Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-08-17
IN ORDINANCE.

nRESCR4 B. Nc the mode % Gscefta 'i--4-
and assessing the taxable Pr9Pertz ~tiii9
The Corporation OF the town u Na-lai-- a---
tor collecting the revenue
SEC l. There shall be elected annually %
the voters Of the corporation, a person % o.
assessor snd collector OF taxes tor the Go p
ration Of Canton, vhc shall a. the ru-s CT AZ
appointment, be a resident III the eorPofat-Sa,
and before he shall enter upon the dct-es ~
his Office he shall take and subscribe ihe oa-l
prescribed By the CONSTRUCTOR before -'Tie
Justice of the Peace, or other fla4lilec 0aiie-1-
and shall enter into bond. with Two or nfore.
Covd and sufficient securities, 10 be approved
by the President and Selectmen- pa able 10 t-e
Governor of the State. for the ulue being OF ai7
successor IN Office. IN the penalty here Hll5tE
prescribed: the condition 0f wh ch ooud -.iat-
be IN the form or 10 the-eficct following ne
condition of the above Obligation IS sGelt. fha-
whereas the above named n g. has been GUS
elected Assessor and Collector Of taxes Tor lls
Cooperation Of Canton Now. therefore, the
said A b. shall faithful, and ImpaTrzlly A.
sess all persons and prop Tty within the CorP1-
ration. which shall OF NAV be taxable Pr iav-
and shall we'll ard truly collect and Pnnetueiis
pay into the TreasuTs of the CoEPorarlou All
the taxes which shall be assessed aill connect
ed b. him according 10 law and shall O. aua
perform all other duties which pertain 20 ears
said Office Of Assessor and Collector e tu1e-
during his continuance therein this "b.i sft-en
TO be void. ether. Use remain tu iutl t'fcr a.s-
virtue: which bond wtth certttcate sisae4
bv the President aud courf~f-.4rsI hy gar
Secretars that the securities therein aaafefl
have been approved aforesaid aaa lhe oath
OF office therein endorsed. shall Pc recorded tH
the Office Of the CLERK - the Probate Caart-
who shall. upon e recording Of A. deliver =
TO the Secret-ry Of the Corporation, Is ao z.'1li
Il 9 IL among the papers Of tae CJFf9raaiou-
where 1t shall be safely sept and preserved
SEC 2 The 4 SCISSOR and Collector e raEes
for the Corporation of the town OF tau-1a
shall execute bond with sfeuriry 6 aforesaid
in the penalty of one thousand dollars
Sgc ). If the a ssessor and Collector g
the Taxes Of the CorPora11ti Of the teeA =
Canton shall presume 10 execute the dunes ol
his office before he shall have given hu1d an1
taken the oath of Office, agresablv 10 the diree-
tons of this act: all suca acts and proceedings
done under color OF Office shall Be absolutely
void: and II shall be the duty OF tae president
to have an action Instituted against hIl1 aeeor1-
ing 10 law
SEC. 4 1t shall be the duty Of the Assessor
and Collector to apply 10 ever person Or rezl-
dent within the Corporation who RATA therein
any taxable property for ilst thereof az ans
time between the first day Of January aHd tae
first day of February IN each and every ysa7s
and such applications shall be made By the
Assessor and Collector IN his oTB proper per
son or BY ItteB notice left a. the usual
place of residence OF such person, requiring
him or her to render a list Of property MS CT
her possession liable TO taxarIou5 which list
shall contain an enumeration 81 ali sueh pre-
perry IN ms OF her possession as aforesaid - tt-
IN said Corporation, and particular deSc-I7-
ton of the situation Of the lot. with the d.
mansions of, and improvement thereon also-
the amount of his or her sales OF all merclaE-
die sold within the years ending on the hrs-
day Of January next preceding the TIME CT
rendering such list ana IN cas- he o. z1e after
such written or personal aPPIIs af5on o. the
Assessor and Collector shall neglect o. refuss
10 deliver 10 him the LIST Of property n his OF
her possession, liable TO taxation a. Aforesaid
within the time limited for taxing sueh U.s. me
person so refusing neglsctIng- saall pay
double taxes all such property as he OF s1e
NAV possess, according % the best information
concerning the sane, which the Assessor and
Collector can obtain
SEC s. The Assessor and Collector shall
complete the list of the taxable property Wlra-
in the Il e prescribed IN he preceding section
and shall axe out NO complete lists Of 81
the taxable property. together with the name
of IhepeTsons chargeable with the taxes there
on, and the amount of the taxes due from each
person one of which lists he shall keep tor his
own use as Collector Of taxes, and the ether
copy of the same he shall dep0sft vita the
Treasurer Of the Corporation, for the iEspsc-
ton of any person who may wish 10 examine
the same.
SEC g. When the Assessor and Collector
shall have reason TO suspect or believe thar anv
merchant or yender Of merchandise other
person is about 10 leave the Corporation after
having made sale OF INV merchandise and sae
tax on the amount of such sale. rot hzwsrg
Collector shall proceed forthwith ASSES and
collect the same, and N case OF refusal 20 give
in the amount of such sale OF par fhe tax alter
demanded. the Assessor end Col ector shall
proceed TO make distress and sale Of the goods
and chaftles of said delinquent after having
given notice of sale bv advertisements AZ the
door of the Court House ten days prevloes 10
the day of sale
SEC. a The a SCISSOR and Collector OF taxes
shall receive IN payment of taxes imposed &C.
cordIng TO Law snF coin made current b. the
laws of the United Srates. notes eonveTribie
into specie upon presentations or the Post ties
of ans chartered Bank that pays sgeeie On ii,
her notes demand.
SEc- 8. 1t shall be the darv of the A sss<sor
and Collector in this Corporssi 10 paw the
money BY him collected into the Treascrv IL
the same on or before fhe first dav Of March,
In esch and everv wear. And such Assessor
and Collector shall be entitled upon TIE settle
ment O. his accounts With the Treasurer Of ne
said Corporctsc1 to an allowance ef fr- rer