The Placer herald., 1864-04-30
RE.DISTRICT BILL.

scented IN Senate and assembly do enact as
tollo,cs:
SECTION l. The County of Placer is hereby di-
vded into Supervisor and revenue Districts as
follows Township No. l, q and 10 shall con-
stitute District No. One; Townships No. 3 and 4
shall constitute District No. Two; Townships No
5, 6, 7, and shall constitute District No. Three
SEC. q At the Presidential election to be held
in the year A. d. 1864. there shall be elected by
the qualified electors of District No. L. one Su-
pervisor, who shall hold his office from and after
the expiration Of the term of the present incum-
bent 81 Supervisor District No l, in said county
and i'll the first Monday Of October, A. D. 1865,
and uItjl his elector shall be elected and quail
fed. And at the General election for County
officers to be holden in said county in the year
A. d. 1865 aud at said elections to he holden
each two years thereafter. There shall be elected
in each of said Supervisor and Revenue Districts
one Supervisor whose term Of Office shall be two
years commencing on the first Monday of October
and shall hold said office for two years and until
his successor is elected and qualified. And at
said Presidential election in the year A D. 1864
there shall be elected in each of said Supervisor
and Revenue Districts by the qualified electors in
each District, One Assessor and One Tax Collect
or, whose term of office shall commence on the
first Monday of March, A. D. 1865, and shall
continue until the first Monday of March, A. D.
1868, and until their successors are elected and
qualified
And at the general election for County officers
TO be holden in said county in the year A. D.
1867. and Mt such election TO be held in said
County every two wears thereafter. there shall he
elected by the qualified Electors in each Of said
Supervisors and Revenue Districts for each of
said Districts. one Assessor and one Tax Collector
whose term Of Office shall be two years commenc
ing on the first Monday of March, \. D. 1868 on
the first Mondays of March Of each two veors
thereafter. and shall hold said offices for said
two vears and until their successors are electnd
and Qualified
SEC. 3. The members of the Board of Sunervi
sors provided TO be elected under tho nrovisions
of tbis Act shall ot their fret mnntino eIact one
Of their number Chairman Of said Board and said
Supervisors shall each rive the bond for the filth
ful performance of his duties rs required bv law
and shall EXERCISE the mowers and nerform the
Jnties and no Snbiont 70 Tho r,ios opd nono1tias
tbot now ,ro or Inrooftor nov bo nroscrihod h
law concerning s,d oficas
SIC 4 Tho District Assessors shall haforo on.
terjng unon the dnties Of their offices or ut snch
times as NAV be required by law. each Give
bond in the sum of s. 900. or q Greater amount
If tbo Bo1,d Of Snrorvisors sbal renniro If fnr
tho f,ithfnl narformance Of an ~ dntios w.
ouirel Of them Inv law and shall each racaiva
n 5OO nor onnnm to ba ,ndited md ollowod
as ike accounts are now allowed after comnet.
ino thnir oHioinl sor,,ioos Con- onob ror
pyorjded Tha Roard of Snnnryisors sbou in
no case al Iov tha .ocount of an Assnssor mill
thew shall have issned = nroclamotion notfvina
toy.pavprs of the comnlntion of tho Assessment
rolls for the current fscol vnar and c,Ilin, mon
toy.novers or other norsoTs who bnve l,nonlnf(,a
Of he omission from tho Assessment rolls IF
taxable property bv either of the Assessors to
file notice Of sncb omission with the CInrk Of
aid BOARD and ot tho cynirofion of tbn Tina
nomod in said nroc,omat;on fnr flinot srnI mn;
cas Said Roord shall avnn,ino int eoid omis
sions if anv there be: and if in their indcment
said omissions were caused bv the f,ult or carp
lessness of the 4 SCISSOR or Assessors cniltv Of
such neglect, an amount canal TO tbe total taxps
dine from the rerson or nersons. or nronertv 50
omitted and five dollars additional For each Of
said omissions which latter snm or SIMS shall
be paid bv the Treasurer to the nerson or ner.
sons giving the information and the tox mon
the omitted property shall be- added TO tbp omopnt
collected by the Collector of the same District If
his next settlement.
The proclamation provided for in This soction
shall be published for at least fifteen dovs from
the time when the Assessors return their rolls
in some newspaper published in the Comfy seat
and by posting bills in at least three nnblc nlocns
in each Township. rO00
Pr0yided, Thatnothinr herein contained shall
be deemed to EXEMPT such omitted nronertv or
the owner thereof from the assessment and the
collection Of said taxes is or nav he urescribod Inv
law, and
Propidea further. That if shall he the dntv of
the Board of Supervisors to ascertain as nearly
as mly be the true amount and value of such
omitted property and commute these on tbn trnn
amount Of the taxes that would be due thereon
had the same been duly assessed as reonirpd Inv
law. and the amount in each case TINS nsrprtoin
ed shall be the amount to be deducted from the
account for salary of the Assessor in the cases
provided for in this Section.
SEC. 5. The Tax Collectors named in this Act
shall each give bond to the sum of $4,000