The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1883-09-08
thing through favor or partiality.


Aldermen, may flehis objections thereto
liz writing, on or before said Monday
in October, with the Mayor, which shall
be presented to the Board when it pro-
ceeds to finally examine and approve the
same.
SEC. 0.-The Board of Mayor and Al
dermen shall make the annual levy of
city taxes on the LIST Monday in October
of each year, but any levy made subse-
quent to that date shall not be invalida-
ted thereby.
ARTICLE 2.--coLLEcTIoN.
SEC. 10.-Immediately after the ap-
proyal of said assessment rolls, by the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen, the said
assessor and collector shall proceed to
collect the taxes, and it shall be the duty
of all persons to pay their taxes to the
collector by or before the 18th day OF
December, and from and after that date
the collector shall add and collect DANA
ges at the rate of ten per cent. on the
amount OF taxes delinquent.
Sec. 1l.--Said collector shall keep a
cash book on which he shall, as receiv-
ed, enter the amount paid him for taxes,
the names of the party paying and the
date thereof and the number of the tax
receipt given by him He shall also en-
ter in connection with the aforesaid en-
tries the amounts OF hjs payment, to the
city Treasurer with the date thereof,
which cash book shall at alltimes be SUBJ
iect to the inspection OF any person in
terested.
SEC. l2.--All taxes on personal proper.
ty remaining unpaid on the 10Th day OF
December, shall be Immediately collect
ed by the collector by distress and sale of
any property liable therefore; such sale
to be made upon the Public Square OF
Grenada in front OF the Court House
door, unless the property is too cumber-
some to be moved, when it shall be
where the property is located, five days
notice OF the time and place OF the sale
shall be given by advertisement Or writ
ten notices put in three public places in
said city, one OF which shall be said door
of the court house. On the day and at
the place SO advertised, said Collector
shall proceed to sell said property at
public auction for cash to the highest
bidder and in addition to the amount OF
taxes and ten percent damages thereon
he shall collect and retain the expenses
of removing and keeping the property
and one dollar for such seizure and sale.
if the property brings more than enough
to pay the same, the excess shall be paid
over to the former owner.
SEC, l3.-After the 5lth day OF January
in each year, said Collector shall adver-
tise all lands in said city on which the
taxes have not beens paid, Tor sale, in
front OF the court house door in said city,
IN the lst Monday In March following,
such advertisement, to be inserted for
three weeks in some newspaper publish
cd in said city, and shall contain list
of the lands to be SOLD IN the order they
appear in said assessment roll
On said first Monday In March, il the
axes remain unpaid the collector Shall
to sell said lands to pay, the
lmount OF taxes Que thereon, and all
'osts, damages ana charges, at public
auction to the highest bidder for cash,
,nd such sale snail be continued from
lay TO day, within the hours Tor Sheriff.
'ales until completed. Ii upon Offering
ne land 1er sale there is not DID the iull
'mount OF the taxes, ana all costs and
'harses the co'lector shail sIriKe;oH thr
'ame 70 the CITY OF Grenada. AT such
'ales the collector snail execute convey
'nces to the purchasers which shall be in
orm or TO the ef1ect following, I'll
l......;...;.... lax collector OF the city OF
1renada, have TINS day, according to
aW soid the following lands situated in
aid city to wit, describe. it, Tor the tax
y assessed thereon, Tor the year 1885,.
Sh, n ..,,..;..,;.;......,~.. become the highest
nd best BIDDER at the sum OF -,~...............
lolars, therefore convey said land to
..... his heirs and
sslgns forever. Given under my hand
nd the ,.r;;."' day OF ..;...;.,,....;;.., A. D.
oS..... The purchaser shall be liable for
us BIO to.be collected by suit in the
laine OF THIS city, and on the same being
'ald the collector shall make conveyance
0 nm. IT any land shall bring more
nan the amount due thereon the excess
ha'i pe paiu to the former owner.
SEC: l4.--Sald Collector shall on or be-
ore the ist Monday OF April following,
cave with the Mayor, all conveyances
Aaue by nm to the purchasers at such
ales, unless sooner redeemed during
Which time the owner or any person in
crested may redeem the same within
ald year by paying to said Mayor the
mount OF the tax, with all costs and
hafges consequent upon SAID sale and
en- per cent damages upon the amount
Salu taX ana costs ana all taxes that