Louisville messenger. (Louisville, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-08-12
NO. VII.

sum Of money paid by him Tor taxes
and costs Of sale, together with six.
teen per cent. per annum upon said
sum, be, and The same Is hereby so
amended rs 10 require The payment
OF iily per ccnlum upon said sums,
If redeemed within twelve months,
and If moi within twelve months, one.
hundred per ccntum.
Section 8. BE IL further enacted,
That the eighteenth section Of "An
act supplementary to an act to pro-
vide for the revenue of this State,
approved, February 9, ls41," be, &
uaessedmc is hereby repealed, aa.ls
that hereafter il shall be laval for
the tax collectors to distrain aud adj
vertise real estate for the taxes due
thereon from and after the fifteenth
day Of January in each and every
year.
Section G. Be it further enacted,
That all tax collectors deeds here.
after made in this State shall be in
the form, or in effect and substance
as follows, viz:
/, A. B., taxcollector for the coun-
ty of have this day, according
to law, sold the following tract of land,
to.wit:-(here describe the land. D
As the property of e. D., for the tax
es due thereon, for the year
to-wit, the sum of when E. F.
being the best bidder, at the sum of.
Therefore sell and con-
vey said land to said E. F. his heirs,
&c., forever. Given under my hand
and seal this day of
SEAL,
Tax Collector.
Which deed shall be prinaa .facte
evidence that the tax collector per-.
formed all things required by law of,
him, before selling the same, g. that
he was authorized by law to sell the
same for taxes, and said deed shall
not be mpeached unless for some
neglect or fraud directly charged
and proved.
Section z. BE il further enacted,
That the Office of tax collector, from
and after the first day of November
next, be abolished, and from and
after that time all the duties required
by law Of the tax collectors shall be
performed by the sheriffs of the sew
eral counties, who shall receive for
heir services three per cent, on the
amount by them collected, and shall
De liable for failure or neglect of
any duty required by law, or for en-
excitement or conversion to their
own use of any State or county taxes
o any amount, to the same penalties
low prescribed by law against tax
collectors: and besides the bond now
equired by law, the sheriff shall give
mother bond for the collection Of
axes in the same penalty and condi-
Toned in manner now prescsibed by
aw for bonds of tax collectors.
Section s. Be it further enacted,
That for any failure on the part of
he board OF police to discharge the
luties required by this act, or GAN
ct supplementary to an act to pro-
ide for the revenue. of this State,
pproved, February 6, ls4l," each
member of said board, in each and
very county, in this State, shall be
ubject to a fine of one hundred dol
airs, to be recovered on motion of the
District Attorney, whose duty it shall
re to institute and prosecute said
action, upon the certificate of the
AUDITOR of Public Accounts of such
allure or neglect duty; which said,
inc shall be paid over into the Trea-
ury of the State, by the sheriff coll
Getting the same, upon the warrant of
he Auditor of Public Accounts: Pho
ided, The said District Attorney be
to retain compensation
f twenty-five per centum of all sums
eceved on such motions.
Section 8. Be it further enacted,
That for each and every return OF the
and assessment of lands
equired, by this act or the revenue
avs of this State, to be made and GER
flied by the probate clerk Of the
eyeral counties Of this State, to the
Auditor. of. Public Accounts, a CONF
,ensation not exceeding fifty dollars,
t the discretion Of the several boards.
f police, shall be allowed said clerk,
o be paid out oftbe county treasury.
Section 10. BE it further enacted,
That it shall be the duty ofthe presi'
lent of the board of police. In each