The daily Alaskan., 1906-04-05

whom auy personal property Is to b | as essed, to furnish statement, verite by cath, giving list of all his persout property and statement of its just sn fair value. If such fails. refuses c neglects to make such verified ststemeu upon demand of the assessor, such pei son shall not thereafter be heard by h Common Council In any appl cation 10 a revision of such assessment as shal have been made by the assessor. Section TX. The assessor must com plete his assessment books on or for the first day ID October of each year and as soon ss completed, file the sam with the Town clerk, together witl written oath, which shall be substan tally ss follows:
 District of Alaska. co.
 Town of Skagway.
 I,..... Assessor for the Town o Skagway, District of Alaska, do solem ly swear that between the first day, O August .... and the first day of October ..... I have made dllligent inquiry anC exauiuation co ascertain all property subject 10 taxation, in said Town: ThaI have listed said property on the assess men books: That have assessed salc property equally and uniformly, accord ing to the best of my knowledge and information, at its just and fair value That I have faithfully complied with all the duties imposed upon me as as- sessor: That through malice, lll-Wlll, fear or hope of favor or reward, have not assessed any property at other than it's fair and just value: and that the assessment books which lhave prep'red, consisting of..... pages, contain such description and assessment of the pro- perty listed theG ein as Is required by law.
 ...........-..
 As esSor.
 Subscribed and sworn to before me this. ... day of. .......
 
 Notary Public
 At the time the Assessor files with the Clerk the assessment books, he shall serve notice ofthe filiug of same, upon each person residing in the town who e property has been assessed.
 Section X. The Common Council shall meet annually on the first Tuesday in October, at the hour of eight o'clock Q ID. for the purpose of reviewing and revising the assessment of property made v the Town Assessor: They shall con- tinue to meet for such purpose, adjourn ing from time to time, until they haze complete such revision and equaliza- tion of said assessment; provided, tbat they shall remain 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 following rules:
 lst: No assessment of property made by the TOwr asses or shall hs reduced by the Common C ,uncil, except up the application, in writing, made b. the owner of the D oOerty assess o" his agent. which application Sh ! be accom-. panied by the affidavit of said owner. ur his agent, showing the facts upon VI hicn $ id appl tiOn Is based; and he sn SJsu,-in d affidavit he jus and fair, value Ot sad pr. ly, the asse-sme [ Of whicN hr dvSi e reduce and n Q F, duo On of any assessm5 | hal! Dr una uHlrsS the app'cln or hiS agrn appear b-fOre sad GrunCi aud % Oib fully aud f-ir y answer al qu sims De rtis euu to tue it quiry, T eC mn D Couacil sha hear oral evidence. except as above provided, when iJ is offered, upOl any application for the revision of any assessment, and all s"ch ev dsnce shall be upon oath The c mmOn Council shall, upon is own mo ion, O. upon the appI carin of any tex payer, when it appears that the ass ssOr has assessed any prOpsr y at less than its fair and just value, CauSe wriGte1 potice ty be served ty the Chi-f Of Police, upon tho owner of said D Operty, or his agent, If such owner O. agent can be found in the Town Skagway, directing him to appear before said Council, at the time and p.ac- specified in said. notice, which time shall not be less than twenty-four hours after the service of said notice, and directing him toshow cause why the assessment of such property should not be raised. If such investigatlo be had upon the application of a tax payer, such shall be accompanied by the affidavit of the applicant, and shall state the grounds upon which he b ses his application. After having heard all the evidence in support of, or against, any application for the regis- ion of tue assessment of any property made by the Towo Assessor, the Com mon Council shall then fix the vslua= ton of such property at it's just and fair vllue. Alter having reviewed or revised the assessment of all property made by the Town Assessor, they shall then, bv resolution, adopt such re- viewed and revisel assessment, aud the same shall be deemed the true basis for the levying and assessment of taxes
 Section XI. The clerk must record in his minute book all changes, correc- tious 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 Tp- ou said book all changes and correct |, ns made by said council; and on or before the first day of November must complete the correction of the as- szssment books and afix thereto his affi- davit, subscribed by him, autially as follows:
 District of Alaska, @,
 Town of Sksgway.
 I,............,do do solemnly swear that as clerk of the Common Council f the Town ot Skagway, I have kept correct