Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-09
Bv Alderman HamfIton-

the Mayor and Aldermen of the city Of sa-
vannah, 70 define the duties Of such. and for
other purposes.
SECTION /. Be IL ordained 6y the Mayor
/ and aldermen If the CTR Of Savannah, IN
| Council assembled and Il Is hereby ordained bg
| the authority OF the same, That the Mayor and
/ Aldermen Of the city Of Savannah shall. at the
| first regular meeting Of Council in July, 1854,
! or at the first meeting of Council thereafter,
elect an assessor who shall receive salary
I Of $500 per annum, payable monthly,
who shall hold his office until the first meeting
/ OF Council in the year 1855. when his success
| sor shall be elected. who shall hold his office
/ for three years from that date, and at the
| first meeting Of Council every three years
/ thereafter there shall be elected an assessor
/ who shall hold his Office and receive such
/ salary as hereinbefOre prescribed.
SIC. ?. Be Il further 0rddined BIZ the authOri-
/ " aforesaid, That before entering upon the
| duties Of his Office the assessor shall give bond
/ two good and sufficient sureties, to be approx
/ ed by the Mayor, conditioned for the faithful
| performance of the same.
SEC. 3. Be Il further ordained By the authority
/ aforesaid, That II shall be the duty of the as
sessOrs,at least once in each and every year, to
| appralse the real property Of the city and
1 keep fun and complete record Of the same,
/ setting forth the location. value and descrip-
/ ton Of all lands and buildings liable to taxa
/ ton.
| SEC. 4. Be e further ordained by the author
/ fty aforesaid, That il shall be the duty Of the
/ assessor to keep in his Office, in book well
and strongly bound, an alphabetical list OF
I all real estate owners within the limits Of the
/ city, showing the appraised value Of each
| piece or parcel Of real estate, the width and
/ depth and number OF each lot. and the kind OF
building or buildings, II any, thereon, together
/ with the amount Of tax assessed upon each
/ and every piece or parcel Of said property.
| SIC. 8. Be IL further ordained bV the duthori-
| IL dfOresaid, That the assessor shall publish
/ FOR the Information of the people the time at
which the returns for taxes shall be made, and
it shall not be lawful for him to receive any re-
4 turn after the expiration OF the time designat-
ed for making the same, unless such time shall
/ have been first extended by the City Council,
/ but he shall proceed to make returns for and
/ assess all defaulters and deliver returns so
made by him to tho City Treasurer, and the
/ assessor shall stamp or otherwise mark every
! return made by him to the City Treasurer.
/ setting forth the date which such return
/ was made, and the period al which it should
1 have been made by the person or persons for
whom he may make such return, and he shall
/ also keep separate alphabetical list Of all
/ persons in default Of their returns or taxes.
SEC. 6. Be 10 further ordained bV the author
/ tty aforesaid, That the assessor shall also
/ keep careful record Of all changes of real
property, whether by improvements, injury
I or destruction, with view to the equitable
/ Increase or decrease Of the. appraisement
/ thereof; and in addition to the several duties
! herein prescribed he shall perform all the
/ duties not inconsistent herewith as may be
/ prescribed by City Council.
SEC. Z. Be 1t FURTHER ordained brittle authority
| aforesaid, That every person and every cor
! pOratiOn owning real property in said city on
/ the lst day Of October Of each year shall make a
return thereOfto the Assessor within sixty day 9
! after that date, and every person and every
| corporation owning personal property in said
city on lst OF October Of each year liable to be
| taxed under the tax ordinance OF said city,
/ except stocks in banks and banking assOcla-
! tiOLs organized under the laws of this State
/ or OF the United States, shall make a return
/ thereof to the Assessor within sixty DAYS after
| that date, and it shall he the duty of the As
SCISSOR tocause list OF all persons and corpora
/ tons making such returns showing the amount
returned by each. to be published in the official
paper OF the city at the end of each month. as
made, the President or acting President
Of every such bank or banking association in
said city shall, within ten days after the first
| day Of January OF each year, make a return to
! the Assessor of all stockholders in each bank
or banking association holding stock therein
on the first day Of January of such year,
whether resident or n-resident, with the
| place Of residence Of and the number Of shares
| held by each, ana showing the market value
/ OF such shares. Every person liable to taxa
1 ton under the tax ordinance Of this city shall
| make a return of the business in which he is
| engaged, and of the number and character of
| vehicles by which his tax is to be graduated
to the Assessor within thirty days after the first
| day Of January of each year. and every per-
! son commencing to carry on any Of the said
| kinds Of business, or increasing the number
| of his vehicles, or commencing to keep or use
| vehicles after the first day OF January Of
| each year, shall make a return thereof
| within ten days after so commencing or in
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| on the first day Of January of each year shall
! make a return thereof to the Assessor within
| ten days after that date, and every person
| bringing dog or dogs INTO the city after that
! date, to be kept here, shall make similar
return within ten days after bringing IN such
| dog or dogs.
| SEC. S. Be ii further ordained 6g the authorftg
| dforesaid, That all such returns shall be made
either in person or by agent or attorney, and
shall set forth the market value of all property
| liable to be taxed, but shall be on oath or af-
a - rI~ ia fFsVn arahf hot fba
person for whom the return is made is not
! liable to any other tax, and has no other prop
| erty in said city liable to taxation under this
| ordinance, and it shall be the duty of the AS
| SCISSOR to require such oath or affirmation in
| every instance without eXCeption-the Asses
sOr being hereby authorized for the purpose of
| this ordinance to administer such oath or af-
! hrmation-and II any person required to make
| any such return shall refuse or neglect to do
! so within the time specified for the same.
! he or she shall, on conviction thereof
| in the Police Court, be fined in a
| sum not exceeding 500, or imprisoned not
1 more than thirty days, or both, in the discre-
| ton OF the court. And it shall further be the
/ duty OF the Assessor, in the event of any re-
| fusal or neglect, to proceed forthwith to make
| the return himself, from the best information
| he can obtain, within ten days after such re-
| turn was due from the person from whom 1t
| was required, and to notify such defaulter
| thereof, IN writing, within ten days after
| making the same, and in the event of the
/ neglect or refusal of a President or acting
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make the return required of him within the
time specified, or to afford to the Assessor free
! access to the list of stockholders kept in the
/ Office or place of business of said bank or
/ banking association. it shall be the duty of
| the Assessor to obtain from the Governor of
| the State of Georgia, in the case of banks or
| ganlzed under the laws of this State, or from
| the Comptroller OF the Currency Of the United
| States, in the case of banks organized under
| the laws OF the United States the last pre-
ceding list of stockholders of such bank, and
! Flsor from to hn
| stockholders thereof for their shares.
| SEC. 9. Be it further ordained By the author
| ftU Aforesaid, That there shall be a committee
| OF Council, consisting of three members. to be
| appointed as other committees of Council are
/ appointed, who shall be known as Com
| mittee on Assessments, and said assessor shall
report to said committee on the LIST day OF
| December, or as soon thereafter as practical
| bic, his assessment of the real estate and per-
| sonal property in said city, and said Commit
| tee on Assessments shall forthwith advertise
| for ten days the fact of said assessment hav-
/ ing been reported to them, and the said
| book Of assessments shall then be open
/ for public inspection, and any person or
| corporation dissatisfied with the assessment
/ OF his, her or its property shall have the right
| to apply TO said committee for modification
/ of the same. and said committee shall act on
such appeals as may be presented to it within
| thirty Gays after the publication of its first
| notice OF the opening OF said book of assess =
| ments, and said committee shall determine all
| such appeals, and from the decision of such
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| ell within ten days from the date Of the de-
termination Of such committee on such ap-
| peal.
PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS.
Petition of J. c. Duggan, asking city au-
| thOritles TO accept coupon of s., A. and G.
| Railroad. Endorsed by city, for taxes. Re
| ferred to Finance Committee.
| Petition Of First Volunteer Regiment of
| Georgia, requesting the appraisement and
| sale OF lots go and 81 Forsyth ward. Referred
| to Committee on Public Sales and City Lots
Petition of Mary F. BOwden and Edith S.
| and Salina A. Oliver for separate titles to the
/ eastern and western halves of lot No. Chat
| ham ward. Referred to Committee on Public
| Sales and City Lots.
Petition of Maurice Murphy, asking per-
/ mission to repair wooden house on Jefferson
| street, between Charlton and Jones streets.
| Referred to Committee on FIRE.
| Petition of James Parker, asking for relief,
| he having had his leg broken while in the en-
| plOy Of the city. Referred to Committee on
/ Water Works.
Petition Of Mrs. Ann Fay, asking permits
/ sion to raise the roof of wooden house No.
q York street. Referred to Committee on
| Fire.
Petition OF NJ. Cronin. asking permission 10
i repair house corner of BrOughtOn and Lincoln
streets Referred to Committee on Fire
| Application Of d. Il. Lester for permission to
/ make sewer connection from premises corner
/ Harris and TattnaH street, with Barnard
/ street sewer. Referred to Street and Lane
| Committee and Sanitary Boards with power
| to act.
| Application of John NicolsOn for permission
| tomake sewer connection from premises cor
| ner Barnard, near CASTOR street, with CASTOR
| street sewer. Referred to Committee on
| Streets and Lanes and Sanitary Board, with
/ power to act.
| RESOLUTIONS.
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