Holly Springs gazette., 1844-03-30

warrants drawn 10y the AUDITOR oil public
accounts on the treasurer of the state.
except such as were funded under an
act Of The legislature of Mississippi. ap-
proved February 6ih, 1911, and not vel
due. and in payment OF & xes due The
county in addition to current coin, all
claims on The countv treasury, which
have been audited and allowed accor-
ding to law.
SEC. 45. That il shall be the duiv o.
each TAX collector in the state Ia pay
over The money colIec ted by him lof
the use of the state in The slate treasu>
~. on or before the first day Of
March in each and every year, and
on or before tie same day IN each aud
every year TO pay into The county treas
ury the money collected for the use
thereof.
SEC. 46. That each and every tax
collector Of this state, before he enters
upon The duties Of bis Office, shall exc
cute bond with two or more sufficient
securities. Ia be approved by the judge
of probate of his county, payable To the
governor of tie state and his successors
in office. conditioned that he will well
and truly and faithfully collect and safe
IS keep, until bound by law To pay the
same over, all the taxes assessed IN his
county, for state and county purposes,
that lie will pay into the treasures oi
the state and county, the sum ot money
collected by him, and 10 which sal t
treasures shall be respectively entitled
IN a roCt,tSitI.,r,.- 4, Ia opA
he will. in all things, irnIy and faithful
y execute and perform the duties of tax
collector for The county, To the best OF
his skill aad ability, so long as he shall
continue in office, which bond shall b.
ol the penalty OF the full amount, with
ten per cent thereon of the assessment
roll of the county for state and county
PURPOSES, and which bond shall create Il
lien in the nature OF a mortgage, from
Ihe date thereof, on all the property,
moth personal and real, oi SAID tax col
iecfor, and shall be recoi ded IN The Office
of the clerk of the board of police, and
,e bY him transmitted To the auditor Of
public acco cunts, 10 be flied in his office
within ten dats after il shall have been
approved /; and SaId bond may he POT in
suit for any breach Ct the conditions
thereof affecting the monies of either
the state or county, and shall not be
.nme void on The first recovery, huI
may be proceeded on from Time 10 tmt
for each aud every breach until the
whole penalty is exhausted.
SEC AZ. That in addition TO the bond re-
qured by the foregoing sections. each tx
collector shall, before he enters upon the
duties Of his office, make and subscribe an
affidavit that be will well and truly and
fiiIhfully execute and perform the duties Of
tax collector, to the best Of his skill and abil-
Ity, so long as he shall continue in office,
which affidavit shall be endorsed on his
bond
SEC 48 That the tax collector shall be
led to one dollar for each conveyance
of land sold or taxes. which shall be charg-
ed on the md, and paid from the proceeds
Of the sale
SEC. 40 That if any tax collector shall
tail to pay into the State treasury the a
mount oftaxes due from his county. for the
use of the same is required TO be paid by the
provisions of this act, the auditor of public
accouats shall. in sixty days certify to the
1lOiDeJ 8FutTdly VI 10 tfl6 uiSlilCL dltOfHtJ
for the proper district, the amount from
such collector and for which he is in de-
fault. and the attorney general or the prop
er district attorney. shall immediately insti-
tu,e proceedings agains. such defautting
collector and his snreties, their executors or
administrators. by action on the bond ofthe
said collector, or by notification under his
hand. in the name ofthe State, directed 20
the party or parties intented TO be held LA
bic, specifying the amount demanded, and
that judgment will be required at the term
of The co lrt to which the said notification
shall be made returnable.
SEC. so That the notification required
by the preceding section. shall be served by
the coroner of the county or counties in
which the parties to whom it is directed
shall reside. by serving them with copy
thereofin person. or bv leaving the same at
his or her place of residence. at least TWEEN
ty days before the meeting of the court TO
which the same Is returnable; and on the |
return of such notification duly selv we'd ac-
cordng to the provisions of this section. the /
district attorney or attorney general may
move he said court for judgement thereon
for the amount certified b. the auditor 10 be
Tue. and so unpaid and it shall be the du
v of the court to render Judgement for toe
sum found 10 be due, after deducting any
,ffsets TO which said tax collector may be
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