Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-06-12
AN ORDINANCE

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froctdtng for the LeUyng Of Special Tar and Pre-
sc'a6fng the duties Assessor in making Special
Assessment 20 = e..
SECTION l. Be ordained by the City Council Of tn. Civ
of Kenosha That there shall be levied collected in the
present fiscal year. the assessed valuation of the real
tate and lots in the city of Kenoha exclusive improve
ments thereon special tax of five thousand dollars the
purpose OF constructing harbor the south mouth Of
fike Creek in said city, and special tax of fifty thousand
dollars In aid Of the kenosha Belot Railroad.
SEC q The Of said city shall and is hereby re-
qured by the S0h day of June inst ascertain by dgent
the names OF the owners of such real estate prac
cable and shall make out roll Of all such tax
able real estate and lots and apprass the
after specified =
s. The said assessor shall set down in his
roll separate columns and according to the best nfora
he obtain
Is The of all persons liable pay taxes on real
estate property:
End description ofeach lot and parcel OF land to be
ed specifying under appropriate heads the township range
and section in which such lot parcel Of land and the
number of the lot and block where the be so dv
ded:
3rd The full cash value Of such parcel of land not
including any improvements made thereon
SEC f. The said shall be present the city coun
Gil room in said city, the LIST day July next at nine
clock for the purpose Of reviewing ro
for that SUPPOSE not exceeding six days. and app
cation OF any person considering himself aggr respect
to the valuation real estate assessed
alter or amend such assessment
SEC 8. The assessor when he shall have reviewed and
completed his assessment roll shall before Mon
day in July next delived the to the city clerk with an
affidavit attached to the same subscribed by him. specify
ing that such description of ali the
lots and real estate in such city, that such lots and
estate estimated according the cash value there
OF, to the best Of his knowledge and belief.
SEC The said city clerk upon the delivery to him Of the
said roll shall lay the before the city
Gil at the next meeting thereof and the said city council
shall examine and equaze said roll as provided
by the law of he state relating to the
| ments.
SEC T. When the said city council shall have euualized
and corrected the said assessment agreeby require
ments OF the next preceding section they shall levy upon
the whole amount of such corrected and equazed
men such per centage will $4,000 in aid
the Kenosha Beo Railroad and 900 for Harbor pur-
poses.
SECS 1t shall be the duty of the city clerk under the d.
recton Of the city council to make schedule of all the
property in each ward separately contained in said
sessmen roll annexng 10 each lot and parcel land the
amount OF tax chargeab for each the above named
poses on the same which schedule shall called the ia list
shall be recorded by the said city clerk each ward
separately in book for that purpose and tax list or
the record thereof shall either Of them be conclusive
dence OF the amount of taxes such
such year.
SEC g. 1t shall be the duty the city clerk to complete
the said tax list by the first Monday August 1856 and de-
liver the same to the treasurer of the city, together with
warrant OF the said city council for collecting same and
make record of such delivery in book containing the
proceedings of the city council which record shall be
elusive evidence Of such delivery.
Passed June 10th, 1856. v HUGHES
! II. T. WEsr, city CIerI. Manor