The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-27

upon reading the Revenue Law the am
obligations performed by the Assessor or tue
cannot undertake IN TINS ofeL
preface Revenue Laws indicate all that Is required Of
other County Officer submit ho"eFe the
following points relating to the Assessors ONCE
duty of the Assessor to call upon
of his county, either in person or oy
leaving his house for list OF his taxaoe
property In counties where his commissions do not exceed
$500 the Board of Supervisors may authorize the
give three weeks notice in newspaper punished
county. by posting in three public places
in each election district and no newspaper
county, posting five public places IN each
district the time and place when and where IN
each election district he will attend to assess the taxes
Attention called section relation to the monthly
average value oil moneys credts or 'neI ~ ~ -
into bonds or other securities OF the United states OF o TINS
State, not taxed II,
by the goth of April Also blank book for the emu
meration of the educable children
Employers may list polls of Employ ees-Secton IA
Assessor has to believe that man is about to
he has been assessed he must noty
the Collector be responsible for the absconders taxes see
section Is. -
who refuse 70 list their nroperty must report
the Board of Supervisors all who have underFaued he
property Heavy penalties acted against Boards OF ou
pervisors who refuse or nestct 30 'essate
reported by the Assessor ad t severer penalties inflicted
upon payers who undervaue omit taxable property
"a requires persons lOanng dscountlng
bonds checks bills other securities for money to
give in the employed, under oath Your attention
particularly directed to the requirements OF this section
49, and Collectors made Liable Tor
all losses incurred by their neglect of duty ,o-o,
the educable children this year 1881
and every years hereafter See section l01 Two lists
be and color OF each child
be filed with lard of Supervisors and
forwarded the Auditor before the first OF
October to bv basis of distribution Of
school fund The law gives two cents for each child
this service but insists thorough and accurate
the Auditor commanded withhold half OF the
N The 4uior allowed TO receive such list unaccompanied
oath required and the Clerks certificate OF ackno"
Your commissions on the first $4,000 are per centum
second $4,000 per cenum all $20000 . per centum
Section 100 No shall receive less than $780, unless
such allowance exceeds Is per and poll
In
allow to exceed five cents for
each separate and individual assessment [See relief
The quadrennia assessment of be made
year. and land rolls will be furnished you from this Office in
See the special Act in requiring
polls and personal property be made by
election dietrcts-p.8 49,
COUNTY AUDITORS.
Section 81 of the Act in relation to Public Revenue
the duty the Chancery Clerk make fair copies
of the roll of his county, after the Board
and revised it, One of these is be forwarded to
Auditor before the first OF October and section %
same forfeiture of 5000 for failure in this duty
Chancery Clerks is directed section 40
relation the SALE redemption purchase of
forfeited lands If the party procuring certificate fails to
present and pay the State and to the Sheriff
within five days the certificate may be cancelled and another
issued o III person who may apply.
You will observe the requirements of section 81. This
section provides appointment by the Board of Super
visors Of special delinquent collector take
the Job collecting against hard cases, which proved
foo cb for the reonr tax collector He is to give bond in
the whole receipts and report monthly You
to provide him with recepts in cheap FORM,
lawful collector any other person
the due from said delnnneptsu fenr
ates enough the delinquent collector
appointed and carefully hedges him against deiacation
hardness neciency of service but provide any
compensation for his work presume however he is to he
allowed the fees other coll If not am
afraid you will make much
copy of the final settlement of the Sheriff the Audi
will be forwarded you made accordance
with the provisions of section 81.
IS makes your duty to examine the assessment
by
and to all lands properly assessed and make
and report the Board list all indefinite erroneous or
double list of all lands not been
assessed is be furnished the Assessor proceed to
the All lands improperly indefinitely
soribed part of section lot block entered on
roll with definite descriptions. A list must be
transmitted to the Auditor who shall submit
State Board of Revenue Commissioners title
found to be void for uncertainty they shall
to strike such lands from the list held by the State.
See sections g. 49, SO, 95 You are to keep the
of any county district officer shall collect or
be IN possession OF the pubic funds IN well bound book
The collector be charged with the
and school and poll You require
treasurer report OF the several funds in his keeping The
Treasurer is prohibited from receiving any money except
upon receipt warrant You give separate receipt
for each fund At the adjournment term of the
Circuit Court in your county, you find the
District Attorney and Circuit Clerk the amount of fines for
textures and penalties imposed and charge them the
officer whose duty it is to collect them You open an
account with ali Justices OF the Peace and is their duty
all fines quarterly and pay to the
treasurer upon your receipt warrant
On the 1st of June and December you are required to
to the Auditor the net proceeds of all collected
paid into the County Treasury.
Inc common schoo fund is now being distributed the
counties and the law requires secton go you
notified of such distribution tue day made and
to chageth amount against the County Treasurer
at once
This book kept open by you for inspection
ut all times by the of the to
allowed quarter of all audited by
and paid the County Treasurer provided that said
shall be less than SIS S5 in any
one county.
TREASURERS
Your attention respectfully directed to section 81 of the
Act in relation public wherein required
report the Clerk the second meeting of the
5oard of Supervisors of county all public
our hands, and prohibited from receiving public
pon the receipt warrant of the Chancerv Clerk
Your commissions are fixed at two and half
N $4,000 On sums in of s2O,O OO per cent
The common school fund is appotoned according to the