Charlevoix county herald., 1915-04-03
Election Notice
TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF
EAST JORDAN. TAKE NOTICE.:

TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF
EAST JORDAN. TAKE NOTICE:
That at the election to be held in
said city on the fifth day of April, A. d.
1915, there will be submitted to the
electors of said city for their approval
certain amendments to sections twenty
four, twenty-seven, twenty-eight,
thirty, thirty-one, thirty-two and thirty
three, of Chapter XII, of the City Char
ter, relating to taxation, said sections
as amended to be made to read as
follows:
Sec. "a. The city assessor and the
three supervisors of said city shall con-
stitute board of equalization and re-
view the assessment roll of the city,
a majority of whom shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business
but less number may adjourn from
day to day. They shall have power
and it shall be their duty to examine
said assessment roll and they shall
have authority to and shall correct any
errors or deficiencies found therein,
either as to names, valuations, or de-
scriptions; and of their own motions,
or on cause shown, may reduce or in
crease the valuation of property found
on said roll, subject to the laws of the
State of Michigan, and shall add thereto
any taxable property in said city that
may have been omitted and shall value
the same, and to strike from said roll
any property wrongfully thereon, and
generally to perfect said roll in any re-
spect by said board deemed necessary,
and proper, and for such services each
member of said board of review shall
receive three dollars per day while
actually employed.
Sec. q. The taxes assessed in the
general city tax roll for each fiscal year
shall be due and payable on the first
day of July of each year. A charge OF
one per cent as collection fee, shall
be made for all taxes paid during the
month of July. From and after the
first day of August the collection fee
shall be four per cent upon all unpaid
city taxes. The city tax roll shall re-
main in the hands OF the city treasurer
for collection until the first day OF Octo-
Der of each year, provided, however,
the city commission may extend the
time for the collection of said roll for
not to exceed thirty days. Immediately
upon the closing of said roll for collec-
ton the city treasurer shall make and
file with the city assessor a statement
of all unpaid city taxes appearing on
said roll. At the first regular meeting
of the city commission held thereafter
the said city treasurer and city assess
or shall meet with the city commission,
bringing with them the assessment
roll, tax roll and said statement of I'M
paid city taxes, and said city commits
sion shall then and there audit said tax
roll and settle with said city treasurer.
See. %. The city treasurer shall
give notice that the tax roll is in his
hands for collection by publishing said
notice in one or more newspapers pub
lished and circulating in said city, for at
least six secular days proceeding the
first day of July, which notice shall be
q sufficient demand for the payment of
all taxes on said rolls.
Said notice shall state that said taxes
may be paid during the month of July
with the addition of one per cent as a
collection fee and that thereafter the
collection fee will be four per cent and
that all taxes not paid before the first
day of October will be returned as I'M
collected. Provided, however, that
the failure to give the notice specified
in this section for the payment of such
tax shall not invalidate the said tax,
nor release the persons assessed from
the penalty herein specified.
Sec. 30. The city assessor shall
keep the original rolls in his office I'M
til the meeting of the board of super
visors of Charlevoix County in the
month of October, and shall present
said rolls to said board of supervisors
for their certificate of the amount of
state, county, school and other taxes.
Sec. 81. The assessor shall, upon
the return of said tax roll from the
said board of supervisors, make a copy
of said assessment roll, and shall APP
portion and spread on such copy all
state, county, school and other taxes
certified by the said board of super
visors, or otherwise, and shall also en-
ter thereon all city taxes as shall ap-
pear to remain unpaid from the said
return of said city treasurer for the
same year, and emitting therefrom all
city taxes at that time paid.
Sec. 81. On or before the first day
of December the city assessor shall
make and deliver a certified copy of
said new assessment roll to the city
treasurer, which copy shall contain the
state, county, school and other taxes
as certified by the said board of super
visors, or otherwise, and the unpaid city
taxes of that year as returned to him
by the city treasurer and the four per
cent penalty fee shall be added to said
unpaid taxes and carried out in an
column. To said copy or
tax roll there shall be annexed war
rant signed by the city assessor and
directed to the city treasurer which
said warrant shall conform as near as
may be to warrants issued to township
treasurers for the collection Of taxes.
Sec. 33. Upon receiving said tax
roll as herein provided, the city trea-
surer shall give notice thereof, which
notice shall state that the taxes therein
levied may be paid to him at his office
at any time from the tenth day OF De-
cember to the tenth day OF January
with the addition of one per cent to be
added thereto as collection fee, but
that four per cent collection fee will be
charged and collected upon all taxes
unpaid on said tenth day Of
January. Said notice shall be given