The Nevada Democrat., 1859-05-11
Ordinance Number 81.
ORnINANCE LEXKING AND pr

| N viding for the collection of the City taxes.
The Trustees of The City Of Nerada do Ordain follo:-
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 May 1852
tax of fifty cents upon each hundred dollars of
sessed value.
SEC q There shall be- and is hereby levied upon each
male nhabtant of said city of twenty years of age
and over, the sum 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 Col
ectOr shall forthwith give notice, by publication some
newspaper published in this city that the City taxes are
due and payable and the time and place at which will
receive the same also that the law in regard to their col
lection will be strictly enforced.
SEC T. Upon the first Monday in January 1859 at the
close of the business hours for that day the collector
shall enter upon the tax list assessment roll state
ment that he has made levy upon all the property as
sessed in said roll and upon which, the have not
been paid. On or before the third Monday of January
1852 the tax collector shall complete list of all persons
and property then owing taxes and the collector in
addition to the tax levied shall collect upon each sepa
rate lot or parcel of land and also upon the
property of each delinquent the Of dollar as
costs incurred in preparing and publishing the denq
list.
tax collector shall the delinquent tax list to be pub
shed giving the of the of all real estate and
all improvements the same, together with such con-
densed description of the property that 1t may easily
known and also similar condensed description of
real estate or improvements assessed unknown
and also opposite each description the amount
of taxes including costs due from each delinquent person
or property such list with the levy thereon as hereto
fore provided shall be published fo three successive
weeks IN some newspaper OF supplement 10
published in the City of Nevada Such publication shall
also designate the time and place of the sale which shall
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 be made by the Marshal or his
SEC g. The provisions of the Act entitled Act TO pro-
vide for the support of the Government of this
State approved April Goth 1857 from Sec 16 Sec 2S
inclusive of said Act shall CONTROL direct and regulate
the sale issuance of certificate record and all further pro.
ceedngs Of the tax collector under the foregoing ordi.
nance.
SEC T. To enforce the collection Of the poll tax as pre-
vded in this Ordinance the tax collector may seize
much of any and every species of property right claim
possession whatever claimed by any person liable to- and
refusing to pay such poll tax, will be sufficient pay
SAID poll tax and costs of seizure and may and shall sell
the same at any time place. upon giving verbal
tce hour previous to such sale Any person indebted
to another liable to poll tax, who shall neglect or refuse
to pay the same shall be liable TO pay the same to such
other 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 deduct the amount thereof from such Indebtedness
The tax collector after having deducted the poll tax for
which such property Sold and the necessary fees and
costs sale shall return the surplus proceeds to the
of the property delivery of the
property by the tax collector to any purchaser at any
such SALE shall be sufficient title in the purchaser
without the execution Of deed therefor by the tax col
lector.
| Passed November 3Oth 1855
| II. H. FLAGG, President
A. B. HANSON Clerk