The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-02-28
instructions 10 Tax Collectors.


1876 up the Monday March, 1877 provided
of IAN Act provide for the collection Of the outstanding
All lands on which the taxes Of 1875 4ava not ben eoeet
prior the 1t Monday March, 1877 and which sold
Monday of March, 1877
Privilege Licenses you need and make requison for
They VII he furnished at once.
You will be charged up with value Of all licenses issued to
YOU and viii be held in account for the less your commits
Privilege Law
nents Of Privileges and Licenses.
the Act regulating the retailing
liquors. Blanks will be furnished you upon requision made
upon this Office estimate the number and you
may need and they will be furnished you any time Every
Incense FURNISHED you vi" be chsed up against YOU ana you
will be held account for It's face value Your for
Vii IL aonred f. make settlement for icepse and will b.
any licenses returned you have needed
Blank reports will be furnished and report
by law. This IS payable only in currency coin
The privilege be paid in certificates, State
prior cams) On land redemptions the Teachers
Fund Tax Tax for which the land sold be paid
currency The settlements for County Tax must be made with
the County Treasurer after settlement with Auditor And the
settlement be made for State of 1876 by 1st of
On receiving payment upon any land redemption entry SALE
rency for State tax and teachers fund for which the land vas
i soId a nv current State taxes less the bond ax Won
can take receivable for County
such paper is authorized by Board
Supervisors; all land sales, prior to 1876 belong
the State and paid with the State You
funds and Auditors fee for deed of aud
acknowledgement
suggested herein form to be used by Collectors and
n land redemptiOns Sales which think
the requirements OF the law and which will uni
fomty The advantage using this form is considerable, in
the way Of saving labor and filing and endorsing.
receipt books will be furnished required by section
So Act 1876. You will please notify this office of the
probable number Of receipts will need for county,
and the books VIII De properly f f b m IN que sne
ment and will try furnish them least possible
expense due and after October st and become
denquent on the day December You
delinquent payers and sell the first Monday
March, if sufficient personal property can be
of Act 1877 Your inoven list must be presented to the
Board of Supervisors on the hrst Monday OF March
Your conn ion oC9g 5 @ a noT at yS
taxes and three (3) per cent. on balance
relation Public Revenue and for other purposes approved
February 1 1877 After your land sales the lst Monday
in fixing up suits against delinquent Having
divisions correctly given and taxes accurately stated with costs of
thereon place the statement in the hands of the
District Attorney suit This rather rough way deal
with denquent but they pay up consequent
ces Retrdnchment and Reform means loc taxes and prompt
payments abundance Of law sussmal salaries reduced
fees, and a plenty of hard work.
Your chances for re will greatly by
vigorous prosecution of the unfortunate delinquent but must
brng such action out OF the fees upon which are now
(n9Q growing fat pay the taxes costs fees and Interest
dred dollars, and be removed from office.
cHANcERY CLERKS.
For the information guidance Chancery Clerks the
following instructions given relation their duties
connected with the collection of revenue:
8 Revenue Law makes it the duty of the
Chancery Clerk certify the Auditor list of inovences
and enquences Sheriff and Tax Collector
Board of Supervisors before the 1 Monday of April
made up with the
sale lands sold the of 1876 whether the st
Monday January this year. the sales
Monday March The nsolvent personal list
list and the amount of due by each person reported
allowed by the board
Section Of the Act approved February 1st 1877 requires
the list of lands sold for taxes OF 1876, well as all lands sold
still held the State, subsequent fiscal year, 1873
recorded n d separate book for that purpose
As section OF the late Act approved February 1 1877
prohibits any redemPons or pGreh; Of lands forfeited for taxes
and purchases of lands embraced of the Ievee
Districts Of the State must be made through the Chancery
Clerk provided in section As Of IAN Act in relation to public
Revenue, approved April 10th, 1876.
This matter being entirely in the hands of the Chancery
Clerks important that they should give due
law governing the same and by informing themselves fully
much and trouble in the matter of redempons and pur
chase All deeds be made by the Auditor and deed
will be issued unless the and proper of
due the lands sought be redeemed pur
chased certified this office To
necessary that great should be taken by the Clerk
issuing certificate that the proper and
up otherwise great inconvenience and vexatlous delays may
making up the certificates the always
be included with the State the State has paid them and
is back redemption purchase
sale and of purchase redemption to be charged when
the redeemed or purchased On exemption
of one and onehat cent month will be charged
charged and collected redemption purchase
of lands as follows
10 the Chancery Clerk for certificate. so cents
70 Sheriff 5 per cent Commissions on amount tax col
Iected, TO be paid by purchaser.
To the Auditor Tor deed 50
10 the officer taking acknowledgement of %
70 above the Auditor entitled have col
fiscal year 1879 and 1876 for recording the
same, (see section A. Act 1876 page 100 .,..t.
Districts Lands located in any of the Levee Districts
be redeemed purchased only through this office and
subject o different regulations.
There are many other requires Chancery
Clerks these matters which due attention will
perform without special instructions from this
shall all times however, be ready render any
assistance in my power to and you IN proper and ecien DIS
charge Of such those dnas connected with this office
SECTION % Be further enacted If the Clerk shall fail to
make out certify and transmit the copies OF the assessment rolls