Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-13
District Affairs I'm Congress.
PROPOSED TAX BILL.


The House Committee on the District of
Columbia met this morning 70 consider the
tax bill Their labors had not been con-
cluded at O'Clock. A majority OF the COM
mittee favor q tax of one and one-half per
cent on each : 100 of the assessed value of The
property. both real and personal, and that
rate viii probably be Incorporated i'm the
bill. One-half of the tax levied by the act
which is TO be upon real and personal prop
erty, is to become due and payable on the list
OF October, 1873, and the remaining half on
April l, lS76. Property exempt from taxa
ton under the act shah be the following, and
nosre other list. Houses for the reformation
OfOfenders. aimshOE Ses, buildings belonging
TO art or public charity, free public library
buildings and cemeteries. "a. The lands
or grounds appu~tenaut to any said houses
or buildings SO far as reasonably needed,
sd Bonds, coupons, checks, notes, issued
by United states or District of Columbia;
the stock OF any corporation which is taxed
on its capital; goods, ChattelS and other per
SOnal proper owned by residents, but which
has Its legal status out of the District and is
taxed elsewhere; regular deposits in savings
banks; money loaned on deeds OF trust or
bonds and mortgage; all property exempt by
law from execution, including all libraries in
books and valued al over $500, and all house
hold, store, shop, office furniture, not
held for sale, not over the value of SEQ. The
Commissioners OF the District or their sue
ces so--S in office, shall appoint five competent
persons To be assessors, and to hold office for
the term of one year, the salary Of each said
assessor to be 1--WE hundred dollars per year.
Sttll assessors SIStii. before May ISL.
1875, under the direction of the Superin-
tCTIdeut of assessments and taxes of said
District. assess the value OF all the real prop
PTty i'm said District liable To taxation here
under. and shall state the same Sepa gately,
in books to he kept in a systematic manner;
and such value for taxation shall be the true
Valuc OF the property so assessed. The as
SesSed value shall nave reference To the date
Of the first day Of April. 1870. Said assessors
shall. between the first day Of Nav, $50. and
the twentieth day % May, 1873. hold daily
n Pei a IFf IN
assessments heretofore made by them, aud
fer the purpose Of hearing and determining
any and all appeals from the valuations
heretofore made by them, Aud during said
period they shall have power to revise ASSESS
ments heretofore made by Them, or any of
them, by either justly increasing or Justly
diminishing any particular assessment: Pro
t2ded, hCCCtCT, That, finally, the aggregate of
the assessments heretofore made By them
of the taxable real estate in said District
shall not he reduced. Upon the assessments
so as aforesaid made and finally re-
NiSed, the tax hereinbefOre provided shall
be levied, and the collector of taxes shall be
In readiness TO receive payment of the same
on amt after the first day of July, 1875, sub
Ject TO the option OF paying in inStallmentS
as hereinbctOrG provided. The treasurer of
The District, upon receiving any moneys
shall forthwith deposit the same in the Trea-
Sury of the United States; and said moneys
thus deposited shall he drawn from the
Treasury of the United States, only i'm such
Sums and at such times as the same shall be
actually required, and only for expenditures
authorized by law, and only upon warrants
of the accOunting-OtficersO OF the District. is
sued under the direction of the commissions
cTS Of the District or their successors in office
The commissioners of the District or their
successors in office are authorized To reduce
adjust and cqualiZe the salaries of all Off
GERS or employees coming within their power
of appointment: PTOri,Ied, hOJccrcr, That no
allowed by law. payable from the funds of
The District, in whole or in part.