, 1879-01-15
THE MAYORS
An Adjourned Session to Take
Place To-day and To.
Morrow.
Three Bills for the Legislature
Agreed Upon in CONF
nlittee.
Outline Of the Very Important Changes
which These Measures Con-
template.

6p.csai Di.pateA 70 M 7ffonak
sPhINarisLD, ILL.,, Jan. H.-The Marors'
mcetnr, which WAS held here Oct. s, ~ill meet
in adjourned session tomorrow and Thurs
day. The Committee then appointed to draft
the necessary legislation for the purpose Of I'm
proving the system Of assessment Of property
throughout thn State. to lessen the cost of col
1cctlng taxes, and TO shorten the time between
their levy aod collection haya been IN session here
to-day, aud have, at a late hour tonight, agreed
to report to the Convention tomorrow three
bills for the purpose Of accomplishing these
general purposes. Onc bill amends the net for
the Incorporation of cities and villages by
rcqul.inR the city authorities to pass their an
nual appropriation bills during the last quarter
Of the preceding fiscal year, insteaa Ut the 1rst
quarter Of tue the fiscal year itself, and requiring
tho amount required to ba raised by taxation
not later tlnn the second Tuesday In May iu-
stead OF August.
They also will report bill amending the
Township Organization net, providing that As
eessoss shall hold their office for four ycars, In
stead Of one, and that tho per diem OF 30 now
paid Assessors for the actual limo required In
making tlle!r assessments ,nay be increased by
tho Town Boards Of Auditors IN towns lying
wholly within Incorporated cities.
The third bill amends over Gtty sections Of
the Revenue law, and rcpca1s several non In
force.
The matn object sought TO be obtained by
this net, It appears. Il to permit TIC Assessor,
when necessary, to Work up his assessment dur
lng the entire year, instead Of sixty days, and
TO begin the assessment in the preceding year
for which It Is tnadc, 60 that a iargc portion Of
the work Gun be done before the beginning Of
the current fscat year.
= hiatt 1,ni afnH$
respect to its value on TIC 1st of January, tn-
stead of the following May.
The Assessor, having hls booIs during the
preceding ycar, shall make Ills assessment be-
tween Jauuas5 aud March, tho Town Board of
Auditors meet In February, tho County Board in
March, and tho State Board In April, for tho
purpose Ut equalization.
The warrant Is placed In the Collectors
hontts In August. The books are passed to the
County Treasurer In September, aud judgment
is applied for at the October tern, Of Court.
1t is provided that interest shali run
oil all taxes from the time
the warrant ts delivered to tho Collector; that
E per cent tenalty shall bo aided TO tho tax on
Tue application for Judgment, and Incorporated
thcrcini TINT tho advertisement of the dcliu-
uuent list shall only give short description OF
| the warrant, aud bo published once ten days
| before the application.
Tho bill dspenscs with The Collectors book,
tho delinquent list, the psiuter's list, the record
Ut iist flied With tile County Clerk, tho County
Clerks pscccpt and salc, and the redemption
record.
The objects seem to 30 to utilizc the Asses.
sor's book through all tho stages fur collecting
taxes. with tho exception Of the ltss on which
implication for judgment ID nude !n tho County
Court