Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-23
AN ORnINANCE

NOR assessing for the year 1874 Special Tax for
IL for the payment of interest and Sinking Fund
mentioned In the Ordinance of this city passed on
the 18th day Of November 1860, entitled IAN Ordi.
nance for the compromise and letlring of the Bonds
Of the city formerly issued to the Hempheld Rail
road Company, the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad
Company, and the Cleveland AID Pittsburgh Rail-
road Company and for securing the rev bonds on
making such compromise for the purpose Of creating
the Sinking Fand mentioned and alluded to In said
Ordinance aud the deed of given by this city to
sobiesh Brady and Nathan Wilkinson, trustees for
the payment Of interest GccTung and coming due on
the bonds on the first day of July, 1864, and Janu.
airy, 1862
Of Wheeling, That there shall be and hereby Il
levied and ordered to be collected for the year 1864
special tax all real estate within tho corporate
limits city OF wheeling, not exempt from taxa
tiOn at the rate OF twenty-five cents on every ono
hundred collars value Thereof, in addition to any
tax otherwise imposed on said real estate for this
year.
SEC. 2 Be it further ordained That the assessment
heretofore made and returned by the assessor APP
pointed for the purpose for the year 1864 and now
on lie in the CLERKS Office of this city, shall be
deemed aud taken the assessment made for the
purpose OF said special tax
SIC g. Be 1t further ordained, That inasmuch as
there may be properly liable to such special tax
which is exempt from taxation for other purposes
that the assessor heretofore appointed for the nr
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 said assessment on file
in the Office OF the Clerk aforesaid specifying in
suOh list the name Of the owner, the location and
quantity Of each and every parcel portion of snch
real estate the actual value of each portion or
eel thereof, and the amount Of tax thereon under
this ordinance, and shall return said list to the
CLERK oil the city on or before the first day August
SEC 4. Ba 1t further ordained That 1t shall be the
duty oil the Clerk OF the city or before the day
last named to ascertain the gross amount Of the
Railroad tax on real estate the assessment book
for the year 1854 now file in his Office "a afore.
said, at the rate fixed by this ordinance and on
receipt Of said additional from said asses
scr to charge the gross amount Of Railroad tax an
peartng on both assessments to the coll ector 1f
assessments for the year ls6 and shRl deliver said
list to sad assessor for collection, taking his recent
for the same.
SEC. 8. Be it further ordained That the ooIIeotor
of assessments for the year 1864 shall so soon az he
shall receive from the clerk Of the city the aid
assessment now on ME as aforesaid, and said addi
tional assessments herein provided for proceed to
collect the said special tax, and he shall ay the
the survivor OF them, he shall collect and accunt
for the same to them their survivor or succesors
In like manner Us he is reqHired to collect accom- nt
for and pay the taxes real estate, and with Ike
authority to enforce collections aud to be subj ct
TO like penalties for any failure in duty under mis-
commission as may be provided for by the ordinances
of the city.
SEC. The Clerk shall keep distinct and sspa.
rate account Of the money levied nd collected IN
der this ordinance and also keep open account with
said Brady and Wilkinson, charging this levy 10
tue OF this ordinance shall be accounted for and
paid by SAID collecting officer to the said trustees
Brady and Wilkinson, or successor or SUCCESSORS
and applied by them exclusively to the payment OF
said interest and sinking fund.
SEC. Be Il further ordained That the tax leyied
under this ordinance shall be paid In money
SIC S. This ordinance shall be in force from and
after this 18th day of July, 1854. ty9I-3t