The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-04

AN ACT for the relief Of 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-
quired 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 taxpayer
upon demand; Provided, such damages
have not, before demand, been paid into
the State or County Treasury.
SEC. ,. Be it further enacted, That after
the second Monday in February, 1876, the
Tax Collector shall advertise all lands de-
linquent for taxes for the fiscal year 1875.
as required in Section 1897, of the Revised
eide of 1871, with the following exceptions
viz: That two insertions of such advertise
ment in a newspaper, or two weeks notice
by posting shall be legal notice, aud 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 Suifi :
Gent 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-
SAID; Provided, That lands that have been
heretofore advertised and sold according to
law Tor the taxes delinquent for 1875, Shall
not again be sold under the provisions of
TINS 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 for
taxes OF 1870 may redeem the same at anv
fhs, NJ
1917, oy paying the amount for which such
lahas were sold, with interest, at the rate o
c"ehty -nVe per cent. per annum from the
hrst Monday In January, 1876, and all costs
anu charges thereon, and by complying
win any additional requirements hereafter
eliacteu oy the Legislature; Prorided. That
where lands shall have been sold TO the
state ior taxes on the first Monday i'm jan
uary, 1876, and days following, the owner
OF any person interested in SAID lands NAV
Ieueem the same at any time before the
SECOND Monday in March, 1876, by paving
tne amount OF taxes due on said lands, and
all costs and charges without interest.
DEC 4. be it further enacted, That Tax
Coiiectors shall receive the fees now allow
ed Dy law, for all tax deeds executed to in
uiViuual purchasers at tax sales, but no fee
snail be allowed for deeds made TO the State
sor the year 1870, or any future year: nor
'or advertising lands forfeited TO the State
nor snail any allowance be made to anv Tax
n noa,ector Tor taxes on State lands, except
npton snch as the taxes have not been
patti pss,u, llst of which shall be made out and
sworn 10 before the Chancery Clerk of the
county ;,n IN Which said lands lie; and the Aud
no, OF fuoiie Accounts is prohibited fron,
lliaAihg suci allowances, except upon lists
his office. us IN
SEc. .. lie it further enacted, That the
Auditor of Public Accounts shall not make