Litchfield enquirer., 1865-08-17
CHAPTER xxxvIr.a ir 70

An Act providing for the Collection of Taxes in
 v i the Town and City of Hartford
 Be st snacted 6y tke Se5tdke and H0fse Of Repre- sentattves i,s General Assembly conVesed:
 SEC 1. All the taxes hereafter laid by either of the town or the city of Hartford shall be payable and collectable, on or before the 18th day of July next after the same are laid and if paid on or be-
 fore said day, two per cent. discount shall be al
 lowed thereon, and no discount shall be allowed thereafter. On all such taxes remaining due and unpaid after the first day of August next after the same are laid, one per cent shall De added and made collectable, as part of such tax and further sum of one per cent. shall be in like man ner and made collectable on the first day Of each succeeding month thereafter until such tax is paid. .+.. 9, 3..sfsses ..s3 .atRg.H b,a 4, 3
 SEC g. The collector or collectors of each of the aforesaid taxes, shall, on CT before the fifth day of July in each year, give written or printed no tice to each tax payer his rate bill, stating the amount of his tax, and that the same is due and payable at She office of such collectors and such notice shall also contain copy of the hrst sec ton of this act or full and plain abstract there
 of, and shall also further publish, before said fifth day of July, and continue such publication daily until the fifteenth day of said July, like notice except as to the amount of such tax, ID at least two daily papers published in said town or And each collector aforesaid, shall, on or before the tenth day of December in each year, give fur ther notce written or printed, to each tax payer on his rate bill, whose tax shall then remain due unpaid that unless the same is paid, on er before the first day of January next the same with all accrued and accruing additional per cent I age, will be immediately thereafter collected by 1 warrant of distress, together with twentyrfve cents fees tor such notice and fifty cents fees for such warrant, which additional per centages and I fees it shall be lawful to add and collect. ki Notice in writing, or printed. deposited in the ip0st office in said Hartford addressed to the tax payer at the post office delivery within which he
 resides, where the same is known, or actual DO
 tice, written or printed. given in any other man; lner shall be sufficient notice under this act but
 no notice other than that required to be publicly 4 ssdysFtised shall be held censszass se E aI <. SEC B.. In case the laying of either the town or city annual tax for the current year, ana tne aP pointment of rate maker, shall De aeiayed HOnl W
 any cause beyond the first day Of May then a sns he laid and appointed by the board of selectmen
 of said towll and if it be the city tax ana rae maker, shall be laid and appointed pc tne city y lcourt of said city, or before the tensl esy
 May, then next succeeding, ana saau ,eiy SII ail J vacancies which may occur respec'iVey A 'A office of rate maker 9, ,r, n,.di; otalv after 5, SEC A The rate makers shall !. sss, sn
 their appointment, proceed to mans ana Sa,ivsr
 e ma t their respective collectors on or be-
 sn.. no .ha tenth day of June next succeeding
 'ot SrS The collectors ofsaid town and city fax-
 es hereafter to be chosen, shall hold tnesr resPec
 t;o nf;ces for the term of two years, ana until
 their successors shall De duly chosen and quaiineo
 ID sne sRel ssS Whenever e vaeansy shah exist by death. removal resignat ion or otherWise, in the office of either of sa{1 collect the remaining collector shall be fully empoMered to, and shall
 dscharge aIl the duties Of said vacant office, fol the nneSnired portiod of the term. And fin cas-
 vacancy shaii exist as aforesaid in both of saii
 offices. the same shall be filled for the nnexpire' . portion of said term, by . major vote of the se ; tiectmen of said town; and the aldermen or sai [ city, at meeting specially called and warned f SEc 4 The first selectman of said, town, on the maSor of said city, shall locate and provide e suitable office for the payment and collection t the respective town and city taxes, the expenl .t liof which shall be borne equally between sal d town and city And said respecs,ve Gohscso s < s- shall keep said office open, and De snefeln lh