Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-06-20
AN ORDINANCE

TIOR assessing for the year 1858, special tax for
c the payment of interest and sinking funds men
toned the ordinance Of this city, passed the
nth Of November 1862 entitled An ordinance for the
compromise and retiring Of the funds Of the city for
meriy issued to the Hempheld Railroad Company,
the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad Company, and
the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad Company,
promise for the purpose OF creating the sinking fund
men tjoned and Alluded to In aid Ordinance and The
deed OF trust given by this city to Sobfesh BRADY
aud Nathan Wilkinson, trustees and for the payment
OF interest RccruIng aud comnBon the fret days Of
July, 1863 and January In the year 1864.
Sell Be 1t ordained by the Council of the city Of
Wheeling In common council assembled, That there
shall be and hereby levied aad ordered to be col
iected for the year 1883, special tax all real
tate within the corporate limits of the city OF Whee-
ling not exempt from taxation at the rate of twenty
i've cents every one hundred dollars value thereof
in addition to any tax otherwise imposed said real
estate for this year.
Sec 2. Be 1t further ordained That the assessment
heretofore made and returned by the Assessor APP
pointed for the purpose for the year 1858, and now
file in the Clerks Office of this city, shall be deem
ed and taken as the assessment made for the pur-
poses of said special tax.
Sec. 8. Be 1t further ordained, That inasmnch as
there may be property liable to such special tax
which is exempt from taxation for other purposes
that the Assessor heretofore appointed for the
rent year shall Immediately after the passage of this
ordinance proceed to make out list OF all such real
estate liable to taxation for railroad purposes and
not already included in i'd assessment on file in tho
Oice ofthe clerk aforesaid, specifying in such Iist
the name OF the owner or owners, the location and
quantity of each and every parcel portion of such
real estae the actual value Of each parcel portion
| thereof and the amount of tax thereon under this
ordinance and shall return Snid list to the clerk Of
the city on or before the first day of July, 1868.
Sec. Be 1t further ordained That ir shall be the
duty Of the Clerk OF the city, on or before the day
last NAMED. to ascertain the gross amount of the
railroad taken real estate the assessment book for
the ear 1858, file in his Office afor said at
the rate fixed by this ordnance, and on receipt of
said additional assessment from said Assessor, to
charge the gross amount Of railroad tax appearing
both assessments to the collector of the assess
ent for the year 1862 and shall deliver said list to
said collector for collection taking his receipt for the
| came.
Sec 5. Be 1t further ordanined That the Collector
of assessments for the year 1868 shall soon as he
shall receive from the clerk Of the city the said az
al assessment herein provided for, proceed collect
the said special tax and he shall pay the to the
said trustees, Brady md wilkinson, the survivor
otthem or the successor, he shall collect and &C.
count for the same to them their survivor or
cessorB IN ike manner as he Is required to collect,
account for and pay the taxes real estate and with
like authority to enforce collection aud to be sub.
jeet to like penalties for any failure In duty under
this ordinances and the Laid collector shall receive
such commission ~ may be provided for by tho or
dinance Of the city.
| Sec q. The clerk shall keep distinct and separate
account ofthe money levied and collected under this
ordinance, and also keep open an account with Bra
| dy and Wilkinson, charging this levy to them: and
tue money 80 collected under aud by virtue OF this
ordinance shall be accounted for and paid over nv saI
collecting officer to thesa trustees Brady and VII,
Itnson or successor or successors, and applied by
| them exclusively to payment OF said Interest and
sinking fund.
Sec. BE 1t further ordained That the tax levied
| under this ordinance shall ba paid in money,
| Sec. 8. This ordinance shall be in force from and
after this 10Th day Of June, 1865
jun2O1 1t H.P. FEENY, City Clerk.
(Staats Zsitung copy timO.)