Chapter 237. for the relief of Christian Ruppert, William F
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CHAP. 237.— An Act for the relief of Christian Ruppert, William F. Mattingly, and Christian Henrich, trustees, of the District of Columbia.June 22, 1882. Whereas Christian Ruppert, William F. Mattingly, and ChristianChristian Ruppert, William F. Mattingly, Christian Henrich. Henrich, trustees of certain real estate situate in the District of Columbia, on or about the month of October, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, being desirous of paying the taxes due on said real estate, called upon the collector of taxes for a statement of the taxes unpaid thereon; and Whereas said collector, by inadvertence and mistake, included in said statement certain other real estate, known and described as lots numbers seven, thirteen, and fifteen of the survey of the Hickey estate, known as “Greenvale” amounting to eighty-three and fifty-four hundredths acres, upon which the said trustees, ignorant of the facts, paid the taxes, the said real estate being owned by other persons than the cestui que trust of said above-named trustees:
Therefore *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*Refund of tax erroneously collected., That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed to refund to Christian Ruppert, William F. Mattingly, and Christian Henrich, trustees, of the District of Columbia, their heirs and assigns, drawback certificates to the amount of seven hundred and eighty-one dollars and fifty-six cents, erroneously collected from them on October first, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, as taxes on certain land in the county of Washington assessed in the names of Juan Pizzini and E.
P. Hickey, owing to an error of the tax clerk. Sec. 2. That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are hereby directed to cause to be cancelled upon the books in the office of the collector of taxes any entry of the payment of taxes made by said trustees upon lots seven, fifteen and thirteen, the same having been erroneously made as aforesaid, and to charge said property with the said taxes, interest, and penalties, to the same extent, and to like effect, as if the said taxes had not been paid by said trustees.
Approved, June 22, 1882.