The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-03-23

and prescribing their duties, passed Marcel
18TH 1861.
SECTION l. Be it ordained by the Common Council
Of the City of Evansville that at each annual cleo
tion Of Councilmen 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 sworn as required by the Both section of the City
Charter.
SEC 2 1t shall be the duty of one or 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 aetting
opposite the name of each person the value of his
ner personal estate subject to taxation, and for
that purpose the Common Council may divide said
City into districts and require either any Of said
Assessors to perform said duties III and such dis
tricts it may Designate and assign to id Asses.
scr or Assessors and IN making and returning said
list lists, said Assessor Assessors shall in l
things be governed by the provisions of the Charter
and the Ordinances made or to be made in pursu-
nnce thereof and shall also make, sign and append
thereto a certificate that it is the assessment roll
for the proper year. and for the particular district
assigned to said Assessor Assessors, which year
shall be designated and district described in said
certificate.
SEC. s. 1t 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
full and fair list Of all real estate to be tax ed with
the names of the owners or claimants arranged in
alphabetical order. and thew shall in making said
list, set opposite the Of the owner claimant
description Of each lot or parcel of real estate
OWHeu OF Claimed Dy 0elrb dDO llb Nhlu6 lneFeOIs
and also the value of the improvements thereon,
HIGH last mentioned list shall be made and return
ed according to 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 sment roll of real for the proper
year, and the said Assessor Assessors before re-
turning said roll shall make, sign, and append
thereto certificate that it is such assessment roll
of real estate for the proper year.
SIC. f. Each assessment roll beside the column in
which the value of real personal property 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 or 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 Assessors.
Sac 5 The Assessment Rolls shall be returned |
to the Clerk of the Common Council Dy the hf- |
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
roll statement of the time of the
ing and filing thereof.
SEC. 6. An Ordinance entitled Gan Ordinance to |
provide for the election of an Assessor and two /
Assistant Assessors and prescribing their duties"
passed September IT, 1859, is hereby repealed.
Attest WIN. BAKER, Mayor.
P. BURKE, Clerk.