The Washington times., 1902-07-21
Board of Assessors Have
Prepared Schedule
of Property,
READY FOR DISTRIBUTION
True Statements Must Be Returned on
or Before August I2-Household Be-
longings Not Subject to Tax Unless
Valued at More Than $1,000.

Considerable progress has been made
by tire Board of Assistant Assessors
havirg charge of the personal tax levy
toward carrying out the law This beard
consists OF Messrs. Alexander McKen-
zie and Francis Nye. with Mr.. H. H.
parneille. the District Assessor. as
chairman
Up to date the board has prepared a
schedule of taxable personal property,
and has announced that the same is
ready for distribution. This announce
ment has been made through advertise
rnent In the newspapers of the city and
through official notices carried by mes
sengers to every house in the city.
The notice informs the inhabitants OF
the District of Columbia and non-resi-
dents holding tangible personal prop
erty. taxable capital, or other basis of
assessment In said District. that the Of
flee of the Assessor will be open on and
after the 18th day of July until and in
cluding Tuesday. the 18th day OF Au-
gust, 1902 from 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. daily.
said District are hereby required to
bring in at the said Office full and true
statements and estimates OF the tangible
personal estates. taxable capital, or
other basis OF assessment for which they
are liable to pay taxes.
Penalty Is Heavy.
r, q. F,rtbar onno,,ncad IN The ,o+;ca
that:
Taxes on personal property shall he
due. payable. and collectible at the same
time and times as the general tax on
real estate In the District of Columbia,
and shall be subject to the same penal
ties for non-payment thereof until dis
traint or sale as provided by law. Any
person or persons violating any of the
provisions of the personal property tax-
alton law shall be liable to penalty OF
not exceeding $500
Tax payers are further told that blank
schedules on which 10 make out the
statements to be submitted. can be had
upon application at the office OF the
Assessor
1t appears from the foregoing that
the preliminary work OF making the as
sessment on personal property has been
effected in the few days that have clap
sed since the appointment and quail
itication OF the Board OF Assistant AS
SCISSORS. When the statements of tax
able personal property have been sub
mitted. or after August u, the assess
ment will be made. Upon this point
the official notice says:
Any person bringing in 4 statement
OF all his taxable personal property will
be assessed upon the fair cash value
thereof: and should anyone neglect TO
furnish the Assessor with such state
ment within the time specified. the
Board of Personal Tax Appraisers shall
make an assessment against such per-
son, firm, association. corporation. in
stitution. executor. administrator. guar
dian, or trustee. tn which they shall
add penalty OF 90 per centum there
Of
"All persons will take notice that
statements of personal property must be
In writing. and subscribed. 11nder oath
before the Assessor, or opg. he other
members of the Board OF Pe. cnal Tax
without charge. or before
any person authorized by law to ad-
oaths, and that the personal
property of all taxable persons must be
by the board. notwithstanding
a verbal statement or informal written
to any one or more OF
the members of the Board of Personal
Tax Appraisers.
When a person has failed to bring in
4 list or schedule of all his taxable per-
sonal property, in conformity to this no.
Ice, no abatement OF a tax assessed
ipon such person for personal property
,an be granted, unless such tax exceeds
)y more than 20 per ceDtum the amount
which would have been assessed to that
person on personal estate II he had sea-
;onably brought in said schedule; and If
said tax exceeds by more than 90 per
,entum the said amount. the abatement
shall be only OF the excess above the
'aid 90 per centuD."
Exemptions Under Law.
The matter in which the majority OF
,eople who have received this notice
ire chiefly interested are the exemptions
:uder the law These are set forth in
10. section 6 of the act OF
Iuly l, being:
1.-THE personal property OF all library
charitable, and scientific in
titutions Incorporated under the laws
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