Graham guardian., 1915-04-30
ORDINANCE NO. SO


of the Village Of Pima, Graham County,
State of Arizona:
SECTION l. There shall be levied
and collected annually, upon the real
and personal property within the cor
subject to taxation, the following taxes:
First Not exceeding four mills on
the dollar of the assessed valuation, to
defray the salaries of officers and the
ordinary and contingent expenses of
the corporation, not herein otherwise
provided for.
Second Not exceeding two mills on
the dollar of the assessed valuation for
the purpose of constructing and repair
ing streets, sewers, sidewalks and
/ crosswalks, or bridges and cuIverts, up
on such streets and sidewalks.
Third Not exceeding four mills on
the dollar of the assessed valuation, to
defray the interest of the public debt
of the town.
SECTION 2. On or before the first
! Monday in January of each year, the
the Village Clerk shall in behalf Of the
| Common Council make written re-
quest of the County Assessor of Graham
! County, Arizona, that he furnish the
!
fed copy of his assessment roll, so far
as such assessment roll pertains to
property within the limits of the Village
of Pima. The said Village Clerk shall
at the same time make written re-
quest of the said County Assessor, that
! he furnish on the first Monday of each
month, a description Of all personal
= property, the name and address of the
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whenever the county tax on such prop
/ erty is collected by the assessor, and
such property shall be taxable by the
| Village. The certified copy Of the as
sessment roll furnished by said Assessor
shall be returnable on or before the
first Monday in June of each year.
| SECTION 3. On or before the first
+ Monday in June of each year, the said
! assessor having completed his tax list
or assessment roll, and having attached
his certificate thereto, and having de
| livered the same to the Common Council,
the same shall be filed in the office of
the Village Clerk. Upon receiving said
tax list or assessment roll, the said Viii
lage Clerk shall give notice of the fact,
specifying therein the time of the meet
ing of the board of equalization, by
publication or such other manner as the
said Common Council may direct. The
said Village Clerk shall keep such list
or assessment roll open for inspection
! in his Office.
| SECTION 4. The said list or assess
ment roll as returned by said County
| Assessor, shall constitute the assess
ment roll of the Village, and no irregu-
| larity in the manner of notifying said
| County Assessor to make said return,
and no irregularity in his return or in
his certificate shall invalidate any of
the proceedings upon a tax levy, and
any such tax list or assessment roll. no
matter what irregularity it may suffer
up to the time of being passed upon by
the Village Board of Equalization, shall
serve to inValdate the assessment or
the tax levy.
SECTION 5. The Common Council of
the Village Of Pima shall constitute the
Village Board of Equalization, and
shall meet as such Board of EQualiza-
! tiOn on the second Monday Of
July of each year. Said Board shall
have power to equalize the assessments
that appear on said assessment roll, by
diminishing, adding to, or increasing
the same. Should the said Board in
crease the assessed valuation of any
property listed and assessed upon the
said assessment roll, or add any prop
erty thereto, they shall at once give
notice thereof, by publication, and
set day for hearing of the same, at
which time they shall again meet to
hear and consider all objections which
may be urged to any assessment, and
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property so increased or added to. which
determination shall be final unless ap-
peal betaken theretrom as provided by
law.
SECTION 6. The Common Council
shall meet when the revision of the tax
list or assessment roll is completed and
equalized by the Board of Equalization
and enter an order approving the same,
assess the amount Of taxes that shall
be levied for the purposes hereinbefore
specified, designating the amount which
shall, on each one hundred dollars Of
taxable property, real and personal,
be levied for such purposes, and direct
a warrant to be issued for the Collec-
tiOn thereof.
SECTION 7. The Common council of
the said Village of Pima shall appoint
! a Village Tax Collector, who may be
the Village Clerk, and whose term of
office as such Tax Collector shall be
conterminous with that of members of
the Common Council, except that such
Tax Collector may be removed at any
time by a majority of the Common
Council, and such Tax Collector shall
receive such compensation as shall be
fixed by the Common Council. Before
entering upon the discharge of his duties,
, the Village Tax Collector shall execute
bond to the Village of Pima, in such
penal sum as shall be fixed by the Com
mon Council and which shall be approved
r by said Common Council before the
, said Tax Collector enters upon the duties
of his office. SAID bond shall he cOndi.
. toned that said Tax Collector shall wei
I and truly and faithfully discharge the
: duties of his office and pay over al
money that may come into his hands as
such Tax Collector; no member of the
Common Council shall become a surety
4 upon such bond, which shall contain al
least two sureties qualifying for the
full amount of the bond, and If more
than two, double the amount of tn,
, bond shall be qualified for. Said Ta>
i Collector shall take and subscribe to al
u oath of office that he will faithfully
c discharge the duties of his office. sup
port the Constitution and Laws of tn,
y United States, and of the State of Ari
. IONA, and the Ordinances of the Nillag,
= of Pima.
. SECTION 3. When the revision of tn,
10 assessment roll is completed, the vii
-, Iage Clerk shall issue his warrant Com
=, handing the Tax Collector to rullrr
Il from the several persons. firms or cor
j. p0rations named in said list or roll Tn,