The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-05-08

TOT executing eaiu ueeu. All Janus Wnlch nave beeh
struck on to the city, county and State for more
than year preceding shall not be subject TO sale
by the Auditor Of Public Accounts, unless all the
taxes, costs and damages then due said city, be paid
said Auditor, as well as all State and county taxes
due on said lands; and said Auditor shall immed
ately remit the amount due said corporation TO the
City Treasurer of Greenvile, and shall strike from
the lists Of lands held ly said city, such ands and
the Chancery Clerk OF said county, shall likewise
strike FROM the lists of lands belonging to said city,
in his Office, the lands SO sold
See. 10. BE 1t further enacted, That the City
Collector shall be allowed the same additional CON
pensation for all taxes collected after the fifteenth
OF December, and for all conveyances of property
sold TO individuals for taxes and for all distresses
and sales as is allowed By law to County Collectors
aud the Chancery Clerk shall be entitled to the same
compensation as Is allowed by law for acknowledg.
ing County Collectors deeds; but said Clerk shall
not be required to copy the lists Of lands filed with
him in q book but he shall be required to preserve
the same as record OF bis office. The publisher of
the advertisement of said lands shall be allowed the
same compensation as allowed him for advertising
lands delinquent for State aud county taxes. The
form of conveyance from the City Tax Collector to
individuals shall be in substance the as is pro-
vided for County Collectors and all the provisions
of the law with reference to the prima ace charac-
ter vf tax Deeds for State and county taxes shall
apply to deed of said City of Greenville; and all
persons aggreved by the decision of the City Coun.
Gil, to the assessment and equalization of taxes,
may appeal to the Circuit Court Of Washington coun.
ty, upon entering iuto bond payable to the City of
Greenvle, with like condition aud suretes, MS is
provided for appeals from the Board of Supervisors,
and the appellant shall be liable to all the penalties
and conditions prescribed by Section five hundred
aud four (50A Of the Code OF eighteen hundred and
eighty lSS0)
See. 90 Be it further enacted, That every tran
sient vendor and aucti0neer of goods, wares and
merchandise, and any trader or person keeping or
Offering for sale any mules or horses or other ami
mails, shall, when called upon by the City Collector
enter into bond, with approved security for the
faithful payment to said city, taxes that may be due
by him. or he may pay the said Collector the tax on
the whole stock then in his possession, and if when
called upon by said collector, lie shall fail to execute
said bond or pay said tax, shall be misdemeanor
for Lin to sell any of said property within said city,
I'm moreover said Collector shall proceed ut once
to strain for all taxes that may be due. lfany asses
sor or collector shall have reason to suspect that
any merchant auctioneer, trader, hawker peddler
other vendor of merchandise is insovent is like.
ly to become 80, or has failed or is about to assign
or sell his entire interest In his stock or has remov
cd, or is about to remove, from said city without
rendering account Of his sales and paying taxes
thereon. he shall Immediately assess such person,
and il not immediately paid, he shall sezc aud dis.
train the property of such person, to an amount suf
fcient to pay said tax and all COSTS and he shall sell
the same as in other cases of distress for taxes.
Sec. d. Be it further enacted, That If from
any cause said Assessor should fail to file with the
City Clerk the assessment rolls before the first
Monday In July, of any year, the City Council sha.
meet immediately, when notified of such failure by
the City Clerk, and shall appoint some one to com
plete said assessment roll, when the came is incom
plete or to make an assessment of property whel
! said Assessor shall have failed TO assess the same
said Council shall appoint some timc when said rol
shall be complete, or made aud fled when they shal
meet and equaze the same by increasing or decreas
ing the various property therein assessed, and as
sessDg such property rs herenbefore provided an,
after they shall have equazed said assessment, AN
revised and corrected the same they shall place sal
rolls OH file with the City Clerk, aud give notice b
publication for at least one week In some newspape
published IN said city, and also by posting notice
for at least five days prior thereto of the time whe
SAID assessment rolls will be open for Inspection
said roll shall remain in the Mayors Office for AT leas
ten days. after such notice, within which time obet
. tois shall be fled as hereinbefore provided; an
said council shall meet on day fixed, aud of whic
ut least five days notice by publication shall be give
to hear and determine such objections; and afte
hearing and determining said objections, shall ar
prove said rolls they shall proceed to make the lev
for the ensuing year.
. Sec. o. Be it further enacted, That all person
shall be required to deliver to the Assessor tru
0 and perfect inventory Of all assessabe propert,
owned by him In his own right, or In the right of hi
wife, or bis executor trustee, guardian or otherwise
on the fifteenth day Of March in each year.
Sec. g. Be 1t further enacted, That the sal
Council shall also have power to require every NAL
resident Of said city, over the age Of eighteen an
under the age OF fifty years, 70 labor under the dire,
Y tion Of the Supervisor on the streets, lanes an
alleys of said city, and upon the public roads passin
from and through said city, not exceeding three day
: in each and every year, and any person failing I
. perform such labor, when duly notified by the Supc
visor. shall forfeit and pay the sum of dollar fu
u each day, on which he has neglected refused I
: work, and 1t shall not be lawful for said Council
levy assess or collect, per capita, tax excee,
Ing three dollars per annum for street tax aud
person required TO work the streets of said city sha
be relieved from manual labor on said streets upo
paying to the proper officer the Of three dollars
It Provided that nothing in this act shall apply to an
J. person sentenced by any court to labor on th
streets of said city.
! Sec. a. Be it further enacted, That the sal
City Council shall have the power to license. tux
regulate auctoneers groceries, saloons, ordinarie
peddlers, brokers, pawn brokers and money chanl
ers; also license, tax and regulate theatrical an
y other public exhibitions, shows and amusements an
o also to license, tax and regulate steamboats, Q
other water crafts landing trading in front of sal
Q city within one mile above or below said city, an
they shall also have the power 10 levy, assess an
collect tax upon all privileges taxed by the State
II Mississippi, amount not exceeding the State ia
d upon said privileges and also to regulate, licens
and tax any and all other privileges and occupation
y not taxed by the State in all amount not exceedn
d one hundred dollars
o Sec. %. Be 1t further enacted, That said Con
d ell shall have power to license, tax and regula
d wagons, carriages and other vehicles, employed
used In carrying freight passengers in said Gil
q or to and from places Of amusement, within thrt
mpa Of said cifv al IN hav nowpr n licpnt