The daily Alaskan., 1906-04-12

neglects to make such verified statement lupon demand of the assessor, such per son shall not thereafter be heard by he Common Council in any application Tor I a revision of such assessment as shall have been made by the assessor.
 Section K. The assessor must com plete his assessment books on or b fore l the first day m October of each year, and as soon as completed, file the same with the Town clerk, together with written oath, which shall be snbstan- tally ss follows:
 District of Alaska. 60.
 Town of Sksgway.
 I,......... Assessor for the Town of Skagway, District of Alaska, do solem- | ly swear tha, between the first day ot | August ... and the first day Of October -. I have made dilligent inquiry and exaniuation co ascertain all property subject 10 taxation in said Town: That have listed said property on the assess men books: That I have assessed said property equally and uniformly, aacord- | tug to 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, lil-wlll, t-ar 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 Ihave prepared, consisting Ot...... pages, contain such description and assessment of the pro- psrty listed therein as is required by law.
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 Subscribed and sworn to before me this. .... day Ot...,.....,
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 Notary Public.
 At the time the Assessor 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 been assessed.
 Section x. The Common Council shall 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 ythe Town Assessor: They shall con- tinue to meet 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 remain in session at least three days, commencing on the said first Tuesday in October, The Con- mon Council, in revising assessments, shall be governed by the tollo~ing rules;
 lst: No assessment of property made by the TOwr asses or shsll be r'duced | by the Common C nuncil, except upon the | application, in writing, made by the | owner of the D oDerty assess or his | agent. which application sh ] be accom- | panied by the affidavit of said owner or | bis agent, showing the facts upOa hlch.I ; id apul Jjou IS based: aud ha Sn,I | state in i'd atfidaslJ he jus aud fair | value Of sad prop ", ;Ge asse-sme [ | Of whicr h7 dpSi e reduce ]: ard n | r, duct or Oi any asSgssm2 >bAh De ! ma unlrss the app .c'u or his g.. n | appear b-for- sa a I0uDci and Ou ID | fully and fair y auswe. ai qu l'nS | perti euJ 10 the inquiry. THeC mn | Council sha hear oral ev.deucs, except | AS above provided, when iC is offered, | upol any application tor the revision of any assessment, and all such evidence | =nAN4 bt up'u DuNA AA~ Nt -A N- ! Council shall, upon is own mo ion, or l upon the application of any t"X payer, | when lt appears that the assessor has | assessed any proper y at less than its fair and just value, Causr written notice l to be served ty the Chi Of Police, upOu the owner of said D Opertv, or bis agent, 1 If such owner O. agent tn be found m | the Town Skagway, directing him to appear before said C 5uncrl, a the time | and p.sc- so. cifiet in said notice, which | time shall not be less than twenty-tour l hours after the service of said notice, 1 and directing him lOshOw cause why the 1 assessment of such property should not | be raised. If such iny=StigauO be had l upon the app icatiOn of a tax pay CT, such | application shsll be accompanied by the | affidavit of the applicant, and shall | state the grounds upon which he bIses l his application. After having heard l all the evidence in support of, or | against, any application for the reGis- | ion of the assessment of any property | made by the TOwa Assessor, the Com l non Council shall then fix the yslua' ton of such property at it's just and fair value. Alter having reviewed or | reVlSGQ the dSSESSu utuG Ol all pkOFGAgN ! made by the Town Assessor, they shall | ther, bv re olution, adopt such re- viewed and revised assessment, and the | same shall be d emed the tue basis for 1 the levying and assessment of taxes
 Section XI. The clerk must record l in his minute book all changes, CorreC- 1 tious snd orders, in reference to le as- | sessment books, made by the Common Council, and upon the completion of the 1 revision of the same he must enter up 0u said book all changes and correct l rrns made by said council: and On or before the first day of Novembe- must complete the correction of the as- s-s-ment books and aftix there'o his affi- davit, subscribed by him, substantially as follows:
 District of Alaska, @,
 Town of Sksgway.
 I,............,dos solemuly swear that ss clerk of the Common Council the Town of Skarway, I have kept correct minutes of all the ac's of the Common Council. while reviewing and revising the assessment books. touching alter ations iu the same: That all alterations agreed 10 or Orlered to be made, by said cou7cil, have heeO, by me, made and
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