Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-03-23
Il. S. DHULY, sec'y.
An OCDINANCE

AMENDING An ORDNANCE DEFINING THE DUTIES AM
fErs CT ASSESSOR AND COLLEcroR."
sFc. I. Be aordainedJy he city Council Of The Gu,
ef Dallas hat section of an ordinance entitled
Ordinance defining the dutie and fees of Assessor
and Collrc or" approved June 20, 1871 be hereby
amended so AS to read as follows, to wit:
SIC. 2 The assessor and collector shall prepare an
assessment roll for each ward in which lie shall set
down In separate columns, in alphabetical orier The
names Ofthe taxable inhabitants hereof including
persons chargable with poll tax, the amount and
description Of the property taxed real and personals
the value thereof (when the same Is real estate,
noting the value of the ground and that of the i'm
proyemens separately and the amount of taxes due
thereon for which purpose he SHALL between the
first days of Jsnuary and March in each and every
year, call upon each person living in the corporate
limits OF said city, for list OF all ofhis or her own
taxable property aud Of all property subject TO tax
alton held by such persons for others, or owned by
the person, hrm association or corporation. for
which such person may he acting al ent, or attor
ney, within the said corporate limits; Prorided,
that all property situated partly In one ward and
partly in another, shall be entered upon the rnl for
that ward In which the grea,er part lies and prov-
dod, further, that when the and collector
shall call at the usual place of abode of the party
liable 20 taxation, In the absence of such pers "a
written printed notice to render such list to the
assessor shall in lieu of personal notice, and
1, shah be the duty ofsrid party thereafter 90 call
upon the assessor and collector at bis oihceand rem
der said list.
SEC 2 That see. 4 ofsaid ordinance be and the
stnsA hereby amended soas,c rsad as follows, to-
Wits -Ar #rH
SIC : That 1t shall he The duty Of every person,
FIRM, association or corporation within the corpo-
rate limits Of sRid city liable to the payment Of any
tax TO make due return OF required inventory to the
assessor aud collector when called upon by him for
that purpose, in the provided by ordinance,
and any person required by ordinance to do. who
shall al or refuse to make such return, shall he iia-
bic TO hDe OF not less than Ave nor more than one
hundred doll ars for the benefit OF the city, accord
ing to the sound discretion Of the Maysr and IL
shall be the duty Of III, assessor and collector 20
reparta such cases to the Mayor ana to attend up
his couri as witness 10 prove such failure or re-
fusal.
SEC 3. Tha: sec 8 Of said ordnance be and the
same is hereby amended to reau as follows, To
wit:
SEC. 5. The list required under the second section
Of this act -hali contain description Of the tax
able property. owned held by The pal ties iiabo 20
taxation the first day Of January Of the current
year, aud the value thereof wereupoi the assessed
aud culiecur shall and he i hereby reqHi ed TO ad-
minister 10 each person making such rendition. the
following cath: :. You do solemnly swear lcr af
frm) that the inventory rendered by you contains
full description II all taxable properly o~nd by you
or held Nv you for others, or owned or held BY The
person. firm. association corporation tor which
vuu are acting aeut attorney las the case may
bel on the hrst day VI January last, and that the
value assessed thereon is fair and correct cash vat
ne for the same. according to the best Of your knoH
edge and elief Said inventory shall be signed and
sworn TO as prescribed above by the parry renderi
he samo nd shall he aitcsied by the assessor aud
Hector tfrQrtdtd mat VI list o. taAhoe fiolrit
mus .ear.irr 10 I've furnished shai not be onsirucd
80 as 10 n hide iha products OF The sol While in
he hands Of The producer.
Sc l. Thsl Sec 10 Of said ordinance lie and the
.als is lserby amendel 10 read as follows, to-
wit:
SIC 10 The assessor and collector Of faxes, amer
h.. las reoelvea he ccrrihrate cf b. Mayor, msr'
tiansd the rregsifc seltiHH shah ft1rttn D. c9
i-5t She t.rss l1eafioned fi- 1sse-eai ici Il 70
1ai-rd b. ordnance AID ,ht receive ihesani- a1ni
I-esss.isn so ariiun' cviisris e. tie u-e y 20
liz - Ls Jas isr 5le eJlsfiiiu o it<es
I'D 10 tount5 a-a -ii4ii br goFsrue in Tue coliec
...a. the aAlnt - fr laws regulating the culicc-
ton Il taxes for the couafy in f1scr Al the time -
far As they are rIulicbie. and nut 10 1onhict with
ne Froriscns % his ordinance he shall ray otsi
erkiy 70 the ireasnrrr lieAmerni 81 iaxas ctiiert
Cd nud shah make HE final s-filemeul l0r The yrAi
with The TREASURER on or before he fTst qey oiOu
tsler In ealh year and facilitate be correction o.
faxss the and c1lrtfof may % ~ choose-
open an of1ro within The curpor1tc limits Of SD
city aud shall r,st. o.. b. posted. suitabl,
noiirss thruneldur the city stating fhe lcntiou q
the same and ne days o. each week, urlh thr -
day Of OF ober be vii b. present in SAID once O.
tbs purro- q fci.ins taxes audi stsil y bis Gu