The Placer herald., 1864-05-14
RE.DISTRICT BILL.

The People of the State of California rep,e-
scented in Senate and assembly do enact as
foliops:
SECTION l. The County of Placer is hereby di-
vided into Supervisor and revenue Districts us
| follows: Township No. l, 2. . and 10 shall con-
stitute District No. One; Townships No. 3 and
shall constitute District No. Two; Townships No.
5, 6, Z and shall constitute District No. Three.
Sec. 2. At the Presidential election to be held
in the year A. d. 1864, there shall he elected by
the qualified electors of District No. l, one SUI
pervisor who shall hold his office from and after
the expiration Of the term Of the present incum-
bent of Supervisor District No. l. in said county.
and unil the first Monday Of October, A. D. 1865,
and until 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, and at said elections to be 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 at such election to be held in said
County every two years 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, A. D. 1868, on
the first Mondays of March of each two years
thereafter, and shall hold said offices for said
two years and until their successors are elected
and qualified.
SEC 3. The members of the Board of Supervi-
sors provided to be elected under the provisions
Of this Act, shall. at their first meeting elect one
of their number Chairman of said Board and said
Supervisors shall each give the bond for the faith
| full performance of his duties us required by law
and shall exercise the powers and perform the
duties and be subject to the rules and penalties
that now are or hereafter may be prescribed 10y
! law concerning said Offices
SEC 4, The District Assessors shall before
tering upon the duties of their offices or at such
times as may be required by law. each give a
bond in the sum of $4,000 or a greater amount
| if the Board of Supervisors shall require it, for
the faithful performance of all the duties re-
qured of them by law, and shall each receive
) 500 per annum to be audited and allowed
| as like accounts are now allowed after cOmplct-
| ing their official services for each year.
Provided, The Board Of Supervisors shall in
no case allow the account of an Assessor until
| they shall have issued proclamation notifying
| Taxpayers of the completion OF the Assessment
rolls for the current fiscal year, and calling upon
taxpayers. or other persous who have knowledge
OF the omission from the Assessment rolls Of
taxable property by either of the Assessors, to
file notice OF such omission with the Clerk of
aid Board. and at the expiration of the time
named in said proclamation for filing such noti
ces. Said Board shall examine into said omis
sions if any there be; and if in their judgment
said omissions were caused by the fault or care
| lcssness OF the Assessor Assessors guilty Of
| such neglect, an amount equal to the total taxes
| due from the person or persons. or property so
tied and five dollars additional for each OF
said omissions which latter sum or sums shall
| be paid by The Treasurer to the person per
sons giving the information, and the tax upon
| the omitted property shall be added to the amount
collected by the Collector of the same District at
his next settlement.
The proclamation provided for in this section
shall be published for at least fifteen days from
the time when the Assessors return their rolls
in some newspaper published in the County seat.
and by posting bills in ut least three public places
in each Township.
Provided, That nothing herein contained shall
be deemed to exempt such omitted property, or
the owner thereof from the assessment and the
collection of said taxes is may be prescribed by
| law. and
Provided further. That it shall be the duty of
the Board OF Supervisors to ascertain as nearly
| as my be the true amount and value of such
omitted property and compute these on the true
| amount OF the taxes that would be due thereon
had the same been duly assessed as required by
| law. and the amount in each case thus ascertain
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 10 the sum of $4,000
or such greater sum rs the Supervisors may d.
rect for the faithful performance of all the du-
ties required of thcmby law, provided, that at
each monthly or other regular settlement with
the County Treasurer the Collector of District
No. ] shall pay into the County Treasury for
the use of said county, fifty per cent; the Col
lector Of District No. 2 shall pay into the
County Treasury fifteen per cent. and the Collec-
tor of District No. 3 shall pay into the County
| Treasury fifteen per cent of the amount of all
fees and percentage to which they may be en-
titled 10y law, one-third of which shall be placed
in the County Scaool Fund, and the remainder
in the General Fund of said county.
| Provided, That if any reduction shall be made
by law in the fees of said Collectors, the proper
lion of said fees required to be paid into the
Treasury, as aforesaid, shall be reduced in like
ratio, and it shall be unlawful for the Auditor to
give any Collector his acquittance until he shall
have exhibited to said Auditor the Treasurer re-
| ceipt for said amount
Any officer who shall fail to comply with this
provision. shall be liable to such amount on his
official bond, shall be guilty Of misdeneanor and
| shall forfeit his Office.
SEC. 6, Each officer named in this Act shall be
a resident eloctor OF the District for which he is
elected.
SEC 7, All Acts and parts of Acts are hereby
repealed so far as the conflict with the provi-
! sions of this Act.
SEC 8. This Act shall take effect from and after