The Nevada Democrat., 1859-05-04
Ordinance Number 81.
Y ORDINANCE LEVYING AND PRO-

N yidne for the collection of the City taxes
The Trustees of the Ci Of Nerddd do OdotR fotlOos:-
SECTION l. There shall be- ard is hereby levied upon all
and taxable property within the corporate limits
of the City 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 inhabant of said city of twenty years OF age
and over the sum of one dollar as poll tax.
SEC g. It shall be- and is hereby made the duty of the
City Marshal his Deputy to collect said taxessaid Col
ectOr shall forthwith give notice, by publication in some
newspaper published in this city that the City taxes
due and payable and the time and place at which he will
receive the same also that the law in regard to their col
lection will be strictly enforced.
SEC 4. Upon the fist Monday in January 1852 at the
close the business hours for that day the tax collector
shall enter upon the tax list assessment roll state
ment that he has made levy upon all the property
sessed in said roll and upon which, the taxes have not
been paid. On or 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 to the tax levied shall collect upon each sepa
rate lot parcel of land and also upon the personal
nronerty of each delinquent the Of one dollar as
costs incurred in preparing and publishing the delinquent
list.
SEC 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 and
all Improvements the same, together with such con-
densed description of the property that it may easily be
known and also similar condensed description of any
real estate or improvements assessed to unknown owners
and also opposite each description the amount
of taxes including costs due from each delinquent person
or ropery such list with the levy thereon hereto
fore provided shall be published for three successive
weeks some newspaper supplement- 10 newspaper
pubshed 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-eght
lays from the first appearance of the publication All
real estate shall be sold in front of the Court 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 revenue for the support of the Government of this
State approved April 29h 1851 from Sec. 16 to Sec 2S
inclusive of said Act shall control direct and regulate
the sale issuance of certificate record and all further pro-
ceedngs of the collector under the foregoing ordi
nance.
SEE / To enforce the collection OF the poll tax as pro-
vided in this Ordinance the tax collector may seize
much any and every species property right claim
possession whatever claimed by any person liable and
refusing to pay such poll tax will be sufficient to pay
SAID poll tax and costs of seizure and may and shall sell
the same at any time place. upon giving verbal
to another liable poll tax, who shall neglect refuse
to pay the same shall be liable to pay the to such
other person. after service upon him by the tax collector
of notice in writing stating the of the
person or persons liable and owing such poll tax and
NAV deduct the thereof from such indebtedness.
The tax collector after having deducted the poll tax
which such property sod and the necessary fees and
costs of sale shall return the surplus proceeds to the
owners of the property delivery of the possession of the
property by the collector to any purchaser at any
such sale shall be a sufficient title in the purchaser
without the execution of deed therefor, by the tax col
lector.
Passed November S0th, 1858.
I II. II. FLAGG President
A. B. HANSON Clerk.