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AFFIDAVIT.
STATE OF MISSOURI, County of Ray.
I -- do solemnly swear (or affirm) that the foregoing list contains a
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true and correct statement of all the property made taxable by the laws of the state of Missouri, including therein the number of horses, number of neat cattle, number of sheep, number of hogs, number of asses and jennets, number of mules, all other live stock, all farm machinery and implements, household property, musical instruments, clocks, watches, chains and appendages, sewing machines, gold and silver plate, jewelry, household and kitchen furniture, money on hand, money deposited, notes unsecured by mortgage or deed of trust, notes secured by mortgage or deed of trust, . all bonds, whether state, county, town, city, township, or of incorporated or unincorporated companies, and all other property and its value, which I owned on the 1st day of August, 18-, or which I had under my charge or management, or any money or property due me on said day from sol- vent persons or companies on notes, accounts, or otherwise, as fully and as specifically as I am required to make a return thereof, under the reve- nue law of this state; and I do further solemnly swear (or affirm) that I have not sent or taken, or caused to be sent or taken, any property, money or bills, bonds or notes, or other securities or evidences of debt, out of this state to avoid taxation. So help me God.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this . . day of 18 ...
SEC. 5. If any person shall fail, neglect or refuse to return said list with the blanks therein properly filled, and the certificate thereto properly sworn to, within ten days, to the assessor, the assessor shall assess the whole property belonging to, or in the charge of such person, at such amount as he may deem just and proper.
SEC. 6. If any person required to list his property shall do so falsely, the assessor shall list the same anew, and assess it at double its cash value. It shall also be the duty of the assessor to list and assess all personal property he may find in said city, when the owner thereof is unknown.
SEC. 7. If at any time it shall be ascertained by the assessor, that any property, either real, personal or mixed, has escaped assessment or taxa- tion for one or two years past, he shall assess the same for such years, noting the amount due for each year.
SEC. 8. No tax shall be assessed or imposed upon the following prop- erty: Churches, chapels and other buildings used for religious worship, and land upon which they are situated, and used in connection therewith, real estate and personal property belonging to any incorporated agricul- tural society so long as the same shall be used for the purpose of such society and none other; cemeteries and grave-yards set apart and used for that purpose, all orphan asylums for the relief of sick and needy, with their furniture and equipments, and so much of the land upon which they are situated as may be exclusively used for that purpose; all libraries and their furniture and equipment belonging to any library association or society.
SEC. 9. The asssessor shall return this assessment list to the city coun- cil on or before the first regular meeting of such council in the month of November of each year, verified by his affidavit thereto, that he has made diligent effort to discover all the taxable property within the city limits on the 1st day of August, and that so far as he has been able to ascertain, it is correctly set forth in the foregoing lists, in the manner and of the value therein stated, according to law.
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SEC. 10. As soon as may be after the return of the assessment rolls, the city council shall appoint a day for hearing objections thereto, and shall cause to be published in some newspaper, printed in said city, the following notice:
MAYOR'S OFFICE, Richmond, Missouri, . ... 18 ...
Public notice is hereby given, that the assessment roll of taxable real and personal estate in the city of Richmond, for the year 18-, has been com- pleted and returned to the city council by the assessor. All persons feel- ing themselves aggrieved by the assessment of their property, are hereby notified to file their objections in the office of the city recorder, on or before the day of. .18 ...
Mayor.
Sec. 11. All complaints concerning assessments shall be inquired into and determined in a summary Imanner, correcting any errors that may appear, and increasing or diminishing assessments, as the council, sitting as a court of appeals and board of equalization, may deem just and equitable.
SEC. 12. When said roll has been revised and corrected as provided for in the last preceding section, an order shall be entered of record by the council, declaring the same affirmed, and ordering the recorder to file the same in his office.
SEC. 13. The city council, immediately after such confirmation, shall proceed to levy such tax as may be deemed necessary for all purposes mentioned in the charter aud ordinances of the city, provided that the sum so levied shall in no case exceed the per centum specified in the constitu- tion of the state of Missouri.
SEC. 14. The city recorder shall, within twenty days after the confir- mation of said assessment roll, make or cause to be made, and deliver to the city collector a full and complete copy of such assessment roll, the different taxes extended thereon, with a warrant thereto attached, which may be in the following form:
WARRANT.
STATE OF MISSOURI, County of Ray, ss.
WHEREAS, The city council of the city of Richmond did, on the .... day of .... , A. D., 18 .. , levy and assess upon the assessed value for the year 18 .. , of the real and personal estate herein before described, the several sums set opposite thereto in the appropriate columns respectively, [here insert the particular taxes levied] for the municipal year ending .... Now, therefore, you are commanded to make, levy, and collect the said several sums of money set opposite the real and personal estate hereinbe- fore described, as taxes thereon for the year aforesaid, of the goods and chattels of the respective owners of said real and personal estate, and hereof make due return in what manner you shall execute this warrant on or before the .. .. day of .... next after this date.
Attest:
Mayor of the city of Richmond, Missouri. , Recorder.
SEC. 15. The recorder, at the time of delivering said assessment book, shall take the receipt of the collector thereof, and charge him with the amount thereof.
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SEC. 16. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SEC. 17. This ordinance to take effect from and after its publication. Approved November 1, 1878. GEO. I. WASSON, Mayor. W. C. PATTON, Clerk.
AN ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO CITY ATTORNEY.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Richmond, as follows :
SECTION 1. On Tuesday, after the first Monday in April, in each year, there shall be elected a city attorney, who shall hold his office for the period of one year, and until his successor shall be elected and qualified, and shall take and subscribe an oath, before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his office, to support the constitution of the United States and the state of Missouri, to faithfully demean himself in his office.
SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the city attorney to act as the legal counselor for the city, in all cases, and prosecute before the recorder, or a justice of the peace, all the actions on behalf of the city, and to defend all actions brought against the city.
SEC. 3. It shall be a misdemeanor in the city attorney to take a fee in any case against the city.
SEC. 4. He shall be entitled to a fee of two dollars and fifty cents for each case of conviction before the recorder or other officer having juris- diction for any violation of the city ordinance.
SEC. 5. If, in any case, the city attorney shall be interested, the mayor shall appoint one to act in his place.
SEC. 6. In case of the death, or resignation, or removal from office, the mayor shall have power to appoint a city attorney for the residue of the term.
Approved August 21, 1867.
AN ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO THE CITY MARSHAL-HIS DUTIES AND HIS SALARIES.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Richmond, as follows :
SECTION 1. On Tuesday, after the first Monday in April, in each year, there shall be elected a city constable, who shall hold his office for one year, and until his successor is duly elected and qualified.
SEC. 2. He shall give bond to the mayor, councilmen, and citizens of Richmond, in such sum as the city council may require, with good security, conditioned for the faithful performance of his official duties, and shall execute all process to him directed, and perform such other duties as may be required of him by the council, and the ordinances of the city of Rich- mond.
SEC. 3. That in addition to the duties of the city marshal prescribed in the city charter, the following duties are also imposed: It. shall be the duty of the city marshal to cause to be removed from the streets, alleys, avenues, market place and public square of the city, and from any other part of the city, all offensive substance and nuisances, which in his opinion may have a tendency to endanger the health of the inhabitants of said city. 2d, The city marshal shall take all necessary measures to ascertain all nuisances which may exist, and shall attend particularly to the cleanliness of the city. 3d, If a nuisance of any description whatever be found upon the lot, or ground, possession, or in the building of any person or persons,
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the city marshal shall give notice to the occupant, or owner of the prem- ises, to cause such nuisances to be corrected or removed within the time specified in said notice, which shall not be more than twenty-four hours; and should such occupant or owner of the property fail or refuse to cor- rect or remove such nuisance in the time prescribed, the city marshal shall have the same corrected or removed at the expense of the city. 4th, For every failure, refusal or neglect by any occupant or owner of any prem- ises, to remedy or remove any nuisance existing thereon, when notified thereof as above directed, by the city marshal, such occupant or owner shall forfeit and pay to the city the sum of not less than one nor more than one hundred dollars, as well as all expenses incurred in removing such nuisance, to be recovered by said city as other fines, penalties or for- feitures. 5th, The city marshal shall at the end of each month render to the city council of said city an account of all expenses for cleaning the city, and all such expenditures as he may have made on behalf of said city. 6th, The city marshal shall patrol the city, and endeavor as far as in his power to prevent all violations of the ordinances of the city, or of the law of the land. He shall give information to the recorder of all vagrants and disorderly or suspicious persons, lurking about the city without any visi- ble means of support. 7th, That for each failure or refusal to discharge the several duties enjoined upon him by the charter and ordinances, said marshal shall, upon conviction, forfeit and pay said city not less than one nor more than twenty dollars, to be used for and recovered as other for- feitures.
SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of the city marshal to collect and pay over all fines and forfeitures, jailor's fees adjudged to be paid by the recorder of the city of Richmond, immediately after the same shall be collected, to the city treasurer, and also to collect and pay said recorder, city attor- ney, witnesses and jurymen, their fees whenever called on after the same have been collected. Any failure to comply with this provision shall be, and the same is hereby declared to be a misdemeanor; and for each offense he shall be fined not less than five nor more than one hun- dred dollars, to be recovered as other fines and forfeitures.
SEC. 5. The city marshal shall hereafter be subject to removal from office for incompetency or neglect of his official duty, by a majority vote of the city council of said city, and in case of such removal, the vacancy shall be filled as is now provided by the laws and ordinances of said city.
SEC. 6. The salary of the city marshal shall be in addition to the com- missions and costs now allowed him by the laws and ordinances of said city, four hundred dollars per annum, payable quarterly, in full payment for his services for himself and deputies.
SEC. 7. All ordinances and parts of ordinances, inconsistent with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SEC. 8. This ordinance to take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Approved November 19th, 1878.
Attest: W. C. PATTON, Clerk.
GEO. I. WASSON, Mayor.
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AN ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO THE COLLECTION OF THE CITY REVENUE. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Richmond, as follows :
SECTION 1. For the support of the city government, and improvement of the city, the city council shall have the power to levy and collect taxes not exceeding one-half of one per centum upon the assessed value of all property in the city, made taxable by law for state and county purposes, the amount to be determined by the city council in every instance.
SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the city marshal, as an officio collector of the revenue, to collect all the taxes placed in his hands for collection, to collect all licenses from merchants, dramshop-keepers, and all other persons requiring a license, and to pay to the treasurer all money collected by him on the account of the city, on the first Wednesday in each month, taking duplicate receipts therefor, one of which shall be filed by the col- lector with the city recorder, the other to be retained by himself.
SEC. 3. If any person shall fail to pay any taxes levied upon his or her property, the city collector may enforce payment, and for that purpose such collector shall have power to seize and sell the goods and chattels of the person so failing to pay such tax in the manner that goods and chattels are, or may be seized and sold under execution issued on judgments at law, and no property shall be exempt from seizure or sale for taxes; provided, that no seizure or sale for taxes shall be made until the collector has demanded payment of them either by personal application to the party liable to pay the same, or by leaving a written notice at his place of abode with some member of his family over the age of fifteen years, nor for ten days after such demand; nor shall the collector receive a credit for delin- quent taxes until he shall have made affidavit that he has been unable to. find any personal property out of which to make the taxes in each case to returned delinquent; provided further, that whenever taxes shall be col- lected by seizure or sale of goods and chattels, the collector shall have power to levy and collect, additional to the tax and interest thereon, the necessary cost of the proceeding; and provided further, that if any person charged with taxes is about to remove from the city without pay- ing the same, the collector may seize and sell goods and personal property of such person without having made the ten days demand; and provided further, that if taxes are due by a non-resident, demand for taxes due by such may be made of the agent or attorney of such non-resident.
SEC. 4. On the first Wednesday of April in each year, if the collector shall be unable to collect any taxes specified on the tax book, having dili- gently endeavored and used all lawful means to collect the same, he shall make two lists. thereof, one to be called the personal delinquent list, on which shall be stated the names of all persons owing taxes on personal property whose taxes cannot be collected, alphabetically arranged with the amount due from each; and the other to be called the land delinquent list, on which shall be stated the names of all persons owing taxes on lands and town lots, where taxes cannot be collected, with the full descrip- tion of said lands and lots, and the amount of taxes due thereon set oppo- site each tract of land and town lot, which amount of delinquent taxes is to be placed to the credit of the collector.
SEC. 5. The collector of the revenue shall, on or before the first day of May, annually, return to the county collector, a list of lands and lots on
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which the taxes or special assessments levied by the city, remain due and unpaid, as provided in sections 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, of the revenue law in the state of Missouri, of act approved March 30, 1872, and section 14 of the revenue law for the state of Missouri, of act approved April 28, 1877.
SEC. 6. The personal delinquent list allowed to the collector, shall be delivered back to the collector or his successor in office, who shall collect the same and account therefor as other moneys collected, the amount of which shall be charged against the city collector by the city recorder.
SEC. 7. All ordinances and parts of ordinances inconsistent with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SEC. 8. This ordinance to take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Approved November 17, 1878. GEO. I. WASSON, Mayor. Attest: W. C. PATTON, Recorder.
AN ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO MERCHANTS' TAX.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Richmond, as follows :
SECTION 1. It shall be the duty of all merchants dealing as such, to furnish the city assessor, on the first day of August in each year, a full and complete statement of goods, wares and merchandise then on hand and kept by them for sale.
SEC. 2. Upon all such goods, wares and merchandise, there shall be levied an ad valorem tax equal to the tax levied upon personal and real property.
SEC. 3. The provisions of this ordinance shall not be applicable to. dramshop dealers.
Approved November 19, 1878. GEO. I. WASSON, Mayor. W. C. PATTON, Clerk.
AN ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO NUISANCES.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Richmond, as follows:
SECTION 1. No person shall throw into any highway, thoroughfare or other public place, within the city, any animal or vegetable substance whatsoever, likely to create a nuisance.
SEC. 2. The owner or possessor of any dumb animal, which may die within the city, shall, within twenty-four hours thereafter, cause the same to be removed beyond the limits of the city.
SEC. 3. The owner or occupant of any livery or other stable, within the city, shall keep his stable clean, and shall not permit more than two cart loads of manure to accumulate and remain in or near the same, at any time between the first day of May and the first day of November.
SEC. 4. No person shall deposit any dead animal, or excrement, or filth from privies, upon any ground in the city.
SEC. 5. Whoever shall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be subject to a fine not less than one nor more than ninety dollars for each and every violation, and five dollars in addition for each and every day such violation shall be suffered or continued.
Approved August 21, 1867.
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Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Richmond, as follows:
SECTION 1. That every hog pen, slaughter house, privy, mud hole, stable or other places in the limits of the said city of Richmond, in a stinking or unhealthful condition, or in a condition calculated to endanger the health, or interfere with the comfort of the citizens of said city, is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and any owner or possessor thereof, or any person who shall be the cause of either of the aforesaid nuisances, shall forfeit and pay to the city of Richmond, a sum not less than one or more than ninety dollars, and also five dollars for each day such nuisance is allowed to remain after notice to the party causing or permitting the same, as hereinafter provided.
SEC. 2. All notices required to be given under this ordinance shall be given by the city marshal, and shall require the party violating the same to correct, remove, or abate all such nuisances in twenty-four hours.
SEC. 3. If any nuisance is not corrected, abated, or removed in twenty- four hours after such notice, the city marshal shall correct, remove, or abate the same at the cost of the city, and the persons creating or per- mitting such nuisance shall, in addition to other fines and forfeitures, for- feit and pay all costs incurred by the city, to be recovered by the city as other fines and forfeitures.
SEC. 4. This ordinance shall take effect, and be in force from and after its passage.
Approved November 19, 1878.
Attest: W. C. PATTON, Clerk. .
GEO. I. WASSON, Mayor.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Richmond, as follows :
SECTION. 1. When any building or property is declared a nuisance by the city council of the city of Richmond, and a notice of the fact thereof is given to the owner, occupant, or agent thereof, it shall be the duty of such owner, occupant, or agent to remove the same within five days from the time said notice is given.
SEC. 2. And if any owner, occupant, or agent of such property shall fail 'to comply with the provisions of the preceding section of this ordinance, it shall be the duty of the street commissioner to remove said property at the cost of such owner, occupant, or agent, and he shall make out and cer- tify to the bills against said owners, occupants, or agents, chargeable with the costs of such work, and deliver the same to the city collector, and take his receipt therefor.
SEC. 3. And the city collector shall present said bills for payment to the persons charged, or their agent, within five days after receiving the same; and if the said bills be not paid within ten days after demand is made by the collector, as provided in the next preceding section, the collector shall deliver the same to the city attorney, who shall com- mence suit thereon before the city recorder, or other officer having juris- diction.
SEC. 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April 15, 1870.
Attest: WILLIS WARINNER, Clerk.
JAMES W. BLACK, Mayor.
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AN ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO STREETS, SIDEWALKS, ETC.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Richmond, as follows :
SECTION 1. Whenever the city council shall direct, by an order entered on the city journal, sidewalks to be made on any street in the city, it shall be the duty of the street commissioner to give notice to the owners and occupants of property fronting on such street, to set, curb, and pave such sidewalks, and it is hereby made the duty of such owners to construct such sidewalks and pavements at their own expense, within such time as may be directed by the city council.
SEC. 2. If any owner of such property fronting on any street where pavements or sidewalks are required to be made, fail to curb and pave the sidewalk, as directed by the street commissioner, and within the time prescribed by the city council, then it shall be the duty of the street com- missioner to perform said work at the cost of said owner or owners, and in all cases where he has performed the work, he shall make out and certify to the bills against each person chargeable with the cost of said work, and deliver the same to the city collector, and take his receipt there- for, and the city collector shall present said bills for payment to the person or persons charged, or to their agent, within five days after receiving the same.
SEC. 3. If the said bills be not paid within ten days after demand is made by the collector, as provided in the next preceding section, the collector shall deliver the same to the city attorney, who shall com- mence suit thereon, before the city recorder, or other officer having juris- diction.
. SEC. 4. If any person obstruct any sidewalk, he shall be fined in a sum not less than one, nor more than five dollars, to be recovered as other fines are before the city recorder.
Approved August 21, 1867.
AN ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO THE FISCAL YEAR.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Richmond, as follows :
SECTION 1. That the fiscal year of said city shall terminate on the first Monday in April of each year.
Approved, August 21, 1867.
AN ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO WARDS.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Richmond, as follows :
SECTION 1. All that part of the city which lies east of the Knoxville street, and north of the street running east and west immediately north of the public square, shall be designated and known as ward No. 1.
SEC. 2. All that part of the city which lies north of the public square, and west of Knoxville street, and east of the street running north and south immediately west of the public square, shall be known and desig- nated as ward No. 2.
SEC. 3. All that part of the city which lies north of Main street and west of the street running north and south immediately west of the court house, shall be known and designated as ward No. 3.
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