Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-22
an ORDINANCE

NOR assessing for the year IS a Special Tax foi
Il for the payment of interest and Sinking FUND
mentioned in the Ordinance OF this city raised on
the z7th day of November, 1850, entitled "An Orii
nance for the compromise aud retiring OF the Boudi
OF the city formerly Issued to the Hempield Rail
road Company the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad
Company, and tho Cleveland AID Pittsburgh Rail
read Company" and fer securing the rev bonds on
making such compromise for the purpose OF creating
the Sinking Fand mentioned and alluded 10 in said
Ordinance and the deed of trust given by this city
Sobieski Brady and Nathan Wilkinson, tTus for
the payment Of interest rccIuing aud coming on
the bonds on the frs' day Of July, 1854 and Janu-
airy, le65.
SEC. 1. Be it ordained by the Council OF The CITY
of Wheeling, That there shall be and hereby Is
levied and ordered to be collected for the year 1854
special tax on all real estate within the Corporate
limits ofthe city of Wheeling, not exempt from taxa
tion, az the rate Of twenty-five cents every one
hundred collars value thereo', in addition 20 any
tax otherwise imposed on said real estate for this
year
heretofore made and returned by the assessor ap-
pointed for the purpose for the year 1864 and now
on file in the Clers's Office of this city, shall be
deemed and taken the assessment made Tor the
purpose OF said special tax
SEC 3. BE it further ordained That inasmuch ~
there may be properly liable to such special tax
which is exempt from taxation for other purposes
that the assessor heretofore appointed for the cur
rent year shall Immediately after tho passlge OF
this ordinance proceed to make out list ofall such
real estate liable TO taxation for Railroad purposes
and not already included in said assessment on Gls
In the office of the Clerk as aforesaid, specifying in
sUoh list the name Of the owner, the location aud
quantity of each and every parcel or portion uc
real estate, the actual value of each portion or par
Get thereof, and the amount Of tAG thereon under
this ordinance, aud shall return said list TO the
Clerk OF the city or before the rst day OF August
1864.
SEC 4. Ba it further ordained That It shall be the
duty OF the Clerk Of the city before the day
last named to ascertain the gross amount II the
Railroad tax on real estate the assassin ent book
for the year 1854 file in his Office, as afore-
said, at the rate Fixed by this ordnance, and on
RECEIPT of said additional from I'D asses
sor to charge the gr amount of Railroad tax an
pearing on both assessments 10 the coll ctor Of
assessments for the year 1864 and shall deliver said
list TO "a assessor for collection, taking hs receipt
for the same.
SEQ. g. Be 1t further ordained, That the collector
Of assessments for the year 1864 shall 80 soon AS he
shall receive from the clerk Of the CITY the sad
assessment now on file as aforesaid, and said sddi
tionAl assessments herein provided for, proceed TO
collect the said pectal tax, and he shall ay the
the survivor OF the as he shall collect and unit
for the same to them their suI Vvor or succss,or
In like manner he is required to collect acconnt
Tor and pay the taxes real estate and with like
authority to enforce collections and to be subject
to ike penalties Tor any failure in duty under fbfI
as may be provided for by the ordinances
SEC, The Clerk shall K ep distinct and sspa.
rate account OF the money levied nd collected IN.
Ger and aso keep open account with
said Brady and Wilkinson, charging tnis lew to
them, and q money coilec ted under and nv viz
tue of this ordinance shall be accounted for and
paid by sad collecting officer to the said trustees
Brady and Wilkinson, or Successor or successors
aud applied by them exclusively 70 tbs payment OF
said interest and sinking iund
SIC Be it further ordtined, That the tar Ievisd
under this ordinance shall be paid 10 money
SIC 8. This ordinance shall be in force from and
alter this 18Th day ofJuly, 1864. 1918