16 nisrarcr or COLUMBIA. Se . ssc. 14;. Limit of general taxation. I 152. Secretary of Interior to assess and 150. S ial taxes mayhelevied. I collect proportion of cost of im- 151. 11*:; assessed and collected. provements around Capitol. Valuation cr Um. Sec. 138. '1`here shall be a valuation taken of all real estate belonging Wd S¤¤¢¤¤ PWD' to the United States in the District, except the public buildings, and °“·"· the grounds which have been dedicated to the public use as parks and 21 Fen., 1871,0. squares, at least once in live years, and return thereof shall be made by
- 2 ¤- 36- V- 16. I-- the governor to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of
"°°· Representativeslpih gheuiigst day of the session of Congress held utter suc va ua ion s a e en. Valuations, new Sec. 139. All valuations of property belonging to the United States made- shall be made by such persons as the Secretary of the Interior shall i],,,;_ appoint, and under such regulations as·he shall prescribe. Valuation of pri- Sec. 140. The properofficers of the District duly appointed and sworn
- 1 PMP6ft!- to :·¤ and value, and make return of all and every species of prop-
26 May, 1824, ,,'_ erty by law taxable, in the cities of Washington and Georgetown, shall 195,s.9, v. 4, p. 77. determine and value such property sgreeably to what they believe it to be worth, in cash, at the time of the valuation. Rewfi *¤ C<>¤- 141. The aggregate of the valuation of private property in the ‘"°“"* lfhpstrict, wgigneger madebby authority of the legislative assembly, shall 21 Feb., 1871, c. reporte o ongress y the governor. 02,s, 3§,v.16 p.426. thkgmlam }é_'3'5¤g Sec. 142. In no case shall the sum levied for the “ general fund,” or , miscellaneous purposes, in the city of Washington, exceed twenty-five 21; s-l:ly,lé8;<§9;¤. cents on the hundred dollars of valuation. I-ats and sinigres Sec. 143. It shall be the duty of the chief of engineers in charge of gigxtiaggowg public buildings and grounds, within ninety days alter the sale of any ,,,,,,,_ lots or squares belonging to the United States in the city of Washing- -$-—————- ton, to report the fact to the proper officers of the District, giving the all fg?\{»J8l:%2;· dlate of salsa thegpnugber of the lot Eng ana?] and the name of the pur- ’’ ‘ c user; an su o s or squares s a ia e to taxation by the District from the day of sale. t Li? vfiprsqsmri Sec. 144. The recorder of deeds and the register of wills shall furnish w‘;u,_u*:mu‘;fy*° by th; paper otiiicg ot] the lpstrict appqinlteft to receive the same, on or nm _ a u e iirs on ay in anuary ant u y, in every ear correct lists fe;.}- of the transfers of real property in the city of Washiiigtdn during the ,0_," __ LY·v18£°h‘Q; plext precedgng htgyear, spi {ar :5 can be lascertained by the records in 530; 591.' cnr respec ve o 'ces; an e istrict s all make to the recorder and register such compensation as shall be agreed upon, not exceeding six cents for each transfer on such lists. Property in Sec. 145. The property of that portion of the District not included in Qgggfn :u‘;{ the former corporations of Washington and Georgetown shall not be (,,,0,,;,,,0,,,, ,,0,,,, taxed for the purposes either of improving the streets, alleys, public be taxed an the squares, or other public property of said cities or either of them; nor mpgst of those for any_other expenditure of a local nature, for the exclusive benefit of iz1_.;tYIi8$.mT said cities, or either of them; nor for the payment of any debt con- 62,&,_,,,v_·{6'P_ 124; tractedtby iither of said citualsglvhalga remaining under a municipal gov- ‘vill.‘d "_ png_ OHIIIZIGII D0 00-0X BDBIVB W1 0 lSl}l‘lCiJ. bury, 14 Wall., 676. Pr c p c rt y in Sec. 146. The property within the former corporate limits of G
uztntg town shall not be taxed for the payment of any debt contracted bzyntglice
bu mm, M um corporation_ot Washington, nor shall the property within the former .;ci,t,,,,;·,,,,,l, ou,,,,, corporate limits of Washington be taxed for any debt contracted by u;_>:l:t»i·Dthe_pens11t the corporation of Georgetown; nor shall said cities, or either of them, gm 3,. °“*·· bio ::§ed!:;E$_eB;x(¢;l;1;;: benefit of that portion of the District outside Ibid., s. 22, p. 54. Hannowinkle ua. Georgetown, 15 WAIIZ,547. C¤r¤¤i¤ property Sec. 147. All churches and school-houses and all building round 3::*P* f'"'" *·“*°· and property appurtenant thereto, and used in connection thseriwith it the District, and any cemetery therein, held and owned by a religious
