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liTH YEAR:
CHEISTIANSTED
V.l 1L BA,
MONDAY,
T™H
NMAY,
193
Commission’’.
Strike
out the word *‘he’’
in lines
2,
3
5 and 9 and
insert
the word
L
ORIGINAL SECTION
29 becomes
Sec-
tion 22.
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out
the
word ‘‘Secreta-
ry’’ whereever
it appears
in this Section
and
insert
the
word
‘'Commission’’;
strike
out
the
word
‘‘he'
in tiftn and
thirtzeenth
lines
ank
insert
the
word
*it”’: strike
ont
the
word
*‘his’’ in
sev-
enteenth
line
and
insert
the word ‘its’’,
and strike
out
the
wonds
"‘or personal’’
In nineteenth
line.
‘
ORIGINAL SECTION
30 becomes
Sec-
tion 23 and changed
to
read
as follows:
Section
23.
Any
person
who
wilfully
fails
to
fill
out
and
return
the
assess-
me~t
schedule
when
so
required
by the
Commission,
within
the
period
of
ten
days
after
the
delivery
of
the
same,
the
Commission
shall
then
wmake
the
?_sselssment
which
shall
be
considerad
inal.
-
ORIGINAL SECTIONS
31, 32
and 33
become
Sections
24,
25
and
26
respec-
tively, but
to remain
the
same.
ORIGINAL SECTION
34 becomes
Sec-
tion 27 and changed
to
read
as follows:
section
27.
[For the
purpose
of revising
the
assessment
or
reassessment
of real
property,
as provided
by this Ordinance,
and for the
purpose
of passing
upon all
claims
made
by
taxpayers
in respect
to
the
assessment
of their
properties,
there
shall
be
a
permanent
Board
of Review
and Equalization
composed
of
the
Sec-
retary
and
Members
of
the
Municipal
Committee,
and
shall
receive
such
com-
pensation
as may
be
fixed
by
the
Colo-
nial Counecil,
but
not
to exceed
ten
dol-
lars
for
each
dsy's
attendance
at
the
meetings
of
the
board,
and
actual
cost
of
transportation
necessarily
incurred.
Fach of the members
of said
Board
shall
take
an
oath
fairly and
impartially
to
pass
upon questions
coming
before
them
according
to lew, and
any
three
of them
shall
constitute
a
quoruam.
[he
Secre-
tary shall be
ex-officio chairman
of said
board.
ORIGINAL SECTIONS
35, 36, 37,
388,
39 and 40 become
Sections
28, 29, 30, 31,
32, and
33, respectively,
but
to
remain
the same.
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41 and 42.
ORIGINAL SECTION 43 becomes
Sec-
tion
34.
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‘.’ after
the
word
“*mentioned’’
and
strike
out
from
the
word
‘‘together’’
down
to
the
word
‘‘companies’’,
and
strike
out
‘27" in
third line from
bottom
and
insert
"'20"",
THE
ST. CROIX AVIS.
is printed and
published
daily (Sundays
and Holidays excepted)
by G. Johansen
at
the Avis Office.
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cents monthly in aduance,
2 cents
per single
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second-class
matler
May
26th
1917 at the Post
Office
at
Christian-
sted,
St. Croiz,
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un-
der the Act of March 3,
1879.
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will be glad-
lg received
when
the same
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ters of general
interest,
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accompa-
nied with the
author’s
name,
as
@ guar-
antee of good faith
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respounsible for the views of luis correspon-
dents nor does he necessarily endorse them.
OF
THE
FOR
ST.
CROIX.
(Continued from Saturday’s
Avis.)
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19, 20 and 21.
ORIGINAL SECTION
22 becomes
Sec-
tion 16.
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the
word ‘“‘assessor’’
whereever
it appears
in
this section
and
insert
the word ‘‘commission’’; after tl »
word '‘thereon’’ in tenth
line strike
out
“*and in as great
detail
as
is practicable
all
personal
property
subject
to
taxa-
tion’’; strike
out
the
word
‘‘he”
in
twenty-third
line,
and
third
line
from
bottom and insert
the
word “'it’"; strike
out the words
‘‘and personal’’
in twenty-
fourth line from bottom;
strike
out 27"’
in seventh
line
from
bottom
and
irsert
**9o”’, and
strike
out
the word "‘his’’ in
last
line and insert
the word '‘its”’,
ORIGINAL SECTION 27 becomes
Sec-
tion 17 but to remain
the same.
Strike out Section
24.
ORIGINAL SECTIONS
25 and
26
be-
come
Sections
18
and
19
respectively,
but
to remain
the
same.
ORIGINAL SECTION
27 becomes
Sec-
tion 20.
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out
‘22’ in
third
line
and
insert
‘‘l6’’; strike
out
from
the
word ‘‘that’’after
the
word ‘‘property”’
in sixteenth
line to the
word “‘kind’’and
JStrike
out the last
word f‘Assessor”
and
insert
the
word
‘‘Commission’’.
e ORIGINAL SECTION 28 becomes
Sec-
tion
21.
Strike
out
the
wprds
*‘each
assessor’’
in
first
line
and
insert
“the
No.
104.
ORIGINAL SECTION
44 becomes
See-
tion 35.
Insert
*'.”’ after
the word ‘'Mu-
nicinality”” in
ninth
line
and
strike out
balance
of Section.
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Section
45.
ORIGINAL SECTION
46 becomes
Sec-
tion 36.
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out the word ‘assessor’’
in eleventh
line
and
insert
“‘member of
the Commission’’;
strike
out
the
words
“'said assessor’’
in eighteenth
and
nine-
teenth
line
and
Insert
‘‘members of the
Commission””
and
strike
out
the
word
*‘asseszor”’
in seventh
line from
bottom
and
insert
‘‘member
of
the
commis
sion’’.
ORIGINAIL SECTION
47 beeomes
Sec-
tion 37.
Stiike out
the
worl "‘assessor’’
in seventh
aud
twenty-second
lines
and
insert
the
word
‘‘Commission’’,
and
strike
out the
words
"‘ecllector
of inter-
nal revenue’’ in
second
and
third
lines
from bottom
and
insert
the
word
‘‘Sec-
retary.
ORIGINAL SECTION
48 becomes
See-
tion 35.
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the
word
‘‘three’’ after
the word
“‘twentv’” in fourth line; strike
out
the
words
‘‘registrar
of property’’
in sixth
line
and
insert
the
word
'‘Re-
corder’’, and sirike
out
theeword
'‘regis-
trar’s’’ in fourth
linre
from
bottom
and
insert
‘'Recorder’’.
ORIGINAL SECTION
49 beccmes
Sec-
tion 39 but
to remain
the
same.
ORIGINAL SECTION
50 becomes
See-
tion 40.
Strike cut from tle words
‘'The
possession’’
in
tenth
line
to
the end of
said
scetion.
ORIGINAIL SECTION
51 becomes
Sec-
tion 41.
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out
the
word
"'For’’ in
first line: insert
after
the
word
“‘ordin-
ance’’ in second
line
the
words
“‘and all
other
taxes
shall
be
done
at
the otlice of
the fisca!l agent
of the Government’’
and
strike cut
buiance
of seetion.
ORIGINAL SECTION
52 becomes
Sec-
tion 42 and
changed
to read
as
follows:
Section
42.
'The
tax imposed
by Section
1 of this Ordinance
shall
Le
payable
an-
nually on
or betore
June
20 of each
year
and
for the
first
time
on
or
before
(he
30 day
of
June,
nineteer
hundred
and
twenty-three
lor the
calendar
year
1923,
Such
tax shall
become
dehinguent
if not
paid within sixty days
after
ithe date
on
which
the
same
became
due,
and
the
colleciors
shall
eolleet
upon
all such
de-
hnquent
tax
an
additional
sum
of
one
percent of the
amount
thereof
for each
nionth,
or fraction
thereof.
ORIGINAL SECTION
53 Eecomes
Sec.-
tion
43 and changea
to
read
as follows: