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ion thereof; as made by the Assessors Of said dis

ton thereof as made by the Assessors of said dis
tricts respectively t9 4eg a 4, VA, s,sg.
sno 76 BE itit,ther enacted, ETC., That the Board
Of Assessors shall have power by ayote Of
Of all the Assessors to alter or correct any assessment
BY increasing oradlmnshng the yaatlon OF any
property, or any assessment therein contained.
SEc.77. Be 1t further enacted, ETC., That after
said assessment rolls shall have been examined and
compared or altered and corrected as aforesaid, the
same shall be returned to the Assessors OF the seye
ral districts respectively who shall cause fair copies
thereof to be made and left with the Secretary of the
Board OF Assessors on or before the 18th day Of Au
gust IN every year. and shall proceed thereupon to
give notlce IN the official journal Of the Common
SEC. Is. Be it further enucted etc, That such no
tees shall set forth that the Assessors have compile
ted their assessment rolls and that copy thereof is
left with the Secretary Of the Board Of Assessors ct
some place to be specified therein where the same
may be seen and examined by any of the Inhabitants
of the city of New Orleans and BY any Of the owners
of property i'll said city, during thirty days and
that the Assessors will meet on a certain day at
the expiration Of such thirty days and at place to
be specified in such notice, to review their assess.
ments, on the application of any person conceYing
himself agglieved T0~|4GE So y y 81
SEC. 79 Be it further enacted ETC., That the Sec
rotary Of the Board OF Assessors shall submit the
assessment roll left with him. during the thirty days
specified in such notice. to the inspection Of all per-
sons who shall apply for that purpose ,*..ts
SEC. so. Be It further enacted, ETC., That the As
SCISSORS shall meet at the time and place specified in
the notice, and on the application Of any person feel
ing himself aggreved by their assessment, shall re-
view such assessment; and when the person object
ing thereto shall not previously have made affidavit
concerning the value of his property, pursuant to
sections So, 54 So, 81 and 66 Of this act; and shall
not have refused to furnish under oath or affirmation
the list required him by Assessor, in accordance
with section 63 of this act the Assessor SHALL on the
affidavit OF such person. made as provided in said
sections, reduce their assessments to the sums specified
in such affidavit unless the Board Of Assessors SHALL
by vote of twothirds Of all the Assessors determine
otherwise. I-sf1 H.. ~ ~ @r
SEC. 81. Be ii further enacted, etc. That il no
objection be made to their assessments, or immedi-
atey after the Assessors shall have disposed Of the
objections, the Assessors Or majority of them, shall
sign the Assessment rolls and shall attach to each
roll, q certificate in the following form, which also
shall be signed by them: eve do seyerally certify
that we have set down in the above assessment roll
all the real property situated in the Assessment Dis
trct No., according to our estinionmaon; and that
with the exception Of those cases in which the value
of said real property has been to by the owner
possessor thereof, and not changed by u.s., we have
estimated the value Of said real property at the sums
at which majority of the Assessors have decided to
be the true value thereof and at which they would APP
praise the same in payment of just debt due from q
solvent debtor and also that said Assessment roll con-
ains true statement of the income, and Of the ag-
gregate amount of the taxable personal estate eXcl-
said roll over and above the amount Of debts due from
said persons respectively, and excluding such stocks
as are otherwise taxable and that with the exception
of those cases in which the value Of such personal
tate has been sworn to by the owner possesso and
not changed by us, we have estimated the same ac-
cording to our best information and belief. And
further, the Assessment rolls shall show upon their
face, all changes made by the Board of Assessors in
the valuation of property entered therein by the As
SCISSORS of the several Assessment Districts
SEC 81. Bet further enacted, etc, That the rolls
thus certified shall on or before the first day of Octo
ber in every year, be delivered by the Assessors to
the Secretary of the Board of Supervisors Of Assess
ments who shall deliver the same to said Board of
Supervisors, Mt their meeting on that day.
SEC 50. Be ii further enacted, etc., That it shall
be the duty of the Secretary of the Board of Asses
to deliver to the Board Of Supervisors of Assess
ments the rolls, before the first day of October
in every year, the book of minutes of proceedings
of the Board Of Assessors and to attend before said
Board of Supervisors whenever required 50 to do
SEC. 81. Be it further enacted, etc. That if any
Assessor shall wully refuse or neglect to perform
forfeit to the city of New Orleans the sum of $1,000,
to be recovered before any Court having Jurisdiction
of the same.
SEC. SIS. Be it jfurthe,, enacted ETC., That if any
Assessor shall neglect Or from any cause, omit to
perform his duties, the other Assessors either Of
them shall certify to the Common Council the name
of said delinquent Assessor stating therein the cause
of such omission they shall also certify to the Board
roll the name of such delinquent stating therein the
cause of such omission.
Sec. Sc. Be it further enacted etc., That whenever
q vacancy shall occur in the Office Of Assessor, by
DEATH removal, resignation Or otherwise, the Com
Council shall fill the same by election ciua u0Ce,
in joint meeting
SEC. 81 Be It further enacted, etc, That the com,
pensation to be allowed to Assessors for their seryi
ces under this act shall be determined by the Com
mon Council.
SEC. 49, Be it further enacted, etc. That it shall be
the duty of the Supervisors of Assessments to meet
together in the City Hall of New Orleans the first
Monday in September, and then and there to appoint
Secretary, and to organize themselves into Board
for the transaction of business to be called the Board
of Supervisors Of Assessments.
SEC 80 Be it further enacted, ETC., That the Board
of Supervisors of Assessments shall have power to
adjourn, to meet again, at such time and place AS
they may think fit; and the Secretary thereof shall
keep regular book Of the minutes of all the proceed
ings of said Board
SEC so. Be it further enacted, etc, That the BoarL
of Supervisors Of Assessments shall annually on The
first Monday OF October, meet at the City Hall, o.
at such other places and at such other times they
may find necessary, and shall examine the severa
Assessment rolls transmitted to them, and eqnaize
and correct the valuations therein made, ever keeping
in view the rule of valuation set forth in Section SO Of
this act they shall also ascertain whether the vaua
tons in one Assessment District bear just relation
to the valuations in all the Assessment Districts
New Orleans and they may diminish or increase
Lnc aggregate VhludbOIlS OIL real properly Ill my AS
sessment Districts, by adding deducting such sun
upon the hundred as may, in their opinion be neces
sary to produce just relation between all the vaua
tons of said property in said city; but they shall il
no instance, reduce the aggregate valuations of all tn
Assessment Districts below the aggregate valuation
| thereof as made by the Assessors. o,
Sec. 81. BE it further enacted, etc. That thu
Board of Supervisors Of Assessments shall also mak
such alterations in the descrptan of the real propert,
of non-residents. Or OF owners whose names are IN
KNOWN as may be necessary to render such descrip
tons contormable to the provisions of this act.
SEC. 80. BE it further enacted ETC., That the.
shall also estimate snd set down in column, to b
prepared for that purpose in the assessment rolls OF
Doste to the several sums set down as the valuation
of real or personal property, the respective sums il
dollars and cents, rejecting the fractions of cent,
| be paid as q tax thereon. GEl
SEC. 90. Be 1t further enacted, etc, That the
shall also add up and set down the aggregate yalua
tons Of the real and personal property in the severa
assessment Districts, as corrected by them.
SEC. 81. Be it further enacted, ETC., That th
Board of Supervisors of Assessments may, on appl
cation at any meeting Of said Board, correct any
roneous assessment which may have been made b
any Of the Assessors in either Of the assessment D
trlcts of the city of New Orleans, Or by the Board
Assessors Provided That application for such relic
be made within the period Of thirty days after the a.
sessment rolls shall have been delivered to said Boar
of Supervisors, in accordance with Section 81 OF th
act Provided also, proof is made to the satisfaction
of said Board of Supervisors by the affidavit OF tn
applicant, Or other legal evidence that the said errt
neous assessment did not result from any neglect o
the part Of the person persons applying for relief
and Provided further, That the person making sue
application shall not have refused to furnish, unde
oath or affirmation the list required of him by an A
sessnr in accordance with Section 63 Of this act,