The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-06

Collectors are hereby authorized and re-
euired TO continue to collect ana receive
the taxes for the fiscal year 1875, without
costs or damages. until the second Monday
i'm February, 1876; and no damages for Iaii-
ure 60 pay SUCH taxes within the time pre-
scribed BY law, shall be required OF any
taxpayer: and if any such damages snell
have been collected by any Tax Collector,
he shall refund the same TO the taxpayer
upon demand; Provided, such damages
have not. before demand, been paid INTO
the State or County Treasury
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, IhaC alter
the second Monday in February. 1876, the
Tax Collector shall advertise all lands de-
Iinoueut for taxes for the fiscal year 1919,
az Teouired in Section 1897, OF the Revised
q de of 1871. with the following exceptions,
yizaThat two insertions OF such advertise
tnerit in a newspaper, or two weeks notlce
nv nesting shall be legal notice, and only
the total tax due shall be specified, and not
the State and County tax separately And
on the second Monday in March, 1876, If
the taxes shall remain unpaid, and no sum :
cient personal property can be found on
which TO levy the same, the collector snail
proceed to sell the said land in the manner
prescribed In the Section of the Code afore-
| aid: Provided, That lands that have been
sererofore advertised and sold according 20
law for the taxes delinquent for 1875, shall
not again be sold under the provisions OF
this Act unless specially directed by law.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That the
owner or any person Interested in said
| lands. sold under the provisions of this
| Act, or which have been heretofore sold tor
| taxes of 1875 may redeem the same at any
| time before the first Monday in January,
! 1877 bV paving the amount for which such
lands were sold, with interest, at the rate oil
! twenty-five per cent. Per annum from the
| first Monday in January, 1876, and all costs
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with any additional requirements hereafter
enacted by the Legislature; Provided, That
where lands shall have been sold TO the
State for taxes on the first Monday in Jau-
uary, 1876, and days following, the owner
| or any person interested in SAID lands may
second Monday in March, 1876, by paying
the amount of taxes due on said lands, anc
all costs and charges without interest.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That Ta2
| Collectors shall receive the fees now allow
ed by law, for all tax deeds executed to in
divldual purchasers at tax sales, but no fet
shall be allowed for deeds made TO the Stat
for the year 1875, or any future year; no
for advertising lands forfeited TO the State
! nor shall any allowance be made tC any Tai
r Collector for taxes on State lands, eXcep
upon such as the taxes have not beel
paid, a list of which shall be made out AM
J sworn to before the Chancery Clerk of tn
county Ill WHICH Sdlu ldnuS anu Tic Auu
, itor of Public Accounts is prohibited frou
making such allowances, except upon list
: so sworn TO and verified by the records il
his office.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That tn
Auditor of Public Accounts shall not max
final settlement with any Tax Collector
until exhibition and examination of sue
Collectors cash book, required by law t
f be kept, the entries on which shall be ver
fled by the oath of such Collector, reco. de
in said cash book.
:, SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, That tn
, Auditor of Public Accounts is hereby pre-
}, hiDted from issuing any warrant TO an
y Tax Collector for taxes Overpaid; or froI
= issuing any warrant tor any purpose what
!, ever, except on specific appropriation
y made by law, setting forth the amount az
: propriated, and for what purpose; or froI
4 issuing any warrant under any annual G
= pretended annual appropriation heretoioI
made; or by virtue of any act drectiu
the issuance of warrants for certain pul
poses, unless a specified amount shall hav
C been appropriated and set aside for sue
purpose, IA sufficient amount of which is III
O expended to pay any warrant issued.
g SEC. z. Be it further enacted, That tn
- Act take effect and be i'll force from an
. after its passage.
= Approved January p. 1876.