The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-03-03

general assembly, Tha. the clerks Of the
county commissioners courts of the sew
eral counties in this state, who may not
have delivered to the collectors of their
respective counties, the list of taxable
property for the year 1912, be required to
deliver the same forthwith to such col
lectors, and take duplicate recelts therefor
as already provided by law, and the col
lectors of the several counties, shall on or
before the twentieth day of March next
charge fifteen cents upon every hundred
dollars worth Of property embraced in the
lists of taxable property for the year one
thousand eight hundred and forty-twO for
state purposes, and shall thercupon pro-
coed to collect the amount thus charged,
from the owners of such property, or the
person in whose name the same may have
been listed or assessed for taxation in gold
and silver coin and auditors warrants, ex-
cept those warrants issued under a settle
ment with the Bank of Illinois at Shaw
neetown by virtue of the provisions of an
act entitled an act to provide for the pay
ment of certain debts due from the state
to the bank, approved February Goth,
1871, and the payment Of the amount
charged, as aforesaid by the owners Of
taxable property shall be in lieu of the tax
assessed for the year 1912 upon such
property for state purposes and in full
discharge Of the same and the said colec-
tor in the settlement with the treasures Of
the state shall account for tue amount thus
charged and no more.
Sec. 2. All collectors who may have col
lected the taxes of 1912 at the rate Of
thirty cents on each hundred dollars worth
Of properly in gold or silver coin shall on
the application of the person or persons
from whom the same was collected refund
the amount so collected over and above
the amount required to be collected by the
previous section and take receits for the
same.
Sec. g. The collectors Of the revenue
of the several counties shall pay into the
treasury on or before the first Monday OF
September next in the year one thousand
eight hundred and forty-three, all the tax
es Of the year one thousand eight hundred
and forty-two, collected by them for the
use of the state, deduciing their commits
sion for collection, and the said collectors
are hereby released from all penalties
which may have heretofore accrued against
them in consequence of the neg ect in col
Letting the revenue of 1912, provided they
comply with the provisions of this act,
and they are hereby authorized to adver-
,ise and sell delinquent lands and do all
other acts at any convenient time to enable
them to make the aforesaid collections
and settlements with the treasury as pro.
vided for in this act.
Sec. 4. lfany of the collectors Of the
revenue in the different counties Of thi:
state shall FIJI to give bond and security
as now required by law, or shall refuse lC
accept the Office or resign, and no person
shall be Immediately appointed who shall
accept the office, then the sheriff OF the
county upon being notified of The same by
the clerk of The county commissioners
court shall be ex-ollicio collector and shall
do and perform all the duties of said Office
and receive the emoluments of the same.
Sec. 5. The county commissioners o.
the respective counties shall have power
to collect any pro rata amount of the tas
assessed for the year 1912 for county par
poses in gold and silver coin and county
orders only, and remit any amount of the
taxes assessed for said year, provided tina
any amount RENTED shall be pro ratC
among the tax payers, that according tc
the amount of tax TO be paid by each tau
payer, and provided further that this sec
ton shall not he construed rs compulsory
upon The said courts to remit any portion
of the taxes for the year 1912, but only
as vesting them with discretion for tina
purpose.
Sec. 6. All warrants now outstanding
which may have been drawn on the State
Bank, shall be considered as drawn upon
the treasury, and shall be payable by the
treasurer as other warrants.
Sec, 7. The provisions of an act emit
lied an ac! regulating the sale of property
on judgments and executions. approved
Jan. 9Th. 1919, shall have no application
TO the sale of property for taxes, and shall
have no force or effect upon the valuation
Of the same.
Sec. 8. This act shall he Immediately
published in the newspaper printed by the
public printer. This act to be in force
from and after its passage.
Sec. o. Tha, sections four, i've aud six