Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-18
The Personal Tax LAW,


day IN November.
The Personal Tax Law,
An IMPORTANT QUESTION IN COURT
Yesterday there was rled on the equity
side of the court, in the case OF Colt man agt
Moore, paper by the trustee, which will
bring up for the ruling of the court the va
ldlty OF me personal tax law, and especial
" as II arects trust funds. TIE petition is
as follows:
IN TIE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
OF CoLUMBIA-RoBERT CoLTMANEr AL.
EQ. DOC. Il.
TO the Supreme Court ofthe District Of Columbia,
noiGtag a Special Term IN Equity:
TIE signed, trustee In this case found
AZ bis residence In this city, No 1870 street
northwest, on the 18th day of the present
montn OF october, 1876, the paper hereto an
member OF his family that said paper had
been LETT the house during that day by q
The undersigned is informed and believes
that similar papers have been served upon
many other tax payers in the District, and
tDat this is done under the authority of the
Commissioners OF the District Of Columns
and that said Commissioners In this bust
ness claim 10 act under an act of the Congress
OF the Unit i States, approved on the 18th
formed and believe that If do not soon ali
up the blanks Of this paper and make oath to
the correctness OF the same, and then nle the
trict, and pay the District of Columbia such
sum rs said Commissioners may thereupon
claim to be due from me TO said District, said
imposed upon me the penalties m toned In
Inspection OF this paper shows that Am
ment of an the personal property owned Sy
me or held py me I'm trust on the first day Of
June, 1s16. At that date as trustee in this
case, held In promissory notes secured by q
$50 ,e00-and had besides $500 in bank
ibis fund, under the order Of the court.
hold to secure an annuity Of D. 400, payable
her life. As the fund is now invested the
interest will do little more than keep up the
annuity, If, indeed. II will do any more, and
invest It safely n a higher rate or interest.
A large part of the fund is invested for sew
eral years, and cannot be reinvested till the
present investment natures.
IN nne, the payments to the District OF
COLUMBIA contemplated by the paper
married. A cannot be made except from the
principal Of The fund, and such payments, IL
continued, seriously impair the safety of the
annuity. The undersigned in this strait
Prays the court to instruct MIN a. to his
1t 10 stated that this matter win be called
mp In the Equity Court on Thursday next.
ToSIAN-Cente71'i0 Justice ia the Ce,fe,utal
Cky--Yesterday afternoon at O'Clock Dr.
EDMUND J. Dotsch, late secretary of the
board OF Health, Washington. ID: G, had
iell, a grocer and saloon keeper in Long
lane, near Dickinson street. Farrell was
100 drunk 10 transact any business 1t the
lime, but asked the doctor 10 remain few
minutes In bis sitting room. The doctor
waited about half m hour, meanwhile befn9
constantly importuned by Farrell and .
nrmeer OF louneers to "Stand treat.o Not
responding be passed out OF the door, Farrell
being one OF the loudest and most frequent
IN the calls for his return. Alter proceeding
soout square he felt tap ON his shoulder,
and on looking around saw one Of the party
VINO had been In Farrell's. The man asked
him politely to stop back 10 the store, say
doctor, for moment confused, thought por-
haps ne bad lost some valuable papers from
bundle ne carried under his arm, and
struck on the chin and head and knocked
down on the sidewalk. While down be was
struck and kicked in q terrible manner.
10 me sn en anso9 aS Of iady was attracted
who proceeded very leisurely to arrest the
man, accostipg him In q friendly tone a he
S S,o 20. During The beating the doctor lost
Ing CHARCOAL man, who drove Into a Side
street, and when the doctor found him ne
The interesting part of the story follows.
Ire DOCTOR called on Centennial Justice
William b. Collins, attorney: at-law," 1886
Christian en- fs nx street at once: Collins very
III.
which. as be was bleeding and almost
stunned, ne had forgotten TO remove in the
august presence. After making his state
ment, which was frequently Interrupted by
the rovdy prisoner, who was not once re-
nuned oy the Judge" the doctor suggested
mind his own business and not attempt To
sogeest any thing. The " judge then COM
bined with the ofiicer in urging the doctor To
Ieave. Ihls was all the justice that Justice
Collins could grind out, and now the doctor
wants 10 know what is the best thing 10 10
about It'll PhiG. Tines, Oct IL.
DIR. Edmund j. Dotch was chief clerk OF the
Board OF Health OF this District at its ORR
ginal organization and up TO September 3Olh,
lsal, but never was secretary of the board
that position having always been filled oy
one OF The members. DR.. DOtch Is a pbysi-
clan aid chemist.
MARRIAGE OF AMINIsTER-Ani interest,"
Ing event occurred yesterday at Sligo, Mont
gomeIy county, Maryland, being the mar
Of Providence M. f. church, of this civ.
70 Mrs Mollie Davis, OF Sandy Springs.
Ws,,s ceremony was performed by Rev.
washnsron ds2ses a. Pirs:ssins g elder RsS
Jesse ID. start, OF the Sligo n. F. church.
AAnong the ministers present were Rev VIM.
tpgton. The church was well nlledNProvi-
denee N: +. church, Of which the groom IL
RsstorIosing IeIIesented by several fam
many friends they stared ON : tour nort o.
and viii stop TO see the Centennial sIhibi,
TIE SYNOD or Baltimore
opened last evening at Salisbury, Nd, with
asermop oy Rev. DR.. Marquis, from the taxi
Revelation, chap. ., veYse4. Rev. DR.. WINS,
OF this city, was elected moderator by eccla-
NATION, and Rev. r. B. Duvai. OF Wilning.
TOD, and Rev. r. H. Williams, Of Frederick
City, temporary clerks. The report OF the
COMMITTEES Of arran gements was saopted.