The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-12

in all villages where lands and i'm
provements exceed 10 value tn
first quality Of land in the countl
80 classed, and If there be an
lands within two miles OF any in
: corporated town or city, exceeding
in value the first quality Of lane
in the county so elassed, II shal
be assessed at its real value; an'
in assessing property under thii
section the assessor shall aoquain
himself with the value according
10 section three, and shall assesI
said property according to the best
of their skill and judgment; and
the authorities Of all incorporated
towns and cities in this State b
and are hereby required TO furnish
TO the clerk Of the board Of super,
visors, within 80 days from the
passage OF this act, plats Of said
towns and cities, noting the streets,
SQUARES or blocks and lots and sub
divisions of the same, giving the
names Of the streets, and numbers
OF the blocks and lots, for tho use
of the assessors Of the various
counties in making assessments OF
the real estate in the towns and
cities, and for failure to comply
herewith each member ofsaid coun-
Gil shall be fined not less than one
hundred dollars or Imprisonment
not exceeding thirty days, at the
discretion Of the circuit Judge, up
on complaint andprOOf ofthe clerk
of the board Of supervisors.
SEQ. 5. Be it further enacted,
That if any assessors shall wilfully
make and certify a false return, or
knowingly omit to determine the
quality Of lands Of any person or
persons, or body corporate, within
said county, subject to taxation,
or shall fail or refuse to execute
or perform the duties required by
this act to be performed by him,
such assessor shall forfeit and pay
the sum of one hundred dollars
for each offense, to be recovered BY
action upon his bond.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted,
that on and after the passage of
this act persons giving in property
to assessor are not required TO do
so under oath, but to give it in at a
fair marketable value, and the as
SCISSOR shall raise any assessment
that he may consider too low and
that the assessors of the different
counties and State shall be required
to assess all lands in this State du-
ring the year 1889, and every four
thereafter. and the same compensa-
tion shall be allowed as now provi-
ded by law.
SEC. 7. Be it further enacted,
That section 4s4 of the Revised
Code of 1880 be and the same is
hereby amended by inserting after
words "The Auditor Of Public Ae-
counts is hereby required 70 fur
nish to the clerk Of the Board OF
Supervisors, on the lst day Of Janu-
airy or as soon thereafter as prao-
ticablo, in each year in which lands
are assessed, us now provided by
law, for delivery to the assessor Of
said county, suitable blanks, bound
in book form, to contain sectional
plots, with columns ruled, denot-
ing the owners of lands, the de.
scriptiou thereof, with section,
township, and range, the number
OF acres cleared and the value there
Of; and the number Of acres un-
cleared and the total value in each
section or subdivision of section, I
and the number of acres cultivated; !
which said plots shall be delivered |
by the clerk to the assessor, and |
the assessor shall in making assess
ment of land properly designate
each seation or subdivision Of sec /
ton; and the assessed value of |
same on the plots and forms here
in provided for, and said plots
shall be submitted by said assessor
TO the board or supervisors OF the /
comfy with and at the time of the