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 53 STAT.] 76TH CONG., 1ST SESS.-CH. 367-JULY 26, 1939 "SEC. 3 . The appraisal thus made shall be deemed and taken to be the true value of the said property or interest therein upon which the said tax shall be paid, and the amount of said tax and the tax imposed by article II of this title shall be a lien on said property or interest therein for the period of ten years from the date of death of the decedent: Provided, however, That such lien shall not attach to any personal property sold or disposed of for value by an administrator, executor, or collector, of the estate of such decedent appointed by the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia or by a trustee appointed under a will filed with the register of wills for the District or by order of said court, or his successor approved by said court, but a lien for said taxes shall attach on all property acquired in substitution therefor for a period of ten years after the acquisition of such substituted property: And provided further, That such lien upon such substituted property shall, upon sale by such personal representatives, be extinguished and shall reattach in the manner as provided with respect of such original property. "SEC. 4 . The personal representative of every decedent, the gross value of whose estate is in excess of $1,000, shall, within fifteen months after the death of the decedent, report under oath to the assessor, on forms provided for that purpose an itemized schedule of all the property (real, personal, and mixed) of the decedent, the market value thereof at the time of the death of the decedent, the name or names of the persons to receive the same and the actual value of the property that each will receive, the relationship of such per- sons to the decedent, and the age of any persons who receive a life interest in the property, and any other information which the assessor may require. Said personal representative shall, within eighteen months of the date of the death of the decedent and before distribu- tion of the estate, pay to the collector of taxes the taxes imposed by section 1 upon the distributive shares and legacies in his hands and the tax imposed by section 1 hereof against each distributive share or legacy shall be charged against such distributive share or legacy unless the will shall otherwise direct. "SEC. 5 . The personal representative of the decedent shall collect from each beneficiary entitled to a distributive share or legacy the tax imposed upon such distributive share or legacy in section 1 hereof, and if the said beneficiary shall neglect or fail to pay the same within fifteen months after the date of the death of the decedent such personal representative shall, upon the order of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia, sell for cash so much of said distributive share or legacy as may be necessary to pay said tax and all the expenses of said sale. "SEC. 6 . Every person entitled to receive property taxable under section 1 hereof, which property is not under the control of a per- sonal representative, and is over $1,000 in value, shall, within six months after the death of the decedent, report under oath to the assessor, on forms provided for that purpose, an itemized schedule of all property (real, personal, and mixed) received or to be received by such person; the market value of the same at the time of the death of the decedent and the relationship of such person to the decedent; and any other information which the assessor may require. The tax on the transfer of any such property shall be paid by such person to the collector of taxes within nine months after the date of the death of the decedent: Provided, however, That with respect to real estate passing by will or inheritance such report shall be made within fifteen months after the death of the decedent, and the tax on the transfer thereof shall be paid within eighteen months after the date of the death of the decedent. 1113 Appraisal deemed true value. Tax a lien on prop- erty. Provisos. Exemptions. Lien on substituted property. Reattachment to original property. Report by dece- dent's personal repre- sentative. Contents. Payment of taxes. Collection of dis- tributive share. Property not under control of personal representative; report. Payment of tax. Proviso. Real estate passing by will, etc.; report.

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