Charlevoix county herald., 1915-02-06

RESOLUTION proposing amend
ments to sections twenty-four, twenty
seven, twenty-eight, thirty, thirty-one,
thirty-two and thirty-three of chapter
eleven of the city charter of the city of
East Jordan, Charlevoix county, Michi-
gan, relative to taxation.
The city commission of the city of
East Jordan, being irregular session at
the commission rooms in said city, COM
missioner Hudson offered the following
resolution and moved its adoption. Sec
onded by Commissioner Graft.
Resolved by the city commission,
That iii hereby proposed that sections
twenty-four, twenty-seven, twenty
eight, thirty, thirty-one, thirty-two and
thirty-tnree Of chapter eleven (XD of
the city charter of the city of East Jor-
dan, be amended to read as follows:
Sec "a. The city assessor and the
three supervisors of said city shall
constitute a board of equalization and
review 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
descriptions; and of their own motion,
or on cause shown, may reduce or in
crease the valuation of any 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 there
on, and generally to perfect said roll
in any respect 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.
4.
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 a 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
October of each year, provided, how
ever, the city commission may extend
the time for the collection of said roll
for not to exceed thirty days. Immedi-
ately upon the closing of said roll for
collection the city treasurer shall make
and file with the city assessor a state
ment OF all unpaid city taxes appearing
on said roll. AT the first regular meet
ing of the city commission held there
after the said city treasurer and city as
SCISSOR shall meet with the city commits
sion, bringing with them the assess
ment roll, tax roll and said statement
of unpaid city taxes, and said city COM
mission shall then and there audit said
tax roll and settle with said city treas
urer.
Sec. %. 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
a 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 adj
dition Of one per cent as a collection
fee and that thereafter the collection
fee will be four per cent and that all