The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-25

IN February. 1876; and no damages LOT Ia'l-
nre to pay such taxes within the Tune pre-
scribed by law, shall be required OF any
tax-payer; and if any such damages snfI
have been collected by any Tax Collector,
10 sball refund the same to the taxpayer
mon demand; Provided. such damages
have not, before demand, been paid INTO
the State or County Treasury.
SEC. = Be it further enacted InaI alter
the second Monday in February: 1876, the
Tax Collector shall advertise All JANUS ue-
Iinouent for taxes for the fiscal year 1870;
o. reonired in Section 1897, of the RHvlsed
ode of 1871, with the following exceptions
viz. That two insertions OF Such ADVERTISE
ment in a newspaper, or TWO weeks !lotiS0
nv hosting shall be legal notice, ana ohly
the total tax due shall be specllled, anu noS
the State and County tax separately, anu
on the second Monday in March, 1870, II
the taxes shall remain unpaid, and no sum
cient personal property can oe louhu vi,
which to levy the same, the coilector slail
proceed to sell the said land III the manner
prescribed in the Section of the Code afore-
Sold. Provided, That lands that have been
heretofore advertised and sold according TO
law for the taxes delinquent for 1879, snail
NOT again be sold under the provisions OF
this Act unless specially directed by law;
SEC. 3, Be it further enacted, 1naC tne
gunner or any person interested in said
| lands. sold under the provisions OF TINS
| 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 whlch such
| lands were sold. with interest, at the rate or
| twenty-five per cent. per annum from the
| first Monday in January, 1876, ana all costs
and charges thereon, and by complying
with any additional requirements hereafter
enacted by the Legislature; PfOrtded, Ihae
where lands shall have been sofa 10 the
State for taxes OH 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
the amount of taxes due on said lands ana
all costs and cl argos without interest.
SEC. f. 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 1875, or any future year; nor
| for advertising lands forfeited To the state
nor shall any allowance be made tL any ak
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
itor of Public Accounts is prohibited from
making such allowances, except upon llsts
so sworn TO and verified by the records in
his office
SEC. ). Be it further enacted, That the
Auditor of Public Accounts shall not make
final settlement with any Tax Collector
until exhibition and examination of such
Collectors cash book, required by law tC
be kept, the entries on which shall be veri-
fled by the oath of such Collector, reco dec
in said cash book.
SEC 6. Be it further enacted, That The
Auditor of Public Accounts Is hereby pro
hiDted from issuing any warrant 70 any
Tax Collector for taxes overpaid or from
; issuing any warrant for any purpose what
ever, except on specific appropriation:
made by law, setting forth the amount APP
propriated, and for what purpose; or from
issuing any warrant under any annual OF
pretended annual appropriation heretofore
made; or by virtue of any act directing
the issuance of warrants for certain pur
: poses, unless a specified amount shall have
been appropriated and set aside for sucl
purpose, sufficient amount of which is un-
expended to pay any warrant issued.
SEC. Z. Be it further enacted, That thi
+ Act take effect and be in force from anC
. after its passage.
ADnroVe0 January ID 1876.