The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-09-19
ORDINANCE NO. II,
Be it ordained by the city council of
the CITY of Cairo,
OF REVENUE.

i CEClloN L. ne city asScssOT snal
on the first Monday of April in eacl
and every year, or as soon thereafter a
| is possible, proceed to examine and as
sess all property within the city subjec
to taxation, at its cash valuation, ant
shall make out in suitable books q lis
Of all such property, which list shall
contain, in separate columns, the nam
Of the owner, if known, description
of the property, the value Of the tract
or lots of land, the value of the i'm.
provements thereon, and the aggregate
value of each tract or lot and the i'm.
provements.
Sec. .. The assessor is authorized
to demand Of every person owning or
having charge of any taxable property
as agent, guardian, trustee, or otherwise,
list Of such property with such de-
scription as will enable him to list and
assess the same, and shall have the
power and is required, when not salts.
fed with such LIST, to examine the party
under oath touching the same.
SEC. B. If any person refuse list
Of their property as aforesaid, or to tes-
tify under oath concerning property be.
longing to him or her, or under his OF
her charge, or deliver correct descrip.
ton Of their property at the Office of the
assessor or city clerk, within ten days
after such demand shall have been
made, or wilfully omit any such prop.
erty from the list furnished by him or
her, the whole property belonging to
or un1 charge of such person
shall be ssesset. tCouble its cash maj k:
ct value.
SEC. t. If the assessor find property
within the city, the owner of which is
unknown, he shall apply to the county
recorder for the requisite information,
and take such other means as may be
in his power to obtain the same, and
failing in this he she | mark the prop
erty as that Of an owner unknown.
SEC. 5. If the assessor shall find any
property taxable but not assessed in
some previous year, the same shall be
assessed for each year in which it was
not assessed, and the assessor shall cote
the same upon the assessment.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty Of the
assessor to make full return of the as
sessment Of all the property within the
City,by the first Monday of May in each
year, to the city clerk, which said return
shall be laid before the city council
convened in joint session at the meet
ing thereof for the examination of such
assessment; but the time for the return
of the assessment list may be extended
by order of the city council so con-
vened.
SEC. Z. Upon the delivery ofthe as
sessmeni lists as aforesaid, to the city
clerk, it shall be the duty of the mayor,
forthwith to call meeting Of the city
council in joint session to hear and de-
terInine all appeals from the assessment
Of the assessor and to correct all errors
that may be found in the lists notice
of such called meeting of the said city
council shall be published at least ten
days in the newspapers employed to
publish the ordinances of the city, and
until such meeting, the said assessment
lists shall remain in the city clerks Of
flee, open to the examination Of any
person interested therein.
SEC. s. 1t shall be the duty of the
assessor to attend such meeting of the
city council, and furnish all the infor-
nation in his possession in relation to
any property from the assessment Of
which any appeal may be taken 60 the
city council for correction or change.
SEC. 8. All persons who consider
themselves aggrieved by the assessment
of their property, may appeal to the
city council, convened in joint session.
Every such appeal shall be in writing
and shall specify the reason Of the APP
peal and the matter or thing complain
ed Of, and shall be presented at tn,
meeting Of the city council called u,
aforesaid to hear and determine tn,
same, andat no other.
SEC. 10. The city council, wheI
convened for the purpose aforesaid
shall hear and determine all appeals in
summary way, and correct any erro
which they may discover in the assess
ment lists, and may place upon sucl
lists any assessable property not alread,
listed, and may increase or diminisl
any assessment as they may think fit
or may refer the same back to the as
SCISSOR and collector, with instruction
to revise and correct the same
Sec. IL. When the assessment list
have been corrected and revised, an or
! der app %, ng the same shall be mad
) by the +. city council, and the lis
shall be filed in the city clerks offic,
The council shall thereupon, by an OF
dinance confirm the sam
, and levy such sum c
f sums Of money as may be deemed sufi
cient for the several purposes for whic
taxaes are by the city charter autho,
, lied to be levied, not exceeding the a,
: taxes are by the city charter autho
lied to be levied, not exceeding the a,
, thorized percentage particularly specif,
Q ing the purposes for which the san
, are levied and make an order directiu
}, warrant to be issued for the eclectic
i thereof.
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