The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-31
ORDINANCE NO. 2I

AN OGDINANCE FOR THE PURPOSE DF RAISING REVENUES FOR TllE
 CITY OF SkAGWAN. DISTRICT
 ul ALASKA. BY ASSESSMENT
 t>p GENERAL TAXATION
 OF REAL AND PERSONAL
 PROPERTY. pOSSESSOEN
 RIGHTS AND IMPROVE
 MENTS.
 Ec to ordained by thc Common Council
 of thc Clty of Skugway.
 SECTION L
 An rDul and personal property and pos s. s-nrN rights and improvements now cN lstiur or thut shall hc hereafter created ur brought within Che City Of Skagwa' shall hr subject Go assessment and tIN. alton tnr the support of the municipu government cor for such other nwfW purposes us may hc from time Go time ur,sDrined hy ordinance or law upon Che .luIlIzrI valuation thereof fixed with orturguCc thereto. on Che first day uf An gust Ht twelve o'clock mcririun iu each Ird every year lu which Che same shah h, llsteI or usscssed
 SECTION II.
 IN rHIl estate is meant uIl lands. tcnr mvuts. hCredItImcuts and rights thcrr- tn and interests therein. and posscssory rights means lu rights possessed hy oc equation and free enjoyment o1 unpIt- UutUN land hE virtue uI settlement and shall hr taken. considered and referred tu through this ordinance as real prop
 SECTION IIL
 Personal property for Che purpose of taxation shall hc construed tu embrace IHd Iucuic. without especially duuuius "r rnumcrtinE' ah goods. ch1tto'> stocks ur estate 1ll and singular of what -.urur kind name. nature. Or description. which thr law may dciluo or Che court Iu- ..rur.t. declare or hold Go he personal property for Che purpose of tuNation. as being subject fn the laws and ordinances
 
 Hf SkIgwIy Including boats, and VDss,Is Iud other marine craft. owned within Che ..tN and operated thcrefrom. whether thD .Iur nr ut home or abroad. meaning tn uCIudo ul other property not already Iu- 0'udud os roIl property. posscssory rirht-
 SECTION Iv
 Tho term money 0r moneys whenever us.d in thIs ordinance shall hc held tr moan gold and silver coin gold and slvoi whether domestic or forcign. and cvcr, iruuHf which any person owning th. .1me or holding iu trust and residing in Tn. I.IN Hr SIIgWHN Is CnflfIDd fn with irIw In money on demand
 SECTION N
 Nf property described ln this section tn -hr nXtnut and Vlluc herein limited and rH further. sh1n hc exempt from taxa First Au public school houses with thr h'nfs and OrnIturc therein and che ground attached to such huudincs neccs. 1ry for thelr proper occupancy.
 Second An church property used cV- 'Hsitoly for public worship tn 1u amount uHt t1 DNcDcl twenty-five hundred dollars n sIIuH
 Tb.rd-Nu property. whether roal or u.r.HnuI holougIng exclusively to tho Faurth-Au lands. houses and other HHhi'n-e helnuciur to thc City of Sklc
 
 Tuh-Nu dr. engines and othor imnlc. g.nts used for Che eVt.nEuishmcnt o' sIvth-Thc personal property or eoch NnT.rhnllrr and hc1d Of a family liable fn o smrnt and taxation under the urntIsIuue Uf this ordinance. of which eu.h iulivilu1l ie tho actual bona nl. HUu.r tn 1u amount not to exceed two .nI eh1N 'Ist 1ll uf his personal properly fHr taxation and Tho City Assessor sh11f deduct tnr amount ofthe exemptions orIead hv this section from thc total Im'unt of th.s assessment and assess thc
 SECTION vI Tho City Assessor sh1ll Immediately after h.s D'rct.ud and qualification proceed ao h"r.i0lftcr provided for Che assessment rllmtion and listing of uU property within the Citv or Skagwav for the pur. nner of raising revenues or Che city
 SECTION VII
 IiV frll cash Vuluo ls -tc1nt thc value If which crHdIfnr would place tho pron "rfV when taken In satisfaction of a deht T om l solvent debtor
 SECTION VIII
 Tho 1eecee1r shah lIst all ro1l property lcrorlinc to Ono smallest legal gIhdlyi .nn 0s nenr ns practicable and wherr itnd has boon ul1ttCd into lots and h' 'rse he shall l'st o1ch lot or fraction fher.of separately The assessor shall H.. books In numerical order complete lista| nf TIl l1nls or lots subject Co taxation h4wIne tho names of owners and if un nnWn. tn state opposite each lot or tract Ir pencil memorandum Che number of| lrr.e lots or parts of lots included b liIcr opposite each subdivision or Too thc value thcroof as provided in Section Dnc of th.s ordinance. The 1ssoeeor'e hooks 1ud blanks shall he prepared and 'n readiness hv the citv clerk and audii0, 9f ld cifv. and shah hc in readiness fnr| ".lN.rv to n.d assessor on Che first dav oUf August of olch wear
 SECTION K
 Tho assessor shah got down in the as srssmrnt -olI to he preparcd hv himself In aaurrste columns and according to thf h.et information he can obtain.
 Firet-N description of each tract or| n1rr'l of rc1l estate Co ho taxed
 Second The number of acres or p1rt Hf 1u 1crn 1s ucur 1s Che same can Do tsr"rfI mod. unless Che land hn divided into lots 1n1 blocks
 ThIrl Tho Improvements shall loo nv ssod with each lnt or parcel of rc1l ce frte 1s n7rt thereof 1t their ful cash
 SECTION x.
 Personal pronertv shall he listed in thc following manner.
 Every person or flu age and sound mind heinz resident of this city. sh1u iaf lu his moneys. bonds or gtocla shares of stock. of i0int stock or otho' companies lWhcn tho property or g1cl oomr1uv is not nsacssed In thc citvl franchises. royalties and other personal rnnHrtv.
 nc sh1u oleo Ist separately. In thr u1ur of hIs principal an moneys dcpoe |fal ruhircf Go his order.
 Tho nronrrty of 70 minor chld shall he isted bt hIs guardian or hv Che per som h1vinc such proncrtv In charge: The prnuertv of on idiot or mnltiC hr Che person having charge of such pro pcrtv.
 D. Tho pronertv or person for whose benefit it is held in trust bv the trustecs ,f thn cet1te of thc deceased person. of iv thn evccutor or administrator: The pronrrtv of corporations who's. leeat4 arc I'm tho hands or receivers. hv rrch receivers or their agents.
 The proneriy or a eodN noutc or oornorate hv fhe president or prOpcl lgent or officer thereof.