The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-05-22

Friday, may %, Is46.


Law preyenss ns from publishing il entire
ID our paper, We therefore make the follows
Ing extracts from i rslasiye to the assess.
msnt Of prOperfp
Sec. {. That between the 6rst day Of
May and The first day of September, in each
and every year, the tax assessors shall as
sess all the polls, and al tie zealand per,
sOnaI Property subject q taxation II The res
spectiye counties; they shall each pgepafe IN
assessment roll, 10 which he shall SCI down,
liz seperate columns, the names, in fulI .of all
THE taxable inhabitants OF the county and
lelch item ofiaxation, whether taxed al "a.
loren or Otherwise.
Sec. 3. IhaK within the time specified IN /
the fourth section of this act, it shall be the /
duty of the assessor 0f each county ii this
State, tocall upon each taxable inhabitant
Iof his county, for q list Of his o. her taxable
properly, either in person oT By leaving
written notice at his b her usual place Of
residence; and Il shall Be the duty Of each
taxable inliabitant Witlinsaid time, % nuke
tout and deiiVer f0 The assessor, lisi oFhis
Tor her taxable property. spec fying an the
property which ne 0Tshe may possess, IS
taxable property. underth the first section q
this act; also including 81 the taxes which
heor she Is liable to pay, according 70 the
pEovisins Of said first section of this act, Of
assumes for others, which list shall Be yeEi-
fed on oath, which 1ash The assessor IL here
By authorized and tequriFed 70 administer,
as followers: "You do soIemnly swear Coz
afiirm1 that the list of property, with its val>
ne, as now rendered, IS q just and true acs
count of all the property yon are required
to render as subject to taxation on the first
day.of May last, In your own right, 81 that
{ or any other person for whom You now as-
sumo ID give il tho taxable property, So
help you Godp And Il any tax payer shall
neglect 81 refuse 70 deliver to the assessor
such list, as he or Sic IS herein required,
within tie time prescribed. then the assess.
Or shall Ilinsel make Dat such list, and such
person; 50 etusing 81 neglecting 70 render
such list. shall be assessed and pay double
J. laxes Tor bis refual Of g ect; and # The
s assessor shall be Of opinion that any proper.
y undel tlle provisions d this act subject
an 60 an al palorepl taxalions rif Tie own.
er Of the property Be non.tesident Of tais
e tate, socI sog shall put fair salaa.
ton on such pro7ettgs and il any poison
shalI feel himself, herself or themselves az.
y gFivated By the valuation Of such assessor Be
/, she OF they, may TefertIe matter Of valuation
= Ito the board Of police of the proper county
Tor adjustment; and It shall be the duty 81
the boatd ofpolice Of the proper county, e
81 whom such valuation shall be referred Il
u. settle and place fair valuation On sucf
II property, which shall Be fnal.
Sec. IA. That hereafter all the lands il
D,r this State subiec 70 taxation, not assessed
er, and given in by the owner OF agent or atloF
;. ney thereof, shall be valued according 4
" their intrinsic value, By the assessors Of til
er. several counties. who, ii determining thl
value thereof, shall take into consideration
b'f the improvements on said lands, also thei
Or proximity TO navigation as well as their con
B,r tiguity TO any city, town or village Of road 0
,et. any other circumstance that tend to enhanc
!. the value Of said land; and ifin the judge
!. ment of said assessors, there shall be dil
b'r ference in the value of different parcels {
.eh any one tract Of land, they are hereby Il
,er. lnuired to make such subdivisions, an
Der, 10 affIx such valuation on each subdiVisio
!, as they may think advisable or necessar,
Il Il, to arrive at the intrinsic value thereof
,b,r Sec. So. That it shall be the duty Of tt
nb'r several tax collectors ofthe various cOunti'
Oct. in this State, and they are hereby require
= TO advertise, By posting up inthFee publ
~, places, giving ten days notice, in each al
nb,r leVery police district in each county, that
MIR will attend, on three days, between the
nbr teenth day Of November and the first d;
Sep of March, to be named in said adVerlis
az ment, at each muster ground, in each al
Il L. .ssNks r.
lg'st mo muster ground in any district, then
ig's' some central point Or at the election pI
mb,r cincts within such district, for the purpC
Can lofcollocliDg and receiving the amOnnt d
mb,r within such district, both for State and co.
mb'r ty taxes; and il shall be the duty Of each 6
m6.r liable TO pay taxes, 10 pay over 10 the sh
nS,r i or tax.cOIIector, the amount Of his heI
] SEP their taxes, both State and county; and
l Sep failure 50 To do, then the taX.collectof 81
- be authorized, and he is hereby required
~ distrain and collect such taxes as are
!. and unpaid, after the FIRST day 0f Maj
With tWenly.iYe per cent. theEeous VII
distress and sale shall be 10 The nanneFl
psr rribed By Lawn
bsr. Sec. IS. That honSfesidents OF the Cd
par tiles in which they may have taxable prope
par. NAV pay the lakes due thereon to the 4
per. IIitoF 81 Publis Accents, at any time betN
IS the FIRST of Sept'F in each and every ]
and the first Of Jannafy ensuing, and
er dol Auditor Of Public Accounts shall imme
Do. tel, after The first lag Of Jan'y il each ]
20 transmit % the collectors ne the sep
do. counties in which tie properly may b
uatsd on whG hs has collected Gle Is
e. g listof the names of The owners thefeol.
sos the nfoberly 30 which IS Shall have col
, 500 a raid fa1t ca lhal ie tae1o
" eolIeciola eve 'h same e6a
sions % the arnoan celleesee 6
3oa uFlilnr. 81 hcu1h ltev had COLLECTED