The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-07

! The following ordinances, passed ty the
! city council OF Savannah on Oct. 81, 1898. are
published for the information of all con
| cerned: f. E. REBAREE,
Clerk OF Council
BY Committee Of the Whole
An ORDINANCE to amend an ordinance pro-
| hibiting the sale of goods or merchandise
| displayed on sidewalks, passed January
| 18th, 1885, and contained in section No. 1896,
MacDonells Code.
| Section l. Be it ordained by the mayor and
| aldermen OF the City of Savannah in council
assembled, and ii is hereby ordained by the
| authority of the same, that so much OF an or
| d1nance passed January 18th, 1885, and con
| tanned in section No. 1896, MacDonell's Code,
| as prohibits the sale Of goods or merchandise
| displayed on sidewalks, be and the same is
| hereby repealed.
BY Committee Of the Whole
| An ORDINANCE to provide for the assess
| ment of real property in the city Of Sayan-
| nah for taxation for the year 1894.
| Section 1. Be it ordained by the mayor
| and aldermen of the city of Savannah in
council assembled, That the valuation and
| assessment OF real estate, in luding improve
| ments made under the ordinance OF the city
| passed November 20, 1889, entitled, An ordi-
| nance to assess and value real property in the
| city Of Savannah, including Improvements
| for the purposes Of taxation and which as
| revised and corrected have formed the basis
of municipal taxation for the years 1890, 1891,
| 1892 and 1893, are hereby continued. as to the
| property covered thereby, for the year 1894,
/ and the said assessment and valuation shall
! form the basis of taxation by the city of
| savannah as to such property for the year
| 1894, save as the same may be corrected as
| provided in the next two sections of this Or
| dinance.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained That the
| treasurer OF the city of Savannah shall cause
| to be published in the official organ Of the said
| city, beginning with the issue of the second
| day Of Novem Ger, 1888 an odicial notice to be
| signed by him as treasurer, notifying the tax
| DaVerS of the CITY of savannah that np0Pr
| this ordinance the assessment and valuation
! of property made for municipal taxation for
| the year 1890, under the terms and provisions
| OF the ordinance passed Nov. 29, 1889 Will ne
| continued as the basis of taxation by the city
| of Savannah for the year 1894, as
| to the real estate, including i'm
| proVements covered there Oy, in the absence
! OF objections; that such objections, if any
| must be filed in the ONCE of the clerk Of
| council within fifteen (l5) days from the date
/ of he first notice from the treasurer, and
| that In the absence of objections within the
| time specified, the assessment and valuation
| already made will be considered as SatiSfac-
| tory, and will be binding for the year 1894
| The said notice shall Oe published in each
| Issue Of the said organ for Is days and after
| the expiration of the said Is days from the
| date OF the said first publication the said as
| sesSnent ana valuation shall be tral and
| binding for the year 1884, and shall form the
| basis Of taxation by the city of savannah as
| to the said property for the year 1894, save
| only to the extent objected to and as to the
| herein provided.
Sec 8. BE it further ordained, that the OBJ
| jectiOns filed within the time limited in the
preceding section, shall be heard and deter
mined by the committee on assessments as
| early as practtca. lie, and they shall have the
party Directing notified promptly Of their de-
| c1slon Such party so notified shall have the
| right to appeal to council from the deci.
| sion Of the said committee within ten days
| from notice of such decision provided such
| party. or his or her authorized agent Will file
| With the clerk of council within the said
! days written appeal supported by aridavits
| that the property has been valued for taxa
tion at a higher price than its actual market
| value. Upon such appeal being made, it shall
| be heard and determined by council at
meeting of which the appellant shall be mott
| ned, and the decision of council on
| the appeal shall be final and conclusive. The
| decision Of the said committee, When unap-
| pealed from, or Of council on appeal where
| appeals are made) shall form the basis of as
| Sessment and valuation for taxation by the
| city of Savannah as to the property covered
| by such decision for the year 1894.
| Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That the
mayor and finance committee of the city OF
savannah shall at once appoint four a. free
| holders OF the city of Savannah. who shall
| after taking and subscribing the oath herein
| after prescribed, proceed at once to assess
and value for taxation for 1894 all real prop
| erty, including improvements, lying within
| the corporate limits of the city of Savannah
| save that covered by the preceding sections
| OF this ordinance and that exempt from taxa
| tion under the constitution and laws of this
| state. The said freeholders so appointed
| shall assess and value for taxation for the
year 1894 all the real property, including i'm
| proVements, subject to municipal taxation
| under the terms and provisions of an act Of
! the legislature Of Georgia, approved Septem-
| Der q, 1888 (to be found on pages 4l0 and All
| OF the bound volume of Georgia laws for 1882
| and 1888, as amended by the act of the legisla-
! ture OF Georgia, approved Dec 81 1890, and to
be found on pages 592 and 503 of the second
| volume OF the published laws for lSgG-lS9D.
sec. D. be II further ordained That il shall
| be the duty of the said assessors to assess
and value land and improvements separately
and at their market value, that is to say, for
such sum as they really believe
the property would be reasonably
a ana 1alrly worth at private sale.
SCISSORS shall take ana subscribe before the
clerk of council the oath set fort III in section
OF the ordinance adopted by the city of Sa-
Vannah on the 18th day of November 1889 and
entltIed, An ordinance to assess and value
real property in the city Of Savannah incIud-
ton"
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained. That the re-
turn OF said assessors shall Immediately
upon its completion, be filed with the CITY
treasurer for the inspection by taxpayers Of
the city OF Savannah, and the said treasurer
shall at once give notice in the otticial organ
OF the city of such filing, and that objections
must be made. II any there are, to the assess
ment and valuation within thirty days from
such notice. Where objections are not made
within the said thirty days then the assess
ment and valuation shall be final, and shall
form the basis OF taxation for the year 1891
as TO the property assessed and valued Where
objections are made, they shall be heard and
determined by the committee on assessments.
the notice shall be given Of their decision and
the appeal to council shall be allowed under
the terms and provisions of section three (3l
OF this ordinance, the decision of council being
final and conclusive.
Sec. Z. Be it further ordained, That il is
hereby made the duty of the committees on
assessments to revise the said return made
under section four a. of this ordinance to the
end tnat proper and fair valuation NAV he
had, ana II, in their opinion, any property has
not been talrlY and correctly valued the said
committee shall correct said valuation and
nave the owner Of said property duly notified
OF Such correction, so that such owner NAV
nave the right under the terms and provisions
OF this ordinance, to appeal to council.
sec. g. BE 1t further ordained That the
SAID valuation and assessment of the said
new property and of other property in the
taxable limits OF the city of Savannah not
heretofore valued and assessed, as it NAV he
MADE, revised and corrected. as provided for
IN THIS ordinance, shall be the basis of taxa
ZION by the city of savannah as to the said
property for the year 1884
see. 3. Be it further ordained That all
ordinances and parts Of ordinances in conAict
Win tnls ordinance, are hereby repealed.
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