The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-03-19

and prescribing their dutteS, passed MdTch
18th, 1861.
sEcTIoN L. Be it ordained by the Common Council
of the City of Evansville that at each annual cleo
ton of C0uncilmen 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.
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
names of persons in alphabetical order, aud setting
opposite the name of each person the value of his
or her personal estate subject taxation, and for
that purpose the Common Council may div idle said
City into districts and require either or any of sad
Assessors perform said duties in and for such dis
tricts as it may dAs ate, and assign to said 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 De made in pursu-
ance 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
ass igned to said Assessor Assessors which year
shall be designated aud district described in said
certificate.
SEC , 1t shall be the duty of one or more of said
ASS ssors, as said Common Council may direct, i'm
mediately after such election to proceed TO make
full and fair list of all real estate 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 owner claimant
a description of each lot or parcel of real estate
owned or claimed by heirs and the value thereof
and also the value of the improvements thereon,
which 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 assessment ron 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 t. Each assessment roll beside the column in
which the value of real personal property is plac
ed, shall contain 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 same property in the eYsnt of their add
ing to taking from the valuation fixed by such
Assessor or Assessors. 4--
SEC 5. The Assessment Rolls shall be returned
to the Clerk of the Common Council by the if-
teenth day of June of each year, unless further
time shall he given by the Common Council; and
ths Clerk shall makes sign, and append to each as
seBssaenf roll statement of the time of the return
inG and Sling thereof.
BEc 6. An Ordinance entitled s'An Ordinance to
Rruvi4S for the election of an Assessor and two
Assistant Assessors and prescribing their duties,'
passed Rsptemher II, 1889, is hereby repealed.
Attest 80 $3.50 WN. BAKER, Mayor.
p. BURKE, Clerk. 5as