The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-02-23
REyEEUE Law OF TENNESSEE
Advice From the Comptroller to the
7-EL County Court Clerks and
er gs5 Assessors.
coAr4RoiLERs OFFICE, NASHVILLE, Tsys .

Corr ROLLERS -OFFIcE. NASHVILLE, TESS n /
. January 25th, 1872 ] I
BY. recent enaetments ofthe legislature !
several important features touching the |
assessment laws of the State have been
go changed that | deem it proper to advise !
you and, though you the assessors OF
yenr country. Appended 20 this you viii
fad the law you are t. be governed by
for the present year. til -4
Can ycu manage to have he property
of your county assessed uniformly and
strict, IN accurdance with the lawf 1t is
i'm .artant that ttxAsshna d be equal, and
IN ord-r to do Justice roal, and at tue
sane time pruteCt the interest OF TIE
otage,- yVur oounty courts cannot be too
Jar III. in their investigation Of the as
sessn.e!Hs Of each civil district in your
couusy. KID. r.. P,ENNEBAKER r,
Comptroller =
Accom- panYing the circular are the fol |
lowing. -g-f
FIX RACTs FRoI tbs REVENUE LAW. .i
Svctiap SOL There shall be an assessor {.
OF tax,s loF each civil district in every
.cuunt, ia she State, who shall be appoints
ed by the county court at its April sess
ion, every year, and be resident ofthe
di,trict for which he Is appointed. a
Sec.5GI The PRISON who, on the 10,b
ofaAprr. ia aRy year, is owner Of real or
personal estate liable to taxation, 3 h VIZ
be bound 10 pay the taxes thereon for
that year, and the same shah be assessed
in the name Of such person, il ne can be
discovered. H fI-
Z See. 579- The assessors shall meet at.
the courthouse. Of their county, on the
third S4turday.of. May neacLlyear to equal
ize the assess nent. and the majority OF
them may make such alterations in. the
assessments as nay be necessary 10 such
equalization. -ni s5=s !s-.. -.
see $3.50. The assessmenE shall be com
pIete,l against the FIRST Monday of Jane,
every year, and BIZ. thaSday resdrned int
the Otice of the clerk OF the county court,
who shall submit the same until the irst
Monday il July thereaft r; and it shall
be the duty Of the county court, as regis-
Ing board, TO examine into, revise and
e4uaiize, if thcyiEhiakit Necessary, the Us
ssssmen5 returned bY the board of district
a6sessors. Sec section Of act approved
February /, 1871
Sec. 5S3. If any assessor fail to attend
| the assessors meeting on the third Sat-
urday of May, to equalize the assessments,
the clerk of the county court shall report
his name to the court at lis June session
! thereafter WhereupOn, unless 1t appear
| that the absence was Oecasi9ned- By slCkN
\ ness, or unavoidable accident the court
shall enter conditional judgements
against the absentee for net less than tif>
| ty, nor more than two hundred dollars,
Sec 5S5E Ifany assessor fail to report his
assessment By tue first Monday Of ma,
! each year, ne shall be liable to a penalty
| I,- en-
| thousand dsIlar5. .--.E a..f
/ sec. $50. The court may entar. JUDI.
ment for said penalty ct said jane term
or ;Iny subsequent term !; AMI may for any
salts actOry exense release or remit tbs
same. .s3us ..3 .F-r aH
/ z. rec. 58S The clerk Of the ieennty oour
shall make out from the original assess
mept books list in a suitably r0led book
of the names, in alphabetical order, o
every person in each civil district against
whom a. tax has been assessed, and uhc
| amoant of said tax And in case Of laadS
asse sseI to IersOns unknown, list of The
same, describing them, and stating tht
amount Of taxes assessed upon each lot
tract or parcel of. land, by the first Non.
eaY in September each year.
q Sec $50 After said lists have beer
compared by the clerk with the origins
assessment books, and colHmh has beer
added 70 it containing the amount of thu
| cOuRtY taxes against each taxpayer, thu
clerk shall deliver the list to the collecto
by The frst Monday in September, witt
his certificate tilat the same Is q corrcc
statement, from the original books, Of til,
nameslof. the psrsons agaiust whom q tai
has been assessed and the amount Assess
ed against eachPerSpn. aHl % uc'
Sec $50. SAID clerk shall also make on
an aggregate statemept Of the taxable
properly in each civil district, aud TIL
State tax due thereon, and fnrward TIL
same to the cGmptrol er by nail, on OF Be
fore the first day Of October IN each Year
Il -.-- CASToS, MIssIssPPI, I
$50 teb. l, 1872, !
p d notice in, Yonr paper, som g weeks
! since, Of the baptism of Mrs Smitt
iiuSsel, and of the rumor of his lota ntiui
to enter the ministry, has assumed {
shape in various exchanges detrim eRta
to the pecu mary interests, both of Mr.
Russell aud those with hoIn he is asso
ciated As am the only persoA IN this
= place to whom Mr. Russei 'coniid6d his
desires, Pefmit ms to contradiet the re
I port now in circulation that he lIa'
changed his plans as to his future move
ments. His professional engagement
with the Berger family of swiss Bel
Ringers Riu cUatinue as Heretofore
This sJRremenEis made to remedy an ia
. jury may haye unwittinglyt caIsed-g =
enc ResaectfuIly, etc, ID. G. G.
-. Late Rector Grace Church
Excaanges taat copied from the Mai
hearticie above aIlnfed 70 by. the Rev
Dnacen Green, win please copy the above
as a matter Of iustiees 70 ali cencer ned
Il -Ca'10R A4iL "--z af e.
II We me6e rooal fuF the above, and al
+ init Of having imd sontstai5s to say IN re
y gzryi to the matter at the time. Howe7eT
!. five heIp4d in any way TO retard tn
progress of so talented q yeung artist a
, Mr.. Russell proved himself To- be az ID
, time of his visiting B9livaE .wer hqgg 50
gentleman pardon, and say toebiu' her
that no intentional hnUza was isteade
+ Oh our part, WsAre -9f the class who be
Il lisye that a person can seo'hF . and De q
Christian at ths5 same time toe, Il he 3
Il 60 -1ct lo = Ia d
! CAoNsS9' - go 60.
Tire CiRcianatf CoHimereia2 thus rude
, " referees 70 the fallen che taiRiIss{ q
7The eBaId Eagle. ofTennesazes Va
! heped 60 make Eve hundred theusan
out Of the bounty claims business. 1Yro'
Q to an .accomplice. when he discoyeTe
j that be las III tight place: "WlI 70
o please call Fisu6a4- HsIss to psy.2 4
9 looks very mueh- nov as if it was to pa
n in his case il be does no have an oP
t. EOrtunity to taste The sweets OF sOIItar
f aad make himself useful 10 the sho
. trade it will be a mercy.