The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-03-19
REVENUE LAW.
An Act to amend the eighth chapter Of the re-
vised laws entitled, Revenue.

SECTION l. BE IL enacted by the
Peopie # tie Siote # Winois, rep
resented in The General assembly,
That the license procured by, or is
sued to any hawker or pedlar, by
virtue of the seventh section Of the
chapter to which this is an amend
ment, shall authorize such hawker
or pedlar to pursue his occupation
for the term of one year from the
date of his said license, and no Ion
ger.
SEC. 2. SO much of the eighth
section of the chapter to which this
is an amendment, as requires Coun-
ty Commissioners Courts to levy
the tax for County purposes, at the
March term Of said courts, is hereby
modified, 50 that when such tax shall
not be levied at the March term,
said Courts may respectively levy
the same at the June term next en-
suing.
SEC. 8 The twelfth section Of the
chapter to which this is an amend
ment is hereby repealed, and.here-
after the Auditor shall annually
transmit to the clerks Of the several
County Commissioners Courts, on
or before the first day of December,
list of all lands in their respective
counties which may have or shall be-
come subject to taxation within that
year.
Src. 4 Hereafter when any As
SCISSOR shall be unable to discharge
his duties, and complete his assess
ment within the time limited by law,
on account of sickness, or on account
OF the extent Of his county, such as
SCISSOR may appoint and employ dep
uties to aid and assist him in the dis
charge ofhis duties: Prooided, that
before such deputies shall act, he
shall take and subscribe an oath or
affirmation similar to that Of his prin-
cipal, and the assessor shall be la
bic for all the acts of his said depu-
ty; and py0Vuted (rrther, that said
appointment shall not be made with.
out the consent of the County Com
missioncrs' Court of said County.
SEC. >. 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 assessor of his
county, shall be so delivered by such
clerk on or before the first day o!
January, instead of the first Monday
in March, and such clerk shall also
at the same time deliver to the as
SCISSOR suitable blank books, proper
" headed, wherein to assess the
property in said county.
SEC. G. The Auditor Of public ac-
counts shall hereafter furnish the
clerks Of the several county com
miSSionerS' courts with blank forms
for assessors books, sale books, aud
sale lists, and all other lists and cer-
tillcates, necessary to establish q
uniform practice i'll the collection
of the State revenue.
SEC. 7. Sections twenty TWEEN
ty-two, twenty-three, twcnty-foul
and twenty-five, of the chapter tc
which this is an amendment, arc
hereby repealed; and hereafter tn,
assessor shall complete the assess
mcnt of property on or before til,
second Monday of July in each year
and return to the clerk Of the coun,
ty commissioners court the abstrac
Of lands furnished him by said clerk
and his list and description of al
taxable property within the county
with the valuation; and the assess
or shall add up his own figures in the
columns exhibiting the total valua
ton Of real estate, and the total val
uation of personal property. Pro
gi9td, If any assessor after havin!
assessed any real estate shall re as
ScSS, and raise the value thereof, i
shall be his duty to give notice i,
writing to the owner OF such real es
tate of the change thus made.
SEC. s. The clerk, assisted By tn,
assessor or other competent person
shall carefully compare the assess
ment list of real estate with the lis
furnished the assessor, CORE citing al
errors in said list, and shall set dow
the valuation Of each tract of Ian,
and town lot opposite the same, il
columns provided for that purpose
and the SAID clerk shall calculat
the amount Of State, county, an
r special tax, due on each tract an
, lot, placing the same opposite sue
tract or lot; also, on each person
personal property, and shall add II
lis own figures in the columns, show
ing the State tax, county tax an
special tax; Prorided, that whc
any tract or lot shall have been for
Teitcd to the State for the taxes c
any former year, and remains unrc
= deemed, the amount for which tn
same was forfeited, together wit
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