San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-22

tor shall give notice to all taxpayers
by advertising In the official journal Of
the city, that said taxes are due and pay
able, and when the same may be paid :
but such publication shall In no manner
delay or suspend his action in enforcing
the collection Of taxes. The collector
shall attach to his roll copy OF such pub
lished notice, certifying the same to be a
correct copy thereof, and certifying when
and in what paper the same was pub
liShed
Sec. IS. In collecting ad valorem and
poll taxes, the collector shall receipt for
the same upon the receipts prepared
therefor by the assessor and not other L.
wise; and IL the collector or any assist
ant or deputy of the collector shall re.
ceipt for any al valorem or poll taxes
otherwise than upon said receipts, he
shall be guilty Of q miSdemeanOr and
upon conviction thereof before the recOr-
der shall be fined In the sum equal to the
taxes so receipted for but not TO exceed
two hundred dollars: and should said Of
Tense be committed by the collector or
with his knowledge, he may in the dlscre-
ton OF the city council be removed
from his Office.
Sec. 16. All changes In the amounts OF
the original receipts shall be by order OF
the council, directing what change is TO
be made, and shall be made by the audi
tor, who shall keep book in which all
such orders shall be recorded. Provided,
that VIXEN 1t is desired to pay on any
property less than all OF the property en-
braced in such receipt, the auditor re-
quire the assessor to make a receipt for
the property so desired to be paid on,
which receipt so TO be made by the asses
Sor shall be at the same valuation as was
given such property In the original as
sessment, and which shall be delivered
by the assessor to the auditor, who shall
deliver TO the collector and make note
across the face Of the original, designat-
| ing the property paid on, in such man.
ner as will enable the property embraced
In said original receipt and not paid on to
be readily distinguished from that paid
on. And it shall be the duty of the col.
lector to levy on and sell all such property
on which the tax was not paid. Provided
further, that nothing herein contained
shall be so construed as to authorize
any officer of this city TO diminish the
amount OF any tax, interest or penalty
due to this city.
Sec. Il. If any person fail or refuse to
pay the taxes as imposed upon him or his
| property, on or before the first day oil
June Of each year, the city collector shall
seize and levy upon and sell so much per-
sonal property belonging To such persCn
whether resident or nonresident as may
be sufficient 10 pay his taxes, together
with all costs accruing thereon; In max.
ing sales of personal property for taxes
the collector shall give notice OF the time
and place of sale, together with a brlet
description of the property levied or
and to be sold, for at least ten days pre-
vious to the day of sale, by advertise
ments in writing to be posted at the cour'
house door, and two other public places
| In the city, and such sale shall take placC
at the courthouse door Of the county, anC
| by public auction.
In case of sales of real estate, as here
J matter provided, for taxes, the said col