The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-03
CITY GOVERNMENT.
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of Savannah, to define its powers and
duties, 70 provide clerk for said board,
10 provide for the compensation of said
tax assessors and receivers, and said clerk
and for other purposes" shall, Immediate
~ upon their qualification, organize, and
Shal at once proceed to carry out the
duties imposed upon them by the said
act, and the ordinances of the CITY of Sa-
XaInnah IN pursuance thereof. They shall
take and subscribe before the mayor of the
the city the oath provided for in section
Two or the said act, and shall each of
them give a bond in the penal sum of
three thousand dollars ($3 000) payable to
the mayor and aldermen of the citv of
savannah, conditioned for the faithful
performance and discharge of all of his
duties as said tax assessor and receiver
and, in addition to this, the bond of the
clerk of said bond shall be conditioned
for the faithful performance and dis
charge of all of his duties, not only as said
the said clerk.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained. That
each of said tax assessors and receivers
shall receive as his compensation the
sum OF twelve hundred $1,000 dollars
per annum, payable in equal MONTHLY in
StallmentS out of the treasury of the
city of Savannah, and, in addition to this
compensation, the tax assessor and re-
ceiver serving as the clerk of the said
board, shall receive, as such clerk. the sum
of six hundred $500 dollars per annuIn-
payable in equal monthly installments,
Out Oh I4S treasury OF the said civ of Sa-
vannah in addition to his said eompensa-
ton or salary as such tax assessor and
receiver.
Sec. 8. Be is further ordained That
the said tax assessors and receivers shall
have an office in the City Exchange oI.
at such other place as the mayor of the
city OF savannah shall designate of which
notice shall be given to the tax PAYERS
and citizens Of the city of Savannah, and
1T shall be the duty of the said tax as
SCISSORS and receivers other than the clerk
tn 70 a l1
said office every day, Sundays and holi
days excepted, between the hours Of a n
m. and p. m, except when their officiai
duties as said tax assessors and receivers
shall require their presence elsewhere, buf
the clerk of the said board is hereby ree
CURED to be at the said office every dav.
sundays and holidays excepted from q
a. m. to p. m. and from 4 D. M to % m
except when his absence from the said of
nee is required by his official duties.
the clerk of said board shall keen a tr1s
and correct record of the proceedings of
the said board, which shall ALWAYS he
subject to the inspection of the mayor, or
any alderman of the said city, and SHAH
perform such other duties as NAV here
after be imposed upon him by ordinance
or by the rules and regulations of the
OF the Legislature creating the said board
or with any ordinance of the CITY of Sa.
Vannah. - "a
Sec 5. Be it further ordained rbo
in ADDITION to the powers and duties con
ferred upon them by section three Of The
said act of the legislature of Georgia. the
said tax assessors and receivers shall also
have the following powers, and exercise
the following duties, to-wit:
(aJ. They shall require all returns of
personal property subject to taxation. to
be made before them at their office, in
the city OF Savannah, upon such form or
forms as they may prescribe or approve
OF, by the first day OF February Of each
year, and the following oath Toy a ffirn1ai
ton shall be administered to each ana
every person making returns for taxa
ton of personals property to said board
you do solemnly swear Tor affirml that