Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-02-01

fined one dollar lOr each anu way 10y
tbat he or she may deal as sue until
sncb license is obtained, not to exceed
one hundred and fifty dollars In all.
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Coo az. That every Insurance compa-
nv. whether life or fire, who shall insure
or offer to insure by its agents or other
wise. the lives or property of persons IN
this city, shall pay a license TAX OF ten
dollars for city purposes for every PERIOD
of elve months or fractional part there
of that said company may do business In
the citv.
Sec. 40. Every person acting as the
agent of snv Insurance company or In
string or Offering to insure the life or
rroperty of any person in any but a com
rranv licensed as provided for in the pre-.
cceding section, shall be deemed guilty o
a misdemeanor and upon conviction hnedi
ten dollars for every such offence.
GENERAL REVENUE.
Sec. so. That for the purpose of rails
ing a revenue for The support of the city
Government, the payment OF its debts and
he advancement of the public interest, a
tax shall be levied upon the following
objects; ALI male persons over the age
of twenty one and under the &c of fifty
wears: ali lands and lots of ground inclu-
ding the improvements thereon, except
those lands embraced in the quarter of a
mile east, south and west, most remote
from the court house. which are in q state
of actual cultivation or used for grazing
rpos on gold and silver watches: car
riages, wagons. carts, days, cash notes
upon solvent persons. all monies on hand
or deposited with banks or other incor-
poratsd companies, brokers' exchanged
dealers or other persons for safe keeping
or OF or purposes, except such money on
hand, or 50 deposited as has been borrow
ed and for which bonds or notes has been
given: on all printing presses, types and
machinery connected Herewith, all grlst
mills, saw mills and other manufactures
whatever, together with their machinery
and appsndages, all dogs. horses. mares.
geldings, mules, asses, Jennles, cattle;
hogsand sheep and all household and
kitekR14farniturs, in excess of two hum
aradsx&Jsaxs when owned BY the head OF
See. IL. All taxes mentioned in the
preceding section shall DO due sHd paya-
BILE. upon demand by the Collector and
m Raication of the fact that the tax books
The hands OF the collector shall be
df 4ffsFed sufficient demand for the pay
nfett Of said taxes.
Fec. 81. As soon a. the Assessors
book shall have been adjusted by the city
council and the amount of taxes extend
cd on the tax book by the city clerk, the
clerk shall deliver the same or . copy
thereof to the collector taking his receipt
for tn same and shall Immediately charge
said collector with the amount of taxes
40 he collected as carried out on said tax
book.
owned or under the eaatfxh Of any resi-
dent Of tins city or uposthe real estate
of any nonresident OF this city, is not
paic within sixty days after demand made
as aforesaid and goods. chattsls or effects
cannot be found in the corporation whore
on to levy the Same, tbs collector shall
cause notice to Be given 20 all, whom it
may concern, by adysrtiSsEDe in some
newspaper published in the city, contain-
ing true description OF tie property OF
said delinquent upon which taxes remain
due and unpaid with the name Or names
Of persons to whom charged, and the
amount TO be paid aud shall notify all
persons whom it may concern or who
NAV be interested therein that unless the
tax OH said property be paid together
with one dollar foI the use of the co!lec-
tor for his trouble in advertising on or
before a day therein to be mentioned
(which shall not be less than twenty nor
more than thirty days from the da.e o.
publication OF said advertissment) the
real estate therein will be sold at the
court house and during the sitting of the
county, probate or circuit court of said
county 10 satisfy and paw the tax due
thereon, and if the taxes due on any real
estate. with the dollar mentioned DO not
paid before the day appointed for the sale
thereof the said collector shall sell at pub
lie sale at the lime and place aforesaid so
much of each tract OF land, lot or parcel
of ground as will BE- su AcisAt to paw and
satisfy all taxes due and unpaid thereon,
with the addition of one dollar and fifty
cents for the collector, together with q
penalty of fifteen per csst to be added to
said tax On the day of sale, said penalty
when collected to be paid to the city treas
urer. When part only of a tract OF lot
shall be SOLD, tie same shall be taken as
near as may be in . square form and shall
adjoin one or more of the outlets or cor
ne rs of the lot or lots to be sold so as not
to include any qaluable improvements, Is
10 be avoided and a designation OF the
rart so sold shall be made by the Coliec-
Sor at the time of sale and he sha deliver
10 the purchaser of any lot or part OF .
lot thus sold a certificate of such sale when
shall be recorded in the same manner aho
in the same Office as deeds Tor lands. ahd
after the time for such sale the lot or lots
or part thereof 80 sold shall be assessed
to, nnd the taxes paid by the purchaser.
Sec. "a. When any real estate
shall be sold for taxes as lerelnDe
fore provided, the owner or owners
his OF their executor or executors, OF
any person on his or their behali
shall have liberty to redeem sucl
real estate so sold 1T any time within
two years after the time Of sale up
on the payment to the Collector 10
the time being for use of the purchas
er. his heirs and assigns the amoun
The Recorders charge for recording
the certificate of tale and all Stat
and county and city tax paid bV hin
on said estate after the sale thereof
with interest at the rate OF fifty pc
cent. per annum Tor the first year
and twenty-five per cent. per annun
for the second year, ON the Whoi