The Nevada Democrat., 1859-02-23
Ordinance Number 81.
N ORDINANCE LEVYING AND PRO-

n vding tor the collection OF the City taxes
The Trustees Of The City Of Neuddd do Ortdin olorS:-
SECTION l. There shall be- ard is hereby levied upon all
assessed and taxable property within the corporate limits
of the City of Nevada for the fiscal year ending NAV 1859
tax of fifty cents upon each one hundred dollars of
sessed value.
SIC q There shall be- and is hereby levied upon each
male inhabitan of said city of twenty years age
and over, the Of one dollar poll tax
SEC g. 1t shall be and is hereby made the duty Of the
CITY Marshal his Deputy to collect said taxessadC Col
ector shall forthwith give notice by publication in some
newspaper published in this city that the City taxes are
due and BILE and the time and place at which he will
receive the also that the law in regard to their col
lection will be strictly enforced.
SRc A. Upon the Fl st Monday in January 1850 at the
close of the business hours for that day the collector
shall enter upon the tax list or assessment roll state
ment that he has made levy upon all the property
sessed in said roll and upon which, the taxes have net
been paid On before the third Monday Of January
1859 the tax collector shall complete list Of all persons
and property then owing taxes and the tax collector in
addition the tax levied shall collect upon each sepa
rate parcel of land and also upon the personal
property of each delinquent the sum Of one dollar, A
costs incurred in preparing and publishing the delinquent
list.
SIC g. On or before the first day of February 1859 the
tax collector shall the delinquent tax list TO be pub
shed giving the of the Of all real estate ana
all improvements the same together with such CON
densed description Of the property that may easily be
known and also similar condensed description OF
real improvements assessed TO unknown owners
and also opposite each description the amount
of taxes including costs due from each delinquent person
or property such list, with the levy thereon hereto
fore provided shall be published for three successive
weeks in newspaper supplement to newspaper
published in the City of Nevada Such publication shall
also designate 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 Az
real estate shall be sold in front Of the Conrt House door,
and all sales shall be made by the Marshal his deputies
SEC The provisions of the Act entitled Act TO pro-
vide for the support of the Government oi tn
State approved April 29th 1857 from Sec. l6 to Sec s
inclusive of said Act shall control direct and regulate
the sale issuance of certificate record and all further pre-
ceedngs of the tax collector under the foregoing od
nance.
SEC l. To enforce the collection OF the poll tax as pre-
yded in this Ordinance the tax collector may seize 80
much of any and every species OF property right claim
possession whatever claimed by any person liable to- ana
refusing to pay such poll tax will be sufficient to pay
sand poll tax and costs of seizure and may and shall sen
the same at any time place, upon giving verbal ne
to another liable to poll tax who shall neglect refuse
to paw same shall be liable to pay the same to sucn
other person. after service upon him by the tax collector
Of notice in writing, stating the names oi ns
person persons liable and owing such poll tax, snS
may deduct the amount thereof from such indebednes"
The tax collector after having deducted the poll tax -
which such property Sold and the necessary ices an
costs sale shall return the surplus proceeds 70 W.
owners of the property delivery of the possession OF I
property by the collector to any purchaser az a
such sale shall be sufficient title in the purch"oei
without the execution of deed therefor By the taA S
lector.
Passed November S0th, 1858. .-,....
A. B. HANSON Clerk.