Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-03-23
AN ACT to amend the eighty ninth chapter
of the revised laws. entitled revenue.

Sec. 1. BE ii enacted By the People of
the State Of Illinois, represented IN the
General Assembly, That the license pro-
cured by, or issued to any hawker OF ped
lar, by virtue of the seventh section of the
chapter to which this is an amendment,
shall authorize such hawker or pedIar to
pursue his occupation Tor the term of one
year from the date of his said license, and
no longer. a ,ftT
Sec. 2. So much of the eighth section
of the chapter to which this is an amend.
ment, as requires County Commissioners
Courts to levy the tax for County purposes
at the March term of said courts, is hereby
modified, SO that when such tax shall not
be levied at the March term, said Courts
may respectively levy the same at the June
term hext ensuing.
Sec. 8. The twelfth section ofthe chap.
ter to which this is an amendment is here
by repealed, and hereafter the Auditor
shall annually transmit to the clerks of the
several County Commissioners Courts,
on or before the first day of December, a
list ofall lands in their respective counties
which may have or shall become subject
to taxation within that year.
Sec. 4. Hereafter when any Assessor
shall be unable to discharge his duties. and
complete his assessment within the time
limited by law, on account of sickness, or
on account OF the extent of his county, such
assessor may appoint and employ deputies
to cid and assist him in the discharge of
his dutis Provided, that before such dep
uties shall act, he shall take and subscribe
an oath or affirmation similar to that of bis
principal, and the assessor shall be liable
for all the acts of his said deputy; and
prorided further, that said appointment
shall not be made without the consent OF
the County Commissioners Court of said
County.
Sec. 5. Hereafter the transcript which
is required by the fourteenth section of
the chapter to which this is an amendment,
to be delivered by the clerk to the asses
sor of his county, shall be so delivered by
such clerk on or before the first day of
January, instead of the first Monday in
March, and such clerk shall also at the
same time deliver to the assessor suitable
blank books, properly headed, wherein to
assess the property in said county.
Sec 6. The Auditor of public acc cunts
shall hereafter furnish the clerks of the
several county commissioners courts with
blank forms for accessor's books, sale
books, and sale lists, and all other lists
and certificates, necessary to establish a
uniform practice in the collection of the
State revenue.
Sec. 7. Sections twenty -one, twenty
two,twenty three, twenty four and twenty
five, of the chapter to which this is an
amendment, are hereby repealed; and
hereafter the assessor shall complete the
assessment of property on or before the
second Monday Of july in each year, and
return to the clerk of the county commits
siohers' court the abstract of lands fur
nished him by said clerk, and his list and
description of all taxable property within
the county, with the valuation and the
assessor shall add up his own figures in
the columns exhibiting the total valuation
of real estate, and the total valuation of
personal property. Prorided, if any as
SCISSOR after having assessed any real es-
tate shall re-assess, and raise the value
thereof, it shall be his duty to give notice
in writing to the owner of such real estate
of the change thus made.
Sec. 5. The clerk, assisted by the as
SCISSOR or other competent person, shall
carefully compare the assessment list of
real estate with the list furnished the as
SCISSOR, correcting all errors in said list,
and shall set down the valuation of each
tract of land and town lot opposite the
same, in columns provided for that purpose;
and the said clerk shall calculate the amt
of State, county, and special tax, due on
each tract and lot. placing the same oppo-
site such tract or lot; also, on each per-
sons personal property. aud shall add up
his own figures in the columns, showing
the State tax, county tax and special tax
Prorided, that when any tract or lot shall
have been forfeited to the State for the
taxes Of any former year, and remains un
redeemed, the amount for which the
same was forfeited, together with in
terest thereon, shall be added to the
amount due for the current year, for which
service be shall be allowed sum not e1-
ceeding one cent for each tract. lot or par
Gel contained in said assessment list, to
be paid out of the county treasury.
Sec. 9. Any person feeling aggrieved
by the assessment of his property, who
shall apply to the county commissioners
court for reduction thereof as provided
in the twenty-sixth section Of the chapter
to which this is an amendment, and who
shall be dissatisfied with the decision of
said county commissioners court thereon,
may appeal from such decision to the cir.
cult court, and such reduction may be
made by said circuit court, GA proof that
the valuation Of the assessor Was toe high;
which which Correction shall be mada Of