Bill from Daniel H. Wells and Others, 31 October 1842
Source Note
Select Committee on Public Revenue [, , , , and ], Bill, to Nauvoo City Council, , Hancock Co., IL, 31 Oct. 1842; handwriting of , , and ; signature of JS; endorsement and docket in handwriting of ; eighteen pages; Nauvoo, IL, Records, 1841–1845, CHL.
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or affirmation that the same is correct according to the best <of his> information he and belief, and if upon investigation by the Municipal court there same shall be found no errors or mistakes or if found when corrected the court aforesaid shall make an allowance for all taxes he shall have been unable to collect for good and sufficient cause. Provided the court shall be satisfied that such taxes could not have been collected by reasonable and proper diligence and that such diligence has been used without success
sec 20 If any person shall fail to pay the taxes due upon any City lots or other lands belonging to them and the Assessor Shall be unable to find any personal property of such person in this whereas to levy of value sufficient to pay said taxes and costs it shall be his duty to make report thereof to the <clerk of the> Municipal court of the on the first Monday of December of each year unless a longer time be granted by the City council which report shall be in the following form. List of lands and City lots situated within the limits of the City of and state of , on which taxes remain due and unpaid for the year A D 18—