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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, 1870
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ODEN BOWIE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 231

ested may inspect without charge. And if any one
shall feel aggrieved at the valuation and assessment
of his, her or their property by said assessors, he,
she or they may appeal from such valuation to
the Commissioners at any time within two weeks
from the return of the said assessment, and upon
good cause-being shown, the said Commissioners
may make any alteration in said assessment which
they may deem proper and right; and for the pur-

Assessment.

pose of hearing and determining the appeals pro-
vided for by this section, the said Commissioners,
in addition to the meetings hereinbefore required
to be held, shall meet daily, Sundays excepted,
during the two weeks next succeeding the thirtieth
day of June, in each and every year, at such time
and place as they shall designate, and shall give

Hear appeals.

five days previous notice thereof, by advertisement,
to be posted at the Hotel and the Academy, in.
said village, and such other public places as they
may deem necessary.

Give notice.

114. The said Commissioners shall have fall
power to open, extend, widen, close or straighten
any street, lane or alley in said village which in
their judgment the public welfare and convenience
may require.

May open and
widen streets.

115. The said Commissioners may levy upon the
assessable property within said village by direct
tax, not exceeding fifty cents in the hundred dol-
lars, such sum as they may deem necessary for
the purpose of defraying the expenses of said cor-
poration, and of opening, closing, extending and
improving the streets, lanes or alleys in said vil-
lage, and of building, repairing or improving the
public wells and pumps .and fire engines belong-
ing to said corporation, in such manner as they

Make levy
to defray ex-
penses.

may deem expedient, with full power to collect
the same, as is hereinafter provided.

Power to
collect.

116. The said Commissioners shall, as soon after
the expiration of the time for hearing appeals as

 

practicable, proceed to ascertain the amount neces-
sary to be levied for the use of the said corpora-
tion and the rate of taxation, and shall cause to
be made and delivered to the Bailiff a book con-

Rate of tax-
ation.

taining an alphabetical list of the tax-payers in
said village, together with the aggregate assess-

List of tax-
payers.

 

 

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