The Nevada Democrat., 1859-02-02
Ordinance Number 81.
ORDINANCE LEVYING AND PRO-
n wiling TOR the collection of the City taxes.

"A wiling for the collection of the City taxes.
The Trustees ct the CITY Of NerGdd do Otdin foIlO:
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 1859
tax of fifty cents upon each hundred dollars Of as
sessed value.
SEc q There shall be- and hereby levied upon each
male inhabant of said city of twenty years OF age
and over, the sum of one dollar poll tax.
SEC 3. II shall be, and is hereby made the duty Of the
lector shall forthwith give notice by publication in
newspaper published in this city, that the City taxes are
due and payabe and the time and place at which he will
receive the o that the law in regard to their col
lection will be strictly enforced.
SIC. !. Upon the fS Monday in January 1889 at the
close of the business hours for that day the tax collector
shall enter upon the tax list assessment roll state
ment, that he hnS made levy upon all tie property
scssed in said roll and upon which, the taxes have
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 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 Of dollar Al
costs incurred in preparing and publishing the delinquent
list
SEC On or before the first day of February 1859 the
collector shall the delinquent tax list bv pub
shed giving the of the of all real estate and
all improvements on the same together with such a
densed description of the property that may easily be
known, and also similar condensed description Of any
estate improvements assessed to unknown owners
and also opposite each name or description the amount
of taxes including costs due from each delinquent person
property such list, with the levy thereon hereto
fore provided shall be published fol 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 wentyone than twenty eight
days from the first appearance Of the publication. All
real estate shall be sold in front Of the Conr House door,
and all sales shall be made by the Marshal his deputies
SEC g. The provisions of the Act entitled Act TO pro-
vide for the support of the Government of this
State approved April 29th 1857 from Sec 16 to Sec Is
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 l. To the collection OF the poll tax pro-
vled in this Ordinance the collector may seize
much Of any and every species property right claim
possession whatever claimed by any person liable TO- and
refusing TO pay such poll tax. will be sufficient to pay
SAID poll tax and of seizure and may and shall sell
the at any time place upon giving a verbal
ce hour previous to such sale Any person indebted
to another liable to poll tax, who shall neglect refuse
to pay the same, shall be liable to pay the to ueh
other person. after service upon him by the collector
of notice in writing, stating the of the
person persons liable and owing such poll tax and
may deduct the thereof from such indebtedness
The tax collector after having deducted the poll tax for
which such property sold and the necessary and
OF sale shall return the surplus proceeds to the
Of the property delivery of the possession Of the
property by the collector 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.
H. H. FLAGG, President
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