The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-08

Collectors are hereby authorized ana re-
anired to continue TO collect and receive
the taxes for the fiscal year 1879, without
costs or damages. until the second Mohday
in February. 1876; and no damages ior Ia'l-
ure TO pay such taxes within the time pre-
scrihed bv law. shall be required OF any |
taxpayer; and if any such damages shsll
have been collected by any Tax Collector,
he shall refund the same TO the Taxpayer
upon demand; Provided, sucn damages
have not, before demand, Deen pald INTO
the State or County treasury.
SEC 2 Be it further enacted, mat aIter
the second Monday in February. 1876, the
Tax Collector shall advertise all lands de-
linouent for taxes for the fiscal year 1874,
as required in Section 1897, OF the Revised
c. de of 1871, with the following exceptions
viz: That two insertions of such advertise
ment in a newspaper, or two weeks notice
nv hosting 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, II
the taxes shall remain unpaid. and no suffi-
cient personal property can be found on
| which TO levy the same, the collector shall
proceed to sell the said land in the manner
! prescribed in the Section Of the Code afore-
! aid Provided, That lands that have been
J seretofore advertised and sold according to
law for the taxes delinquent for 1873, 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, by paying the amount for which such
lands were sold, with interest, at the rate OF
TWENTY-FIVE per cent per annum from the
first Monday in January, 1876, and all costs
f and charges thereon, and by complying
. with any additional requirements hereafter
| enacted by the Legislature; PTOUided, That
where lands shall have been sold TO the
State for taxes on the first Monday in Jan
uarv, 1876, and days following, the owner
, or any person interested in SAID lands may
redeem the same at any time before the
second Monday in March, 1876, by paying
r the amount of taxes due on said lands, and
all costs and charges without interest.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That Tax
( Collectors shall receive the fees now allow
ed by law. for all tax deeds executed to in.
dividual purchasers at tax sales, but no fee
I shall be allowed for deeds made to the State
: for the year 1875, or any future year; no.
: for advertising lands forfeited to the State
/ nor shall any allowance be made to any Ta1
Collector for taxes on State lands, eXcep
II upon such as the taxes have not beer
paid, list of which shall be made out ant
; sworn to before the Chancery Clerk of tn
= county in which said lands lie; and the Aud
: making such allowances, except upon list
: so sworn TO and verified by the records il
u 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
OF be kept, the entries on which shall be YER
fled by the oath of such Collector, reco. de
A. in said cash book.
" SEC 6. Be it further enacted, That tn
" Auditor of Public Accounts Is hereby pre-
ii hiDited from issuing any warrant TO an
" Tax Collector for taxes overpaid; or frol
" issuing any warrant tor any purpose wha
rs ever except on specific appropriation
IN made by law, setting forth the amount al
r propriated, aud for what purpose; or trol
I'd issuing any warrant under any annual
or pretended annual appropriation hereto OIL
made; or by virtue of any act directin
the issuance of warrants for certain pu
. poses, unless a specified amount shall hay
nc been appropriated ana set aside for sue
purpose, a sufficient amount of which is III
he expended to pay any warrant issued.
of SEC Z Be it further enacted, That tn
IN Act take effect and be in force from al
ne after its passage
nd Approved January y. 1876.