New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-06
COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
Roard Of Supervisors.


STATED sxsmos-MOad,y, Jnly ?. less,
adjournment and in section - Of the Acc
passed April H. 1889 entitled An act IN rsI'ton to Jssss
several acts in relation thereto"
PIesept-suPei.ors Davis Purdy Blunt, Shook. Roche.
Smith. Fox and wilmann-S.
called TO the chair.
The reading Of the minutes Of the previous meeting
COMMUNICATION
The following received
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF TAxBe AyD1
AnEssnxsTs, No 81 CHAMBERS STREET, NEW COURT I
HousR. NEw YORK July 3. 1853.
To the Honorable the Board Of Saprv'os Of ii. CITY as
County Of Nev- York:
GxxrLEsEs In obedience to the requirements Of t!s
you copies Of the Assessment Rolls Of the real and personal
estate of the City and County of SewYOrk for tho s
as corrected Al revised in this Office
You will find in the annexed table the asyregate assessed
s s CT ,H e s s
pyng with the Counsel to the Coporstios
II will explain itself
Respectfully,
j. W. BROWN,
JONATHAN NJ ALLEN.
Commissioners of Taxes and Assessments
Copy
OYPICY OF CcxNIssIoSRRs OF TAXES AID ASSESS. 4
nEsrs, No. 81 CHAMBERS STREET. NEW CoURr H0UIE,>
NEw.YoRK, June %, 1865.
Counsel to board Of Supervisors Of the County Of New
SIR: Under the 18th section of the entitled IAN y
alton and in the city of NewYorh
lend the several acts in relation SHERIFF pas.ed April -
certificate TO the Rolls which under the 9TH SEQ
ton must be delivered to the Supervisors on the drss Monds1
We find that on the 18th day Of June instant the then act
Commissioners made certificate in accordance with ths
On reasumns the duties Office under the decision a
the Court OF Appeals question has been raised to our duty
under the present and we desire to have yoas
opinion as the Board OF SUPERVISOR whether u
not we should allow the present ceriheae 70 stand o.
the legally appointed Commissioners Of Taxes and Assess
nients.
As the must be made to the Supervisors BY ns19
Monday July respectfully expect al early answer -
thi. communication Respectfully ,,,,,,,.,,,oy
). v. BsRRo5WNiS,
Commissioner Of Taxes and Assessmcnta
Law prr.n1rrs HeS GI4r o, NrvYoan
A. j. WILLiASsoS JONATHAN W. ALLEN and j. W BRowH,
esquires, Commissioners Of Taxes and Assessments'
form that you hna that on the ah june inst. acting
Commissioners made certificate In accordance with the III
ming the dS.ir. Of your office under The decision Of the Conf
Appeals question has been raised as to your duty unds9
supervisors an as to whether or not you shoad
allow the nt certificate to stsnd or should prepare new
pointed Coauissioners Of lakes and Asssssuents
As Counsel legal adviser Of the Board of Supervisors an
not at liberty to give an opinion except BY their direction er
As Counsel b. Corporation, however, and its various
officers cheefuy give you my OPTION on the point prs-
By the h section Of the above chapter aoo Of the Laws d
1889 the Assessment Rolls with the certificate In question:
cannot be presented to the Board Of Supervisors until the
first Monday of July each Until this time thereore
o I Of The &C a.
upon them this certificate before the day q
the the rolls the SUPERVISOR seems to mo
that the certificate should be signed By the Commissioners "
office az the time of such delivery.
The question you propose and its solution involve ser
ous than the regularity and Legality "
the mposton OF the taxes for the current year.
There can be doubt that any final action OF the Commits
oners de facto while they actually Office IS valid ana
binding may therefore, said and claimed By adverse
parties that the actiug Commissioners having completes
these roll. and their eenca had accumulated he
the preparation of them ard that their action ewes
the certificate stand Asspears soov
this view yet considering the magnitude OF the nv
involved and out of a6uneaa cautions might be wen
10 permit certificate snd aod to sDaex TO the
rolls another and certificate signed by This cours
opted will you may readly perceive avoid AZ quee-
ton In the the validity OF the taxation for this
year. Respectfully yours, .,,r,,,,
Counsel TO the Corporation.
REI YALrI the Real and Persoaal Esate N s Cy