The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-20
Two Dollars a Year.

for the redemption of lands in the liquidating
levee district, and for other purposes" approx
ed April 18th, 1876. and the Acts amendatory
/ thereto.
SEC los. Be IL further enacted, That the
fiscal year of each of the evee districts shall
he the same as the fiscal year of the State,
and all lands hereafter delinquent for any levee
/ tax shall be sold in the same manner, and at
1 the same time as lands delinquent for State
J taxes. and II upon offering said lands no per
son will bid the whole amount of all taxes due
thereon, and all costs, the collector shall strike
off the same to the State.
Sec 106. BE AZ FURTHER enacted, That tax
| assessors shall hereafter receive, as full com
pensation for their services a commission on
the State tax and on the poll tax as follows
viz: On the first ten thousand dollars, or frac-
ton thereof. of State and poll tax, five per
cent. on the second ten thousand four per
cent; and all sums in excess of twenty
thousand dollars, two and one half per cent :;
Pr0cided, That no assessor shall receive less
than two hundred dollars, unless such allow
ance exceeds fifteen per cent. on the State and
poll tax, in which case the assessor shall only
receive fifteen per cent. on the amount afore-
said, payable two thirds out of the State treas
ury and one third out of the county treasury.
SEC. 107. BE 1t FURTHER enacted, That the
clerks of the circuit courts of the respective
counties shall Immediately on the qualification
OF any sheriff, against whom there may be
Judgment for the use of the county or State, as
surety on an official bond, transmit an abstract
of said judgment, with the credits thereon, to
the Auditor of Public Accounts. whose duty it
shall be to withhold any funds that may be
due or become due said sheriff on settlement,
until said judgment is fully paid and satisfied,
and credit the same on said Judgment, and
hold same subject to the order of the
county treasurer.
SEC los BE 1t further enacted, That the
State tax is hereby fixed at three and onehalf
mills, including the tax to pay principal and
interest bonds, and boards of supervisors
are hereby prohibited from levying taxes,
which added to the State tax, will exceed
twelve dollars and fifty cents on each thous
and dollars of taxable property PrOyiae9
that to meet any outstanding Indebtedness
the amount herein provided may be exceeded
but in no case shall the total tax exceed fifteen
dollars on each thousand dollars worth of prop
erty; Procide2 further, that in the counties
of Adams, Tallahatchie and Washin zion. the
boards of supervisors may levy taxes. which
added to the State tax, will not exceed twenty
five dollars on the thousand dollars in valuation
amp the board of supervisors of Warren county,
may levy twenty dollars on each thousand
dollars OF taxable property, in addition to the
State tax
SEC, 100. Be 1t further enacted, That lands
shall be assessed in 1879, and every four years
thereafter The Auditor of Public Accounts
ohall INSTRUCT assessors 10 report as early as
possible, the total value of lands as asses sed
III the respective counties in 1879, and he
shall, from such reports, Immediately ascertain
the aggregate value of lands for the whole
State. II such aggregate is ten per cent. less
than the aggregate value as assessed in 1875,
the State tax for 1879 shall be tour mills but
if there is not such reduction as aforesaid, the
State tax shall be three and one half mills, as
provided in section los in this Act. Upon
ascertaining the relative value of the two
assessments, the Auditor shall instruct asses
sors as to the rate of taxation under the pro-
visions OF this section. The commissions al
lowed assessors shall be on the basis OF three
and nehalf mills taxation.
SEC. 10. BeHfurther enacted, That chapter
%, of the Revised Code of 1871, ean Act in
relation to public revenue, and for other pur-
poses" approved April 15 1876, San Act in
relation to public revenue, and for other pur-
poses,n approved February 1, 1877, and all
other Acts, and parts of Acts, in conflict with
this Act, be and the same are hereby pealed,
and this Act shall be in force from the date
Of its passage.
APPROVED, March 5, 1878.