum per
month shall be added TO all delinquent taxes under
said act until the sale Of property under said act as
hereby amended shall have taken place.
Sec. IL. That the 365 registered bonds of the Dis
trct Of Columbia authorized 10y the act of Congress
IN lien of coupon bonds, may be issued in denOmina
tions Of 900 and 1000, and registered.