The Daily clarion., 1876-02-05

collec,ors are hereby authorized and re- /
ouired to continue to collect and receive
the taxes for the fiscal year 1875, without
costs or damages. until the second mobuay
i'm February 1876: and no damages for fail |
ure to pay such taxes within the time pre-
scribed by law, shall be required OF any
tax-payer: and if any such damages snei
have been collected by any Tax ColIector,
he shall refund the same 10 the taxpayer
upon demand; Provided, sucn damages
have not, before demand, Deen palo iloo
the State or County Treasury
SEC. . Be it further enacted, Ihat after
the second Monday in February. 1876, the
Tax Collector shall advertise all iands de-
linduent for taxes for the fiscal year 1919;
a. required in Section 1897, OF the Revised
G. de of 1871, with the following eXceptlohs'
viz: That two insertions of such advertise
nent in a newspaper, or two weeks notice
bv posting shall be legal notice, and only
the total tax due shall be specified, and not
the State and County tax separately. ana
on the second Monday in March, 1876, II
the taxes shall remain unpaid, and no sum
cient personal property can be found Oh
which TO levy the same, the collector shall
proceed to sell the said land in the manner
prescribed In the Section of the Code afoTe-
aid: Provided, That lands that haYe been
seretofore advertised and sold according 10
law for the taxes delinquent for 1875, shall
not again be sold under the provisions of
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 paving the amount for which such
| lands were sold, with interest, at the rate OF
twenty-five per cent. yer annum from the
| first Monday in January, 1876, and all costs
and charges thereon, and by mplylng
with any additional requirements hereafter
| enacted by the Legislature; Pr0rEded, That
where lands shall have been sold TO the
State for taxes on the first Monday in jan
! uary, 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 z
| 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
| shall be allowed for deeds made to the State
| for the year 1873, or any future year; nor
for advertising lands forfeited TO the State
nor shall any allowance be made tC any Tax
Collector for taxes on State lands, except
upon such as the taxes have not been
paid, a list of which shall be made out and
sworn to before the Chancery Clerk of the
county in which said lands lie; and the Aud
tor of Public Accounts is prohibited iron
making such allowances, except upon lists
so sworn TO and verified by the records il
his office.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That tht
Auditor of Public Accounts shall not make
final settlement with any Tax Collector
until exhibition and examination of suci
9 Collectors cash book, required by law t.
be kept, the entries on which shall be veri
fled by the oath of such Collector, de-
= in said cash book.
7 SEC 6. Be it further enacted, That tn
7 Auditor of Public Accounts Is hereby pro
/ hiDited from issuing any warrant to an,
7 Tax Collector for taxes overpaid; or from
7 issuing any warrant for any purpose what
5 ever, except on specific appropriation
] made by law, setting forth the amount ap
: propriated, and for what purpose; or from
/ issuing any warrant under any annual o
r pretended annual appropriation heretoIor
made; or by virtue of any act directiu!
the issuance of warrants for certain pur
poses, unless "A specified amount shall hav
been appropriated and set aside for sucl
purpose, a sufficient amount of which is un
e expended to pay any warrant issued.
f SEC. z. Be it further enacted, That thi
Il Act take effect and be in force from an,
after its passage.
d Approved January %. 1876.