The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-08-25


the several counties in the State TO the
auditor of public accounts, a compensation
of not exceeding fifty dollars at the discre-
ton of the several boards of police, shall be
allowed said clerk to be paid out of the
county treasury.
Sec. 10. Be 1t further enacted. That ii
shall be the duty Of the president Of the
board of police in each and every county
within the State, TO call special meeting
of the DO I'd of police on the first Monday
! in October next, for the purpose of correct
ing the assessment Of lands and town lots,
at which time each tax payer may attend
lif he or she see proper to do so, and make
application for redress if he or she consider
himself or herself aggrieved by the assess
ment of the commissioner appointed to
assess lands and town lots, and if satisfac-
tory proof is made 10 said board of police
that such commissioner has assessed any
LANDS or town lots within the county higher
or lower than he should have done, said
board may and is hereby required to order
said commissioner TO correct such assess
ment, and to certify the same in the same
manner as provided for the original assess
ment, and said commissioner for assessing
lands shall from time TO time assess and re-
turn agreeably TO law any lands or town lois
within his county which he may have omit
ted TO assess, and also any lands which may
at any time during his continuance in Office
become subject TO taxation.
Sec. Ii. Be IL further enacted, That il
shall be the'duty of the sherifs of the seVe
raj counties in this State, and they are
, hereby required to advertise by posting VI
at three public places in each and every pc
> lice district in each and every county, tina
he will attend on one day between the frs
day of January and the first day of March
: TO be named in said advertisement, at eacl
!! muster ground in each and every polict
: district, and in case there is no music
:, ground in any such district, at some centra
point in such district, for the purpose of col
: lecling and receiving the amount due b
J each tax payer within such district, both 70
= State aud county taxes. and it shall be tn
4 duty of each tax payer within such polio
!, district TO attend at the time and place mCn
:: toned in the said advertisement, and pa
= over 10 the sheriff the amount of his or he
tax, both State and county, and in case an
such tax payer shall fail TO attend eithe
II personally or by agent, and pay oyer TO tn
= sheriff the amount of his or her tax, bot
:. State and county, then the sheriff shall b
" authorized and is hereby required to distrai
for such tax due and unpaid in the mannt
= prescribed by the existing law.
= Sec. 10. Be It further enacted, Til
- John Wilson, the commissioner appointed
- class lands in the county Of Holmes, an
Beverly d. Scott, collector of said count
be allowed the second Monday in Octob
next to revise and correct the returns.
ce Sec 10. Be IL further enacted, That
igs shall be the duty of the board of police
he the county Of Holmes TO examine into a
to certify to the auditor Of public accounts
ah this State that they have duly examine
&c; compared and corrected the returns of ss
commissioner and deeds of said collect
The and that the'return by them certified is c.
the rect so far as they have been able to asc
ed, tain, which return when made out and C
lies tilted as above required, shall be forthw
nall transmitted by said board of police to
sral auditor Of public accounts with the seal
ces the police court OF said county thereto
col nexed.
, or Sec. IA. Be It further enacted, Tha
own bond, conditioned for the faithful perfo
~ auC6 oil the QutleS -OI TAX COlGCIOTs dS E6t
scri- red by this act, he shall forfeit and pay
be- such refusal or neglect the sum ofive th
the sand dollars, one half for the use Of
col State, and the other half for the use Of
and county of which he is by this act appoir
by tax collector; and the auditor of public
counts is hereby authorized and require
I for institute suit against any sheriff who S
Ollce fail to execute bond as aforesaid, as 500
) act he shall be informed ofhis default.
pro- Sec. Is. Be Il further enacted, That
owed further time until October next be exteH
said to those counties which have not hereto
tate, made their classi6cations and assessmen
dred turns, to make ont and return the same.
T The Sec is. Be II further enacted, That
- - liam Raney, the commissioner who wa
- = pointed to class lands in the county Of 2
upOh Ia, may revise ard correct his return
c &C shall have until the fire.. day Of October
auty to complete said return.
Q the Sec. IL Be Il further eR1cIed, Tha
llect- fifth section of the act to which this is
audi. amendment, requiring the commissioner
) said appointed by the board Of police, and +
tain ring the commissioner to be freeholde
~ an householder. shall not apply to the cou
of Washington, Bolivar, Coahoma, and
Mica, but shat the assessors of taxes in
al isI counties shall hereafter perform all the
Cation REQUIRED Of the commissioners by sal.
lis act and be entitled to the same compenl
TO be allowed the said commissioners,