Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-02-01
DUTIES OF
CHAPTER XII,
ATTORNEY.

ATTORNEY.
Be it enacted by the City Council OF
the City of Mexico:
SIC. l.. 1t shall bs the duty OF the
Csty Attorney to prosecute all suits De-
fore the Recorder on behalf of the city,
and to prosecute and defend all suits and
actions originating and pending in any
court of Record to which the city Is a
party, or in which, in me opinion OF the
Mayor the interest ofthe city are brought
into controversy or in which the o1nclai
acts Of any of its officers or agents are In
volved.
Sec. q To advise the CITY council or
its committees or any city officer In such
legal Questions as may arise IN relation to
the business of the city; to draw up any
bill or ordinance that he may De called
upon to Craw by any committee of the
city council and to give any such commit
tee his opinion in writing upon any and
all questions of law submitted to him:
Sec. 8. The City Attorney may. if in
his opinion it is to the interest of the city
with the consent of the Mayor, take an
appeal or writ Of error in bahalf OF the
city and make the necessary afddavlts
therefor, and prepare the necessary Dond
IN the name Of the city.
Gee. 4. all fIOCOOOtuSo "
tions brought in the name Of the city OF
Mexico to enforce any Of it's ordinances
shall only be brought upon written COM
plant signed by the City Attorney, n
whonever in his judgment the interest OF
the city of Mexico demands 1t he may re-
quire the complainant or party injured to
give satisfactory security for cost before
commencement of said proceeding or
prosecution.
sc. s. The City Attorney may in
case of temporary absence from the caty,
sickness or inability to attend any court,
Mt his own. expense, with the APPRECIATION
of the Mayor, appoint some person TO SCI
in dis steiId, and when he shall. before as
summing his Office. have been retained Is
counsel adversely to thee city he shalt in.
f rm the lGayor thereof, who shall ap-
person to represent the city
in such, cases.
Sec, 6. The Assessor, when &pp6lnkNd
and qualified, shall as soon as requiked ~
. subssquont ssstion Of this ordiaAnoe "a
oil parts of the city and require
every person who Is the subje:taRot tAxA~
ton or who owns and has th4 manage
ment or charge Of any property taxable
by ordinance and not otherwise &4Q1lded
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and every such person shafi d&ifver
to the Assessor . trust list OF all such
property as he may own or have on the
list day of April next preceding.
Sec. 4. The list required by the pre-
section of this ordinance shall par
ticularly describe all lots of ground sepa
rately or by the numbers thereof accord
ing to the recorded map o. plat OF the
city, AMI when les. than q whole 10! is
ow ned by any individual, then the part
SO owned shall be distinctly described.
Sec. 8. The tax book of the Assessor
shall be made put nder the direction OF
the City Council, In tabular form, wi h q
suitable caption and separate columns for
the names of the owners OF each kind ot
property taxed, the assessed value of each
kind and the whole amount charget T.
each person.
sssess all property on the Tar book on
liberal principles or what he's supposna It's
wo1th ut the time vi the assessn1efIt 10 tic
best of bis Judgment. q lot or part OF
a lot to be assessed separately and each
kind of property from every other Aind.
Sec, 10. The As SCISSOR shall deliver
TO any owner of any property assessed tor
taxation upon demand y copy Of the as
,scssment By himself, and then ifsuch own.
an shall consid.r himself or herse { 10
srrisved thereby he may apply to me City
Council Mt the regular meeting thereof
after the return Of the bonds OF the As
SCISSOR ana said council shall hear and de-
termine all such appeals in q summary
way and shall adjust ana correct the tax
book accordingly.
Sec. Ii. When there shall be tsxahle
property in the corporate limits of the
city of Mexico and from any cause no
list therco be given 20 the Assessor in
proper time and manner sne Assessor
shall make out the list on his own view
or the best Information he can get:
See. II. The Assessor shall require the
party rendering him q list of his property
to verify the same by al oath or aftirma-
alton and said Assessor is hereby author
ICED to administer suce oath or afirIna-
ton.
See. ID. Ifsny person applied to. as
above provided, for q list of his or her
taxable property under this ordinance
shall fail or refuse to deliver the same to
the Assessor within FIVE days after being
applied to for the same or shall refuse to
verify said list by oath or affirmation as
required in the preceding section the
property that ought to have been taxed
shall be double taxed and the person so
falling OF refusing to give in the list re-
quirsd in the time herewith specified Or
shall give or tende such q list to the AS
SCISSOR and shall refuse to verify the same
by oath shall be fined one hundred and
fifty dollars tor the use OF the corporation
to be recovered before any court having
jurisdiction of the same.
Sec. IL. IL shall be the duty of tho
Assessor to assess the person and proper
ty required by this ordinance ii be as
sessed in the and form herein be-
fore required and return said book to the
City Clerk ten days before the first regu-
lar meeting of the city council in The
month of July following. If said Asses
sor shall fail or refuse to make his return
as in this section specified or sha Il fail
or refuse to perform any other duty i'm
posed on him by this ordinance he shall
pay to the corporation the sum Of fifty
dollars.
rs MARSHAL.
Sec. Is. The Marshal within ten
lays after his election shall execute