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

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banks the statement is not required
60 show the debt In detail or to
whom 1t Is owing; but the City
Assessor shall have the privilege
OF examining the books of said
banks to verify said stateme nt.
whenever one member of o firm
or one Of the proper officers of q
corporation has made statement
showing the property Of the firm
or corpora ton, another member of
the firm or another officer need not
include such property in the state.
ment made by him. but his state
ment must show the name of the
person or officer who made the
statement in which such property
is included.
The Council Of said city must
furnish the City Assessor with
blank forms for the statements
provided for In this section, affix.
ing thereto an affidavit which
must be substantially as follows:
| L, -, do swear that the above
list contains full and correct
statement of all property subject to
taxation which 1, or any firm of
which am member, or any cor
poratioD, association or company
OF which L am President, Cashier,
Secretary or Managing Agent,
owned, claimed, possessed or con-
trolled at II O'Clock M. on the first
Monday in March last, and which
Is not already assessed this year,
aud that L have not In any manner
whatsoever transferred or disposed
or any property, or placed any
property cut of the city of Los An
geies, or my possession, for the
purpose of avoiding any assess.
meht upon the same or of making
this statement; and that the debts
therein stated as owing by me are
owing to bOua fide residents of this
State, or firms or corporations do
Ing business in this State.
he affidavit to the statement on
behalf Of firm or corporation
must state the principal place OF
business of the firm or corporation,
and In other respects must conform
substantially to the preceding
form.
SECTION v
The City Assessor may fill out
the statement at the tune he pre-.
sent5 it or ne may deliver it TO the
person and require him, within an
appointed time, to return the same
10 him properly filled out.
SECTION vi.
The City Assessor shall have the
same power and shall be vested
with the same authority as is pre-
vided 10 Section 1852 of the POlit.
ical Code in reference to making
assessments; provided, however,
that One-haif OI all moneys recov-
cred by the Assessor under the pro-
visions of said Section 1892 must be
by him paid to the City Treasurer
aud the other half may be retained
by the Assessor for his own use.
SECTION VII.
| Ii any pc: son, after demand
made by the City Assessor, neg
lects CIR refuses to give under oath
the statement herein provided for,
or 10 comply with the requires
ments of this ordinance, the City
Assessor must note the refusal on
the Assessment Book opposite his
name, and must make an esti-
mate OF the value of the property
OF such person, and the value SO
fixed by the City Assessor must
not be reduced by the Mayor and
Council, sitting as Board of
Equalization.
| SECTION VIII.
| Whenever the City Assessor
deems 1t necessary to obtain an
accurate description of any tract
or lot of land in the corporate linn
its he may require the owner or
his agent t. furnish the same, with
any title papers he may have in
HE possession; and if, on demand,
the owner or agent neglects or re-
fuses TO furnish the same, the City
Assessor may employ the City
Surveyor or Engineer to make out
a description of the boundaries and
location thereof and statement of
the quantity Of land therein, and
the expenses of such survey must
be returned by the City Assessor to
the Mayor aud Council, who must
add the amount to the taxes as.
ssssed upon the property, which
amount so added must, when coll
lscted by the City Tax Collector,
be paid over to paid City Surveyor
or Engineer, taking duplicate re-
ceipts therefor, Que of which he
shall return to the Council.
SECTION TX.
| Ii the owner or claiman Of any
property not listed by another per-
son Is absent or unknown, the
ICity Assessor must make an esti-
mate of the value of said property.
Ii the name of the absent owner is
known TO the City Assessor the
property must be assessed in his
name; If unknown, the property
must be assessed to unknown own
ers; all personal property con.
signed for sale to any person with
in this city from any place outside
OF the city must be assesse as
other property.
SECTION X,
When person is assessed as
agent, bsilee, guardian, executor
or administration. his representa-
tive designation must be added to
his name and the assessment en-
tered on separate line from his
individual assessment.
SECTION XII.
Money and property in litigs.
ton in possession of County
Treasurer, of q Court, County Clerk
or Receiver, must be assessed to
such Treasurer, Clerk or Receiver,
and the taxes be paid thereon un-
der the direction Of she Court.
SECTION XII.
Any property willfully concealed,
removed, transferred or misrepre-
cd hu "a N a =, h