The daily Alaskan., 1906-04-04
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 ............ Notary Public. At the time the Assessor files with tbe Clerk the assessment books, he shall serve notice of the filing of same, upon each person residing in the town who e property has been assessed.
 ] Section x. The Common Council sNal meet annually on the first Tuesday in October, at the hour of eight o'clock D m. for the purpose of reviewing and revising the assessment of property made " the Town Assessor: They shall con tinue tomeet for such purpose, adjourn ing from time to time, until they have complete such revision and equallza- tion of said assessment; p ovided, that they shall remtin in session at least three days, commencing on the said first Tuesday in October. The Con- mon Council, in revising asses mentS, shall be governed by the follo"ing rules:
 lst: No sssesSm-nt of property made by the Towr assessor shall be reduced by the Common C uncil, except up the app icatiOu, in writing, made by the owner of the D Ooerty assess or h's agent. which application sh 1 be accom- panied by tue affidavit of said owner or his agent, showing the facts upon which sid appl c,tion Is based: aud he sntl state in i'd affidavit he jus aud fair value of sad prop ", Jhe aS,e.sme | of which h. drSi e reduce and rtduct On Of any aSsPS>ms Nhaii De ma1e uUl-sS the app iC 10 Cr his ag appear b-fore sad C,unci aud on oh fuuy and fir y answe' . ql $ 1 n" De ti cot to the i"qliry. T'eC mn D COuGcii sha hear oral ev!denc", except as above provided, when it is offered, upo any application fer th- ievisiun of any assessment, and all smch evdepre shall be upon oath >Ihe C mmon Council shall, upon i s own mo :on, O. upon the aDpl ca,i' of any G'X payer, when It appears that the ass- Ssor has assessed any proper y at less than its fair and just value, cause wriGte1 rotlce to be served ty the Shi-f Of Police, upon the owner of said D Operty, or his agent, If such owner or agent c 10 be found in the Town Skagway, directing him to appear before said c puncil, at the time and p,ac- spt cifei in said notice, which time shall not be less than twenty-four hours after the service of said notice, and directing him 10 show cause why the assessment of such property should not be raised. If such investigatlo be had upon the app';cation of tax payer, such application shall be accom- panied ny the affidavit of the applicant, and shall state the grounds upon which he b'ses his application. After having heard sL .,.3l.-Aa fv. nF against, any application for the regis- ion of the assessment of any property made by the TOwa Assessor, the Com mon Council shall then fix the valua- ton of such properly at it's just and fair v,lue. Alter having reviewed or revised the assessment of all property made by the Town Assessor, they shall ther, bv resolution, adopt such re- viewed and reviSel assessment, and the same shall be deemed the true basis for the lowing and assessment of taxes Section XI. The clerk must record in his minute book all changes, correc- tions and orders, in reference to the as sessment books, made by the Common Council, and upon the completion of the revision of the same he must enter up- on said book all changes and correct ions made by said council: and on or before the first day of November must complete the correction of the as- sesSment books and atix thereto his aftl- davit, subscribed by him, substantially as follows:
 District of Alaska, ss
 Town of Sksgway.
 I,...........,dos solemnly swear that as clerk of the Common Council f the Town of Skagway, have kept correct minutes of all the ac's of the Common Council, while reviewing aud revising the assessment books, touching alter ations in the same: That deliberations agreed to or orlered to be made, by said cOu-cil have heeu, by me, made and entered iu said assessment books, and DO changes or alterations have been made therein, except as author gel. ...............-.1..
 Town Clerk. Subscribed and sworn to before me | this .........d day of.........l .l9O....
 Notary Public.
 Section XII. The Common Coun- cil, at its second meeting in October of each year, shall de termine the amount of money neces- sarY to be raised by tax, for school and municipal pu poses, and shall fix the rate of said taxes, designating the mum. ber Of mills upon each dollar of ta-ab'e property in the Town of Sksgwsy, and must levy said tax upon said property in accordance herewith.
 Section XIII. Every tax assessed , snd levied, in accordance with the pc
 visious of this ordinance, upon real ant
 personal property, within the Town o !. Skagwsy, shall, when SO assessed ant . levied, be a lien upon said property : aud the owner of such lien may, aftel , one year from the first day of Octobe