Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-08-14
Notice to Tax Payers OF Shelby
County, Tenn.

TTIHE Tax Books for the year ISe3 are nov
/ ready, and 1 will Immediately proceed q
All tax payers who have personal property
must come forward At once or they Will finC
their taxes In the hands OF COnStabiss, who srs
authorized 10 distrain q surdciency to pay al
taxes.
win attend at the following Places for the
purposes OF reeeiying the STATE and County
taxes for the year l6Gs
district No I, Engl.sh's, Monday, Sept. Z.
District No.2 Nelson's, Tuesday, sept 5.
District No. 3, Wyn1's stoTes Wednesday
district No. 4, Old Union Church, Thursday
District No. 8, Engine House No ., Friday
District No. s. Raleigh. Saturday, Sept. p.
District NC. :, UuIun DspO', Monday, SepG- "a
District No 8, Log Union, Tuesday, sept 10
District No. ., Fisnervine, "Wednesday, sep
tember l6.
District y D. II, efarInsntoH n, Friday Sept. IS
District No. Z, Meehanicsvll-e, saturday
District No. Is, Arnold's, Monday, sept. q.
Dls.l1ct No. IA, Tax Conector's Office, Tues
District No. l5, Handwerker's Grocery,
District Fo is, H N nm, Thursday. Sept "a.
tember ..
me attention OF tax payer is directed to the
following provisions of q An act 70 amend the
revenue Laws Of this state, passed March u,
-
secure the prompt couection OF the revenue de-
rived from taxes On real estate and personal
ties, that al sucA taxes sllsall be, and they Gre
hereby declare 4 Q us and payable on the Is;
day OF J1iy or each and every year fer which
said taxes were assessed ana provided, tile
payment OF said taxes Is deferred sud moi
made before the following nrst day o. Novem
Der CT each and every year, a penalty OF two
per cent. IL alu uJunt OF taxes to eecH person for
such uon-pay ment shall re, ana tue same &
herebg IN posed, HGt-h shati be c0iiecte0 oy
the Tax COusetUr IN addition u the regularly
assessed taxes; IL mol paid before the first day
of The fOlfOWiug Elonth OF december, a pen
atty OF dVe Fer cent. shall be, anu he same Is
hereby i'm posed and shall be collected as afore-
said n not paid before Ehe dzst day OF ths fol-
lowing month OF January, a penalty OF tel
per cent. shall be col eeted as aforesaid )
II not paid before the property is sdver-
tised for sale, q penalty OF twenty-five per
cent. shall be, and the same hereby imposed.
which penalty shall sttacn and be collected
whenever the taxes To which said penalty shall
be paid.
no case, be lawful for TX Collectors TO give a
receipt Tor taxes to any Individual who shall
have Incurred ei tber OF the penalties embraced
IN section IL, unless said penalty Is paid with
the Lsxes, Iogsther with such costs ana tees as
may have Iegitimateiy accrued on same and
sEOra statements, sRowlDg the exact eUDdi-
ton OF the tax books ia every county, snail be
made by the Tax Collectors OF said county on
The inst days of Sovemoer December and
January OF every year, and the SANE shah 5a
ElSd Win the County Curt Cierk, ana a copy
OF the same shall pe forwarded to Inc comp
troler OF the STATE.
SEQ 10 Be Il further enacted That In case
any property Is sold by the Tax Collector TOR
the non-pay yn1ent OF taxes costs, fees and pen
atty shall, IN bne aggregate. be subjected TO an
additional Eenaity Of fifty per cent. and
whether such property Is purchased by indi-
Vfduals. by the etiy, or by the State for the
benefit Of public Instruction, 1t shah, at no
time, be redsemed py the owner therefor, ex-
cept upon the payment of the hrty Per cent.
penalty, together with the lakes, costs, fees
and previous penalty attaching at the time OF
the advertise menb Of said property, ana also
the interests on the aggregate amount, for the
time lapSing after sale.
SEC. 70. BE Il 6etrtlteT enacted, That in. case
proOerty sold fOrLaxes Is not rsde emef within
one year rom the time OF sac q further pen
atty Of fifty per ceut shall be and the same
hereby is imposed ; which penalty shall attach
to all previous pen1. ties, taxes, costs, lees and
interest that snail have accrued at the enG of
The year on the property sSld and II shall at
no time thereafter be redeemed, whether sold
to individaais, city or state, f0r the dement, OF
pubic instruction, except ca tul paynent OF
All the penalties I'M posed, tOgstner With taxes,
ices and ecsts, and the interest on the aggregate
amount OF taxes. fees. costs and penalties for
such time as snai have elapsed rom the date
the last penalty was imposed.
All The properly disposed OF at public sale for
the nom pay menb OF taxes. shall, If not re-
deemed before the expiration Of TWO years
from the date of sale, rsst absolutely in the
party or parties that purchased said property
at public sale, or In their heirs or ass q
Providsd, That said parties shan nave paid
promptly all taxes on the sa nes
SEC. n Be u further enacted, That real estate
sold for taxes snail be TeceSLnaole at the Office
OF the IueI K of the C1Tedtb Court, To receive
from the owner Of such real estate, or his agent,
ths taxes, costs, charges and, penalties imposed
Dv this act, at any tine aitsr such sale has
been mac e, within two years rom the oate o.
said sale after the ex p1ratiOn OF which time the
Tax Collector, or his successor, shal execute
deeds to all such real estate as mas not been re
deemed as Aforesaid, 70 the purchaser, upon his
application, as now provided By law.
SEQ 2s Be Il further enacted That ttshall not
be neces saIy, in order TO carry good and valid
title 20 real estate sold Tor public taxes, that
fhe Tax Collector should give the date and
number of entry, or either, or date or number
Of grant, or either or name OF grantee, or
number OF range or section, or the name OF
thetrue cwnsr or such real estate but IL snail
only be necessary 20 give such description Of
real estate reported for non psyolent Of public
taxes As snail be necessary In order to Identity
the same yEi.h reasonable Certainty.
SEC. q. Be Il nf-ther enacted. That all laws
and paris OF laws coming in conflict with this
act and the same are hereby repealed aoo
mat tbis Act shall take effect and be IN force
rom and after its passage.
VIM. MCLEAN,
Tax Collector, Shelby county, Tenn.
nE- ONCE iu GreenlaW Building, corner OF
Second and Union. room No. 4. jyi7 ltn