The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-23
PORTIONS OF THE ORDINANCE CONCERN.
TAXES AND The C3TY TREASURER.

SEC1ION .. Thirty days after the Com missioner
OF tie keyepue has ret1rEed bis books The Tres
he .s sve ten os II me q %
mon3 that he Is prepared TO receive alI taxes cue
SECTION TO- All tazes shall be due aad payabla
as follows: One half on the Isl day If Juy,and one
naIs on the LIST day Of November Of EACH year. All
persons paying The half QUE before the ist
dag OF July Shall be allowed reduction If five per
cent, provided the iction shall not be made until
the remaining half. doe November the Isl. shall be
Eaid. III persons fttlBg 10 pay the one half due
on the t DAY of Jusy shall lie assessed and added
,thsreto an additional TAX OF ten per centum. and
day Of November saai be assessed and added there
to an additional tax OF ten per en- nm. All bills
paid on the 1st day Of September OF each year. shall
be placed In The bands of The City oerR, ant, who
shall odd thereto a. additional fyr yer cent. which
he shall tain for his services aud procetd TO col.
leCt thr bills according 10 law ana all rhe bills re-
maiung In The hands Of the Treasurer Gu The 1st
DAY Of anuary Of e!ch ,esr sh"D Re placed in the
hands of the Gay Sergeant, WIN shall add thereto an
al htlonal lax OF Ave per cent high he shall re-
tain for his services and proceed In Ike manner to-
SECTION Is. For all taxes with which any person
or any estate Of deceden, Is assessed and unpaid
City Treasurer may distress except the same 10
suspended ny order OF the Committee on finance.
who shall report The reason therefor to the next
IL eettng Of The City CouHct.
SECTION IA. Any Roods or chattels In the city be-
longing TO the person or estate assessed whh taxes
may b distressed therefor by the City Treasurer or
SECTION Is. The goods and ehat'els ofthe tenant
or Other person In possession claiming under the
patty or eStste assessed with taxes land may be
distratntd If found on the premises but when
taxes are assesst wholly 10 one person on q lot
part of which has become the FREEHOLD Of another
by title recor"ed " fore the commencement Of The
year for which taxes assessed the property be.
LONGING to the owner to that part SHAH not be di8-
trained for more than due proportion OF such
taxes.
| SECTION 10. No deed Of trus. or mortgage upoa
goods chat1els shall prevent The same from being
Jstrained and sold for taxes assessed against the
granror In such deed while sue goods ano chAtteS
remain in the grantor's posssssion Nor shall any
such seed pI event the goods aud chatiels conveyed
from being distf iued and sold for taxes assessed
thereon, no matter III whose possession they Esy
be found -
SECTION IT. Any payment Of taxes made by tho
tenant unless under express iniract contained
In his lease, shall be accredited ugahst Tie person
| TO whom he owes The rent; and where may tax 70
paid by iduciary the Interest OF profits or mo-
neyS OF an estate Invested under the order OF tbe
court or otherwise the tax shall be REFUNDED OUT OF
such estate. .s.
| SECTION 20. Ii there be good cause to beHeva
that person assessed with taxes not on real estate
to sell out or close his business therein, the Trea
surer shall, less such taxes be paid on demand
distran therefor, although The d rSt day or July or
| the fist day Of November may not have arrived
ana although one halt thereof NAV have Dee paia.
| To enable the Treasurer to ascertain tue amount
| Of taxes charged 10 any such person inc c0mmls.
sioner, If his books have not been returned, shan
OH application Of The Treasurer deliver him STATE.
! Copy-Test: j. ,VADEN,
! fe22-4t Clerk City Council.