Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-03
CHANGE IN THE LAW
CONTEMPLATION MADE BY AS
SCISSOR DARNEILLE.
Date of Meeting of Board of Tax APP
peals and Other Matters
Included.

In accordance with request from the
District Commissioners Assessor Hopewell
H. Darneille has embodied In a bill the rec
concentration made in his annual report
relative to legislation for changing the date
of meeting of the board of personal tax APP
peals. for exeTpting art galleries from tax
alton, and for assessments on savings
banks, building associations, bowling alleys,
and other business carried on in the Dis
trict
The BILL which will be referred to the
corporation counsel for opinion as to form,
provides that beginning with the fiscal year
commencing July l. 1904, the board of per-
sonal tax appeals of the District of Column
bia shall convene on the first Monday in
February of each year, and continue in ses-
sion to and including the second Monday
in March of each year, instead of conven-
ing on the 18th day of November and con-
tinuing in session until the 10Th day of De-
cember in each year, as now provided by
law.
Section .. That hereafter art galleries in
the District of Columbia which in the opin-
ion of the Commissioners of the District are
of sufficient value, size and merit to be of
general interest to the public, and which
are at such time or times as the Commits
sioners shall direct, open to the public free
of charge, shall be exempt from personal
taxation.
Remission of Penalty and Interest.
Section 3. That the Commissioners of the
District Of Columbia are hereby authorized
to remit penalty and interest, or either, on
general and special taxes in the District OF
Columbia, when in their judgment the re-
quest for such remission shall be for causes
deemed equitable and just.
Section 4. That the act of Congress, ap-
proved July l. 1902, entitled AN act maxi
ing appropriations TO provide for the ex-
penSeS of the government of the District of
Columbia for the fiscal year ending June
so, 1903, and for other purposes, is hereby
amended by adding to section g. at the end
of paragraph {: That hereafter, beginning
with the fiscal year commencing July L,
1901, incorporated savings banks paying in
terest to their depositors shall, through
their president cashier, make affidavit
to the board of personal tax appraisers on
or before the first day of August in each
year, as to the amount of their gross earn
ings, less the amount paid as interest to
their depositors for the preceding year end
ing June 80, and shall pay thereon to the
collector of taxes of the District of Column
bia per cent per annum.
Amending a Proyiso.
That the proviso of paragraph s. in sec
ton 6, be amended to read as follows
Provided, that nothing in this act contain
ed shall be construed as to include news
paper, real estate, mercantile and other
business companies, which by. reason of in
corporation receive no special franchise or
privilege, but all such corporations shall be
rated assessed and taxed as individuals
conducting business in similar lines are
rated assessed and taxed"
That paragraph of section be amended
to read as follows: Building associations
shall pay to the collector of taxes of the
District of Columbia per ,centlm per an
mum on their gross earnings for the preced-
ing year ending June 80.
That hereafter proprietors; of bowling al
leys in the District of Columbia shall pay to
the collector of taxes of said District an an
nual license tax Of $40 for each alley"