Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1882-02-25

maps OF the city, and the improve
ments thereon.
All personal property, Showing
the number, kind, amount an(
quality; but a failure to enumeratt
in detail such personal property
does not invalidate the assess
ment.
The cash value of the real es
tate.
The cash value of the improve
ments on such real estate.
The cash value of i'm pr0vements
on real estate assessed to psrsOns
other than the owners of the real
estate.
The cash value of all personal
property exclusive Of money.
The amount of money.
Taxable improvements owned by
any person, firm, association OF
corporation located upon land ex-
empt from taxation shall as to the
manner of assessment be assessed
as other real estate upon the as.
sessment roll. No value shall,
however, be assessed against the
exempt land, nor under any cir
cumstances shall the land be
charged with or become response
bic for the assessment made against
any taxable improvements locate cd
thereon.
The total value of all property.
When any property except that
owned by a railroad or other quasi
public corporation ia subject to or
affected by q m0rtage, deed of
trust, contract or other obligation
by which debt is secured, be
must enter In the proper column
the value of such security and de-
duct the same. In entering as
easements containing solvent cred.
its subject to deduction as provided
In section three thousand six hun
bred and twenty-eight of the PoIit-
ical Code he must enter in the
proper column the value of the
debts entitled to exemption and
deduct the same. In making the
deduction from the total value Of
property assessed AZ above directed
he must enter the remainder Ia the
column provided for the total value
OF all property for taxation.
The total value of all property
after equalization by the Mayor
and Council.
SECTION XIV.
On or before the Sd day of July
In each year the City Assessor
must complete his assessm cut
book. He and his deputy must
take and subscribe an affidavit in
the assessment book. to BIO SUBJ
stantially as follows:
b, Assessor of Tor Deputy
Assessor, rs the ease may bs) the
city Of Los Angeles, do swear that
between the first Monday of March
and the third day of July, eight teen
hundred and II have made
diligent inquiry and examination
to ascertain all the property with.
in the city subject to assess III ent
by me, and that the same has been
assessed On the assessment book
equally and uniformly, according
to the best of my judg 10 ent, infor-
nation and belief, at it's full cash
value, and that l have faithfully
complied with all the duties i'm
posed on the City Assessor under
the provisions Of the revenue laws
and the ordinances of the city
In reference thereto, and that l
have not imposed any unjust or
double assessment through malice
or ill-will or otherwise, nor allowed
any one to escape just and a dal
assessment through favor or re.
ward or otherwise.
The City Assessor must, when
directed SO to do by the Council of
said city, in q map book make a
plan of the various blocks within
the city, and mark thereon Ia each
subdivision the name OF the person
to whom It 10 assessed,
SECTION XIV.
As soon as com pleted, the assess.
ment book, together with the map
book and statements, must be de-
livered to the Clerk of the Council
on or before the 81 day of July,
who must Immediately give notice
thereof, and Of the time the Mayor
and Council will meet as a Board
Of Equalization to equalize assess.
ments, by publication In a news
paper published in said city, and
In the meantime the asssss men t
book must remain in his office for
the inspection Of all persons inter.
ested. The said Clerk shall be the
Clerk of the Board Of Equaliza.
ton.
SECTION XVI.
Lands once described on the as
sessment book need not be de-
fcribed a second time, but any per-
son claiming the same and desir-
Ing to be assessed therefor, may
have his name inserted with that
of the person to whom such land
IL assessed.
SECTION XVII.
The Mayor and Council shall
meet at the City Council.room on
the 18th day Of July in each year,
as Board Of Equalization, to ex-
anime the assessment book and
eQualize the assessment of proper
ty in the city, and shall continue in
session from day to day until the
business Of equalization lie disposed
Of, but not later than the 9Th day
of August.
SECTION XVIII.
The Board has power, after Civ.
ing notice in such manner as it
may by rule prescribe, to increase
or lower the entire assessment roll,
or any assessment contained there
in, so as to equalizs the assess
ment of the property contained in
said roll and make the assess m ent
conform to the true value of such
property in money.
SECTION XIX.
No reduction must be made Ia
the valuation Of property unless
the party affected thereby, or his
agent, makes and files with the
Board q written application there