National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-04-06
PERSONAL TAX.

Amended Schedule Of the Commissioners.
The following is the amended schedule for the
assessment Of personal taxes in the District, as
amended by the Commissioners. Blanks will be
supplied to taxpayers as soon Is possible:
TAX NOTICE FOR ls75-soHEpULs OF PERSONAL
PROPERTY.
Take notice, that, in pursuance OF the act Of
Congress- entitled 'tAn act for the support Of the
district of Columbia for the fiscal year ending
June so, 1876, and for other purposes" approved
March 3, 1875, levying tax on real and personal
70 present q full and true statement according to
the within form, Of all personal property, includ;
ing bonds, deeds Of trust, mortgages, credits and
all other chooses in action or possession owned BY
you, or held in trust or as guardian, executor or
administrator, subject to taxation, together with
the amount Of indebtedness on account Of which
Afidavit to the truth of this statement must be
made and signed, before an assessor appointed
If this statement shall not be filled up and
sworn to within fifteen days from the date OF this
notice ne assessor vii then provided 1y "
which be will add fifty per centum thereof
Dated this - day Of April, 1876.
URce, Morrison Building No. zls Four nd-a-
half street, near Pennsylvania avenue.
Schedule of PersoHGl Properly, Including Bonds,
DEEDS C q Trust ;AsoTigGgsS, CrsdI', and al y!
TdFGtiOH, for the Fiscal Year ending jane 30,
1876, belonging TO or held in trust by -, and
The value for taxation is the true value in the
lawful money Of the United States of the property
assessed, and the assessed value has reference to
II any person, firm or corporation shall fail to
make the list OF property required by section ten,
act OF Congress approved March 8, 1875, the as
SCISSOR will then from his best Information make
an assessment, to which he will add fifty per cent.
thereof, and the persons refusing to make this list
will be liable to conviction Of msdemeanor and to
flDb ia not eXCeedinu 400. to which NAV
be added imprisonment not exceeding thirty days.
And II any person shall make false athdaVit
touching the matters provided in such section, he
will be liable to conviction for perjury, and SUBJ
ject to the penalties for that offence provided by
law. And If said return shall not be made by any
firm, each member thereof resident in said Dis
trict shall be liable to the penalties of said act
List Of Personal PTopeTtg in the District Of Co.
Congress Of March 8, 1875.
l. Credits, (fair cash value, as Of date April 1.
1878, may be reported If preferred,) including
bonds and money secured by deed Of trust or by
mortgage and notes, accounts, credits with any
person or bank, and any other legal claim or de-
mand for money, or other valuable thing, or for
labor or service ION this list there are two col
umns: one for amount reported ; enc for assess
ment at fair cash value. 1.-THE latter column to
be hlled up by assessOr.)l
IL. Total deduction claimed for valid and bona
tide debts, individually and absolutely owned by
the person taxed, including amounts payable in
labor or service at current price, and proportion
certain to be paid security for Others and also
LOtes, accounts rents, Sc, but not including any
acknowledgment of Indebtedness unless founded
on some consideration rightfully received and
believed at time Of making such acknowledgement
to be a valid consideration therefor, nor any
acknowledgement Of debt made for purpose OF d.
furnishing the amount Of credits SO listed for tax
alton.
Ill Moneys in actual possession.
~. Household goods and furniture Of every
kind, gold and silver plated, and china ware,
jewelry watches and books.
V. Goods AID merchandise on hand.
VI. Articles on hand for purpose OF being used
IN whole or in part in any process or operation Of
manufacture, combining redressing, or refining.
VII. Manufactured articles, tools, implements
and machinery on hand.
VIII. Agricultural tools, implements and ma
chinery.
TX. Agricultural or market garden products.
on hand.
XI. Horses and other animals, and carriages
XII. All other chooses in action and in posses
sion, and all other articles of personal property
not included in the foregoing items of this state
NoTE-Fair cash values may be reported, If
preferred.
Exemptions Under the LGlr, not to be Included in
Return List TO Assessors.
/. Property exempt from taxation by the laws
2. Goods, chRttels and other personal property
owned by persons dOmiciled in the District Of
Columbia, but whose legal residence is out Of
where.
8. Stock $50 far as the individual owner is con-
cerne0) OF any corporation taxed on Its capital in
said District (The capital stock Of all corpora
tons in said District is to be appraised in bulk by
the assessors, and the corporations issuing the
same shall be liable for a tax thereon.)
l. All property exempt by law from execution.
(Act of February 5, 1859, Fourteenth Statutes at
Large, $50, exempts from execution wearing ap-
parel belonging to all persons, and to all heads
of families being householders, beds, bedding,
household furniture, stoves, cooking utensils,
&c, not exceeding $500 in value; provisions for
three months support, whether provided or grow
ing; fuel for three months; mechanics tools and
implements Of debtors trade or business amount
ing to 800 in value, with $500 worth of stock for
brary and implements of professional man or
artist 20 value Of $500; one horse, one mule or
yoke OF oxen; one cart, wagon or dray, and har-
ness for such team; farming utensils, with food
for such team for three months, and If debtor be
farmer, any other farming tools of the value Of
not exceeding in value 800; one COW, one swine,
six sheep.)
8. llIibraries or books in use, and not held for
sale, not over the value of $780, and all household
store shop or office furniture tools not held for
sale not over the value of $500.
District Of Columbia, to nit
l., do sOlemnly swear that the foregoing
presents full and true statement OF all the per-
sOnRl property, including bonds, deeds Of trust,
mortgages, credits and all chooses in action pos
session owned by me or held by me in trust or
subject to taxation under the provI-
sions of the act Of Congress entitled IAN act for
the support of the government Of the District Of
Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1875
and for other purposes" approved March 3, 1875,
together with the amount Of Indebtedness on &C
count Of which deductions are claimed.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this =
day Of -, 1875.