Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-06-07
AN ORDINANCE


titled An Ordinance concerning the appoutnaeD, o,
the duties Of Commissioner and Assessor Of tLe pa
enue fer the CorPora'i2m Of Lyac46urg Passed 273
May 1853. -"
bnrg, That it shall be the duty of said Cormissions
after the first day of May in each year as poc
BILE, call upon the collector of the city and be, Ia
gether with member of the Council, to be elected lv
ballot, any two of them shall proceed to class nor
sons engaged in business, or having Office for the
transaction OF business in the city, und all persons en-
gagged in the purchase of produce in said city, to he
shipped, worked CT manufactured elsewhere, in eglt
distinct classea according 10 the of business
done by each, be- of which the first class
shall contain those who do the largest the second
those who do less, and the eighth which shall
contain those who do the smallest ofbusness;
but the classification mnde by them shall be SUBJ
Ject to correction alteration by the Council.
,. Said Commissioner shall, after collecting all the
lists cf persons and property of residents ard nones
dents subject to taxation, in the before men
toned make four books containing alphabetical general
lists showing in the columns thereof according to the
prescribed fcrm the date when each list was received
the persons chargeabe with the tax or taxes and The
number or quantity of all the suhec of taxaon and
summary, at the end of each book, alphabetically ar
ranged, presenting, in condensed view, the number
aud amount OF all persons and property subject to
atom
3. Said Commissioner shall. as soon as they are com
pleted deliver the aforesaid fouI books the Clerk of
the Hastings Court for the Corporation of Lynchburg
who, within Il days after they have been received by
him, shall examine tire II shall compare the
al estate with that of the previous with the records
OF his office when necessary and with such transcripts
abstracts or statements from the records of other Off
ces as the Commissioner shall lay before him. He shall
compare the personal property with the lists taken by
the Commissioner from individuals, and examine them
IN such other the records of his office and his
formation will enable him to do
d. The Commissioner shall attend at the CLERKS Of
flee assist the examination; and the Clerk shall
pDl on IN Il
opinion may exist in the books Every such error shall
be corrected, where the Commissioner and the Clerk
concur as to the proprety of such correction Where
they dier the matter in difference shall be submitted
to the Attorney for the Commonwealth for the city. and
they shall conform to his decision. If he fail decid
the matter before the term shall then be submit
ted to and decided by the Hastings Court and the books
made to conform o such decision
D. When the examination of the CLERK is comp1ped,
he shall annex each booka certificate to the following
effect l. A. b CLERK Cor deputy C2erk,) Of tie HIST
t"gS Court for tie Corporation of Lyncbbure, do hcey
cefyythat hare carefully eramiaed tie foregoing Joo
tAat hare compared the real estate ach that Of the pre-
ceeat"g year, Nth The recordsof my office chea necessary
aHd ruth s0cb lists, abstracts o. statements from Tie rcor
OF either Offices as HE commissioner ladbetore me anao
lHd the same correct Ihaoe also compared The prso-
al properly ruth the lists tahea By the Commissioner en
nti0iduaS and examined the same in such either laga
erecords Of my office and mig oan information enqjedme
TO ITO ana fndte correct, Cor that such
were found IN the book when it deliverei me-
have been correeted) Gieea amber nay hand his
aayg The Clerk shall also. certify to the Cour-
en- Ist oil all tie errors detected und corrected 10y
him
1t the Clerk fail to perform any of the duties above
required Eof him, he shall forfeit one hundred dollars
to the sinking fund
7. The Council shaIlmake allowance RI the CLERK f +
hilservces under this shallbe paid
oil the treasury Fer examining the books for the city
proper the al owance shall exceed fifteen dollars
ana Tor examining the books fo the half mile round
lTrh H.
ten dollars
g. 1t hall be the duty of the superintendent of tie
ater W orks to assist the Commissioner in the exam'
Oh the water tax under the 9th and 10th sections
VI Tue olainahce entitled IAN ordinance concerning the
superintendent OF TIE Water Works the distribution oil
wafer there FROM and the Water Rents and Winter Tax
eS' ne snail n1pol to the Council all errors detected
ana corrected in such examination and annex certih
cate To- each BOOK ct the Commissioner for the city to
the following effect: l. C. D. Supe,fate dent ofHe We
Ter " 0rks oheciyo Lynch5urg do herebg cerfig tint
"40e caf9"hy ecamsaed the Watey-tar listed IN ne
JoffgoHg boo and that Such errors as rere 6undnhe doo6
e" aS de'rered TO me haze been corrected Cor and
that have found the same to be correctly Givc uaaer
my hand this douof
.. lie Commissioner shall retain one of said books
" ms possession so long he continues in Office to De
elFe I'd afterwards to his successor he shall deliver
ou 10 the Clerk OF the Council fer the inspection oil
Every person who may choose to examine il; thrG to
Tue collector OF the citytaxes, which shall be his guide
10 n'n IN ms settlement with the Collector and shall be
aatted as evidence in any proceeding for judgment
asa'h>t such collector account of the taxes win
uch ne Is charsenb and he shall deliver said books
" '"o p fsohs aforesaid, and take receipts from thrfh
respectively therefor on or before the Goth day Of May
IN each year.
W. Tue inst third and eighth sections of the ord
nance emf tied AN ordinance concerning the appoint
et and duties ola Commissioner and Assessor OF me
ne enue for the Corporation of Lvnchburg' and all
Oh ordinances conflicting with the provisions ct tins
ordnance are hereby repealed.
MS ordinance shall take fleet and be in fofce
from and after its passage je got