Sec. 10. That the City Council shall have power to assess, for corporation purposes, such tax, or taxes, as they may deem expedient, on all the property in said made taxable for and purposes, not exceeding one half of one per cent. in any one year, to be as-certained and apportioned according to the general valuation and grand list made and established by the laws of the ; duplicates of all such taxes shall be made out and signed by the Recorder, and delivered to they Collector.

Sec. 11. That the Marshal shall be the Collector of all taxes assessed by the City Council; and he is hereby authorized and required to collect and pay over the same to the Treasurer within three months from the time of receiving the duplicate thereof, taking the Treasurer’s receipt as his voucher; and he is hereby authorized and required, if necessary, to make distress and sale of property, to effect such collection, the same as Constables are required to do in cases of executions; the Marshal shall make personal demand of every resident [p. 8]