Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-06-03
AN ORDINANCE levying and collecting taxes
in the.town of Du Buque.

il shall be the duty of the said Assessor to return
al the came time list of all able bodied free male
persons above the age oftweny-one years and under
the age Of sixty6ye years. who shall pay poll tax
of fifty cents each.
SEC. 3. Be 1t further ordained, That tho As
SCISSOR shall receive as compensation as such out of
any moneys not otherwise appropriated, the sum
OF two dollars and fifty cents per day for each and
every day he shall be actually employed in making
and completing the said assessment, and returning
10 the President ofthc Board of Trustees an alpha
be,ical list thereof
SEC. 4. BE it further ordained, That after the
return Of the assessment list to the President as a.
foresaid, he shall call a meeting Of the Board Of
Trustees 10 hear and determine all appeals from the
assessment of said assessor, and he shall also give
notice by {. publication III the newspaper OF the
town, ofthe time and place of hearing such appeals,
and the Board of Trustees having decided upon
such appeals and corrected the list accordingly,
shall declare the per centuna to be collected there
Oh, and the list 50 corrected shall be certified 10 be
the tax list for the current year, and being signed
by thu President of the Board and attestsd by the
Clerk, shall be sufficient authority for the town COL
lector to collect the sum or sums charged to each
individual therein.
SEC. 5. BE 1t further ordained, That the hold
ers of property within the limits of the town shall
deliverto the assessor upon oath. if required, list
of their property made taxable by this ordinance,
and upon failure refusal to give in such lists,
1t shall be the duty Of the ASSESSOR upon the Disco
very Of any property other than that thus given in
10 assess the same, to double the value thereof
Sec. 6. find be 1t further ordained, This, the
Board of Trustees shall annually appoint suila.
Bile person to the Office of town collector who shall
previous 10 the entering upon the duties of his Of
nee, take all oath faithfully to discharge the duties
OF his Office, and enter into bond, to be approved
ny the Board, i'll a sum sufficient to secure all mo.
neys which may be collected by virtue of his Office
of collector, which bond shall be made pavable to
the President, Trustees and Citizens of the town of
Du Buque for the use of the same, and conditioned
that said collector will faithfully discharge the du-
ties of collector Of the town of Du Buuus and nav
over TO the Town Treasurer all moneys by him col
leesed at the tine when by ordinance he is required
to pay over the same. The said collector shall re-
ceive as compensation for his services at the rata
Of two and half per centun, OH all moneys by him
collected. and accounted for as aforesaid. and up-
OIL the neglect or refusal of the collector to paw
or account to the Town Treasurer for any money
by him collected according to the provisions of this
ordinance, such collector, being thereof onyicted
shall pay to the use Of the town Eve per cen,um per
month upon all sums by him collected and not ac-
i counted for.
Sect. Bsitfursher ordained, That the collect
or snah, WITHIN ten days after receiving his collect
or list, give notice III newspaper printed in The
town, that the taxes for that year have become due
and payable, and shall stats the place at which the
said taxes will be received BY him; and if anv mar,
son shall not attand accerdingt to such notification
1t shall be the duty of such colecto to apply once
AZ inc house of every such person, OF his or
nor agent, and there demand the taxes payable by
sach person, and If the taxes shall not then be paid
OF within three days thereafter. said collector shall
proceed to collect the said taxes by distress and AL
OF the goods, chattes, and effects of such delin.
quent, cxempting from such distress the arms. ar
coussemeass, necessary wearing apparel and bed
ding OF such delinquent and his family. and UNI,
the payment Of any tax, the collector shan give to
'ne person making thu same, receipt for said tax
SEC. .. ne 'tfurater ordained, Iha, whenever
'ms taxes alorasald, or any part thereof shall be
unpaid, ana sufficient goods, chattels, and effects
Cannot be found to satisfy the same. ihe colec,or
snaii cause notice 10 be given to all delnuuepts ar
tner agent, by handbills printed or written. mt
up al ELK OF the most public places in the town Of Dn
buqua, containing list and description of all nro-
pe1ty upon which tax remains due and un;,aia.
'"e name OF the person to whom charged, and the
aouhs OF the tax or such part of the same as re-
na.Ms unpaid, and notifying such dclnquents that
as's Inc taSas ON said properly. together with six
OH the same for the use of the collector
DC PAID on OF ooi0re day therein mentioned ich
saai not De less than fifteen days from the day of
Sslt'hs up such notice, the property therein mcn-
lioned will then be sold at tho court house door of
sne county to satisfy the taxes due thereon and ten
per centam ~ addition thereto, and for ali delin-
quencies IN the payment of taxes due by non-sesi-
Gents, the notice Aforesaid shall bs published in
newspaper printed in the town for thirty DAYS pre-
v'ons to the day ofsae. And the same proceedings
shall DC had ms above provided And if the taxes
any lot or parcel of gtound, with six per cent
um aforesaid, be not paid before the day appoint.
ca Tor the sale thereof the Collector shall sell al
PUBIC auction at the time and place in said notice
mentioned, 30 much of each lot or parcel of ground
as VIII be sufficient 10 pay and satisfy all taxes due
ana unpaid thereon with tho addition of the pcr
centum Oh the sdme for the use of the collector: and
II any lot or parcel ofground thus taxed and offered
TOR sale, cannot be sold for the amount due there
OH with the additional por centum, the Collector
shall bid them of to the town; and whsre part on
~ OF lot or parcel Of ground shall be sold the same
shall adjoin one Of the outlines or corners of m.
lot rparcel of ground thus taxed, 90 as NOT 10 ~.
clude IN improvemensif to be avoided, and 8 de-.
signation Of the part sold, shall be made nv ~.
Collector shall deliver TO the purchaser or 10 the
Clerk if bought for the use of the tswn) q certf.
cate of such sale. And from and nfter The time nf
such sale, the lots and parcels of ground so sold
snail be assessed, and the taxes paid by the pur.
chaser. - f1'
SEC. 3. Be II further ordained, That II Hi, he
the duty of the COLLECTOR Immediately after each
sale for taxesa aforesaid, to make out list Of
py him made to individuals, 10 the town. snec;.
Tying tho name OF the person to whom Gold. dasc;
Ding the property OH which the tax wasunna;, a,a-
the part sold, AS particularly as herein baf rso
rcd in thelist ofaxable property to be delivered hy
the assessoi, the date OF the sale aud the amo,r.
TOR which twas sold; the said lis. shall be enos,
ca with the Clerk oftho town, aud be by him ar,
cs:ed. ps'S'ss 'A'si'