The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-05-13
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SEC. As. Be 1t further enacted, etc, Tha
the board of assessors in the city of New
Orleans shall expose their rolls from tn,
| first dav Of August to the first day of Sep
tember. and give notice in the official jour
nal to all taxpayers in said city of the expo
sure of said rolls for said time, and motif,
them of their readiness to correct all erro.
neous assessments. They shall decide al
contested cases, and their d. cision shall b,
| final as to the valuations in said assessment
trolls. s@sse ~ sr 'af
| SEC. 49, Be II further enacted, etc. Tha
the board of assessors for the city of New
Orleans shall make three copies Of their as.
sessment rolls, as corrected, on or before
| the FIRST Monday in November. They shall
certify each copy according to law. They
shall deliver one of said copies to the Au-
ditor of Public Accounts, and one to the
Recorder of Mortgages, which he shall re-
tain among the records of his office, and the
other they shall deliver to the tax collector
through the Auditor Of Public Accounts |;
and the amount ot said roll, which he shall
be presumed to have collected at the period
when required by law TO make his final set
tlement with the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts, shall be charged to said tax coli
iector. s$s&a@-ssstevf
SEc. AZ. Belt tfirtf1ertenacted, etc, That
In case the sheriff. recorder, Or clerk Of the
court shall fail, neglect or refuse to act as
a board Of assessment, as herein directed,
on due notice thereof being given to the
Auditor by one Of the board Of assessors,
his Office shall be deemed vacant, and The
Governor shall appoint some person to act
in his Elace, and the person so appointed
shall hold bis Office for the unexpired term
of The person refusing to act .ts....s. @1. ..'. .
SEC 4S. BE it further enacted etc, That
every tax collector or assessor who shall
fail to deliver his assessment rolls by the
fifteentll day of November Of each year, or
to perform any other duty required Of him
by law, shall not be entitled to the commits
sions allowed him as compensation. for SER
vices Under this act or any ether law; and
his failure In this duty shall be deemed an
abandonment Of his Office, and the Auditor
of Public Accounts shall give immediate
notice thereof to the Governor; as in case
of Vacancy otherwise occurring, and such
shall, after being duly qualified,
forthwith proceed 10 make description OF
pT0pETty Ut aSSESStHGHa, ssS IHc sdSe may pe,
and the clerk, sheriff and recorder shall
make such valuation, after the notice here
inafter required to be given. as soon as
possible, and the rolls shall be returned to
the Auditor OF Public Accounts as soon they
may be completed.
SEc 40. Be ii further enacted, etc, That
the tar collectors outside of the city Of fNew
Orleans shall receive annually. as compen-
sation for taking description of taxable
five per centan On the
amount of taxes. assessed or levied
OH such property The. Board or
Assessors fur the city OF Aew Orleans shall
receive annually, as sscunapensation for maxi
ing an assessment Of taxable property. five
per centum on the amount Of taxes assessed
Or levied on such property. The poll tax
shall be no longer assnhjeck of assessment.
The compensation 10 Rxel shall ltal bc paid
In the same manner provided by law, after
4 opylof the roll, 10 be lodged with the
Auditprof Public Accounts, shall have been
received .by him provided that no tax
outside ofthe city Of New Orleans
shall receive less than three hundred dol