The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-07-03

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who shall fail to deliver his assessment
roll blythe time specified above. or to
perform any other duty required Of
him by law, shall forfeit the commits
sion allowed him by law, and on due
notice therefore to the Governor may
declare the Office vacant and fill the
same by appointment as in case of va
cancy; such appointee shall forthwith
proceed to make snch description of
property or assessment as the case may
be, as soon as possible, and the Clerk,
Sheriff and Recorder shall make such
valuation after the notice hereinbefore
required to be given, as soon as possi-
BILE, and the rolls shall be returned to
the Auditor as soon as it may be com
pleted.
Sec. 81. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That in case the owner or occupant be
absent, reside out of the parish or be
unknown to the State Collector, and
does not appear within a proper time
to render list Of his property as pro-
vided in this act, it shall be described
by the State Collector and valued by
the Sheriff, Recorder and Clerk as
hereinbefore provided, according to
their best information, and if the name
of any owner of land shall be unknown
the State Collector shall enter the
land on the assessment roll in the name
of -, describing it by range,
township, section, etc.
Sec. SO. Bel further enacted, etc.,
That the Recorder shall deliver the as
sessment roll to no person without
a written order from the Auditor bear
ing his seal of office.
Sac. So. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That should the Collector fail or neg
lect to give full description of the
lands to be assessed, designating the
same by lots, acres, boundaries, lines,
divisions, townships, ranges, etc.,
they shall forfeit ten per cent of their
for the benefit of the
State; and it is hereby made the duty
of the State Auditor to examine each
assessment roll carefully, and enforce
the forfeiture upon each and every As
SCISSOR failing to comply with this Sec
ton.
Sec. 81. Be itfurther enacted, etc.,
That the Assessor for. the right bank
of Orleans parish, shall, on the first of
August of each year, complete his as
sessment roll; and it is hereby made the
daty of the Assessor, Justice of the
Peace and President Of the Police Jury
for said district to examine his assess
ment roll, expose the same from the
first of August to the first of Seplem-
Der, and correct all errors of assess
ment; to this end they shall give
notice in the official journal to all tax
payers of the exposure of said roll for
said time and notify them of their
readiness to correct all erroneous as
sessments. They shall have power to
examine all parties interested, under
oath, upon all matters touching said
assessments, and their decision shall be
final. They shall Immediately send
two certified copies of the assessment
roll to the Auditor, with affidavit, as
prescribed in section 46. and deposit
the original, roll with the Justice Of
the Peace; for which services they
shall be paid 800 each, upon their
own warrants upon the State Auditor,
as soon as they have fully complied
with this law and their roll accepted by
the Auditor.
Sec. 55. Be it further enacted, etc
That in case either Of the persons au-
thoriced to correct the assessment roll
in the preceding section fail, neglect.
or refuse to act, the Auditor shall APP
point some suitable person to fulfill
the duties herein assigned them, who
shall be governed by the same rules
and receive the same compensation
ton as herein provided.
Sec. Sc. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That all State collectors, assessors,
tax collectors, and all others herein
named in connection with the collec-
tion of State taxes, shall be paid upon
the Auditor for sums allowed by law.
out of any funds in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
Sec 81. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That the Board Of Assessors in the city
of New Orleans shall expose their rolls
from the first of August to the first OF
October, and give notice in the official
journal to all tax payers in the city to
examine their assessments. They shall
decide all contested cases subject to
an appeal to the Auditor, whose de-
oision shall be final. They shall re-
turn copy Of the assessment rolls al
corrected to the Auditor by the first
of November, under penalty of forfeit
ing one-half of their commissions,
which penalty shall be enforced by the
Auditor.
Sec. So. Be it further enacted, etc..
That each Assessor for the city d
New Orleans shall be allowed to draw
$1,000 each, and the Assessor for Or
leans, right bank, $500, on the first Of
April and July, in advance, to be de-
Quoted from their commissions on final
settlement with the Auditor.
| Sec. SO. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That the Board of Assessors for the
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