, 1879-01-16
Report Of the Committee APP
pointed to Draft New
Tnx-Eills, Etc.
Their Outline Of Measures which Are
Expected to Help Ont
the Cities.
The Printers TO I}e Left Ont In the Cold
Tho Taxpayer 10 Pay Eight
Months Sooner
Spstfat i1ispdteh 10 IAe TFfbttns.

the delegates had not all arrived. 4 session
rns held this afternoon, at whlct, the following
Ecro prrseut: Cornoras!on.C Counsel DonGcld,
of Chicago; Muyor rfeiflonoergcr, OF Alton;
Comptroller Rowland and Mayor Rogers. Of
Quincy; Mayor McCutelcon, OF Monmouth:
Mayor Dinnts, Of Hamilton; Mayer E1wood, of
Joliet; Mayer Vincent, Of Springfield; Mayor
GwYnn, Of EnlnRhnm; and Mayor Gordon, Of
Mount Carmel. Atasoi Rogers rresldet1. Tho
report Of tho Committee appointed fh October
to draft necessary legislation fur the relief Of
cities III the u,nttcr Of taxation, presented the
following report:
atsessmuut Of pFopersy anil for tho levy oni
and in force July l, 1872.
.. a bill for an net TO amend "Ab act to pro-
vide for tho incorporation Of ctics and villages"
approved April III, 1Si2, md in force july l,
5. A bill for an act to ameu,l IAN act to re-
wise :Ac law t9 relation io townshlp orgAnlza-
tiu,i," approved March 4, 1874.
II the ahoyo bills should meet The approval OF
the Convention, md bc passcL By the General
ASSEMBLY OF thu State Of illinois. thu lakes u
fiscal scar win he practically collected within
right months after t!lc beginning OF tho fiscal
year, fnstend Of ftpm ilttcrn to eighteen months.
a. n present. This object ID lttu1ncd by tho
following amtndMonts:
Secs, aud . Of Art. Z Of tho act for the IN.
eorparat!on Of rtttcs aud villages ara amended
so that the annual Appropriation BIZ II passed
Ia tho last Quartcr Of the preceding fiscal year,
instead Of the first quarter of t,le cnrrunt fiscal
year,; by Amending Bet. l Of Art. 8 OF tho sa,ne
act; hy requiring tho corporate authority to
certify tho amount required for ali corrornt
purposes for tbs fiscal yenr On or before the Sec
und Tuesday. tn May. instead of the second
Tuesday In Apsu,t a,,o By BY ;! amending =. tho
relation to township organization, providing for
the election Of an Assessor Ut tho annual tuwn
meeting ln l66n, aud every fourth year there.
after, who shall ho!d his office for the term oi
qualified. nul tint such Town Assessor aha!l
receive for bis services ns Assessor $3.50 per
dny, as now, with tho additional proviao
s" a nsorpor,te% @ eS"n etyy ya sas ~?y lew T5 Bsa1
Of Auditors shall have power to In
crease tho compensation Of said Assessor.
Tho general provisions Of tho amendment to the
Nevenus law f. 4 t!'s oil, bli submitted provide tint
mcnt books. for the purpose Of making Ills
assctsmcnt durin9 ten months OF the year, In
stend ot sixty days; as provided BY ths present
ss :' s ss 5 si be ss ay s e.
Marcl. OF ench ytar, With reference to lhc qtian-
city held or Owned on The 1st day Of January
and tic real cstatc shall be listed and assessed
value, on tllc lst day Of January in cacll year;
that tho asBessmcnt bucks md oil necessary
b1atEs shall be In readiness fur delivery by tho
County Clerk to the Assessor on or before tho
cruinG tile year fur which such asscssH,urt is
tadc; that tic Town Board Ut Auditors stulf
meet on tho thlrd Monday nf February for tho
purpose Of reviewing tho assessincnt Of
On or before the sccond Monday in Nnrch, re-.
ttlrn hts assessment books to the County CIor,s;
tllnt tho County Boaru shall meet on Tho neconl
Aloalay tn March for tho pt.rpueo Of equattztag
the assessment, a. provided by Bee. g7; that on
or bcfora tho 10Th day Of March the County
Clerks shall mako up mud transmit to tbs State
AuditDr MI abstract Ut tho asresstnent; that the
State hoard ot Equalization shall meet OH tho
first Tuesday In the month Of April, annually,
for the purpose Of equaltzing tho assessments
between tho counties and classes OF property, as
provided by law; that thu rates Of ndditlon TO
Or deduction from the several lrlasscso Of property
determined Upon shal be oven and not lractln.i-
a. and that such ratos shall be conblnel 80 that
the anne ratio per cent shall bo added to or de-
Quoted frotn tho assessed value VI al! prOperty
r the '9e ns eoanty; BY .n,,s s%endiuE . ssS
At tho ratc ot lo ucr cunt per annun, from The
date Of tho issuing Of tho warrant for tho
collection thereof, but fn computing such it,
fraction Of n month, and TINT sueh interest
shall he co'lectcd mud paid over tu l,ke rnnner
ns tho tax upon which It has accrued; thas tho
cospurute authority Of towns, districts, and III
fore tho second Tuesday In Mar. certify to tho
County Clerk the suycTal AMOUNTS wi,trh axe
al ,dtad IN R.n
~ "e ~ !a se ~ ta5atlon tor
to mtv "rEs ssa,i .Ss .",.. ueEas s yeari thai
@ , ~ ~ "ar,v ,n1 ,an, eause 3a. tno Assessors
~ sSss,s ~ ~ t's ~ vu ~ F ane eatsnslon 0!
thst the r"ancrtvo fnun,x vu sHort.
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