East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1865-03-08
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THE CONTROLfHR.
wednesday. March l, ldes.

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Coupon Council at their first meet
Ing fS ths hpqlrt3 of March 1868,
"ard at their first meeting in the
"a month Of March every three years
.Haiereaf,cr, or as soon thereafter as
%ina} bS,.6ho Sqntroncr,o the Ccun-
lqil atits session ON Monday evening
alast ippointod AfrenAEI JGyFrRs Esqo
| to that dice, the powers and duties
Of which, ulder the new regime, are
thus defined;
.fFIae controller shall hold his Office
Cor the term of three wears, and shall
devote his time 10 the service of the.
,taty, III connection with tho duties of
olsis office, with power, 10y consent OF
the common council, to appoint one
aa4sistaft, for whose duties lie shah be.
Irresponsible, and shall receive such
cduinensati6n as t'Ae common council
shall prescribe. The controller slihll
,-offoim such dutfes in relation to the
iaances and accounts of said city as
snail be prescribed ~ ordinance, and
Shall, ia addition to his other dutios,
be the assessor Of the city, and, as
such assessor, said controller shall
lhnvo and exercise, within said city,
sall tie powers, authority and duties
of supervisors OF townships, as pro
vi led by the laws of This State, not
inconsistent with tho provisions Of
this act, and except as herein other
wise provided, and said controller and
the senior alderman of each ward shall
qle nheihbe-s Of atl,e board Of supervi-
sors of Saginaw eothtyg and rs sach
as shall Be ciititlea 70 tho same Dom
peHsati6n, u6nlI shall l;e paia iHltbe
Sistine ihaaasr, MD TREY shall Lpcfscfm,
rs Supervisors, such other dudds As
~ thisAct BlnH be recrirta Of tliem.
Tho controller shan advertise for and
irt&c;v,. r-oposals for a., contracts for
and on Bch&Ho of tile ety. ana report
tis action thereon 10 lbo@ tohimiSn
.'.,ss;l 1-chhip @...-.>-;~A o.il report uO-
on al Claims and Gccorpts rcleIred to
him y lie coGncil; shall lave seat
~ aud laaafFl The sessions Of tho
council 3idaosreal, utdn snd aiscuts
all questions and matters wl!rh.m
.3on:e btf5rc the council, but have no
yo,e LJis 800 ~ "a t9
AZ Tho annual ;tss6ssinoHt Hf all prom
lortyin suid rity shah bb made hiyY the
sontroHcra F4,crp6f, wh1, for that pur-
Pose i3'Jh tYelYyo 'vcstta with all the
lSbw6Ts, and required to reform al
The duties Of Supervisors of townships,
IN relation to tlie Gsscssment of prop
ATTY for toXation, except as herein
-othcrwise provided; for the purpose
tiof ASSESSING the whole Of said city
!!9linll constitute but ono assessment
ldis,i4ctg;it the said controller shall have
and exercise al tho rights. and priv
ilegcs conferred upon supervisors Of
Saginaw county in granting and
drawing orders on the volunteer relief
fund of said county, and it shall be
this duty to draw elch orders in favor
Of oil persons entitled to the same,
from tie city Of Fast Saginaw.
The controller shall complete his
assessment of all the taxable property
in said city, on or before the fourth
Monday in May, and upon the COM
plction thereof shall file notice
thereof with the city clerk, who shall
report the same to the common coun-
Gil at their next meeting.
Tho controller, treasurer and city
attorney shall constitute board Of
review, two of whom shall constitute
q quorum. They shall have power
and it shall be their duty to examine
said assessment ind correct any errors
found therein, and on cause shown,
to reduce, eQualize or increase the
valuation OF any property found on
said rolls, and 20 add thereto any tax
able property in said city that may
have been oE,itted, and b value the
same They shall meet ut such time
aand ! lace as shall be appointed by the
common council, of which time and
place notice shall be given by said
council at least two weeks prior to the
time of meeting, by publishing no.
lice thereof in some newspaper pub
lished in said city, and .alSA by posting
the same in tllroc pubITplaees in each
ward Of said city, and shall continue
in session at least three days success
sively, and ae much longer as may be
necessary, at least six hours each day
during said three days; and any per-
son desiring SO to do may examine
liis or her assessment ON said rolls,
and may, show case, if any, why the
valuation thereof should be changed,
aud the said board sha decide upon
the aan,e, and their decision shall be
final; and the said board shall keep
"a record Of their proceedings and all
cbanges.niade by them in said rolls,
and their record shall be deposited
-,,yNitl, tao cit eleIk.5s 80 i!ai
otThsJaail controller shall deliver the
iaeSsessmcut roll 10 said board of To.
,iewoat their first meeting, and after
nithe same shah be eoairmed by reso-
luton Of SAID board, TO DO entered ON
oitheir records, the snid controller shall
s.aga,n take such roll into his posses.
siou, and cause the amount of al
q taxes in dollars and cents authorized
10 DC assessed and collected in eacl
.7yearct to be rateably assessed to Gael
person named on lots described upon
aud according to the aggregate valua-
1ation such person or lots shall have
been assessed in said assessment roll
or book prepared for that purpose, t
he known AS the tax roll, in separate
columns. showing the amount OF high
way, school, city, and other taxel
assessed according to this act, TO eacl
person or lots in each year, aud .wher
said tax roll has been completed, anC
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