The Arkansas banner., 1846-03-18
N Q TIC E 10 Non-Resident Land Holders AMID TEaElHs AGEN,TS.

oilCE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that an act of t ., .,e general Assembly of the State of Arkan- sas, entitled ,an act to authorise non.residents of uis otate ana others owning lands and town lots in cohhaeS ih which they shall not reside to nay tax es upon such lands and town lots directly into the State Treasury, should they prefer so doing" ap proved Sth January, lS45, auhorises non residents of this State and citizens owning lands or town lots in counties in which they do not reside to nav the State and county taxes thereon, directly into the State Treasury.
 Every person wishing to pay taxes under this act as owner or agent, must le or cause to be filed in the office of the Auditor of Public Accounts under oath, an accurate list, and description of the lands and town lots upon which he may wish to pay tax es. stating the value of such town lots, and descr- ong the lands by townships range, section, lot, or part thereof, and the number of acres in each par ticuar tract or subdivision thereof and the value of each tract or subdivision per acre, Gpfoyided, that no land shall be valued at less than three dol lars per aere1, and the of the county ill which the same shall be situate. Non residents who have filed or caused to be filed with the Auditor lists of their lands and town lots for taxation for the year lsi6 can, upon the conditions of the act aforesaid pay their taxes for the year lS46, upon lands in any part of this State, directly into the State Treasury at Little Rock, at any time before the first Monday of August next.
 The Auditor is required to ascertain the amounts of State and county taxes due on lands in such
 
 persons wishing to pay the same; and the State Treasurer, upon the presentation of such statement is required to receive the taxes and grant duplicate receipts therefor, one of which is to be filed with the Auditor, who, thereupon, is required to grant certificate under his official seal, showing that payment of the taxes has heeh made, ,provided, that the person paying such taxes shall pay to the Au- ditor fifty cents for each tract, lot subdivision upon which the taxes shall have been paid.
 Besides this convenience of paying taxes at one point lands and town lots in all parts of he State permanent record is made in the Auditors office, of all lands and town lots, upon which the taxes are paid at the State treasury fs well of the amounts so paid; and certified copy of such record would at any future period afford legal evidence of the pay ment of the taxes.
 The rate of the State tax is fixed by law, at one eighth of per cent on the assessed value of the lands or town lots. The rate of the county tax is fixed each year by the county court of each county, and the clerk of the county is required to furnish the Auditor of Public Accounts with certified copy of the order fixing the rate.
 The county court of each county may fix the conn- ty tax, ataayrdte not exceeding the maximum fixed by law at one half of one per cent on the value of taxable property.
 ELIAS N. CONWAY, Auditor
 of Public Accounts of the
 State of Arkansas.
 Auditors Office, Little Rock, ]
 Arkansas Fist February lS4G. 2i-.Sw.