The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1881-06-10
ORDINANCE.

An ordinance providing for the raising of money
by tax for the year eighteen hundred and eigh
ty-one.
Belt ordained by the Mayor, Recorder. Alder
follows:
Sec. l. That in addition to the road tax re-
ceived or to be received from the Township 81
Morris, there shall be assessed and levied by tax
for the year eighteen hundred and eighty -one,
the sum of $l6.41O 81
Said amount being as follows:
1st. For the expenses of said town
OF Morristown for the said year, the
sum of S1250O on
I'd, For the payment of the prin- ''0S y
cipal on Fire Bonds, maturing in the
one ne the s sum Of -. s.-.. $1,000 90
Fire Bonds for the year eighteen
hundred and eighty-one, the sum of no 90
4th. For the purpose of covering
deficiencies and expenses, fifteen per
centum of the amounts above direct
ed to be raised, the sum of s,i4o so
Total, SIG, 40 so
provided for in the first section of this ordinance
there shall be assessed and levied tax of Two
Dollars upon the owner of every dog, within the
limits of the corporation of Morristown and the
harboring OF dog or dogs shall be evil
tion,
Sec. g. That the Assessor Of the Town Of Nor.
ristown shall, within ten days after receiving no.
tice from the Clerk of the Common Council Of
Morristown. proceed to levy and assess the taxes
provided for by the first section of this ordinance
upon the property of the Inhabitants and resi-
dents OF the said Town, in the same manner and
upon the same basis as Township and County
Taxes are by law assessed; and also upon all the
property and estate, both real and personal
within the limits of said Town, which may belong
to non-resdentS, in the same manner as upon
the property of the inhabitants thereof and in
conformity with the laws for assessing Township
and County Taxes; provided that q poll tax Of
One Dollar per poll shall be levied and assessed
by the Assessor upon the poll of every male in
habitant above the age of q years within the cor
poration limits as part of the whole sum pro-
vided for by said first section of this ordinance
and the Assessor shall at the same time levy and
assess the tax upon the owners of dogs provided
for by the second section of this ordinance
Sec. a. That the Assessor of the Town of Nor
ristOwn, appointed by the Common Council of
Morristown, shall before he enters upon the dil-
ties of his office, take and subscribe an oath or
affirmation, before any person duly authorized to
administer the same, faithfully and impartially
to discharge the duties Of his said Office
Sec. g. That the said Assessor shall, upon
completing the duplicate of said assessment SUBJ
nit said duplicate to the Common Council for
examination, and after said duplicate shall have
been approved by the Council and on or before
the first day of August next, shall deliver said
duplicate to the Collector of said Town
Sec. That the said Assessor shall receive as
compensation for his services the sum of ten
cents per name OF each taxable person contained
IN the duplicate OF said assessment, and the
further sum Of five cents for sach dog properly
taxed on said duplicate,
Passed June Sd, 1881.
Signed and approved June 9Th, 1881
Signed H. ~. MILLER Mayor.
cHAs. Fl. GREEN, Town Clerk