The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-03-04
AN ACT for the relief of the taxpayers OF
the State, and for other purposes

AIN All lof the reilef or the taxpayers of
the State, and for other purposes.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legis-
lature of the State of Mississippi, That Tax
Collectors are hereby authorized and re-
CURED to continue to collect and receive
the taxes for the fiscal year 1875, without
costs or damages, until the second Monday
in February, 1876; and no damages for fail
ure to pay such taxes within the time pre-
scribed by law, shall be required of any
taxpayer; and if any such damages she'll
have been collected by any Tax Collector,
he shall refund the same to the tax-DaVer
upon demand; Provided, such damages
have not, before demand, been paid into
the State or County Treasury.
SEC 2. Be it further enacted. That after
the second Monday in February. 1876. the
Tax Collector shall advertise ali lands de-
linquent for taxes for the fiscal wear 1874
as required in Section 1897, of the Revised
CNde of 1871, with the following executions
VIZ: mat two insertions of such ADVERTISE
ment In newspaper, or two weeks notice
by posting 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 sufi :
c1ent 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 FORE
said; Provided, That lands that have haan
heretofore advertised and sold according to
law FOR the taxes delinquent for 1879. shall
not again be sold under the provisions IF
this Act, unless specially directed by law.
SEC 3. Be it further enacted, That the
owner or any person interested i'm said
lanos, soid under the provisions of this
Act, or which have been heretofore sold fnr
taxes OF 1873, may redeem the same at anv
Time before the first Monday in Jannar,y
ioIl, py paying the amount for which sucb
Janus We're sold, with interest, at the rate n
1--WE e ehsy-nVe per cent. per annum from the
llrsI monday in January, 1876, and all costs
anu charges thereon, and by complvino
a mien any additional requirements hereafter
enacted Dy the Legislature; P1opided Thot
Where lands shall have been sold to tbo
state 1or taxes on the first Monday in la
udry, 1876, and days following, the owner
OF any person interested in SAID lands No.
seuo' the same at any time before the
the arao mohaay IN March, 1876, by paying
oII I an.ouht OF taxes due on said lands. and
all costs and charges without interest," anu
CSC SEc. 4. BE 1t further enacted, That Tax
collectors shall receive the fees nalu ~. aA
ca Dy law, for all tax deeds executed 70 y,
uNiuuai purchasers at tax sales, but No fec
snail De allowed for deeds made RI tba Co.
tor Tue year 1875, or any future wear. nor
,or advertising lands forfeited to the State
y nor shall any allowance be made t. any Ta1
nonector iof taxes on State lands, excent
upon such as the taxes have NOT 49,
PAID. list of which shall be made ont lei ona
sworn 10 before the Chancery Clerk of tha
county IN which said lands lie and tbo sno
ieoI Vi Iuoilc Accounts is prohibited fron,
lnaklng sueh allowances, except mon i;Sta
he " "tsa 10 ana verified by the records in
And;tou De IL iurther enacted, That the
Vi Iuoiic Accounts shall not make