Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-28
OFFICIAL,
LAW IMPOSING TAXES ON PERSONS, &c.

In Crdinaacc for Imposing and Collecting Tares o..
IcrS"ns Property, Income, ETC., ,cithn the City OF
Aierandria, Va. for the Year Commencing Isl
Jnc l $50, and Ending on he 31st May, 1887.
Re It ordained By The City Council Of alexandria,
III the manner following that is to say: The an
nual taxes on persons, property, income, &c, for
tho iisc;l! gear commencing on the 1st Of June,
1886. aud ending on the 31st of May 1887, shall
he le"icd and collected a: the following rates:
Upon all property. beth real and personal, OF
every kind and description owned or hold by citi-
Zcns of Alexandria, or located within the city OF
Alexandria, or subject to taxation under tho con-
Stltu;inn and laws of this State, there shall be
levied Il tax of 200 cents on every hundred dol
lars Of he assessed ra!nc thereof.
it"r:d'd J Int the machinery aud capital en-.
ploycd by manufactures iii said city shall be cx-
cop. iruia ,aX"tin.i.
proved, the tax Shall b, the assessed value of
the lands; where the lands arc improved the tax
a',;.,l u Oh The income of the ground rents, and
om the imarnvcmr ntS separately.
tn every male iuGah.lant Of this city over tho
:!-G ot t"cHty-onc Years and under the age OF
S,ycu;y years, there s!.%ii hc levied capitaton
t.y -: ii:y cents
!i,c :-a";;.c: raiu2 81 shares Of bank stock for
~ ! taxes shat! he tho market value thereof as
l..,y ~, VI shall he assessed for State taxation
and s'ti bc 81 returned by the Commissioner of
the Revenue on the assessment books Of the city.
lhF 5toEhhtiu"TS Ill any Dlllk or banking aSS0-
citation doing business in this city, whether resi-
dent ur resident thereof shall be assessed and
taxcl IN the market value of their shares OF
stock therein at the rate Of 200 cents per hun
drci dollars upon the market value Of each share
OF stock. The said commissioner shall notify
each bank or banking association of the assess.
mcnt of the sharcs thereof to cvcry holder therc-
Of, resident or nonresident, with tho amount oil
tax thereon, to be paid by such holder, and il
shall be the duty of said bank or banking nssocia.
tions or the cashier or treasurer thereof to pay
the full amount of all such taxes TO tho collector
of the district in which such bank or banking rs.
soci;son may be located, which taxes so paid may
be deducted from the next succeeding dividend
payable by tho said banks or banking associations
to the owners of the said shares OF stock.
Upon all bills paid in full by tho list day of Ju
II, 1856, the Collectors OF Taxes shall allow
discount of ten per cent, and on ell bills paid by
the 1st day Of September, 1856. they shall allow
discount of five cent, and NIL bills moi
paid on the 1st dag of December, 1886 there shall
bc assessed and collected penalty Of Ave pei
cent upon the amount of said bills, and on al
bills remaining unpaid on the LIST day Of June
1887, damages ut tho rate of six per centum poi
annum shall be paid.
This act shall no in force from its passage
Passed Board of Aldermen May 25, 1856.
E. Z. BOWMAN, President
Passed Common Council May 25, 1856.
ISAAC EIGIBERG, President.
Approved May IS. 1856.
JNO. Il. SMOOT, Mayor.
Tcsn: JAMES r. CATION, Clerk c. G..