The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-06-16
ORDINANCE NO. 10.
PRESCRIBING THE MANNER OF RAISING
REVENUE

REVENUE.
Be it Ordained by the City Cuuneil of
the City of Bozeman.
SECTION ] The fiscal year of the city
of Bozeman shall commence on the first
day of May. and end on the last day of
April, in each year.
SEC. 2. At the first regular meeting Of
the city council in the month Of May.
said council shall make the annual levy
Of taxes for the year except that for the
year 1883, said tax levy shall be made at
the regular meeting in the month ofJune
and the same shall be entered on record
in its journal And all property, real,
mixed and personal. with the limits of
the city, between the first day Of May
and the last day OF April following. shall
be subject to taxation, except property
of the United States. the Territory of
Montana, the County of Gallatin. the city
of Bozeman school houses. grounds and
furniture. public libraries, asylums and
hospitals for charitable purposes, and not
for pecuniary gain, cemeteries, the prop
erty of widows or orphan children, not
to exceed the amount of one thousand
dollars to anv one family. the tools of
libraries and household furniture, not
exceeding in value two hundred and
fifty dollars.
SEC. 8. 1t shall be the duty Of the city
assessor to make an assessment of all
taxable property within the CITY limits,
before the first day OF October in each
year. He shall accurately describe each
separate piece Of real estate, giving the
name of the owner where practicable,
estimating both the value Of the ground
and the improvements thereon. at their
actual cash value. He shaltgat the same
time make an assessment Of all personal
property, subject to taxation. He may
require of each resident property owner
or agent thereof. statement Of his or
her taxable propeTt7 under oath, but
such statement shall not be conclusive
of the amount of the valuation Of the
same. He shall make ont an assessment
list, in tabular from and in alphabetical
order, containing the names Of the per
sons assessed, with description Of their
real estate so assessed, its value, the
value of the improvements so assessed
Said assessment list shall also contain
proper columns for the entry of the var
ious taxes that may be leyied-ad
valerem tax, special taxes, street tax
and delinquent tax Upon completion
of the assessment, the assessor shall
cause notice thereof to be published for
at least ten days in one Oh more Of the
city papers, notifying all persons feeling
aggrieved By the assessment, I'd appear
before the city council, sitting as 3 board
of equalization. Property arriving in
the city after the regular assessment has
been maae, or that has been overlooked,
shall be assessed and separately report
ed
Ser. 4. On the first Monday in Octo-
Der of each year the city council shall
meet as a board Of equalization and shall
correct any error that may appear 10
have been made in the assessment. or
anv improper 0r. unjust assessment, and
shall modify or correct the list Of the
assessor, as the occasion may require.
Sec. 5. After the session of said board
OF equalization, and after the same shall
have been corrected as aforesaid, the
assessor shall extend upon his said list
the proper taxes in the proper columns.
and The total thereof with which each
person ard each parcel Of properly IS
ehangeable according to the levy.
Sci, s. Within twenty DAYS from the
completion Of The tax lists, it shall be
the duty Ct the collector 10 send or de-