Kenosha tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1855, 1855-05-10

An Ordinance Providing for the leying of "a spe>
ella! Tax. aud presc' bing the duties OF Assessor
! IN making a specin assessment
I Section be It ordained by the City Council OF
The City 0! K enosha Tha4 there shal BE- levied and
collected IN the present fiscal Year, on the assessed
valuation Of The real estate and lots in the cav Of
krnoShl, exclusive of improvements thereon a
>pecid tax OF -Four Thousand dollars for The pur,
pore OF constructing hal Dor at the south mouth
OF Ptke Greek. IN said city
= The assessor OF the city shall, and is here
by required, by the 2ls day OF June next, TO ass
certain by di@eut inquiry alt the taxable los and
real estate in the several wards and The names Of
the owners Of such real estate as far practicable
and shall maxi 0ut an assessment roll OF all such
taxable rca estate and lots, aud appra.se the Same
as hereinafter specified
I The sad assessor shall set down in his as
sessment roll, ia separate columns, and accoldin
( 30 the best Information he can obtain:
lst. The names of all persons table to pay tax
Is on real estate property III the several ward :.
End. 4 description Of each lot aud parcel of laud
10 be taxed specifying uuder appropriate he ads the
township, range, and section in which such lot or
parcel Of land hes, and the number of the lot aud
/ block where the same shall be so divided
Sd The full cash value OF such lot or parcel Of
nGd,uot including any improvements made there
on.
/ ! The said assessor shall be present in the
city council room, in said city, ON the 22d CAV Of
June next. at uine o'clock A. NJ, for the purpose
at reviewing HIS assessment rel, and may contju>
we such review long as shall be necessary FOR
the purpose: aad the application Of any person
considering himself aggreved, ia respect to the val
naton OF any real estate assessed the ass ssor
la'ter or "',,.end such assessment.
J ) The asse Sor when he shall have reviewed
auu completed his cs~ment roll. shall on or be-
fore the Goth day q June, 1853 deliver the ga ne
10 the city clerk with an n;fdlvit attached to the
same, subscribed by him, specifying that sucE, a.
e smeut roll contains description OF all the o'~
sud reu cstlic ia each ward. aud that such los
and rent c>tlt" a., estimated according 10 the true
cash vtlu' thereof, to the best CT his kuoN ledge
aad belief
4 & The said city CLERK upou the ,'e!iverv to
hin Of the sad assessment roll. shall lay the same
before the CITY council at the next meeting thereof
aud the sand city council shall examine and equal.
ne said assessment roll provided by the law OF
the state relating 10 the equalization OF aSse $mens.
/ Z. When the SAID ely connc! shall have ecuai-
lied aud corrected The said assessment az eeatiy
80 the requirements Of the next preceding section,
they shall levy updu the Whole amotnt Of such
corrected and equa .zed aSSesSm-pt such per cent
age will aplount in the aggregate to four thou
sand dollars.
: 1t shall be the duty of tue city clerk, under
me direction Of the city council, to make schsd~
u'e "' an the property IN each ward separately, as
contained N said assessment roll, anneXng each
ut ~ parcel nj laud The amount Of tax chargabe CD
the same, which schedule shall be called The tax
ist and shal be recorded by the SAID city clerk for
each ward separately in book for tsat purnose.
and SAID tax ls' or the record thereof shall either
Of tlfem he conclusive evidence Of the amoppt III
taxes assessed for such purpose la such vea-
9 ItsiaIl be the duty OF The CITY clerk To co,,.
iPeie The said tax lists by The first Monday of Au,
Gust. lSl5 and deliver :he same IN The .-,,s,,r
Of the city, together with warrant OF the sad
lefty council for collecting the same, aud make a
record OF saoh delivery in book containing the
proceedings of the city council which record shal
be conclusive evidence of such delivery.
c. c. SHOLES, Mayor.
7 J. MERRAY. City CLERK.
+ Passed Nav Z, 1855.