White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-12-15
City ordinances.

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taxation.
SECTION /. Be il ordained By the mayor - -
Councilmen Of the City Of White Ciouo' lnzs
at the first stated meeting Of the C,ly ~ ~
in each wear AFTER the present, II snan DC ~
dntv Of Inc Council by and with the advice ana
consent Of the Mayor, TO appoint eomPssGs
per.on as Assessor, who shall have resided IN
the city at least three months prior 70 hn
pointment, and the person so app0inteo' snH
before he enters upon the duties OF MS V1oSs
give bond to the city in the sum Of Ihree ID IN
dred Dollars, With tRo secWi6es, TO De sppso.
ed by the Mayor, conditioned Tor tns HN'nn
discharge of his duties
SEC. 2. The said Assessor, bstors SEte~ng
on the duties of his Office, shall take and SUD
scribe an oath, faithfully to discharge ms re-
spectiVe duties TO the bsstof his knoWsoSs aDo
ability. -rtIs
SEC. >. The Assessor shall enter upon As
discharge Of his duties, after the present yes
on the first Monday Of May, in each year. ~
shall make such preparations as VIII enable nSn
to assess the properly within the nmiH OF tns
whole eity-repainng and correcting the plat OF
The civ, and procuring. from the County Reoor-
der, an abstract Of ali eonVeysncss OF record
made within the city during the preceding yeE
and changing the plat of the city to corrsspooa
with such conveyances.
SEC. 4. On the first Of May. In each year, TOE
City Register shall deliver to the ASSESSOR Hls
entire preceding assoesment-list Of the cry
which list shall be returned to the Register win
In two months.
SEC. 5. The Assessor shall, on hs second
Monday OF Nav, succeeding his appointment
proceed to examine and assess all propera
within the city, subject to taxation, at It's cAA1
value, to be determined by the assessor. ano
shall make out a suitable book, which shall con
tain list OF all such property, and OF person.
chargea5le with poll tax, describing IN GspA'
rate columns the kind of property, and whess
he same is real estate, giving the quantity
metes and bounds, and the value of the ground
with the improvements on the Same, If oos
are owned by the same person, and when rea
estate is leased or rented, the owner thereof II
authorized to list it with the Assessor in Pso
portions as it is leased or rented.
SEQ. 6. Said list shall be made outby BloSAA
according to their numerical-order on the Gig
man. in the CITY Registers Office, and such 9th
er designations made as will enable the Collss
tor readily to find the persons who pay tax.
SEC l. And the Assessor is authorized u
demand Of any person owning or having charS'
Of any taxable property, rs agent, guardian, o
in anv other fiduciary character, list OF suel
rroperty, with such description as will enAbl'
1
mower, and is required, when not satisfied via
said list, to examine the party under oath touch
ing the same.
| SEC. 8. II any person refuse 10 list the prop
ertv as Aforesaid, or to testify under oath as re
quired concerning the property belonging y
Shem or under their charge or to deliver
correct description Of their property at the oil
fee of the Assessor, within ten days after sue
demand shall have been made; or wilfuily oml
any property required to be listed from the hs
furnished by them, the whole property belong
ing to, or under the charge Of such person, shh
be assessed at tho market value put upon it b
the Assessor.
SEC. 8. If the Assessor hnd property With
the city limits, the owner Of which Is unknown
after using due diligence to ascertain the SAINT
and falling to do so, be shall mark the propsFt
as that of an owner unknown.
/, SEC. 10. The Assessor shall use all the nsa1
to discover any taxable property which has n
been assessed in any previous year, and the 50 n
shall be assessed for each year in which it hi
, been omitted, and the Assessor shall note Oh
/ same upon his assessment list.
SIC. IL. 1t shall be the duty Of the AssessC
to make return to the City Register, on or 6efo'
; he first day OF August, in each year, Of the u
t sessment of sll the property within the city.
, SEC. 10. The Assessor, for the present yea
] shall enter Immediately upon the discharge OF
n duties, and make return by the 10Th day OF Jul
next.
: SEC. 10. ANY error in the assessment Of Pr
pertv NAV be corrected BY the Register, BY an
with the consent of the Mayor: the party so
roneously assessed, filing an affidavit with 81
CITY Register, stating the facts and partieulA
in addition to each erroneous assessment.
: SEC. IA. Upon the receipt of the assessme
list as aforesaid, the City Register shall mott
( the Mayor and the members of the Council, wi
shall thsreupon hold meeting to hear and d
termine all appeals from the assessment, and
. correct all errors that may be found in the lie
5 and ten days public notice shall be given by Il
j. MAYER, of the time and place Of meeting &
hearing such appeals.
7. SEC Is. The Assessor shall attend the BoI
during their sitting asa court OF appeals, al
furnish any information in his power In rslanC
to the property in any assessment from whit
here NAV be an appeal, and shall correct 4
Mats of the city connected with the aSsessmsr
and also in the City Registers Office. He IbI
aJso, when required by the City Council, NAL
ont a list of all real estate which may be In .
rears with the city for taxes, and if neeeSSar
ascertain the owners, and do and perform SUI
v other duties connected with his once a. Q
h CITY Council may direct.
,, SIC. I6. Allpersons who consider themSelV
apprieyed by the assessment of property nj
/. anneal to the said court Of appeals every 4
peal shall be in writing, and state specifically 8
grounds of appeal, and the matter or THU
. complained Of; and no matter unless so stat
shall be considered by the court.
SEC. IL. The Court of appeals shall hear n
determine in a summary way all appeals, ~
correct any errors they may discover in the &
sessment lists, and may increase or lessen a
assessment as they may see ht. When q
y, Board, sitting as a court, shall have correet
and adjusted the list, the Mayor shall certify 8
same, and deliver the same so certified b O
City Register.
SIC. is. When the said list has been % .
ceiyed, the Register shall run out the same a
= enter in an appropriate column the amount
?. tsx due from each person he shall, A. so
thereafter rs possible, make out plain 90
thereof, authenticated BY the seal Of the oil
or until CITY seal is provided, BY q scroll, a
- deliver the same to the Collector, and AXE
receipt for the aggregate amount nsrsod' q
charge the same to him.
SIC l9. ANY errors in ths extension OF 50
list which may at any tine be discovered, m
. be corrected by the Register, either before
after the payment Of the erroneous amount.
SEC. 90. 1t shall be the duty Of the Collso1
le 10 report to the Register all changes Of oEnt
= shin in real estate which may come TO
:. :. knowledge during the time he is collecting
- real estate taxes and thereupon the City h
lister shall correct the plats Of the city, come
!. ted with the assessment, accordingly
" SEC. 81. The Assessor shall hold his on
. for one year, or until otherwise provided By
: Council, or unless sooner removed By the Ma
= or. by and with the advice and consent OF
:. =. City Council, for good cause shown.
SIC. %. The Assessor shall receive a. ,
y. for his services two dollars and atty cents