In the absence of a City Assessor, and until such City Assessor is duly appointed and qualified, it shall be the duty of the Mayor of the city to procure from the County Clerk, on or before October 1 of each year, a certified abstract from his or her assessment books of all property within the corporate limits of the city made taxable by law for state purposes, and the assessed valuation thereof as agreed upon by the Board of Equalization, which abstract shall be immediately transmitted to the Board of Aldermen, and it shall be the duty of the Board of Aldermen to establish by ordinance the rate of taxes for the year.
(Prior Code, § 130.080)