The Washington times., 1915-12-06
Annual Realty
Assessment Proposed.

provided. that hereafter assessments
Of real estate in the District of Column
bia for purposes OF taxation shall be
now required by law for triennial as
District: and the time for the
ment. and the time in which ap-
peals from such assessments may be
taken to the board Of equalization and
review shall be the same as Is now pro-
erty which has become subject to taxa
tion and which has not been taxed and
for the assessment of new structures. al
set forth in section IL of the act ap-
proved August IA. 1894. entitled An act
to provide an immediate revision and
equalization of real estate values in the
District of Columbia: and also to pro-
vide an assessment of real estate in
said District In the year 1886. and every
third year thereafter and for other pur-
poses Provided. that so much of eX-
listing law as provides that the as
SCISSOR of the District OF Columbia and
the members of the permanent board of
assistant assessors shall not be removed
except for inefficiency. neglect of duty.
or malfeasance in office. be, and the
same Is hereby: repealed:
Provided further, That on and after
the date of the approval Of t1ts act.
all records and accounts in any way
relating or pertaining to the bookkeeo-
ing. accounting. and collection OF taxes
and assessments: now. prepared ana kept
in the office of the Assessor of the Dis
trict Of ColL mbia. shall be transferred
to and kept in the office of the Collec-
tor of Taxes Of said District: and the
Collector of Taxes shall hereafter be
charged with the duties heretofore re-
quired of the Assessor in relation to the
preparation and issuance Gt tax bills,
and bills for special taxes and ASSESS
ments: the preparation for public i'll
spectior of lists of all real estate IN the
District of Columbia heretofore sold, or
which may hereafter be sold. for the
nonpayment of any general or special
tax or assessment: and said collector
shall furnish, whenever called uron, a
| certified statement over his hand and
official SEAL of all taxes and assess
ments. general and special. that may be
due at the time Of making the said GER
tificate; and he shall prepare the lists
| of taxes on real property in said Dis.
trict subject to taxation on which taxes
arc levied and in arrears on the 1St day
| of July of each year: Provided further.
That on or before November of each
year the assessor shall prepare and de-
liver to the Collector of Taxes of said
District tex ledgers in completed form,
showing the assessed owners, amount
I description. and value of real property
| listed for taxation in the District OF
| Columbia: and on or before April of
| each year the assessor shall prepa re
| and denver 10 lie sale cOuector per-
sonal tax ledgcrs in completed form
showing the names and addresses OF
| assessed owners. and the location and
value of property assessed: Provided
further That the REGISTER of Wills OF
| the District of Columbia shall hercafter
I furnish comics of wills. petitions. and
all necessary papers wherein title tc
real estate is involved. to the Collector
of Taxes and the assessor OF SAID Dis
| trict And provided further. that in
/ order to ems bic the Assessor Of the Ms,
| trict of Columbia To make the annua
| assessments of real property as hnretr
| nrovided there are hereby aprronrlat'
ed the following sums for the employ
| nnent of personal services. namely: