Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1843-08-19
AN ACT

q 9th section Of Gan net supplemental,
. ~" act to provide forthe revenue Of thi
S,.,s approved February 9th, 1884," b.
snS he same is hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. Be il further enacted, That 81
,,nch Of the thirty.seventh section of"aI
~. 70 provide for the revenue OF thi
State. approved February 9th, 1884," a
entitled the collector OF taxes to FIVE dol
isrs for each conveyance OF land SOLD fol
,.res. be and the same is hereby repealed
and that for making such conveyance ths
collector shall be entitled toJeceive one
dollar and 40 more.
Sec. a. Be ii further enacted, That sc
much Of the fifteenth section OF San act
supplementary to an act to provide fo'
the revenue OF this State, approved Feb
ruary 9Th, 184I,"as authorizes the ow.
ner Of lands sold for taxes to redeem the
same by paying the purchaser the sum OIL
money paid by him, for The taxes and cos,
OF sale, together with sixeen per cent. per
annum upon said sum, be and the same
10 hereby so amended as to require the
payment Of fifty per centum upon said
sums, il redeemed within tv elve months,
and ifnot within twelve months, one hun
bred per cen,um.
Sec. 5. Be il further enacted, That the
eighteenth section Of IAN act supplement
tary TO an act to provide for the revenue
ofthis State, approved February 9th l84l,
be and the same is hereby repealed, and
that hereafter it shall be lawful for the
tax collectors TO distrain and advertise
real estate for the taxes due thereon
from and after the fifteenth day of Janu.
AIRY in each and every year.
Sec. s. Be il further enacted, Tha. all
tax collectors deeds hereafter made in
this State, shall be in the form or in ef-
feet and substance as follows, viz:
81, A. B., tax collector for the county
Oh, have this day according to law.
sold the following tract Of land, 10 wit:
there insert the land) as the property OF
G. D., Tor the taxes due thereon for the
year---, to wit: tbs sum o.,
when e. r. being tho best bidder at the
sum Or, j therefore sell and con.
vey said land to said E. F., his heirs,
Sc, forever. Given Under my hand
and seal this---day Of SEAL. v
Tax Collector"
Which deed shall be Prima faeic evi.
dence that the tax collector performed
all things required by law Of him before
selling the same, and that he was au-
thorzed to sell the same for taxes, and
said deed shall not be impaached, unless
for some neglect or fraud directly charg-
cd and proved.
Sec. z. Be it further enacted, That
the Office OF tax collector, from and after
tho first day Of NOVEMBER next, be abol-
ished, and from and after hat time all
the duties required by law OF the tax
collectors, shall be performed by the
sheriffs of the several counties, who shall
receive for their services three per cent i:
on the amount by them collected, and
shall be liable for failure or neglect Of
any duty required by law, or for embez-
element or conversion 10 their own use Of
any State or county taxes toany amount,
70 the same penalties now prescribed by
law against tax collectors; and besides
the bond now required by law, the sher-
if shall give another bond for collection
Of taxes, in the same penalty, and condi-
toned in manner now prescribed by law
for bonds Of tax collectors.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That
for any failure on the part o: the board
Of police to discharge the duties required
by this act or fan act supplementary toI
an act, 10 provide for tho revenue of the
State, approved February 8. 1884," each
member Of said board in each and every
county in the State, shall be subject to a
fine Of enc hundred dollars, 80 be recov-
cred on motion of the district attorney, i
whose duty it shall be 70 institute and
prosecute said motion, upon the certIf-
cate Of the auditor Of public accounta OF
such failure or neglect Of duty; which
said fine shall be paid over into the
treasury Of the State by the sheriff col
lectinr the same, upon the warrant of
the auditor Of public accounts: Provided,
the said district attorney be permitted to
retain a commission Of twenty-five per
ccntum, Of all sums received on such
motions.
Sec. 8. Be il enacted, That for each
and every return Of the classification and
assessment Of lands required by this act
or the revenue laws Of this State, to be
made and certified by thesprobate clerk
Of the several counties in the State to the
auditor Of public accounts, conpensa-
ton Of not exceeding fifty dollars al the
discretion Of the several boards ofpolice,
shall 10 allowed said Clerk, TO be paid
cut Of the county treasury.
Sec. 10, Be il further enacted, That Il /
shall Be She duty Of tho president Of the