The daily Alaskan., 1906-04-13

by oath, giving list of all his personal property anu statement of it's just end far value. If such l8ils, refuses or neglects to make uch verified statement upon demand of the assessor, such per son shall not thereafter De heaJd by he | Common Council in any appl eaton Tor a revision of such assessment as snail have been made by the ssse ssor.
 Section K. The assessor must com plete his assessment books on or b fore the frsl day ID October of each year. and as soon as completed, file the same wich the Town clerk, together with written oath, which shall be substan- t ally as follows:
 ! District of Alaska. .s.
 Town of Skagway. | I,...,...... Assessor for the Town of Skaoway, District of Alaska, do soIem- | ly swear tha, between the first day ot | August .... and the fist day ot October | I have made dllligent inquiry anG eXa IT nation co ascertain all property | subject 10 taxation in i'd Town: That l T have listed said proper ty on the assess men books: That have assessed sad property equally and uniformly, sacord- | ing 10 the best of my knOwledge and ! information, at it's just and fair value: | That have faithfully complied win | all the duties imposed upon me as as sessor: That through malice, lll-wlu, | fya ar or hope of favor or reward, have not assessed any property at other than i's fair and just value; and that the assessment books which Ihave prepred, consisting of..... pages contain such description and assessment of the pro- perty listed the. ein as is required by law.
 As essor.
 Subscribed ard swocn to before me this. . day of. ......... ..... ...ss.- 's' Notary Public At the time the Ass ssorfl with the Clerk the assessment books, he shall serve notice ofthe filing of same, upon each person residing in tha town who e property has been assessed.
 Section x. The Common Council ! srall meet annually ol the first Tuesday | in October, at the hour of eight o'c!o,S . Q m. for the purpose of reviewing and | revising the as S,essment Of p' Operty made . ythe Town Assessor: They shall con- tinue to meet for such purpo e, adjourn . ing from time to time, until they have . complete such revisI and equallZl- tiou of said assessment; p ovijei, that . they shall rem in in session at least . three days, commencing on the said first Tuesday in October. The Con- mon Council, in revising asses meut', shsl. be governed by the following ', rules:
 Ist: No sssessm-nt of prop rty made by the Towr .sses or sh III by F, ducrd by the Common C uncrl, eXCegt up the app icatiOu, in writing, made b. the owner of the D O9erty assess or hs ayrnt which application sh | be accom- panied by t-e afhIa.It of s.'d owner ur his agent, shrwiOg tine fdc,s upon U hic. S i'd upul c rIOr b sSe. aud h. sn >ttJ, in $ q affidavit hr jus ard Lair value Of sad prrp ", she as-e-sme O. whIC h. q si e. reduce aud r- duo Of auy as, s-n hA' .n ma uul = ,he Ipp 70 IF hIS a-. 70 appear b frr. "a d .uuCi audOn O n fuI gsd f.jry 30 we a ql 8 u> pc ii euJ Co the Quiry. T e C mn u CUuuc.I sga h"rOral ev.deuc except As above provided, when i5 Is offered, Iyo auy application ryr the revision of A,y assessment, and all s' CN rv den < shal be upon oath The C mmou Council sha |. upon i own mo ion, c. upon he aOpI Ca'i of -ny J.X piNrr, when 1t appears that the ass -ssor hss assessed any proper y at less than its iair and lGs5 value, CauS' wrtCte . nOlcS Jy be sery ed t.y the Chi fo.POIIce, upOa the owner of said D opeity, or hiS agent, If such owner o agent 10 be found in the Town Skagway, utrec ing him 10 appear before said C un'll, a the time and p!ac- SD c fei in said notice, which time shall not be less than twenty-fOur hours after the service of said nOtice, and directing him 70 show cause why the ,ssessmeut of such prop -rty should not be raised If such investigate be had upon the app icstiOn of tax pa, CT, such application shall be accompanied by the affidavit of the applicant, and shall state the grounds upon which he ses his application. After having heard all the evidence in support of, or against, any application for the reVis- ion of the assessment of any property made by the Towl Assessor, the Com non Council shall then fix the valua- ton of such prOper'y at its lss and fair vlue. After having reviewed CT revised the assessment of all property made by the Town Assessor, they shall ther, by re Olution, adopt such re- viewed and evisol assessment, and the | sams shall b. deemed the true basis for the Ievying and assessment of taXrs
 Section XI. The clerk must record in his minute book all charges, COrrec- tions and orders, in reference to le as- sessment books, made by the Common Council, and upon the completion of the revision of the same he must enter up- oa said book all changes and correct
 ns made by said cOuncil and On pr before the first day of NOvembe" must complete the correction of the as- s-s-meut books and sfiix there'o his affl- davit, subscribed by him, su's antially | as follows:
 District of Alaska,
 Town of Skagway.
 I,............,do solemnly swear that as clerk of the Common Council the | T ,wn ot Skscway, have kept correct minutes ofall the ac s of the Common | Council. while reviewing and revising | the assessment books. touching alter