The Nevada Democrat., 1857-12-09
No. 29.l
A n ORDINANCE LEXYING AND PROXI-

IA ding for the collection of Tie City taxes,
The Trustees Of the CITY Of Nerdtn do OrdGiR ollors
SECTION |. There shall be. and is hcreC levied upon all
assessed and taxable property within the "ra,e limits
of the City of Nevada for the fiscal year ending 1885
tax OfOne dollar upon each hundred dollars Of
ed value.
SEC p There shall he and is hereby e.ied upon each
male inhabant of said city o: twenty years age and
the sum of one dollar a poll tax.
SEC 3. 1t shall be. and is hereby made the duty Of the
City Marshal or his Deputy, to collect said taxesad Col
lecor shall forthwith give notice by pubca in
newspaper published in this city that e City taxes
due and payable and the time and place at which he will
receive the same also that the law in regard TO their col
lection will be strictly enforced.
SEC. 4. Upon the first Monday in January 1858 at the
close of the business hours for that day. the tax collector
shall enter upon the tax list assessment roll state
men that he has made levy upon all the property
sesed in said roll and upon which, the taxes have not
been aid. % or before the third Monday Of January
1855 the tax collector shall complete list of all persons
and property then owing taxes aud the tax collector in
addition to the tax levied shall collect upon each separate
lot parcel of land and also upon the personal property
of each delinquent the Of one dollar costs incurred
in preparing and publishing the delinquent list ..
SEC. On or before the first day of February leoS,
the tax collector shall the delinquent tax list TO be
published giving the Of the of all real estate
and all improvements the same together with such
condensed description Of the property that it may be ea
y known, and also similar condensed description Of any
real estate mpToy assessed to unknown owners
and also, opposite each name description, the amount
OF taxes including costs due from each delinquent person
property such list with the levy thereon heretofore
provided shall be published for three successive weeks in
some Newspaper Supplement to a Newspaper published
in the City of Nevada Such publication shall also desg
nate the time and place of the sale which shall not be less
than twentyOne than twenty eight days from
the first appearance of the publication. All real estate
shall be sold in front of the Court House door, and all sales
shall be made by the Marshal or his deputies.
SEC g. The provisions of the Act entitled Act to pro-
vide revenue for the support Of the Government OF TINS
State approved April 29th 1857 from Sec. l6 to Sec %
inclusive of said Act shall control direct and regulate
the sale Issuance Of certificate record and all further
ceedngs of the tax collector under the foregoing ordinance
SEC l. To enforce the collection of the poll tax pro
vded in this Ordinance the tax collector may seize 81
much of any and every species OF property right claim
possession whatever claimed by any person liable and
refusing to pay such poll tax will be sufficient to pay
said poll tax and costs of seizure and may and SHALL sell
the at any time place upon giving verbal notice
hour previous to such sale Any person indebted to
another liable to poll tax who shall neglect or refuse
pay the same, shall be liable pay the to such 9th
person. after service upon him by the tax collector of
notice in writing stating the of the person
persons liable and owing such poll tax and may
duct the amount thereof from such Indebtedness The
collector after having deducted the poll tax for which
such property was sold and the necessary fees and costs Of
sale snail return the surplus proceeds to the O
the property delivery OF the possession of the property
by the tax collector to any purchaser any such sale
shall be sufficient title in the purchaser without the
ec9tion OF decd thel efor by the tax collector.
SIC g. The several Sections Of the Ordinance above
ed are ordained under and by virtue of the leg
lslature OF this State Approved April 29 1857 and ent'
tied an Act to amend Act to Incorporate the City of Ne
vada, Approved April 18th 1886 said amendaOry Act au'
thorzng the collection of taxes by The City of Nevada in
the same manner as by law provided for the collection o
State and County taxes and this Ordinance passed
der and in conformity with the provisions of the Revenue
Act of this State.
Passed November 23d 1857.
J. W. GRIER, President.
7. II. RoLTE Clerk S3w