The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1870-06-30
Ordinance 10. q.

Ordinance no. 81.
An Ordinance providing for the Assessing and
Csllectlug Of Revenue for Hamilton CITY.
Tie Board u Trustees q Hamilton City do or.
daln Is fllsvs
szeTs7yl. ThH Bnari II Trustees Il Hamilton
City shail. by nsasuti1u. prior = me fourth
Monday To Jun. Is7H. sid cuuueIfE thereafter,
asaasz the amurui q tlves that shall b levied
Tor city purpaaez. d~as5anniiug The nnmuar Of
cents which Ehafl be lfTied On each Oh hundred
dollars Of taxable pnapsI.y. Teal q personnel.
ahieh resolution shall BE- entered uFHu fhe re-
e1Hi Il their rrtteeiinrs. and g c4ny thereof.
Only certified Is tha Clerk. nrihwifb delivered
10 the Assessor. Mar-hal and Treasurer. Az
tazes levied under the provisions uf tbs ordi-
nance shall b. uaid in legal coin Of the IHitrd
state. and are henbY made a licn against the
property ASSESSED. which lien shall attach upon
the assessment thereof hy the Assessor. and shall
net be removed until all the taxes have been
paid or the property has vested IN a purchaser
under ssle for taxes.
sc 2. All properly in Hamilton City. not
fTansuf BY law from taxation. shall 10 suhfecit 60
taxation for city pnfIasef. ard shall Be taxed as
raj estate or personal prnpery- The tsrin real
estate Whenever used in this Ordinance. shall
include the owHrrship n. or elaim n. or possess
sion ~. q. right II possession 10. ans laua N.thin
the city limits. and tneieTm pers1nal pruperty.
whenever used ia this Ordinance. she'll include
ali movable property. Of whats0s YER kind er Ia
tare. not Included IA The term real estate IS
henain defined.
s.. 3. Beiween the fourth Monisy in June
and the first Msnday Ia August, $50. and each
year thereafter. the CITY Assessor shall a~seertain
and mako cut 8 list II al property ia the city,
raj and parsoHal. sHbfect 10 ta,atinn. and also
the uauas 81 ai persons corporations. assncia-
tons. companies or FIRMS. owning. claiming or
having the possession 81 control II lie same.
aud determine the fuH cash value uf al Et:css
rnnpfrfy and list ana assess the same t. ne per-
son. firm. conf any, cup ration, or association.
osning. Ginning or having The possession.
char r. OF control thereof. For the purpose Of
making snrh af aeasnfuf. fhp Assessor shall de-
mand from each pfrsnn and firm. and from the
President, Cashier. Treasurer or managing agent
Of each corporation. association OF company
within the city. or doing busilcss CT owning
property thersin. q statement under oath or az
hrmatiou of all the real estate or parsanal prop
erfy within the city. owned. claimad by. or in
the possession nr under the control Of such per-
u. arm, corporation. association Ct company.
II any person. officer nr agent shall neglect or
rrfazs. on demand Of the Assessor or his Deputy.
to give. under cath or affirmation. the statement
required By this section. the Assessor nr his Dep
uty shall make a minnie II such reflHai nr neg
lFet under his name aud an estimate Of the tax
che property whieh such person. officer nr agent
neglected nr refused 10 50 render; ard The value
- fixed shsll not be reduced bg the Board q
Equal cation. 4 the name 81 any absent owner
Of property h known to the Assessor the prop
erty shall be assessed in his. her or their nanles;
II nnkuJwu to the Assessor, the safae shall be
aszaased to unknown owners. The form Of the
Assessment Roll. and the manner Of making
the assessment hereby urdained- shall be cub
siantially the same as that prescribed By i8w for
County Assessors. For the purpose Of earTying
cut the provisions n this section the ASSESSOR
and his Deputy shall have power and aniherity
to administer all oaths and aAirmations author
lied by law.
ssc,A. ON or before the first Monday IN An.
gust. 1870, ana each year thereafter. the City As
SCISSOR shall compile his tax list or assessment
roll. and attach his eertilifate thereto, which
certificate shall Aa by him subscribed and sworn
70. And substantially ia the following fafa. to
wit. i do salnmnlg swear that I have made
aiiiaent inquiry into he names Of Ell taxable in
hatifaufsof 81 Hamilton CITY; that agedilisfntly
Investigate and aFeffiainei the description.
value and OWUeEsh1u. Of al taxable property in
said city; that I have in all cases eauaht and pHt
down the true owner. trae description aud true
xalue ri all propertT assessed to the best Of my
ability; and that tbs annexed ia G true and cor
re assessment roll, mode in accordance with
the laws 81 the stHie ard the ordinances Of the
said city And shall deliver said assessment
roll. msps. b0nEa and thu original list Of prop
erty TO the CITY Clerk, who shah Immediately
give notice n the same. Epfciiying the time Of
meeting Of the Board OF Equalization bg puhli-
cation Ia some uegEpapFr published in gold city.
or Ia such other manner as the Board Of T~rustees
may direct. and shall heep the roll open for pub
lie inspection.
SEC. 3 The Board II Trustees shall ennsti-
tute the Board Of EaualiZdfiun. aud n minority
"a H.L HHNA|H HEAA H4. a -H"f AZ w HA# HEaAN
shall De q quorum for The Board Of Equalization:
and the decision. a majority 0f such quorum
shs1 be final. The City Ci-rk shall b the Clerk
Of tho Board # EaHsiiEatiQu. The Basrd shall
meet on The first Mand y after the completion Of
tbs assessment roll, fnd shall continue IN SEES
sion from time % time. until the business Of
equalization hron ht before them Is disposed Of:
provided. that no complaint on account Of the
asses meut ~ any properly shall b. consider d
unless II shall b. dlfd IN writing with the Clerk
Of the B1grd within one week after the session
Of the Board commences. The Board OF E0uai-
ization shall have the power 70 detsrmine all
complaints ~ regard to the assessment value Of
any property, and may change and correct any
valuation, either by adding thereto or deducting
thereiT0m, If They deem the sum fixed by the
assessment roll too Smfl or too great; whether
such sum be hzed by the owner or the Assessor.
except that in cases where the person COMPLAIN
ing Of the assessment has refused to give the
Assessor his list under oath or affirmation. a. re.
qnired by this ordinance. no reduction shall be
made by the Board Of Equalization IN the assess
ment made by the Assessor. II the Board Of
Equalization shall md it necessary 10 ada to the
assessed value Of ang property on the assess
ment roll. they shall direct their. clerk to give
notice to the p rsonB interested by notice dapos-
tied in the p0stofiees directed 70 sneh person
naming the DAY when they VIII act in that case.
aud giving reasonable time 10 appear. During
the sessions Of the Board Of Equalization The
Assessor shall be present, and also his deputy. II
necessary, as a witness ia any case; aud they
re- ~ ~
produce any Testimony pertinent to any matters
coming before the Board. The Board shnll
make use Of al the inf ,rInation they can gain
from the County Recorder. or Otherwise, in
rqualizing the assessment roll, and may order
the Assessor 10 enter upon The said roll any
mortgage or lien, or ether properly that has not
ben assessed: and the assessment aud eq~ualiza.
ton 50 mqde shall have the same force and %, Ct
as il made by the Assessor before the delivery OF
the assessment roll by him 70 the City Clerk.
SIC. q. As soon as the equalization is COM
pleted the Clerk shall prepare a duplicate assess.
inent roll, which shall contain the assessment aa
originally made and as equalized by the Board,
and 70 which shall be added a column showing
the amount Of taxes due froIa each party
Assessed, which duplicate assessment roll he
shall certify 20 be correct. and deliver the same
TO the City Marshal. charging him with tho
whole amount Of taxes shown 10 be due thereon,
When the duplicate assessment roll has been de-.
livered to the City Murshnl, he shall cause a
notice Thereof to be published Ia some newspn.
Per published in the city. If there be one. for
one week, requiring taNpaycrB 90 come forward
and pay their tnxes within four weeks from the
publication Of said notice. The Marshsl shall
Immediately upon the receipt Of the said dupil
cate assessment roll, commence the collection oil
taxes and for that purpose he shall remain In
his Office from 9 o'clock a n. to 4 o'clock pm. OF
each day, for -four weeks after the asBesslneul
roll has been SO delivered
SEC. 2, n shall be The duty Of lie Marshal !,
pay over TO the City Treasurer. on each Saturdn,
after he commences the collection Of taxes, IN
whole amount collected during the week Or,
eeedinR. less his commissions for collecting. an
to take duplicate receipts therpfor-one of whicl
he shall file with the CLERK, and the other retail
as his voucher. The Clerk shall credit tho Mai
shat on the assessment roll with all sums 8
paid. The Marshal shall also report TO m
Board Of Trustees every week, tho amount pai
over to the Treasurer at his last settlement, an
the amount of his commission thereon: provit
Cd. that il shah be the duty OF the Marehal /
collect the taxes upon personal or movable pror
eriy Immediately upon the assessmont theroe
by Inc Assessor. and to pay over and report ID
same as hereinbef0re provided.
sac. T. Whenever any tax Is paid TO the Ma
shal. he shall maIkthe word paid aud the dat
Of the payment opposite the name Of the pc
son Or the description Of the property liable Il
such taxes, and shall give a receipt therefor
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