Book Description

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 edition. Excerpt: ... cast are "tax, -yes," the oflicers of the election shall certify the fact to the Board of Trustees, and shall also certify to the name of the person or persons having the plurality of votes for assessor and collector, the Board of Trustees shall issue certificates of election, and the assessor shall forth; with ascertain and enroll, in the manner provided for County Assessors, all taxable persons and property in the district, and within thirty days he shall return his roll, footed up, to the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees, upon receiving the roll, shall deduct fifteen per cent. therefrom for anticipated_ delinquencies, and thereby dividing the sum voted, together with estimated cost of assessing and collecting added thereto, by the remainder of the roll, ascertain the rate per cent. required, and the rate so ascertained shall be and is hereby levied and assessed to, on, or against the person or property named or described in said roll, and it shall be a lien on all such property until the tax is paid; and said tax, if not paid within the time limited in the next succeeding section for-its payment, shall be recovered by suit in the same manner and with the same costs as delinquent Territory and county taxes. SEO. 30. As soon as the rate of taxation has been determined, as provided in the proceeding section, the Board of Trustees shall place the tax list in the 'hands of the collector, who shall give such bonds as may be required by the board of trustees, and he shall then proceed to collect the tax, and shall, within sixty days, return the roll to the Board of Trustees, with the word "paid " marked opposite the name of each person or description of property from whom or which he has received the...