The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-05-27
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the whole penalty is exhausted.
Sec. z. Be Il further enacted, That Il
any commissioners, appointed as aforesaid,
shall wilfully make and certify false return
or shall knowingly omit to determine the
quality Of lands Of any Person or persons,
or body corporate within said county, sub
lect to taxation, or shall fail or refuse to ex-
ecuts and perform any of the duties required
BY this act TO be performed by him, such com.
missioner shall forfeit and pay the sum Of
one thousand dollars for each offence, to be
recovered by action Of debt upon his bond,
and shall moreover be liable to indictment
or pFesentment, and upon conviction thereof
shall be imprisoned at the discretion Of the
court, not exceeding three months.
Sec. 8. Be It further enacted, That, in
determining the quality of the lands in the
different classes, the said commissioner shall
take into consideration the improvements
upon the said lands, and their proximity to
navigation: Provided, that nothing contain
ed in the preceding sections Of this act shall
apply to lands within any incorporated cities,
or lands within four miles of the same, nor
lands within incorporated towns, or within
one mile of the same.
Sec. 9. Be It further enacted, That in
addition to the duties hereinbefore required
Of said commissioners, they shall value all
lands and Improvements thereon in said in
corpOrated cities, or within four miles of the
same, land all lands within incorporated towns
or within one mile of the same, according
to the best of their skill and judgment.
Sec. 10. Be It further enacted, That if
the owner or owners of lands shall consider
himself, herselc, or themselves aggTieved BY
the determination of said commissioners, he,
she or they may appeal to the board of police
within ten days after the return of the COM
missiOners as aforesaid, who shall proceed to
determine the same at their next meeting
/ thereafter, which decision shall be final and
il shall be the duty Of the board of police
to hold meeting on the first day Of July
next, after the appointment of the commits
sioners under this act for the purpose Of re-
ceiVing and examining the returns of said
commissioners; and it shall further be the
duty Of said board of police to hold meet
ing on application made TO the president of
said board on the first Monday Of August
next ensuing, for the purpose Of hearing
and determining all appeals taken from said
commissioners as aforesaid.
Sec. IL. Be It further enacted, That il
any commissioner, appointed as aforesaid,
shall fail or neglect from any cause to per-
I form the duties required of him by this act,
it shall be the duty of the members of the
board of police, respectively, to perform the
duties Of said commissioners within their
police district, and shall receive the like
compensation.
Sec. IL. Be It further enacted, That il
shall be the duty Of the probate court clerk
to make out two certified copies of the re-
turn of said commissioners, one Of which
shall be delivered to the tax collector of
the county, and the other to be forwarded
to the auditor of public accounts.
Sec. IS. Be It further enacted, That the
said commissioner shall receive for his COM
pensatiOn the sum of three dollars per day,
while actually engaged therein, to be paid
out of the state treasury; and the auditor
Of public accounts, upon the certificate Of
the police court that services have been per.
formed according to this act, is hereby au-
thorised and required to issue his warrant
upon the treasury for the same.
Sec. ID. Be IL further enacted, That, in
order to determine the quality to which
, lands may belong, said commissioners shall,
il practicable, make personal examination
of the same, and if not practicable, it shall
be their duty diligently to inquire and to as
certain from the best sources Of information
within their power, the character and repu-
, tatiOn Of such lands.
Sec. Is. Be Il further enacted, That
when any lands shall be sold for state or
E county taxes, the owner or owners thereof
may redeem the same at any time within
two years after such sale, upon paying to
the purchaser or purchasers thereof the sum
Of money paid by him, her or them, to the
tax collector, for the taxes and costs OF sale,
together with sixteen per cent. per annum
upon said sum; and any deed Of conveyance
for land sold for taxes, NAV be filed for safe
! keeping in the clerks Office Of the court 81
t probate Of the proper county, but shall moi