{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000038",
 "municipality": "Fort St. James",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "tax_assessment",
 "label": "Property tax & assessment",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "http://www.fortstjames.ca",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Alternative Municipal Tax Collection Scheme Bylaw No. 1061, 2023",
   "category": "tax_assessment",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.fortstjames.ca/sites/default/files/2024-12/1061%20Alternative%20Municipal%20Collection%20Scheme%20Bylaw%202023.pdf",
   "summary": "Establishes an alternative scheme for municipal tax collection in Fort St. James.",
   "capture_sha256": "495ddf6478159cdb995022bb70be53fd891703366d59a6ceb9d1065d9308c34c",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-12T02:48:21+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/495ddf6478159cdb995022bb70be53fd891703366d59a6ceb9d1065d9308c34c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "due_dates": "Monthly instalments due on the last day of each month starting January 31; full payment due on or before December 31 of the taxation year",
    "penalty_interest": "5% added to unpaid monthly amount on failure to pay; additional 5% added to unpaid taxes after December 31"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "due_dates": "s. 4; s. 9(a)",
    "penalty_interest": "s. 9(b); s. 11"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/fort-st-james/property-tax/text-495ddf647815/",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/fort-st-james/property-tax/"
}