The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-03-22

16th 1861.
SECTION l. Be 1t ordained by the Common Council
of the City of Evansville that at each annual cleo
ton 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 required by the Both section OF the City
Charter.
SEC 2 1t shall be the duty of one more of said
Assessors, as the Common Council shall order and
direct, Immediately after each such election, to
proceed 10 make ont a full and fair list Of all per-
cons, and all personal estate and all dogs and
bitches, and all polls liable to be taxed placing the
Of persons in alphabetical order, and setting
opposite the name of each person the value OF his
her 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 perform said duties ia and for such dis
tricts it may designate and assign to said Asses
sor 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 male 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
igned to said Assessor or Assessors, which year
shall be designated and district described in said
certificate.
SEC g. 1t shall be the duty of one or more of said
Assessors as said Commo Council may direct i'm
medatey 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 OPPOSITE the name of the claimant
a description Of each lot parcel of real estate
owned or claimed by heirs and the value thereof,
which last mentioned list shall be made and return
cd 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 estate for the proper
year, and the said Assessor or Assessors before re-
turning said roll shall make, sign, and append
thereto a certificate that it is such assessment roll
of real estate for the proper year.
SEC. 4. Each assessment roll beside the column in
which the value of real personal property is plac-
cd, shall contain a column in which the said Asses
Assessors shall enter the residence Of the
tai 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 or taking from the valuation fixed by such
Assessor Assessors.
Sac D. The Assessment Rolls shall be returned
to the Clerk If the Common Council by the fif-
teenth 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 statement of the time Of the return
ing and filing thereof
SEC. 6. An Ordinance entitled can Ordinance to
provide for the election Of Assessor and two
Assistant ASSESSORS and prescribing their duties,'
passed September II, 1859, is hereby repealed.
Attest Wbd. BAKER, Mayor.
r. BURKE, Clerk.