, 1884-03-20

IHt PuTPOst u COWPeTTIng PNYnent OF taNes, the sand city
shall have power to enforce the same by distress and sale
of personal property of the person assessed, except such
as is exempt from taxation, and in such case the tax list
shall be a sufficient warrant for such distress; and every
tax levied by said city and due upon personal property is
hereby made a lien upon the real property of the owners
thereof, and every tax levied and due upon real property
is hereby made a lien upon the property assessed from
and after the date of the levy of such tax, and the city
marshal and eroffcio collector of taxes is empowered to
sell lands upon which there may be a lien for taxes and
convey the same to the purchaser IN manner as may be
provided by ordinance, and said city may, by ordinance,
progiue rF attncling II Penaity Oh twehty-nVe per eentum
to all delinquent taxes: ProUided, That until an ordinance
be enacted for the assessment, levy and collection of city
taxes under this subdivision, the council may by resolu-
tlon, which shall he approved by the mayor, provide for
the levy thereof; and all of the provisions of sections
two, three, four, five, six; seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven,
twelve, thirteen. fourteen, fifteen. sixteen and seventeen.
of an act approved March 10, 1882, entitled Al Act to
amend an act entitled an act to incorporate Laramie City,"
approved December II, 1873, shall apply to the said city
of Laramie, and are hereby continued in force, until the
enactment OF an ordinance providing for the assessment,
levy and collection of taxes in and for said CITY, by the
mayor apd council; and any duty enjoined or power con
ferred in said sections of said act upon the board of trus-
tees of the town of Laramie city, or the marshal, assessor
and treasurer thereof, shall be performed and exercised
by the mayor, council, marshal, clerk and er-o6cio asses
sor, treasurer, or other proper officer of the city of Lara
mic, until the enactment of such ordinance.
Second-To open and improve streets, avenues and
alleys, make sidewalks and build bridges, culverts and
sewers within the city, and for the purpose of paying for
the same, shall have power to make assessments in the
following. manner to wit: First, for opening, widening
and grading all streets and avenues, and for building
bridges, culverts and sewers, and for foot-walks across
streets; the assessments shall be made on all real and
personal estate within the corporate limits of the city, not
exceeding two mills on the dollar for these purposes in
any one year; and such assessment, and the levy of such
tax, may be made at the time the regular annual tax is
levied for other purposes. Second, for making and re-
pairing sidewalks, the assessment shall be made on all
lots and pieces of ground abutting on the improvements,
according to the front foot thereof. Third, for paving,
matchmaking, curbing and guttering all streets and ave-
nues, and excavating, grading and filling for the same,
and for all improvements of the squares, or areas formed
by the crossings of streets, the assessments shall be made
on all lots and pieces of ground to the center of the block,
extending along the street or avenue the distance improv-
ed or to be improved, according to the assessed value of
the lots or pieces of ground, without regard to the build
ings or improvements thereon; which value shall be
ascertained by three disinterested appraisers, appointed
by the mayor and council it shall be the duty of said
appraisers, within a reasonable time after being notified
OF their appointment, to proceed to appraise such lots
and pieces of ground as may be designated by the coun-
Gil, after having taken and subscribed an oath to make 4
true and impartial appraisement, which appraisement
shall be returned to the city council at its first meeting
after the same shall have been completed; when said
appraisement is returned, the mayor and council shall
appoint Il time for holding a special session on some day
to be fixed by them, to hear ANY complaint that may be
made rs to the valuation of any lot or piece of ground
appraised as aforesaid, a notice of which special session
shall be given by the mayor in the official paper of the
city, and said mayor and council, at said specia! session,
may alter the valuation of any lot or piece of ground, if,
in their opinion, the same has been appraised too high or
low; the assessment made as herein provided, shall be
known as q" special assessments for improvements" and
may be levied and collected at any time during the year,
and shall be in addition to the taxes for general revenue
purposes. For the purpose of compelling the payment
of the Especial ssessments for improvements herein
mentioned, the city shall possess the same powers, and
the proceedings shall be the same as provided by law for
compelling the payment of taxes for general revenue pur-
poses;
Tbd-To levy and collect taxes on auctioneers, con-
tractors, druggists, hawkers, ~peddlers, bankers, brokers,
pawnbrokers, merchants of all kinds, groeers, confec-
TONERS, restaurants, butchers, taverns, public boarding
houses, dram shops, saloons, liquor sellers, billiard tables,
bowling alleys and other gaming tables, drays, hacks,
carriages, o%mnibuses carts, wagons and other vehicles
used in the city for pay, lumber dealers, furniture deal.
ers, saddle or harness dealers, stationers, jewellers, and
livery stable keepers, real estate agents, express COM
panies or agencies, life or fire insurance companies or
agencies, telegraph companies or agencies, shows, theaters
and all kinds of exhibitions for pay, and regulate the
same by.ordinance ProUded, hoceUer, That all scientific
and literary lectures or entertainments shall be exempt
from such taxation, rs well also as concerts and musical
or other entertainments given exclusively by citizens of
the city
Fouh-To restrain, prohibit and suppress tipping
shops, and all places where Intoxicating liquor is sold,
billiard tables, bowling alleys, houses of prostitution and
other ~disorderly houses and practices, games and gam
bling houses, dissertations of the Sabbath day, com
monty called Sunday, and all kinds of public indecencies
FJh-To make regulations to prevent the introduc-'
tion of contaoions diseases into the city. to mako omar