The daily Alaskan., 1906-03-30

of the assessor to require the person tt whom any personal p operty is to bt ! assessed, to furnish statement, verihet <, by oath, giving list of all his persona property and statement of its just an( | far value. If such fails, refuses o neglects to make such verified statement upon demand of the assessor, such per son shall not thereafter be heard by ht l Common Council in any application foi a revision of such assessment as shall have been made by the assessor. | Section TX. The assessor must com plete his assessment books on or b fore the first day ID October of each year, and AS soon as completed, file he same with the Town clerk, together with written oath, which shall be substan- tially as follows: District of Alaska. go. Town of Skagway.
 I,s. Assessor for the Town ot Skagway, District of Alaska, do so'em' ly swear that between the first day, e August . and the first day of October ...... | have made dllligent inquiry and exa-riuation co ascertain all property subject to taxation in sid Town: That have listed said prope't tY on the assess men books: That have assess d said property equally and uniformly, eacord, ing 10 the best of my knowledge and information, at it's just and fair value; That I have faithfully complied with all the duties imposed upon me as as sessor: That through malice, ill-wtll, ts ar or hope of favor or reward, have not assessed any property at other than its fair and just value; and that the assessment books which l have preptred cousisspg of..... pages contain such description and assessment ot lhe pro psrty listed the eiu as is required by law.
 As -essor.
 Subscribed and sworn to before me this. day Of.........'
 
 Notary Public.
 At the time the Asss sSor files with the Clerk the assessment books, he shall serve notice Of the filing of same, upon each person residing in the town who e property has beer assessed.
 Section x. The Common Council shaIl meet annually On tte first Tuesday iu October, at he hour of eight o'clo,k D m. for tbe purpose Cf reviewing ard revising the as essmcut Of D. 'operly made ythe Town Assessor: They shall con tiuue to meet for such purpo e, adjourn ing from time to time, until they have complete such revision and equallZa- tion of said assessment; p ovided, that they shall remain in session at least three days. commencing or the sald first Tuesday in OctObgr. The Con- mon Courcil, in revising asses mentS. shall be governed by the following rules:
 Ist: No assessm nt of property mad by the TOwp -sSes- or Sh-ll be r, ,duced by the Common C ,uuci, eXcert up n the ppication. iu wri' ing, made bv the owner of the D Coerty assess or h's agent. which application -h l be accom- panied by the affidavit of said owner. or his agent, sh wing the facts upon Whlc : i'd apDI tioG Is based: and he sn s,atr in i'd affidavit he jus and fair. value Oi svd prnp .ry. Jhe as-e-smc ui which be dc>I e reduce P: and r, duo Ou Oi any aSSeS~u2 ! hat nt male unless the apo "a. or his aS, appear before sad l|uuct aud OH -" fuI.y ard fir 7 a">we, a QO : in perti~e ent to the i"Q 'iry. Tee mn u CUu C | sna hear oral evfdeuc-, eNcep' aS above prov del, when iJ Is utIece", upo auy application for Jhe revision of a' ' assessment, and al $ ch W dsu sha'l be upon oarh Ths C mmON, Council shall, upon owa mo on, o upon the aDplca'i of any t-N paye', when It appears that the ass ssor has assessed any proprr y at less than its fair and just value, cause wrlCtel n EOIlc7 to be served ty the Chi [ Of Police, upo the owner oi said D Opeyty, or his agent, If such owner O. ageut ciu be found m the Town Skagway, directing him t' appsar before said C ,uucll, a the time and p!ac- SD c.tiei in said notice, which time shall DOT be less than tweuty-fOur hours after the service of said hotties, and directing him 'oshOw cause why the assessment of such property should not be raised. If such investigatlo be hal upon the app ication of tax pay CT, such application sh-ll be accompanied hy the affidavit of the applicant, and shall state the grounds upon which he b ses bis application. Alter having heard all the evidence iu support of, or against, any app ication for the reeis- ion of the asses Sment of any property made by the Town Assessor, the Com non COuucil shall then K the valua' ton of such property at it's lSt and fair value. Alter having reviewed or revised the assessment of all property made by the Tlwn As. .eSSOr, they shall thar, bv resolution, adopt such re- viewed and revise l assessment, aud the same shall be deemed the tue hsSis for the leYying and assessment of taxes
 Section XT. The clerk must record iu his minute book all changes, correc- tions and orders, in reference to the as sessment books, made by the Common 'ouncil, and upon the completion of the revision of the same he must enter up- ou said book all changes and correct ions made by said council; and on IT before the first day of Novembe" must complete the correction of the as . s-ment books and aftiX there'o his atti- dLvit, subscribed by him, SUI Santially ,ls follows:
 Dis rict of Alaska, ss
 Town of Sksgway. !
 I,.............uO solemnly swear that as clerk of the Common Council f the T4wn of Sksrway, have kept correct minutes of all the ac's of the Common Council, while reviewing and revising