The Nevada Democrat., 1859-01-05
Ordinance Number 81.
ORDINANCE LEVYING AND PRO-

IA viding Tor the collection OF the City taxes.
The Trustees Of The City Of Nerdda do Orddin ollors:
SECTION l. There shall be- ard is hereby levied upon oil
assessed and taxable property within the corporate limits
of the City of Nevada for the fiscal year. ending May 1852
tax of fifty cents upon each hundred dollars OF as
sessed value.
sac q There shall be- and is hereby levied upon each
male inhabant of said city Of twenty years Of
and over, the sum of one dollar as poll tax.
SEC g. 1t shall be- and is hereby made the duty Of the
City Marshal his Deputy to collect said axessaid Col
lector shall forthwith give notice by publication in
newspaper published in this city that the City taxes
and payable and the time and place at which he viii
receive the same also that the law IN regard to their col
lection will be strictly enforced.
SIC I. Upon the fist Monday in January 1852 at the
close of the business hours that day the Hector
shall enter upon the list assessment roll state
ment that he has made levy upon all the property as
sessed in said roll and upon which the taxes have not
been maid On or before the third Monday OF Janusry
1859 the collector shall complete list OF all persons
and property then owing taxes, and the tax collector in
addition to the tax levied, shall collect upon each sepa
rate lot parcel of land and also upon the personal
property of each delinquent, the sum of one dollar,
costs incurred in preparing and publishing the delinquent
SEC On or before the first day of February 1882 the
tax collector shall the delinquent tax list to bs pub
shed giving the name of the owner OF all real estate ans
all improvements the same, together with such con
densed description of the property, that it may easily Dc
known and also similar condensed description OF any
real estate or improvements assessed to unknown ovne
and also opposite each name or 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 some newspaper supplement to newspaper
published in the City of Nevada Such publication shall
also designate the time and place of the SALE which shan
not be less than twenty than twenty eight
days from the first appearance of the publication. All
real estate shall be sold in front Of the COnrt House door,
and all sales shall he made by the Marshal his deputies
SEC g. The provisions of the Act entitled Act to pro
vide revenue the support of the Government Of ts
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 pro
ceedings of the tax collector under the foregoing ero
nance.
SEC To enforce the collection OF the poll tax as pro-
vided in this Ordinance the tax collector may seiro 20
much Of any and every species property right clam
possession whatever claimed by any person liable TO- anu
refusing pay such poll tax will be sufficient 70 p
sald poll tax and costs of seizure and may and shall sen
the same at any time place, upon giving verbal no.
tce one hour previous to such sale Any person indebted
to another liable to poll tax who shall neglect or refuse
10 paw the same shall be liable to pay the same to tuen
other person. after service upon him by the tax collector
of notice in writing stating the name or names Of ns
persen persons liable and owing such poll tax anu
NAV deduct the amount thereof from such ndebtednes
The tax collector after having deducted the poll tax m
which such property sold and the necessary ees a
costs of sale shall return the surplus proceeds 70 wv
owners of the property delivery of the possession o.
property by the tax collector to any purchaser al nt
such sale shall be a sufficient title in the purcnSsert
without the execution of deed therefor, by the tAA ~
lector.
Passed November SOth, 1858. -.,,.,,