Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-06-08
~ ORDINANCE.

A AMI assessing tAg dA1u.e pro- te.st A-.a.H
the Corporation OF the town q Cant1u, and
I tor collecting the revenue
$50. /. There shall Be elected annually rr
/ the voters Of the corporation person 5J Pr
| assessor snd collector Of taxes tl- -le -r-a1-
ration of Canton. wlt shall az the tlIe 80 -
appointment, be resident .n tla carqa-ar.sl
and before le sdaA enter upon tl- aI--e- 81
ms office he shall take ana -ab-cu 81 the a--l
prescribed by the constitution before some
Justice of the Peace or 9taeE Ful.-lea .af4-e-.
and shall enter into bond. wlrn rso s- r-ar.-
good and sufficient securities. % rs approved
BY the President and Ssiectmen, PAYABLE % raa
Governor of the state, Tor the -lme a--. 1- bis
successor in office, Ia the penalty here natter
prescribed; the condition II ssh 9Th bond --a..
be IN the form or 90 the effect following Iaa
condition OF the above 1.rZaflH- Is --rl- -la-
whereas the above named A. g. ta~ been lE.s
elected Assessor and Collector at taxes rar -ae
Corporation Of Canton NgW- --er--l-6-a = r1e
said A. 3. shall faithfully and la a---al-v A.
sess all persons and prop rtE within ..le terra-
ration, hIch snail OF NAV BE- tlx-1. uE .HVr-
and shall weIl and truly collect and pla--l-..e
paw into the Treasury of che Corporation 3.
the taxes which shall be assessed and e.. ..----
ed By him according to law. and shall Is ard
perform all other duties which pertain -1 THIS
said Office of Assessor and Collector et Taxes
during MS continuance therein. this obi -a-.sa
10 be void, otuCrN lse remain IN fail force and
virtue: which bond with certificate signed
by the President and c5unrers5EueI hv the
Secretary; that the securities therein named
have been approved as aforesaid. and che 1ara
OF office therein endorsed, shall b- recorded I'D
the office Of the Clerk it tile Probate ta-r--
who shall. upon e recording et Fl. l-..sa- e
to the Secretary of the Corporation, .11 shah.
II II among the papers OF the Corporation
where II shall be safely kept and preserved
SEC. ?. The 4 assessor and CaI-ecraraf taxes
for the Corporation q the town ct Canton
shall execute bond with secur.-v aS aforesaid
I n NO nj or 20 NOM 7rs# Z rs |a
SEC. 3 Ii the a ssess0r and Collector OH
the Taxes of the Corporation OF the -1.en It
Canton shall presume 10 execute the t1-l=- -
his office before he shall have given eaaL ana
taken the oath OF office, agresa5.v Gu che .1E.l-
tons OF TINS act: ali such acts and proceed .r.--
done under color of office shall be a3-a.r-...
void; and It shall be the duty Ut the President
to have an acton instituted against han accord
ing TO law.
Sc. / It shall be the duty Of tae Assessor
and Collector to apply o. everv person ar RESP
dent within the Corporation vhp altl -ae-a-a
any taxable property for Isr thereof az ans
time between the FIRST dav OF January and -..-
first day OF February IN each and every wears
and such applications snail be made br the
Assessor and Collector In his 1v.n 1-aH-- her.
son Or by written notice left u f1e lzaa.
place OF residence OF such person r-cr.-.-.r
him OF her 70 render a list Of property ln his va
her possession liable To taxation. which E.--
snail contain an enumeration Of 81. ssel pro-
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IN said Corporation. and "a particular Gss-r...-.
ton of the situation Of the lot. v5-r r-a IL
menslons OF, and Improvement thereon. a5-1 .
the amount of his or her sales of all merchant
dIze sold within the wears ending Oh the e---
day Of January next. preceding tle time So {
rendering such list, and 20 case be or she after .
such written or personal application of r1s
Assessor and Collector shall nj ,ecr 81 Refuse f
TO deliver to him the list Of Brerertv ia his r-
her possession, liable 70 taxation as rforesazE +
within the time limited for fasIuE such ia--. tre 4
person refusing or ne glect51z. shall pa. f
double taxes on all such property A. h. OF she F
may possess, according 70 the best Information f
concerning the same, which the A SCISSOR and +
Collector can obtain.
SIC ). The Assessor and Collector shall F
complete the list Of the taxable property y .-.- E
IN the time prescribed Ia the preceding section. {
and shall make out two complete lists 81 al +
the taxable property, together with ths name T
of the persons chargeable with the taxes there
on, and the amount Of the taxes due from each f
person one of which lists he sla. keen f1r H.zf
own use as Collector OF taxes. and the oraer|
copy of the same he shall deposit with the
Treasurer Of the Corporation. for the ius1ec-E
ton OF any person VINO may wish 70 examine
the same.
SEC. g. When the Assessor and Collector
shall have reason 70 suspect or believe thar anr
merchant OF vender ct merchandise or orre-|
person Is about 70 leave the Corporation after
having made sale OF any merchandise. and the
tax the amount Of such sale. not having
been previously paid, the said Assessor and 4
Collector shall proceed torthw with assess .a1 4
collect the same, and IN case Of refusal 70 give
IN the amount OF such sale or paw tire tax after
demanded. the Assessor and Col ecror shall I
proceed TO make distress and sale Of the goods
and chattles of said delinquent. after HAVING
given notice OF sale By advsrrisemeut al the
door of the Court House ten DAYS previous 70 4
the day of sale.
SEC. . The Assessor and Collector Of taxes
shall receive IN payment Of taxes imposed ac-
cordIng TO law anY coin made current 81 re #
laws OF the United States. or notes convert BE
into specie upon presentation, Or the Post notes
OF any chartered Bans that pays specie on al i
her notes on demand
SEC. 8. 1t shall be the duty Of the A SCISSOR
and Collector IN this CORPORATE IN 20 paw the
money BY him collected into the Treazarv IF f
the same On or before the first dav of March. f
IN each and every year. And such Assessor
and Collector shall be entitled upon the setrle-f
ment o. his accounts with the Treasurer ofrhe f
said CJrDorctIon 70 an allowance OF ten per-
cent. on the amount collected.