The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-13
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mayor and finance committee Of the city
OF Savannah shall at once appoint three
freeholders Of the city OF Savannah. who
shall, after taking and subscribing the
oath hereinafter prescribed, proceed at
once 20 assess and value for taxation for
lsso all real property, including improve
ments, lying within the corporate limits
of the city OF Savannah outside OF that
covered by the preceding sections of this
ordinance and that exempt from taxation
state.
Sec. 5. Be IT further ordained. That Il
SHAH be the duty OF the said assessors TO
assess and value land and improvements
separately and at their market value, that
IS 10 say, Tor such sum as they really be-
neNe the property would be reasonably
ana Ialily worth at private sale. Before
beginning their duties, the said assessors
shall take and subscribe before the clerk
OF council the oath set forth in section OF
the ordinance adopted by the city OF Sa-
vannah on the 29th day OF November 1850
and entitled An ordinance to assess and
value real property in the city Of Savan-
nan including improvements, for the pur-
pose OF taxation.
Sec. g. BE il further ordained. That the
return or 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
official organ OF the city of such filing
and Ihat objections must be made. II any
there are, 20 the assessment and valuation
Mithin thirty days from such notice.
Where objections are not made within the
said thirty days then the assessment and
valuation shall be final. and shall form
the basis OF taxation for the year 1895. as
70 the property assessed and valued.
where objections are made. they shall be
heard and determined by the COMMITTEES
on assessments, the notice shall be given
OF their decision and the appeal to council
shall be allowed under the terms and pro-
Visions or section three go of this ordi-
nance, the decision of council being final
and conclusive.
Sec. z. BE IL further ordained. That IL is
hereby made the duty of the committee
on assessments TO revise the said return
made under section four (D of this ordi-
nance TO the end that proper and fair
valuation may be had, and II, In their
opinion, any property has not been fairly
and correctly valued, the said COMMITTEES
shall correct said valuation and have the
owner of said property duly notified OF
have the right, under the terms and pro-
visions of this ordinance. to appeal to
council.
Sec. s. Be II 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 Il NAV
be made, revised and corrected, as pro-
vided for I'm this ordinance, shall be the
basis OF taxation by the city of Savannah
as to the said property for the year 1895
Sec. g. BE II further ordained, That all
ordinances and parts OF ordinances in con-
hict with this ordinance are hereby res
pealed
Ordinance passed in council Nov. az
1894, and published for information
(Seal) John j. McDONOUGH,
Mayor.
AttestI Il. e. REBARER.
Clerk of Council.