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

IUChTu OF pOlkCe III ohCu anu eVcIy County
within the State, 10 call special meeting
of the board Of police on the FIRST Non
day in October next, for the purpose o.
!, correcting tho assessment Of lands ant
town lots, al which time each tax pave
may attend, if he or she see proper 10 d.
so, and make application for redress il h
or she consider himselfor herself aggriev
edsby the assessment Of the commissions
appointed to assess lands and Town lots
and il satisfactory proof is made to sail
board of police that such commissions
has assessed any lands or town lots with
in the county, higher or lower than h
: SHOULD have done, said board may apo
lis hereby requested to order said com
missioner TO correct such assessment, anG
TO certify the same in the same manner al
provided for the original assessment, and
said commissioner for assessing lands
Ishall from time to time assess and re-
turn agreeably to law, any lands or town
lots within his county which he may
: have omitted TO assess. and also any
lands which may al any time during his
coniinuance in Office become subject TO
taxatien.
Sec, H., Be- it further enacted, That
il shall be the duty Of the sherffs ofthe
several counties in this State, and they
are hereby required to advertise by
posting up at tt 60 public places, in
each and every police district in each
and every county, that he will attend on
one day between the first day Of January
and tho first day Of March, to be named
in said advertisement, at each Muster
ground IN each and every police district,
and ia case there is no muster ground
in any such district, at some central point
in such district, for the purpose Of col
lecting and receiving the amour: due BY
each tax payer within such district, both
for State and county taxes, and it shall be
the duty of each tax payer within suc!.
police district 10 attend al the time and
place mentioned in the said advertise
nent, and pay over to the sheriff the a.
mount of his or her tax, both State and
county, and in case any such TAX payer
shall fail to attend either personally or by
agent, and pay over TO the sheriff the "A.
mount Of bis or her tax, both State aud
county, then the sheriff shall be author
izod, and 70 hereby required TO distrain
for such tax due aud unpaid, in the man
lner prescribed by the existing law.
Sec. IL. Be it further enacted, That
John Wilson, the commissioner appoin-
ted to class lands in the county Of Holmes,
and Beverly d. Scott, collector Of said
county. be allowed the second Monday
in October next to revise and correct
the returns.
Sec. 10. Be il further enacted, That il
shall be the duty Of the board of police
OF. the county OF Holmes 10 examine into
and certify to the auditor Of public &C
counts Of this State that they have duly
examined, compared and corrected the re-
turns Of said commissioner and deeds OF
said collector, and that the return by
them certified is correct SO far as they
have been able TO ascertain, which return
when made out and certified as above re-
quired, shall be forthwith transmitted by
said board Of police to the auditor oil
public accounts with the seal Of the po-
lice court Of said county thereto annexed.
Sec. IA. Be il further enacted, That il
any sheriff shall refuse or neglect to exc
cute said bond, conditioned for the faith
full performance Of the duties OF tax col
lector, as required by this act. he shall
forfeit and pay for such refusal or neg.
lect the sum Of FIVE thousand dollars.
one hal for the use Of the State, and the
other half for the use Of the county o.
which he is by this act appointed tax
collector; and the auditor Of public ac-
counts IS hereby authorized and required
to institute suit against any sheriff who
shall fail to execute bond as aforesaid, as
soon as he shall be informed Of bis
default.
Sec, Is, Be j. further enacted, That
the further time until October next be
extended 10 those counties which have
not heretofore made their classi6calions
and assessment returns, to make out
and return the same.
Sec. I6. Be it further enacted, That
William Raney, the commissioner who
was appointed TO class the lands in the
county Of Ponola, may sovise and cor. I
rect his return, and shalt have until the
first day OF October next TO complete !
said return. {
Sec. IL. Be il further enacted, That Z
the fifth section Of the act TO which this i
is an amendment, requiring the commits 4
sioner - be- appointed by the board Of
pulice, aud requiring the cotnmiss oner to {
be freeholder, shall not apply 10 the
counties Of Washington. Bolivar, Coaho- L
ma and Tunica, but that the assessors OF {
taxes in those counties shall hereafierIt
perform all the duties required Of ,heIr
by said act, and DO emit Il
lied to the same compensation allowed i
The said commissioners. j