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oath or affirmation, (to wit,) " I, A. B. do swear or affirm, that I will faithfully and impartially A 'f'^
quota of the Township, Ward or Diftrid of imposed by virtue of the Ad, ino^h
“ An Ad to raise effective supplies for the year one thousand (even hundred and eighty-one," onthef ^
persons and taxable property therein contained, to the best of my flkill and understanding; anotnitinr:
forming the duties required'of me by that Ad, I will spare no person for favor or affection, or grieve any tor
hatred or ill will.
And be it further enabled by the authority aforefaid, That the Commissioners or any two of them, mail
appoint one fit person in or tor every Township, Ward or Diftrid, to be Cohedors of the taxes to be rai
sed by virtue of this Ad.
And be it further enabled by the authority aforefaid, That the Commissioners of the proper County flv.ll
prefix in the duplicate delivered to the Collector, before the delivery thereof, a warrant under their hands
and seals, authorizing and requiring the collector, after the day of appeal (hall be palled days, to
levy the sums rated on all perlons and not altered on appeal, who Ihill not upon demand after the laid ap
peal, forthwith fatisfy the fame.
And be it further enabled by the authority aforefaid, That if any affedor legally chosen, or any person ap
pointed by the laid Commissioners to be an Assessor or an Affiftant-Afteffor or Collector, (hall not within
days after notice in writing of such election or appointment, make known his intention to the Com
missioners of the County, to serve or decline the office to which inch person hath been or (hall be so chosen
or appointed, the laid Commissioners (had confider such person as having refufed to serve in such office, and
may proceed 'to fine such person, and appoint another in his head, ash such person had actually refufed to
serve in such office.
And be it further enabled by the authority aforefaid, That the fine on any perf n refuting to icrve as an As
sessor or Affidant-Affeffor, thall be any sum not exceeding pounds; and the fine on any perlon re
fufing to serve as Collector of any Diftrid, (hall beany sum not exceeding pounds And in case any
Assessor or Assistant-Assessor or Collector, after taking upon him his office, shall negled to perform his du
ty therein, any such delinquent shall be fined in any sum not exceeding pounds; and if any perlon
chosen or appointed to be an Affelior, or appointed to be an /Willant-ABeflor or a Collector, or if any otuer
person (hall detain any warrant, duplicate or other writing, necessary to the assessing or levying trie laid tax,
beyond the time when such person (hall have declined or be deemed to have 'declined any such office, or af
ter demand thereof made by the laid Commissioners or by any person authorized by them to demand the
fame, every such delinquent shall be fined in any sum not exceeding pounds ; the laid fines to be as
certained and set by the Commissioners of the County^ and levied as other fines are or ought to be levied
by virtue of the said A&.
And be it further enabled by the authority aforefaid, That in case any Collector after distress and, sale by
him ma de, (hall have any overplus money remaining in his hands, such Collector, fi:ft tenderingthe fame
before one witness to the owner of the goods didrained and fold, (hall, upon the refnlal of luch owner to
receive such money, pay the fame to the Trealurer of the County, who (hall deduct therefrom per
cent, and give notice thereof in days to the Commissioners of all sums fa paid ; and the owner there
of flail have the remainder difeounted out of any future tax, and the receipt of the iaid 1 realurer (hail ex
onerate the Collator. „ , , f j
And be it further enabled by the authority aforefaid, That the Collectors shall make out fair and true ac
counts in writing, of every seizure by them made, with the charges, to be fettled by the Commissioners ;
which Commissioners Ihall make the collectors lu:n re.forcible allowance for their trouble, as to them
fell seem right; and the said Commissioners fhali have full power and authority in all cases to call upon
Collectors, wh® have or in future may have any overplus money in their hands, and to proceed against them
in such cases as the Law directs in case of delinquent Cok&ors.
And be it further enabled by the authority aforefaid, That the Collector of every Diftrit, Ward or Town
ship, (hall pay unto the County Tieafurer, the whole of the tax charged in his duplicate, within thirty
days' after the day of appeal; unless he hath been obliged to make distress for any part thereof; in which
case and no other, he (hall, as to the tax assessed on the parties diftrained on, have twenty days more; af
ter which the Commissioners of the County Ihall fine such deficient Collector, at the rate of , in the
pound, upon all sums charged in his duplicate, which such Collector shall not have paid to the said Trea
surer for every day he Ihall'fiil to make payment thereof as aforefaid; such fine to be recovered in manner
aforefaid. fl n
And be it further enabled by the authority aforefaid, That every County Treasurer of this State Ihall pay
over all sums of money by him received by virtue of this Ad, to the Treasurer of this Commonwealth,
within the time hereinafter limited, that is to fay : The Trealurer of the County of Philadelphia, within
days after,he ihall receive the fame : The Treasurer of the County of Bucks, within days
after he (ball receive the fame: The Treasurer of the County of Chester, within days after he shall
receive the fame: The Tre surer of the County of Lancaster, within days after he shall receive the
fame : The Treasurer of the County of York, within days after he (hall receive the fame: And
the Treasurer of the County of Cumberland, dial! be allowed days : And the Treasurer of the Coun
ty of Berks days . And the Treasurer of the County of Northampton days : And the Treasur
er of the County of Bedford days: And the Trealurer of the County of Weftmoreland days:
And the Treasurer of the County of Northumberland days for the like purpose.
And be it further enabled by the authority aforefaid, I hat the Commissioners of tne several Counties of
this State, ihall cause their Clerk to make out a fair transcript of the afleffment of every tax layed upon the
County, by virtue of this Ad, as they fhali be rectified, alter the appeals against the lame Ihall be heard,
and having signed the fame, ihall cause such transcript to be delivered to the Treasurer of the Common
wealth, within days after the appeals against the fame shall be heard.
And be it further enabled by the authority uforefaid, That the Commissioners of the City and several Coun
ties, and each of the Township, Ward and Diftrid Assistant Assessors, shall each of them have and receive
(hillings per day, for each day they (hall, bona fide, be employed in the perform
ance of the several duties required of them by this Ad; and that the Colledors severally employed in and
for the due execution of this Ad, (hall be allowed in the pound, for every pound by
them so collected.