The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-01-29

Of the state Of Illinois, represented in the
general assembly, thxs sections one hun.
dted aud sixtysAinc, two hnndtsd and
thir, y-nlne, and Two hnndred and forty.
one, Of .An act for Che assessment 81
property, and for the levy and collection
oftaxcs," approved March 30, 1872, which
said numbered sections read as follows;
"Sec. l69. Town and district collectors
shall return the tax books and make final
settlement for tho amount of taxes placed
f, Ia their hands for collection on or before
the frat day of February next after re-
csiving the tax book Provided, that the
county collector may first notify, in writ
| ing, the several town or district collectors
upon what dry within twenty days after
the first day Of February they shall APP
pear at his office to make final settlement
"Sec. 239. On or before the twenty
eighth day of February, annually, after be
has made settlement with town or district
collectors, the county collectors shall make
q sworn statement, showing the total
amounts Of zach Kind of tax received by
him from town or district collectors, and
the total amount of each collected by him
self which statement shall be filed in the
office of the county clerk"
"SEc. 24l. The county collector shall, on
or before the fifth day of March following,
pay over TO the state treasurer the taxes
in his possession payable to the state treas
ury, as shown by such settlement
Shall, to the extent, and only so far as
the same apply totaxcs levied on the as
sessmcnt of property for the year 1872 or
10 other taxes required by law to DO ex-
tended on the tax books with tho taxes of
said year 1872, be held and hereby made
to read ns follows: ..l.
Sec. 1863. Town andi district collcc-
tors shall return the tax books. and make
| final settlement for the amount of taxes
placed in their hands for collection. on or
before the 10th day of March, A. ID. 1873
Provided, that the county collector may
first notify, in writing, tho several town or
district collectors upon what day, within
twenty days after tho 10th day of March,
they shall appear at his Office to make
final settlement"
"SEc 239. On or before the tenth
day of April, A. ID. 1873, after no has
made settlement with the town or district
collectors, the county collectors shall make
q sworn statement, showing the total
amounts of each kind Of tax received by
him from town or district collectors, and
Tue SotSi uhouht va SuSh SOitStth W
self, which statement shall be filed in the
Office Of the county clerk"
"SEc. 24l. The county collector shall,
on or before the fifteenth day of April, A.
d. 1873, pay over to the state treasurer,
the taxes in his hands payable to tho state
treasury, as shown by such settlement"
SIC. 2. On and after the 10th day OF
April, A. ID. 1873, this act shall cease to
be in force ana effect, saving, however,, all
liabilities incurred hereunder and
thereafter sections one hundred and sixty
one, two hundred and thirty-nine, and
two hundred and forty.one, as first rccited
in section one of this act, and as they ap.
pear and read in tho act of March so, 1872,
the title Of which Is given in the title and
section one OF this act, shall remain in full
force and effect, the same as if this act had
never been passed.
Whereas--Tho benefits of this act and
the relief hereby intended to be afI; rded to
Taxpayers will be lost unless it takes i'm
mediate effect, wherefore an emergency
exists requiring that it shall SO take effect;
therefore this act shall take effect and be
IN force from and after its passage.