The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-01-16

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SEC n. The sitter completing his land book
and his book Of personal property shall make two
write md subscribe the following oath III, A. b.
assessor of taxes for the city of Richmond do
that in making out the foregoing book have, 70 TIE
ordnance Of the cifys The said oath shsl se taken
before justice who shall snncx thereto, aud sub
scribe, the following certificate: Sworn to before
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SEC is or each book, the sssesso. shah retain the.
original until he 70 ben Office, and shall then
deliver it 10 his and the sssessor shall on
or before the st day of june, in each year. deliver
to the chamberlain the copics aud at the deliver
TO him the lists statements and abstracts mentioned
the 18th section, which last meutioned statements
shall be endorsed each with the name Of the Taxpayer
from whom il e obtained and sha,i De anasged and
order When this has been done by tho assessor the
copies of said books shall be examined by under
shall cause to be corrected therein any which
may be found in the same whether such errors be in
charging little much or in any other matter
and certificate of the result of said examination
shall be written on annexed to each of said copies
and signed by the chairman Of said committee. The
chamberlain shall keep of said copies in his Office
and deliver the other to the collector Of the city
taxes. The latter copy may before such certificate
be deliver cd to the collector by authority of said COM
mittee but If afterwards they correct errors state
ment of such shall be delivered by them to the
collector.
SEC 10. After such certificate by the COMMITTEES a.
to any book alteration shall be made in 1t by the
assessor affecting the OF that year. unless direct
ed by the council On affidavit that person is
charged improperly with tax, the president Of the
council may, by order in writing, suspend the col
lection thereof of so much thereof, he may
fit for such time he may deem sufficient, TO give an
opportunity for an application to the council 70
| rect the alleged error.
Sec 20. No payment shall be made to the assessor
assistant account of services for the
year for which he appointed until such certificate
BY the committee After such certificate, the cham
berlain may, on the order of she chairman of said
committee pay the assistant for his SER
vices for said year FIVE hundred dollars; and like
order pay the ON account OF his services
for said wear six hundred dollars deducting five doh
lars Der day for each day beyond the first day of
that he may have failed to deliver the copies of his
books to the chamberlau and to pay to him 5cents for
each entry on his land book transferring lands before
charged to one person, unto another; provided that
when more Than one parcel of land is conveyed by
the deed, only 10 cents shall be paid for all
braced therein. At the end of said year the cham
berlain may, like order pay the said assessor
the residue of bis compensation for said year the fur
ther sum of six hundred dollars
Sec 81 In addition to the other duties prescribed
by this ordinance the assessor and assistant
shall each perform such services in examining polls
oFotherwse as may at any time be required OF either
Of then, by the council BY committee. ia l6-lt