The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-10-07

| first Monday of i'll February, yerlfled by his
oath as follows:
i Il, Search Well, Assessor of taxes for the
town of Dopaldsonville, solemnly swear that
| | have assessed all the taxable property,
both real and personal, so far as ] know or
| have been able to learn after the most dill
| gent eudeayor and inquiry, that i have val
ued the property SO assessed and set forth in
| the tax list, according to the best OF my
knowledge aud Judgment ,
/ Signed, ~ SEARCH WE'LL I
sworn to and subscribed before me this
/ 1st.day OF February, 1872
| Z. w. MASON, Mayor. a-Is.t Is
Or by any Justice of the Peace, which
| shall be written at the end OF the assessment
lists.
The Secretary shall file the same on the
/ day that it is returned into his office, and
shall notify in writing, the Mayor OF the
| act. Ef
Sec. 201,-That as soon thereafter as is
| convenient the Mayor and one Alderman
| from each ward shall meet and form q board
of Assessors, and shall proceed to assess at a
| fair cash valuation all property described
in the descriptive rolls, and assess the NUM-
Der of cents on the dollar to be taxed on said
property, so listed and returned by the As
| SCISSOR. sS}s
For this purpose they shall give notice in
the official journal during thirty days, that
the assessment and tax laid thereon are
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| interested, and that all objections thereto
must be made within said delay.
Sec. 202.-lt shall be the duty of the Seere-
tary TO see that the nefice is given mnedi-
ately, and he shall attend all meetings and
record all of the proceedings of the said
Board throughout their action Oh the assess
| ment lists.
He shall receive and file all exceptions to
the assessment lists, aud shall make d docket
thereof, which he shall lay before the Board.
Sec. 203. The Board of Aldermen shall
meet in the Mayors office, and shall take up,
hear and determine each exception filed, and
they shall be empowered to examine each
party under oath, also the Assessor touching
any matter connected with the said assess
ment, and the decision of the majority in all
disputed cases shall be final.
| See. 204.-That after the assessment is
completed and revised, the Assessor assisted
by the Secretary shall at once prepare II
list of the assessment so corrected and
revised, containing a description OF the real
property, with its valuation and the tax
assessed and laid thereon The amount OF
| the personal property assessed to each per-
son with the tax assessed and laid thereon.
and the name of each person who is tax
| able for licenses and shall submit said list to
the Mayor.
Sec. 205.-The Mayor shall thereupon APP
pend thereto his warrant to the Tax Collec-
tor of the Corporation, as follows:
State of Louisiana, &c, g
Town of Donaldsonyille. NAY VI ; ''iihce>
To the Tax Collector of the town of DOnald-
sonville:
You are hereby commanded to make levy
and collect of the said persons, their goods,
aud chattels, bonds and teneInents, the sew
eral sums of money set opposite the real and
personal property above described, and also
| the licenses herein set forth as the taxes
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and sell the said lots and lands to make the
said several sums of money and costs, and to
make return of this warrant with your pro-
eeeding thereon, on or before ---------.
Given at Donaldsonville, this - day Of
--------, 49,. @ &ss ss|
L. ". MASON, Mayor
And the amount of said roll which he shall
| be presumed to have collected at the period
| when required by these ordinances to make
be charged to said Collector.
ARTICLE II.-TAx COLLECTOR AND coLLEc
TioN oF TAXES.
Sec. 206.--Be it ordained, That the Tax
Collector receiving the assessment rolls shall
proceed to collect the taxes therein men
toned, also all licenses for the latter Dur
pose he shall from time to time obtain from
the Treasurer many blank licenses fol
trades, professions and occupations, bearing
the signature of the Mayor and Treasurer al
there may be persons in the corporation pur
suing such taxed trades professions and oc
equations; and for this purpose he shall pre-
sent to the Treasurer q list of such licenses
as may be required, and receipt for the same
whereupon the Treasurer shall furnish the
required number of blank licenses.
Sec. 207.-The Tax Collector shall, by
twenty days publication in the official jour
nal, in the manner provided for Judicial ssd
| refreshments give public notice of the place
at which he will be present from the hours OF
. o'clock A. nj. to o'clock p. NJ. of each day
for the purpose of receiving payment from all
persons indebted for taxes and licenses. Such
Collector shall begin not later than the month
OF March of each year, after which delay OF
| twenty days as aforesaid, the Collector or his
agents shall make the demand of the tax due
! either to the taxpayer or, by leaving Mt his
residence or the residence OF his agent u no
tice to that effect and In case said tax shall
not be paid on demand, to make q -etl,f1l
thereof ON the back OF the receipt of the day
and manner in which such demand has beeil
made, and that IN all cases of vacant proper
ty or when the OWNERS are unknown or alb
sent and have left no known agent, the taxes
on which property shall not have been paid
| the District or Parish Judge shall on prouef
application of the Tax Collector, appoilit a
curator od hoe upon whom the above demand
OF uOtlcts silsill De served. s}zs5
| See, 2O8.-That the Collector shall .inseribe
IN book kept for that purpose the day on
which said demand and notices shall be ser.
ved as also the names of the persons ON
whom they shal have been served, and lie
shall also deliver every day to the Treasurer
a list OF all persons to whom such notices
shall have been served. m szs4
Sec 209--That the Tax Collector shall be
required to prosecute all persons who ON de
mand and notice as aforesaid should not nav
their taxes and licenses which they owe t.
the corporation, and to that end to bring suii
through the City Attorney in the name Of the
corporation. before any competent trihuna
for all unpaid tax bills and licenses
Sec. 2l0.-That it shall be the duty of The
Tax Collector or persons employed 8,
the Corporation in thu collection of the rev
enues OF the town, to pay to the Treasurer OF
Saturday of every week, all the moneys tha
he or they shall have received, accompanied
by written statement specifying the name.
OF the persons from whom collected, the
amounts from each, and specify Ting til,
branch of revenue to which such collection
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