Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-05-25

reed to collect the taxes therein mentioned.
and for that purpose shall call at least once
o. the person taxed, or at the place of his
usual residence, if in the town, and shall
lsmand pay ment oflhe taxes charged 10 him
90 such list.
Sec. SO. Town orders shall be pavabIe
Ir taxes in the town where issued. and shall
be allowed the town treasurer on settlement
II own taxes, and county orders and Jurors
certificates shall be payable for taxes in the
county where issued, and shall be allowed
osach treasurer on his settlement of county
uxes with the county treasurer; butno town
Ie1surer shall receive town orders in pay
nenl for taxes, to larger amount than the
y town taxes included in his assessment roll.
exclusive OF all taxes for school purposes.
Hlt county orders and Jurors certificates to
greater amount ihan tho county tax iuclu-
dcd therein, and he shall, in all cases, paw
TO the county treasurer the lu!l amount of
safe tax. in gold and silver coin.
Sec. 81. Notown or county treasurer. or
ober town or county officer, Shall either di
~c!Iy purchase, or receive in exchange, or
| 20 payment for taxes or otherwise, in any
| manner Whatever, any county or town order.
| or any demand against his county or town.
Ira claim allowed by the proper board,
| daring his term of office. for less amount
| tan That expressed on the face of such Or
| asr or demand; and any such person. so
oirnIlng, shall, on conviction thereof he
iled IN sum not less than TWENTY-FIVE,
nor more than two hundred and flty dol
lrS.
Sec. %. The town treasurer, shall ON
"e P1ym9nt to him of any tax, give re.
'elPI Tor the same, therein describiuy the
l0d', or specifying the amount of persons
81 property upon which the same is paid.
Hi shall note Oh his tax roll the plvmenl
Hwtol; and II any such treasurer shall
wanIy return to the county treasurer, AS
unpaid, any tax which has been paid to
Uut. except Il double assessment, he shall
be deemed guilty of a misdcmeanor, and
o1 conviction thereof, shall be punished by
IMPRISONMENT, not exceeding SIX months.
~ ny fine, not exceeding two hundred and
&! dollars, or both, in the discretion of
.i' rour!.
So. %. In case any person shaI! refuse
o'n'5Iect to ply the tx imposed on him.
%" town treasurer Shall levy the same bv
.,r'ss anl sale Of the goods AMI chatt,is
%. such person, wherever t C same may be
'I9 wi,hn his town.
Sc. 60. The town treasurer shall give
m1..r notice of the time anI place of sale.
AMI of the property To be sold, nj least SIX
lays previous To the sale, by advertisement,
BE- posted up in rhra, u5lc places in
t 'own where such sale Shall be made
aI ,.ie sale shall he at public auction in
az day time, ana the property sold shlll
'r presen; but at any time previous To HE
.i.r, the owner or claimant Of such proper
Fm'y release the same by the payment
q" the taxes, interest and chlrges for which
che same is liable TO be Sold
See. 81. Whenever the purchase money
og such sale shall not be paid mt such TIME
81, Inc town treasurer shall require, he may
" h@ hscrruon again expose the property
I1r SUI, or sue II his name Of office such
purchaser, for the purchase money, and re-
cover lhc same with costs and ten per cent
,.m1gcS.
-. g. If property 50 distrained, can
pot be- sold for want OF bidders, the treas
Urrr shall return statement of the fact,
100 the tax II unsatisied shall be collected
pl.c slme mlnIcr as if no levy had been
made.
Sc. 63. In case any person on whom
any lax may be assessed, shall have re-
moved ant Of any town or ward where the
assessment was made against him, after
Nuch assessment. aud before such tax ought
., D.. [. n 4,
uc treasurer of such town to levy and col.
Irrl such tax, of the goods and chatlcls of
hn persons 90 assessed, wherever the same
may be found within the county where such
assessment was made.
Sec. g.. Ii the property dcstraaed shall
be sold for more than the amount OF the
tN and costs, the surplus shat! be returned
to ,he owner of such property.
Sec. IS. The town treasurer shall re-
celyc the tax on any part of any lot or
parcel of land, or on any undivided share
or interest therein which the EerSon pay.
Hg the tax will clearly define; and II the
tax on tho remainder of such lot or parcel
" land shall remain unpaid such treasurer
Shall return such remainder and the tax due
thereon To the county treasurer; and If the
part on which The tax is so paid shall be an
U1Iylded share, the person paying the
sam, shall state to the town treasurer the
name Of the owner of such share, that it
m1y be excepted in case of sale for the tax
on lho remainder; for which purpose the
town treasurer shall enter the name OF such
owner and specification of such share IN
ms account of arrears Of taxes; and the
balance of taxes on any such land shall be
lien ON the residue only Of such lot or
parcel Of land.
Sec. Sc. When any town treasurer dis
covers that any land has been assessed
more than once for the same year, he shall
collect only the tax justly due thereon, and
shall make return of the balance as dou-
b.e assessment, and he shall te credited
therefor by the county treasurer, as Provi~
led IN The seventy-second section OF tins
chapter.
Sec. 81. Each town treasurer shall re-
ceiye i've per cent on all sums collected
and paid by him as such treasurer until
the aggregate shall amount TO two thousand
dollars, and on all sums collected and PAD
over that amount, two and 4 bai per cent