White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-02
City Ordinances.


SEcTIos l. Be il ordained BY the Mayer and
Councilman of the City of White Cloud Hiai
st the FIRST stated meeting Of the City eSHei
in each year after the present, it shall p the
duty of the Council by and with the advice and
consent of the Mayor, 10 appoint competent
person as Assessor, who shall have resided in
the city at least three months prior to bis ap-
! pointmeAt, and the person % appointed, shall
! before he enters upon the duties Of his ONCE
give bond to the city in the sum ef Three Hun
dred Dollars, With two securities, to be apDroy-
ed by the Mayor, conditioned for the faithful
discharge Of his duties.
SEC. 2. The said Assessor, before entering
on the duties of his Office, shall take and sub
scribe an oath, faithfully TO discharge his re
spsetiVe duties to the bsstof his knowledge and
ability.
SEC. 3. The Assessor shall enter upen the
discharge Of his duties, after the present year
on the first Monday Of May, in each year, and
shall make such preparations as will enable hin
to assess the property within the limits Of the
whole city-repairinga and correcting the plat o.
the city. and procuring from the County Recor
der, an abstract or all conveyances of record
made within the city during the preceding year
and changing the plat of the city to correspond
I with such cOnveyances.
SEC A. On the first Of Nav. in each year, the
entire preceding assessment list of the city
which list shall be returned to the Register with
I in two months.
SEC. 5. The Assessor shall, on the seconi
Monday of May, succeeding his appointment
proceed to examine and assess all property
within the city, subject to taxation, at its cash
value. to be determined BY the assessor. ano
shall make out suitable book, which shall con
tain list of all such property, and of persons
chargea5le with poll tax, describing ia sspa.
rate columns the kind of property, and where
the same is real estate, giving the quantity
metes and bounds, and the value of the ground
with the Improvements on the same, if both
are owned blythe same person, and when real
estate is leased or rented, the owner thereof ID
authorized to list it with the Assessor in pre-
! portions as il is leased or rented.
See. 6. Said list shall be made sutbV Blocks
according to their numerical-order on the oity
map, in the City Registers osice, and sueh 9th
( er designations made as will enable the COllss-
tor readily to End the persons who pay tax.
| SEC. Z. And the Assessor is authorized to
demand of any person owning or having charge
of any taxable property, az agent, guardian, o.
in any other fiduciary character, a list of sush
property, with such description as will enable
him to list and assess the same; and Ihall have
power, and is required, when not satisfied with
said list. to examine the party under oath touch
ing the same. .r
SEC. &. II any person refuse to list the prop
erty as Aforesaid, or to testify under oath re-
quired concerning the property belonging to
them or under their charge or to deliver a
correct description Of their property at the Of
fee of the Assessor, within ten DAYS after such
demand shall have been made; or Wilfully omit
any property required to be listed from the list
furnished BY them, the whole propSrty belong
fnos IN NJ undar he CHARGE Of cueI hall
be assessed at the market value put upon it BY
the Assessor. Ivy ----- 80
SEC. 9. II the Assessor End property witkih
the city limits, the owner of which is unknown,
after using due diligence to ascertain the same,
and failing to do so, he shall mark the property
as that Of an owner unknown
SEC. 10. The Assessor shall use all the means
to discover any taxable property which has rot
bee assessed in any previous year, and the same
shall be assessed for each year in which it has
been omitted, and the Assessor shall note the
same upon his assessment list.
SIC. H.. 1t shall be the duty Of the Assessor
TO make return to the City Register, on orbefore
he first day of August, in each year, Of the as
sessment of all the property within the city.
SIC. 10. The Assessor, Cor the-present year,
shall enter Immediately upon the discharge of his
duties, and make return by the 18th day of July
next. SOS
SEC. l3. ANY error in the assessment of pre-
perty may he corrected bv the Register. by and
with the consent OF the Mayor: he party SO err
roneously assessed, filing an affidavit with the
City Register, stating the facts and particulars
in addition to each erroneous assessment.
SEC. IA. Upon the recent of the assessment
list as Aforesaid, the City Register shall notify
the Mayor and the members of the Council, who
shall thereupon hold meeting 10 hear and de-
termine all appeals from the assessment, and to
correct all errors that may be found in the list,
and ten days public notice shall be given by the
Mayer, of the tina and place of meeting for
hearing such appeals.
SEC. Is. The Assessor shall attend the Bond
-duriRg their sitting as a court of appeals, ana
furnish any information in his power in relation
to the property in any assessment from which
here may be an appeal, and shall correst the
platsOf the CITY connected with the assessment
and also in the CITY Registers Office. He shall
also, when required by the City Council, make
out list of all real estate which may be in ar
rears with the city for taxes, and if necessary,
ascertain the ownsrS, aud do and perform such
other duties connected with his Office az ths
City Council may direct. m
SEC. l6. AllpcrsOns who consider themselves
aggrieved by the assessment Of property may
appeal to the said court of appeals every ap-
peal shall he in writing and state specifically the
grounds of appeal, and the matter or thing
complained of; and no matter unless so stated
shall be considered by the court. 7
SEC. IL. The Court of appeals shall hear and
determine in a summary way all appeals, and
correct amy errors they may discover in the as
sessment lists, and may increase or lessen any
assessment as they may see fit. When the
Board, sitting as court, shall have corrected
and adjusted the list. the Mayor shall certify the
same, and deliver the same so certified TO the
City Register.
SIC. Is. When the said list has been 90 -
ceiyed, the Register shall run out the same and
enter in an appropriate column the amount Of
tax due from each person he shall, a. soon
thereafter as possible, make out a plain copy
thereof, authenticated by the seal of the eity,
deliver the same to the Collector, and take his
charge the same to him.
SEC. l9. ANY errors in the extension Of sudA
list which may at any time be discovered, may
be corrected by the Register, either before Or
after the payment Of the erroneous amount.
SEQ. 20. 1t shall be the duty Of the Collector
to report to the Register all changes of owner
ship in real estate which NAT come to bis
knowledge during the time he is collecting the
real estate taxes |; and thereupon the City Reg |
lister shall correct the piats Of the city, eonnee-
ted with the assessment, accordingly.
SIC. 81. The Assessor shah hold his ofiss |
for one year, or until Otherwise provided By the
Council, or unless sooner removed BY the May |
or, BY and vita the sdSies and consent Of the |
City Council, for good canse shown. ~
rSBs. %. The Assessor shall recsivs - pay /
for his services two dollars and ffty osns pc,