The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1907-04-13
ORDINANCE No. 50
To Provide a Revenue for the Town of
N01aIes, Arizona.

Be It Ordained by the Common COun-
Gil of the Town of Nogales, Arizona:
Section l. There shall be levied and
collected annually upon all the real and
personal property within tho town OF
Nogales, Arizona, n tax OF not exceed
ing twenty mills on each dollar OF the
assessed value of such real and personal
property, as shown by the equaliZed as
sessment roll OF the current year. of
which not exceeding four az mills shall
be for paying salaries of officers and
for defraying the ordinary and con
tingent expenses Of the town, not ex-
ceeding twelve mills for the purpose of
| constructing and repairing the streets,
sewers, sidewalks, crosswalks, cross
ing, bridges, culverts, avenues, alleys
| and public grounds within said town,
and not exceeding four ~ mills for
! defraying tho interest OF the public
debt of the town.
Section 2. Nothing in this ordinance
shall be construed to require or permit
ed within said town shall be subject to
taxation, except such as is exempt
therefrom by virtue of the Statute law
of the Territory OF Arizona; and the
! rules and the regulations of the Ter
| ritorial Statutes governing the assess-
of shares of stock in corporations. by
| the County Assessor, and all proceed
| ings Hereunder, shall govern the as
sessment of taxes under this ordinance,
the town assessor, for the purposes of
such assessment, being clothed with
the same powers under this ordinance,
as are given to the county assessor
under said statutes.
| Section 3. At their regular monthly
meeting on the first Monday of April in
an la mi
appoint an assessor to assess the pro-
perty situated within the town for the
purposes of taxation for the ensuing
year, and snail nix the compensation of
his Office for the term of one year.
Section 4 Before entering upon the
duties of his office, the assessor shall
execute bond with two or more
sureties, to the town of Nogales, in
such penal sum as the Common Coun-
Gil may by resolution decide, which
bond shall be approved by the Council
and shall be fled in the Office of the
Town Clerk The condition OF the
bond shall be that the said Assessor
shall well, truly and faithfully in all
things, perform and execute the duties
of his Office as required by law and the
ordinances of said town, during his
continuance in office. without fear or
favor, fraud, deceit Or oppression, and
shall pay over all monies which may
to the Treasurer of the town, taking
his receipt for the same.
Section ). Before proceeding to
assess the taxable property of the town,
the Assessor shall take and subscribe
to an oath. which oath shall he sub
stantially in the following form:
Territory of Arizona,
County of Santa Cruz, o.
do solemnly swear that L will well
and truly discharge the duties OF AS
SCISSOR of the town of NogHles, Arizona,
and will to the best OF my ability. truly
partiality all the taxable property OF
said town at its just cash value.
Section 6. The Assessor ,may ap-
point one or more deputies, whose ap-
poin tment shall be in writing and filed
in the office of the Town Clerk. Any
deputy, before proceeding to act, shall
Take the oath of Office prescribed for
the assessor and file the same with the
Clerk, and such deputy when SO quail
htd shall! possess the same powers as
his principal, but the Assessor shall be
responsible for all acts Of his deputy,
and for his compensation, which in no
case shall be come a charge against the
town. The Assessor and his deputy are
hereby authorized to administer all
oaths and affirmAtions contemplated by
law or by this ordinance, in the dis
charge of their several duties.
Section Z. Between the first Monday
in April and the first Monday in June
of each year, the Assessor shall asccr-
tain by diligent inquiry and examina-
tion, all property in said town. real and
personal, subject to taxation, and also
the names of all person, firms, com
panies and corporations owing, claim.
ing or having possession or control
thereof. and shall list and assess the
same to the, person, firm, company,
corporation or association owning, or
having the possession, custody or con-
troll thereof. and generally. in assess
ing and listing, shall be governed by
the general rules governing the assess-
ing and listing of property for the
purpose of taxation.
Section 8. 1t shall be the duty of the
Assessor to prepare tax list of assess
ment roll, alphabetically arranged, in
the books furnished him by the Com
mon Council for that purpose, in which
book or books shall be listed or assess
ed all the real and personal property
within the limits OF the town, and in
which said book or books shall be set
down in sepatate columns SO as to ex-
hibit clearly and show readily, the
names OF the taxable persons. firms,
companies or corporations owning pro-
perty, the real estate taxable to each, |
described by metes and bounds, or by '
common designation or name. the cash ]
value of said real estate, and of the i'm |
provements thereon, the cash value OF
all improvements on real state where !
the improvements are assessed to
others than the owner of said real |
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