The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-03-21


10th, 1861.
SECTION l. Be it ordained by the Common Council
of the City of Evansville, that at each annual cleo
ton of Councmen hereafter to be held, there shall
be elected by the qualified electors of said city,
three Assessors, each of whom shall give bond and
be required by the Both section Of the City
Charter.
SIC 2. 1t shall be the duty of more of said
Assessors, as the Common Council shall order and
direct, Immediately after each such election, TO
proceed 10 make out full and fair list of all per
sons, and all personal estate and all dogs and
bitches and all polls liable to be taxed, placing the
of persons in alphabetical order, aud setting
opposite the name of each person the value of his
or her personal estate subject to taxation, and Tor
that purpose the Common Council may divide said
City into districts and require either any OF said
Assessors to perform said duties i'll and for such dis
tricts it may designate, and assign to sid Asses
or Assessors and in making and returning said
list lists, said Assessor Assessors shall in all
things be governed by the provisions of the Charter
and the Ordinances made or to be made in pursu-
thereof and shall also make, sign and append
thereto certificate that it is the assessment roll
for the proper year. and for the particular district
assigned to said Assessor or Assessors, which year
shall be designated and district described in said
certificate.
SEC s. It shall be the duty of one or more of said
Assessors, said Common Council may direct, i'm
medately after such election to proceed to make out
full and fair list of all real estate to be taxed with
the names OF the owners or claimants arranged in
alphabetical order, and they SHALL in making said
list set oppost the name OF the owner or claimant
description OF each lot or parcel OF real estate
owned claimed by heirs and the value thereof,
and also the value of the improvements thereon,
which last entioned list shall be made and return
ed according the requirements of the Charter and
Ordinances made or to be made in pursuance there
of, and said last mentioned list shall be designated
the roll of real estate for the proper
year, and the said Assessor or Assessors before
turning said roll shall make, sign, and append
thereto certificate that it is such assessment roll
of real estate for the proper year.
SEC. d. Each assessment roll beside the column in
which the value of real personal property is pac
ed, shall con tain column in which the said Asses
sor or Assessors shall enter the residence of the
tax payer, and another column columns in which
the Board of Equalization shall place their valua-
ton of the property in the event Of their add
ing to taking from the valuation fixed by such
Assessor or Assessors.
SEC s. The Assessment Rolls shall be returned
to the Clerk Cf tho Common Council by the fif-
tenth day of June of each year, unless further
time shall be given by the Common Council; and
the Clerk shall make, sign, and append to each as
sessment roll a statement of the time of the return
ing and filing thereof.
SEc. 6. An Ordinance entitled ''An Ordinance to
provide for the election of Assessor and two
Assistant Assessors and prescribing their duties,''
passed September II, 1859, is hereby repealed.
Attest WIN. BAKER, Mayor.
p. BURKE, Clerk.