The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1781-06-26 00:00:00, page 3

#1 this state, the said assessors are hereby empowered
and required to administer to each taxable, within
their rtfpedive townfh<ps, wards or diftrids, an oat or
affirmation in the following word,, vin “I, A.B. do
fwrar (or foiemoly, sincerely and truly declare and af
firm; that the return which I have made, is, to the
best of my knowledge, a just and true return of all
my taxable property, real and personal, and in what
county situated : and that I have not directly or indi
teaiy parted witi or disposed of any property, on any
condition txpreffed or implie 1, to have tj fam? re
turned to me, with intention to avoid paying the tax
thereupon." And it any person or p^rfons shall ne
gled or refufe to give a return of their taxable pro
perty, when required as aforefaid, or shall negletl or
tefufe to (wear or affirm to the truth of the fame, eve
ry such person or persons to neglecting or refuting
Aril, for every such offence, forfeit and py a fuirt
equal to the tax at which such person or persons (hill
be rat-d by f hi< aft, to be levied and collected by the
collector of the proper townfh'ip, by virtue of a fpe
<iai warrant, which the commissioners or any two of
them, are hereby empowered and required to grant,
and the fame shall be paid into the treafuty of tris
commonwealth. And in order that the said tax may
foe levied, the assessor shall use his best endeavours,
accordi ig to the duty of his office, to inform himfeit
gs all property so conceded or refused to be returned,
and sh 11 make return thereof, that the fame may be
taxe< fr according to the true intent and meaning of
tins &.
And be it further enabled by the authority aforte
faid, that if any person shall negleß or r< fufe to make
returns on oath or affirmation, as aforefaid, of al and
every trril or parcel of land, he or (he shall possess
w t in this state, to the assessor of the place, where such
person shall dwell or reside, all such lan Is so omitted,
flill be liable and fubjeft to be charged'wrth all such
tax^s the next or any subsequent assessment, which
the fame lands ought to have been charged with, bad
tl ey been duly afletfed, as by this aft is dirtied. And
if any such trad or parcel of land so returned, shall
be situated out of the city or county, where such per
son and assessor shall dwell, then the commissioners of
the city or such county, or f me one of them, shall
as soon as conveniently may be, transmit a copy of
such return to the commissioners of u^ county where
the land shall lie.
And be it further enabled by the authority afore
faid, tha any two or more of the commiffionera of the
refpedive cou ties, shall have power, and they are
hereby e joyned and required, to appoint assessors, in
C fe of removal by death, disability, refufal or ne
gled to serve, of the prefect assessors, or where the
townfllips negl^ft to eled such assessors.
And be it further enaaed :y the authority afore
faid, that when the commissioners of any county, shall
receive the return of the assessors, as before directed,
they shall forthwith proceed to quota the Several
townships, wards, and diftrias, in the city of Fhiladei
phi, and the several counties of this state, in pros
portion to the quantity anti quality of the property
returned as aforefaid.
And be it f rther enaßed by the authority afore
faid, tnat the commissioners of the fevera, countis
within this state, Ihall, within fix days after the quo
taing the townships, wards and diftriHs as aforefod,.
furiidh the assessor of each ward; township and diftrift,
With a true and fair transcript of tie quota or Turn of
money charged upoM, and demanded from such towu
|hip, ward or diltrid, to which such assessor dotn be
long.
And be it further ensued' by the authority afo^e
faid, that hie aheffors of each township, ward or dif
tria within this state, with the assistance of two free
holders of the proper township, ward or diftria, who :
shah, and are hereby required to be appointed by
tuc commiflioners of the county for that pur.pofe, shall
within three days after the said assessor shall become
poffeffed.of. the quota or sum of money so affeffedy Ie
vy and assess the fame equally and impartially, on all
and every perfu, and on all the estates real and per
sonal, within their reflective townfllips, made taxable
by this act.
And be it further enacted by' the authority afore
said, that the oilowing' enumerated articles shall be,
and are hereby made taxable, and no other, virf. the
time of fetvitude of all bound f rvants above the age"
of fourteen years ; all negroe and mulatto slaves above
the age of twelve years ? all horses- and mares above
three years old; all horned cattle above three years
old; plate and pleasurable carriages-; all lands held*
by deed, warrant, location or improvement ; houf.es
and lots of ground and ground rents; all grist-mills,
saw mills fulling mills, hitting, mills, hemp mills, oil
mills, inud-milb, and paper mills ; a Iforges, furnaces,
bioomaries, difthleries, fugarhoufes, breweries, tail
yards and ferries ; and all wares andunerchandize; and
all proft flions, trades and occupations
And o< it further enacted by the authority aforefaid;
that all and every the enumerated art^s aforefaid,
shall be valued at, and for so much as they would,
bona fide fed for, or are worth, and such a rate or
rates, fhdl be assessed and levied thereon, as will
amount to the sum of money quotaed upon the city of
Philadelphia, and the several counties of thisr state.
And be it further enacted by the authority afore
faid, that each sing e freeman, who at the time of as
sessing an, mx inipofed by this act, is or shall be of
the age of twenty-one years or upwards, and has been
eut oi his appr oticeihip fix months, shall pay a sum
not exceeding fix pounds,nor under forty-five (killings.
And that ah trades, profusions and occupations (rhi-
Bifters of the gotpel or all denomin tions, and school
masters only excepted) shall be rated at the discre
tion of the towinhip, ward or district assessor?, and two
freeholders of the proper township, ward or district,
having due regard to the profits arising from them.
And whereas divers owners of lands, whereon im
provements have been made, and of tenements, may
not refidein the-county or ihrict where fuchlands or
tenements are fifuarnd, w ereby it may be difficult
to collect tne taxes aliened on such real estate ; for
remedy whereof.
Be it enacted by t e authority aforefaid, that the.te
nant or tenants, or other person residing on, or oc
cupying such real estate, his, her and their goods and
chatties, as well as the lands, 'goods and chattels of
the owner or owners thereof, ihall be liable to be dif-‘
trained, to forisfy she said taxes, or any of them
and in case the tenant or tenants, or other person or
persons refidng on, or occupying uch red estate,
shall pay any tax laid thereon by vrrueW this act,
or (hall be niftrained to Satisfy such tax such tenant
or tenants may retain the fame mt of the rent by
him or them payable fo r such estate or the fuel te
nant or ten nts, or other occupier or occupiers of
such estate, shall recover the fame wito tofts of fait,
of the owner of fuce estate, by cti^ of debt if uu
der five pounds, in a fummry way, hi like meaner
as final! debts are recoverable; but if tne fame is
above five pounds, -in any court of common ph-a.
Provid'd always. That nothing in the foregoing
section ihall in any manner alter any contract made
between any landlord and ten-mt concerni g the pay
ment o' taxes.
And be it further enacted by the authority afofe
fcd, that each county commiffioivr, and tow (hip,
ward, district or assistant assessor, -shall tffyeaively,
before they enter on any of the duties required of
them by this a&, before fo/rie one justice of the peace
for the proper county, make oath or affirmation, as is
herein after difeaed, to wit, if a county comm dinner
" I, A. B. do fwea'r or ffirm, that I vill Wril and tru
ly cause the rates and furtv of money by this aft rn
pofed, to be duly and equ llv ifrffef and lai% nccor
ding to the rules ands direflio'n^ °mentioned in tte afl
entitled,- ' An aft tc fraife eFe^ive supplies for the
year one thousand seven handr d add eighty on»,' to’
the b'ft of my fk 11 and knowledge, so far as rehtA to
the duty and office of a conYmiffonerf ar& herein 1
will spare no oerfon for favor or affection, or griee
any for hatred o ill will." If a township, ward dis
trict oraffiftant assessor, the following oath or affirma
tion, to wit, " I, A. B. do wear or affirms that I will
faithfully aud impartially assess the quota of the town
dhip, ward er district of imposed by
virtue of the act entitled, 'Ao act to raise effective
fuppbes for the year cue thousand (even hundred and'
eighty one' on the several persons and taxible pro
perty t erein contain'd, to tlfe best of my (kill .nd
understanding ; and that id performing the duties re
quired of me by that act, I will spare no person fop
favor of affectrm, or grieve any for hatred or ill will."
And be it further enacted by' the authority afore-,
said, tnat the commifhoners or any two of them, shall
appoint one fit person in' or for every township, ward,
or district, to be collectors of the taxes to be raised
by virtue of this ?cfr
And be' it further enacted by' the authority afot
said, that the chmmtffioners of the proper county shall
prefix in the duplicate delivered to the collector, be
fore the delivery thereof a warrant undhf t eir
hands and feab, aut,or zing and requiring the
collector, after the day of appal shall be passed ten
dayr, to levy the fum^ rated on all persons who flidl
not upon demand after the said appeal, forthwith fatis
fy the fam.
And be it further' enacted by the authority afofe
faid/ that if any assessor legally chosen, of any person
appoint d by the said commissioners to be an assessor
or an assistant assessor of collector, shall not withitf
two days after notice id writing of such electioh or ap
pointment, make knownnis intention to the Cornmif
fioners of the' county, to serve or decline I he office to
which such person hath been or (hall be so chosen or
appointed, the said comrhiff oners shall confider such
perfonsa- having refu'fed to serve in fuco office, nd
may proceed to fine such person, and appoint another
in his stead, as if such person had actually refufed to'
serve in such office.
And be it further'enheted by the 'authority Pfofefaid,
that the fine on any person refuffw to serve as an as
feiTor or assistant assessor,- (hall be any fun inot exceed,
ing fifty pododA, and t e fine on noy person fefufing to
serve as collector of any diftrict,lhhll be any sum not et
ceedug fifty pounds. And in case any'affeffof or assistant
assessor or collector, after taking upon his office, fhall'
neglect to perform his duty therein, any such delink
quent shall be fined in any sum not exceeding one Hurt
dred pounds; and if any person chosen or appointed
to be an assessor, of appointed 'to be an assistant asses«
for or a collector, or if any ot. er person shall detain
any errant, duplicate or other - writing , necessary to
the assessing nr levying the said tax, beyond the tim A
when such person shall have' declined of bede^ed-to
have declined any such office,- or after demand there
of made by the said commissioners, or by any person
authofifed by them to demand' the fame, every such
delinquent shall be fined in any sum not exc edirg one
hundred pounds'; the said fines to be afcerfalngd and
set by the commiffibners of the county,- and levied as
other fines are or ought to be levied by the said act
And be it further enabled by the authority aforefaid;
Ttiafin case any collector, after distress and sale by
him made, &I 1 have any overplus money remaining
in his hand, such colledor, -rft tendering the fame
before one witness, to the owner of the goods detrain
ed and fold, ihal', upon tne refusal o' such owner to
receive such morfe,, pay the ' fame fo^be treasurer of
the county, who shall deduct therefrom one per cent,
and give notice thereof in'twenty d'iys to the cemmiffi
oners of all sums so paid ; and the owner thereof (had
have the remainder difcounfed out of any future tax,
and the receipt of the said treaftiref shall exonerate the
cof'eacr.
And be it further enamel by the bbtho/ify aforefaid)
Teat the collectors shall make out fair and true ac
counts in writing, of every feizureby them made,
with the charges, to be fettled by the ommitfioners ;
which coremilrioners ihall make'thff colhffors such rea
sonable allowance for their trouble, as to them fcall
seem right - and the said cororciffioe^fs shall have full
power and authority in all cases to ’ call upon collectors/
who have, or in future may have any overplus mo
ne/ in their hands, and to proceed against them in
such cases as the law directs in case of delinquent cJ
leCtors.
And be it further enacted by the authority afore
faid, 'Tun the collector of every district, ward or
township, shall pay unto the county treafirrer, tne
whole of the tax charged iu his duplicate, within thir
ty days after the day of appeal, unless he hath be:n
obliged to make distress for any part thereof ; in which
case and no other, be shall, as to the tax assessed on
the parties distrained on, have ten days more; after
which the commiffiobers of the county th H fine such
deficient colleger, at the rate of threepence in the
pourid, u^^Ad.'fums charged i, hjs duplicate, which
such collector ihall not nave paid to the laid treasurer
for every day he shall fail so make payment thereof a
afor, said; such fine to be recovered in manner afore
faid;
And ! 'e it further enacted by the authority afore
f id, That every couhry trafurer of this f^ate, shall
pay oet all sums of money by him received by vir
lue of this act, to the 'reafurrr of this commonwealth,
within the time hereinafter limited, that is to fay :
Tne treasurer of tne county of Philadelphia; within
three da,Valter he shall receive the fa me : The trea
surer of the county of Bucks, within four days after
ne shall received.e fame ; Toe treasurer of tne county
of Cnefter, with in four days after he shall r ceive the
fanie . The tteafbrer of the county of Lahcafter, with
in ttx days after he shall receive the fame . .The trea
fur^r of the county of York, within seven days after
lie shall receive the fame ; And toe treasurer of the
county of Cumberland, shall be allowed eight days: And
the trefuref of the county of Berks, fix days: And
the treasurer of th^ county of Northampton, feven'
days: And the treasurer of the county of Bd'ord,
twde days, and the treasurer of the counties of Weft
moreland and Washington, twenty days: And the
treasurer of th^ County of Northumberland, twelve
days for the like purpose.
And be it further enabled by the authority aforefaid;
That the commifiioners of the several counties of this
state, shall cause their clerk to make out a fair tran
script of the assessment of every tax layed upon the
county, by virtue of this act ; and having signed the
firtie; shall Cause such transcript to be delivered to the
treasurer of the commonwealth, within thirty days af
ter im days of appeal.
A id be it further enabled by the authority aforefaid,
th d the commiLoners of the c ity and several counties,
shall each of them have and receive seven (hillings and
fix pent/ per day ; and each of the township, ward and
dT:ria affefforsy.and assistant affefforsy shall have and
receive five Ih'hl ngs per day, for each day they fhall,-
bona file, be employed in the per o-mance of the fe
verff duties required of them by this a& • and that the
rolkaor- federally ern- lofod in and for the due execu
tion of this aa, shall be allowed fix pence in the pound;
for every pound by them, so coliefl dy and no more.
A d belt further ena&ed 1 y the anthcrity aforefaid;
tht all funis of money to be assessed anddevied by this
aft, shall be paid and d'ifcharg?d in g Id or silver mo
ney, at the rate of three pounds fo# one half Johannes'
of Portugal, -weighing nine penny weight, and seven
(hilling and fix pence, for one panifh milled dollar,
weighing seventeen penny weight .rd fix grains, and
fo,in proper ion for ah other old or fiw r mony
and in no other money whatfo-ver. Provided always,
never'h< less; Tuat all persons who have taken the
oho or affirmation of all gi nee to tins state, within
the rime, and in the manner prescribed by law, shall
be, and hereby ar- air orized and permitted to pay
one half of the (unisaffeffed upon them refpeftively, in
the paper bill's of credit emitted in pqrfu mce of an
ail passed on the seventh day of April, one thous nd
seven hundred and eighty one ; but the other half
(halt be paid in gold or silver, at the rates aforefaid.
And whereas it is absolutely necessary, that this act
be put in fore-, and executed with all convenient
'P ee 'b ..,.,. .
Therefore, be it efr&d by the authority aforefaid,
that if any of the said commissioners shall refufe or n^g
fea to 'oliis or their duty in the premises, he or they
so offending, (hall be fined by the supreme executive
council of tais (iaate,in any fumnot exeeding five hun
dred pounds, for every offence, which by virtue of their
warrant directed to the fcriffor coroner of the count)
where fee, offender or his eflate is, at the time of is
suing such warrant, shall be levied by seizure of lands,
distress and sale of goods/ or impriforment of body?
as the case shall require^
And be it further enaßed by the authority afriefaid,
fiat the aft for raising supplies for the year one thou
sand seven hundred an J seventy nine, and every article,
Clause, matter aud thing therein contained, (except
what isherein altered or (upplied) shall be,, and is here
by declare! to be ekten ed to this at?, & shall continue
in full force and virtue, till all and every him and fams
of money hereby imposed, shall be raised, levied, col
lected and paid. Signed, by order of the . house,
FREDERICK A^MUHLENBERG, Speaker.
Enacted into a law at Philadelphia, on Thursday,
the 2' I of June, in the year 1781
Samuel tTtRET t, Clerk of tne general affembiy.
*, On accouht of the ver) extraordinary length of
the foregoing, we have been oblig'd to omit, in this
day's Paper, several Advertifeme.its,-&c. &c. but they
shall be carefully attehded to on Thurfd^y.-
P v rt of Funauelph a, F : nnfy rime, ft.
70 Al. L whom i: may concern.-
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of Philadelphia, oriTbuh'day, th. zo di of June, ihftant,
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