Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-28

Senate, instead Of 81 600 as proposed by the
House, Is given for principal overseer at
the Washington Asylum, and the other in
creases in salaries of employees of that in
stitution proposed by the Senate are struck
out.
Charities and Correction.
Increases in compensation of employees At
the reform school for girls, proposed by the
Senate, are struck out; also the appropria-
ton Of $1,000 for an additional building for
that institution; the appropriation of s., 900
proposed by the Senate for plans for a new
the appropriation of $4,000 proposed by the
Senate for reconstructing building for the
National Homeopathic Hospital
An appropriation Of $f,45s.S proposed by
pensary and Emergency Hospital from fire
Is allowed; also 900 for the Hart Reform
school, as proposed by the Senate; also
5000, as proposed by the Senate. for COM
plotting building for the Industrial Home
School; also an appropriation for the Ma
uonat Association for the Relief of Desti-
tute Colored Women and Children, without
requiring a contract to be made with the
board of children's guardians.
The provision proposed by the Senate
with reference to the service of government
employees in the National Guard of the Dis
trict of Columbia is retained.
The appropriation proposed by the Senate
requiring reduction of 10 per centum of
appropriations made by the bill under GER
tain conditions is struck out, as is the in
crease in the salary of. the clerk in the
water department from 81 400 to 81 600 pro-
posed by the Senate.
Advance From the Treasury.
The bill provides for an advance from
the treasury for the expenses of the Dis
trict, the conferees providing that this ad-
vance shall be paid back in three years.
These advances are to bear interest at the
rate of per cent per annum.
PERSONAL TAX PROVISIONS.
That hereafter the assessor of the Dis
trict of Columbia or his successor in Office,
shall annually cause to be prepared a
printed blank schedule of all tangible per-
sonal property and all general merchandise
or stock in trade, owned or held in trust or
otherwise. subject to taxation under the
provisions of this section. and of the
classes of corporations and companies to
be assessed, together with the rate of tax
prescribed, to which shall be appended an
affidavit in blank, setting forth that the
foregoing presents full and true state
ment of all such personal property, taxable
capital or other basis of assessments, or
either, as the case may be. When said
schedule is ready for delivery notice there
of shall be given by the assessor by adver-
tisement of three successive secular days in
one or more of the daily newspapers pub
lished in said District and a copy of said
schedule shall be delivered to any citizen
applying therefor at the office of the as
SCISSOR. Every person, association corpo-
ration, firm or company in said District
liable to taxation hereunder. and every as
ISOLATION, company, executor, administra-
tor, guardian or trustee holding personal
property in trust liable to taxation here
under. SHALL within thirty days after the
last publication of said advertisement, as
aforesaid, fill out the proper blanks in said
schedule with a full and true statement,
hPrfinbpf9re
and make and sign affidavit to the truth
thereof, as aforesaid, before the assessor
or one of the other members of the said
board of personal tax appraisers, and the
members of the said board are hereby au-
thorized to administer such and all oaths
in connection with their duties as assessor
and appraisers without charge, or before
any person authorized by law to administer
oaths; and the address in the District of
Columbia of the person, corporation or
company making affidavit shall in each
case be given below his, it's or their sigma
ture and thereupon said board of personal
tax appraisers, or any one of the members
thereof, shall assess said property at it's
fair cash value. and enter the same in the
columns upon said blanks provided for that
purpose, and the amount thus aScertained
shall be entered upon the books for taxa
ton for the fiscal year. beginning July 1.
1862, and each fiscal year thereafter: Pro-
vided.
Penalty.
That if any person, firm, association, cor
company, administrator, executor,
guardian or trustee shall fail to make and
deliver to the assessor or one of the said
appraisers, within thirty days after the
date of the last advertisement of the no.
tice hereinbefore required, the schedule Of
his or its said personal property, owned,
held in trust, or otherwise, as provided for
in this section, then the said board Of per-
sonal tax appraisers hereinbefore provided
for shall without delay, from the best in
formation they can procure, make an as
sessment against such person, firm. asso-
citation, corporation, company, administra-
tor, executor, guardian or trustee, to which
they shall add 20 per cent thereof: Pro-
yided further, That If the said board of
to the correctness of the return Of personal
made by any person, firm, asso-
ella ton, corporation, company, adnlinistra-
tor, executor, guardian or trustee, said
board may reject said return, and said
board, or any one of the members thereof,
may, from the best information he or they
can procure, or by making such an exami-
nation of the personal property as may be
practicable, assess the same in such
amount as may to him or them seem just;
and notice of the rejection of the sworn re-
turn shall be given to the party interested
by leaving the same at the address given
in said return, and in all such cases there
shall be right of appeal from the action
taken by said appraisers to the board of
personal tax appeals, hereinafter provided
for or to their successors in office, within
fifteen days after delivery of said notice or
rejection as aforesaid: And provided fur
Their, That if any person, firm, association,
corporation company, administrator, eX-
ecutor guardian or trustee shall make
false affidavit touching the matters herein
provided for, he or they shall be deemed
guilty of perjury, and upon conviction
thereof shall be subject to the penalties
for that offense now provided by section
S5S of the code of the District of Column
bia.
Par .. On all tangible personal property,
assessed. at a fair cash value lover and
above the exemptions provided in this sec
tom, including vessels, ships, boats. tools,
implements, horses and other animals car
riages, wagons and other vehicles, there
shall be paid to the collector of taxes Of the
District of Columbia IL per centum on the
assessed value thereof.
Par. 3. Dealers in general merchandise Of
every description shall pay to che collector
Of taxes of the District of Columbia 1h per
centum on the average stock in trade for
the preceding year.
Statement of Stock in Trade.
After the passage of this act it shall be
unlawful for any person persons enter
ing the District of Columbia subsequent to