Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-25

I Ohlpei Duiel Required OF i'm ana TVS ouIc-
ties and the Mayor and Board Of Abdomen. Be
it further ordained that every tax col
/ lcctor, at the expiration of his term Of
office, shall file with the clerk Of the
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen, on the
first Monday in January, a list of all
uncollected taxes for the current fiscal
year, which shall show the name Of
every person owing taxes, the amount
Of personal poll tax assessed thereto,
and description which shall be copied
from the assessment rolls, and the
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen shall
carefully examine said list, compared
with the records pertaining thereto,
and, if correct, shall allow the retiring
tax collector credit with all taxes, or so
much Of said list as they find correctly
uncOl.acted, and the board shall charge
the succeeding tax collector with all
taxes found to be uncolected, and the
succeeding tax collector shall proceed
10 collect them. as required by law.
And the change in the office shall not in
any manner affect the collection Of any
taxes or the advertising or sale of any
property for taxes; but all books, pa
pers, receipts, assessment rolls and
other documents pertaining to the Of
fee Of tax collector, and all personal
property seized for taxes shall be de-
liverrd by the retiring tax collector to
his successor without delay. And
ales ofreal and personal property shall
be made by the tax collector in office at
the time Of the ale.
Sec "a, Infants and Persons Of Unsourd
Mind May Redeem, Etc. Be it further or
dained that all infants and persons Of
lnsound mind may redeem their lands
sold to the municipality for taxes at
any time within two years after the re-
ne sal Of their disabilities, on the terms
pres ribed for the redemption Of lands
from the municipality by others, on
their paying to the person entitled, the
value OF a permanent improvement on
such lands made by any claimant OF it,
Inder the sale for taxes, after two years
IT m the date Of the sale
Sec Is. Fees Of Officers Lapse if Land
not Redeemed Be it further ordained
that the fees Of all officers allowed in
connection with land sold to the munic-
pality shall be pr;d hv the municipal
.ty whenever such shall be sold by the
municipality.
Sec IS Tansient Vendors and Traders.
Be it further ordained that every tram
iient auctioneer or vendor of goods,
wares or merchandise, and every trader
n other p rson keeping or offering for
sale as merchandise, any horses or
mules, in said city shall deliver to the
AK assessor or tax collector, on de-.
uand a statement under oath to be adj
by the tax assessor or collec-
or, Of the amount of his sales in said
.itv since the last assessment, if any:
md it shall be the duty Of every asses
.or and collector to demand such state
nent, and the advalorem taxes thereon
hall be assessed and collected as in
'ther cas- S, in addition to any privilege
ak that may re imposed ANY mer-
,hant or vendor will be EXEMPT from
ldvalorem taxes by showing that the
'apital invested in his business has pre-
,iously been assessed in said ty for
he same year
Sec II The Same; Bond or Deposit
)emandable by Assessor Collector or Mayor.
Be it further ordained that any a assessor,
ak collector or the Mayor of said city,
hall call upon or demand Of any tran
tent auctioneer or trader, as soon as
uch may arrive in said city, a bond paya
lie to the city, in such penalty and such
ecurity as the officer may approve, con-
Iitioned for the payment to the tax col
ec:or and the city Of such taxes as may
,e due from any cales to be made by
he auctiOneer, vendor or trader, or the
'flic-r may receive from the auction
e." vendor or trader deposit
# money sufficient to pay the
axes on the sale f the whole stock the
'endor or trader may have; and such
,Ond or deposit as taken by the asses
or shall be handed over to the tax col
ector who shall collect the taxes when
.ue, which shall be one half of enc per
entum on the amount of such sales,
tatement Of which shall be given on
,ath and refund the surplus of the de-
,osit, if any, and shall put said bond in
uit if necessary; and if said taxes shall
lot be paid without suit damages at the
ate of thirty per centum shall be re-
covered.
Sec. ~. Civil Penalty for not Giving Bond
y Making Deposit Be it further ordained
hat if any transient vendor, auetioneer>
" trader, after demand for such bond
n deposit. shall sell any merchandise or
mattel, without having first given bond
n made such deposit, he SHALL for every
iale, forfeit and pay the sum of one
hundred collars to be recovered BIZ ac-
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