American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-05-27


performing transacting of the THINGS BUSINESS
or %nc ofsf or SPECIAL tax assessed III, tn ordnance
shall be liable fine of $50 for each day of
the Mayors Uourt,
to be tor the the city, the other half for the
use Of the Marshal of the city the informing against
o. Be it further enacted That the Collector of said city
licenses n collected by him under % o oPnanc @ m aoed to
him other claims allowed by the Board of Mayor and
nance shall take subscribe Cefore the
that property privileges which render for
myself ndvduay or as agent is just and ru" statement of
said ety. general specific tax; help God
II The fiscal year of said city shall Commence on the sst
liable taxation advalorsn shall month
on OF before M iss s as
f % vsa of
provided the Tax Collector shall forthwith
far it is possible for him do without seznro
year the st Monday february ye sad o
lecor shall sell at public SALE before The Mayors Office of said
place, and of sale-any, of amy PERSONAL
ment of taxes then due by them said city and al
penses of such sale and in default OF personal property or
defauers as may be pay all or any balance Of
all expenses OF sale and of making conveyance of the property
real property sold him, deed thereto
the % @ o G SO so y
time within twelve months from the date of sale 10y payment
y per sTas ns1abas oasy Ana
Of all and which at the date Of sale shall be due
tie owner of the property sod at time within
from date of ae warrant issued by order of said Boar
1a The City Assessor shall taxpayers
abode place taspayer-for list Of all
se e or h" sna be ee da of e
Of such notice. make and deliver such Assessor under
OATH true list of all taxable property which he liable in
other eapaG to pay taxes t And ANY sas tax
such Assessor the list as herein required within the time
best of his knowledge and the
sqs
year, punishment for such failure refusal neglect And
in me opinion Of the bis 100 low then
it shall be the duty of said to fair yal"
and equalization, hereinafter provided and the
he shall by number subdivision thereof
such other description will identify them and
49, Said Assessor SHALL before the fst Monday Of
eomeed and shall on that day deliver liver fair and
Aaermen @ am rt of himself s aacsa that a a
delivered contain full and list of all property real
liable to taxation nder the Charter and Ordinances of said
city. to the best of his knowledge.
A. Said Board shall the first Monday of
each year for the purpose OF reviewing and correcting
thereof and shall Continue in session two days if SO
long require Said Board shall give previous public
notice OF the time and object of its meeting and shall hear all
parties and proo and adjust all the
IS At the said Boar in
O year. Collector report o n
writing under oath, list of all nsoyent and delinquent
the uncofl
Board shall allow said Collector the
insotvence such thereof in their opinion
collected and has been lost by the lacs of
1G When said Collector shall have reported
or delnquents he SHALL nevertheless possible collect the
due from such persons have been
provided, Collector
by required demand collect twenty-five per
dtional all delinquent
first Monday of January of each year
IT, 1t shall be, and is hereby made the duty Colcc
tor to all collected by him for the
city, weekly, the City Treasury; and the Monday
of March shall his with
shall liable, Mayor
in hundred dollars for separate
offence, shall be liable to dismissed
for mafeasance therein.
Is. In said Tax Collector shall fail to pay
City Treasury all collected by him for the
city required to be paid by the provisions of this ordnance
the City Treasurer SHALL within ten days after such default,
certify the Board of Mayor and Aldermen the
from said Collector which he default
against such Collector and sureties by
bond.
for Mayor er, Tax
Collector purchase deal against
the city less than the whole
claim and i'll their settlements with the City Treasurer
such shall be latter unless
they shall make oath before officer
For official so offending
shall be fined not less than fifty
fifty dollars the recoverable
competent jurisdiction against said officer