Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-04-09
AN ORDINANCE
70 provide for tic General Falttdtioii and
Assessment Of Property in the City Of
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SECllON l. DC " eHacte" .,''"' ""~ {" -,
~ da'nea Dy u'e mayor an" Co"HcH"e" y "ee w
cdy9 Gum6ertdha, mat All properly, rea oi
personal, now by law liable 10 De Vaiueu, anu
chargeable with taxes~ll said cary, shal Ioe
valued agreeable 10 the dlrectlonS OF tnis OF
dinance, and shall bo chargeaoie according 10
such valuation with the pubhc assessment.
SEC 2. IND beH enucted ihat James Smith
and Jacob Rizer he, ana they are hereoy ap-
pointed assessors to make the valuations mere
by directed, and that they shall have power
and authority to require owners, posSessors or
their agents, property IN SAID Guy, 10 iurhish
such information OF such properly as may oe
necessary to enable them 10 ascertain the value
thereof together with the ioea'ion or SITUATION
thereof, the same 10 De under lhe oa,h or nillr-
nation or such persohs or persons " required
by SAID assessors. r,zaz
SEO. .. ~" Ce " ehaeee"' NAT every RS
SCISSOR appointed IN virtue 0! this Ordinance
before he acts as such, shall take ana subscribe
the following otlh or alAripaAou, us |he case
may br 10 W.T. ,.r. .-...,,
81 = =, DO solemnly ana sincerely
swear lor oi'irm) that as assessor ior the city
OF CumherIand, Will 10 the be5t OF my sKiil
and Judgment, execute The duties OF the said
oihce dihgentiy and iaitAiufiy according to the
directions ol an ordinance eniilled an ordi-
nance TO provide Tor lhe general assessment OF
property IN the cliy OF Culhberiand, Without
i"Vor or PnrhnIi'y, ana 'hat WEI V"Ine all
property whteh may be appointed 10 value,
according TO us lulI c'ish value. Nhlch sald
oath or animation properly a''esled ny me
Ma! or or Jus'lce OF Tue feace, shail oe hiea
oy tEe assessor wiln 'ne oitih OF SAID clly 90
oEo d ~" De y t""efe", !ihN u SAau oe.
Tue outy Oh the assessotS appointed oy 1hls OF
dlnance 10 DC present at the Vaiuaticn and as
seSSment OF eAch ana every variety OF properly
e!ttc'cu " pe "SSesse" anu '''"eu ~ 'nie Or
dihahce' i"a 70 'iahe uiHseh, inquiry anu lh-
form themselves pV All lawful means OIL All 'he
property IN saId city liable TO assessment, and
TO value Tue same at me futi CASA value thereof,
ahd '"ey shaii SPECIFY III ,he'r returns 10 ne
made MS hereinafter provided MS ia us may he
pracucAole. FIRST IN aiphaDcucai oruer lhe
name or names OF tile owner or o" nors OF lhe
propertynssessed. second, Inc real property,
lis Ri.o, "ne'hcr on 'he east OF west s'ae 0,
Wits creek on "h"t street, i"he OF a'ley, ana
huinocr o' 'ne io' giving eaeh P'ece or Parcei
win i's ValHe as separate Items WIN descrlp-
lioh 'ncreo'. mira. Fersohal property des'gna-
lhF II rs h"useno'a, rs save, as c'rii,9 rs
horses as cows, giving ,''e amount ana Sa'ue
of each variety; Fourth, stock IN trade, and
its ioca''oh ana an o'hcr properly l'a.'e 10
Vaih'lioi' anu assessment, inc 'aiut.iot OF e"cn
class 10 hc a separate lien OF saiu hss.
Hh'' D. ana pe IL enacted, mar Tor me as
coVerJ OF i'll property name to.hsScSsheht III
sad ci'yieFe'y person having properly IN s"'u
eity; OF Fr"fer! Z! NlS, her Oh ''e'r care tnsre.
IN, shall give Il ."rticuiat account or statement
10 soeh assessors =, zen required by 'hem, dis-
ungnishlhg IN sHch account or statement tne
particular property which may be under ms,
her or their care or manAsenen', from his, her
or Iheir own, W,''ch account or statement sh"1i
be uhccf me oa'h or a!iirtha'ion OF such person
or persons, IL required ny said assessors
SEC. Z. And he II enacted, That 1t any per-
son Shall willtuiiy refuse, or after hTe days no.
tice, Shall neglect TO reneer snch statement or
account aS Dy 'nis oruihahce ne, she or ,ney
may lie required 10 lurn'sh upon me requis'tion