Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-05-13
AN ACT

AN ACT
To aspesd an act eseikled ~as act to Pror'd'
Tor an equitable mode Of leryi.g he to1e'
ofAAis state, approved, February 8, 1886
(Aesse,eS February & 1850
SIC. I. Be Il enacted By the General Assem-
bin ofahe STATE Of Indiana, That all stock IN
any Of the branches of the state bank OF In.
diana, other than that owned by the state OF
Indiana, shall be subject TO the same ratio OF
taxation as other capital, not exceeding one
per cent. including the twelve and a halt
cents set apart on each share a. a perma-
nent school fund, and the same tax shall only
be assessed on such portion az shall nave
been paid, and on account OF which the
stockhOldcr shall not be indebted to the
state.
Sc. 2. The said stock shall be assessed
TO the stockholders u the county where they
shall reside, except IN cases OF stock owned
by nop.residents Of this state, in which case
the stock shall be assessed in the county in
which The branch bank il located, TO such
nonresident stockholders, and the cashier OF
such branch bank, shall furnnh the assessor
with the name Of each nonresident stockhOI-
der and the amount Of taxable stock 50 held,
70 b by said assessor placed under the head
Of "coTpoTation stock on his assessment
roll.
SEc. 3. All notes and bonds on solvent
persons, all bills Of exchange, checks, drafts,
or certificates Of deposite, provided said
notes, bonds, bills, checks, drafts, or certifi-
Gates have been purchased with money, lex
cept such a. are purchased by any corpora
tion, the capital Of which is taxed by this
net, or the act to which this is an amend
ment) shall be considered as cash on hand or
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assessed.
SIC. 4. For the purpose Of aiding in rails.
ing revenue for county purposes, the board
doing county business, shall levy and collect
in the manner provided for assessing and col
Iecting the revenue by an act approved Feb
r,sary 10Th, 1891, on each license for retail
ing spsrituous liquors, not less than fifteen
nor more than one hundred dollars; on each
license 10 vend foreign merchandise or for
e,gn and domestic groceries, five dollars for
one thousand dollars Of foreign merchandise
or foreign and domestic groceries, and two
dollars and fifty cents for each additional
it shall not exceed, on any license to vend
merchandise or foreign and domestic grocer
les. twenty dollars; on each licence to vend
wooden clocks, not less than fifty nor more
than one hundred dollars, and the license SO
obtained shall not authorize more than one
person to vend wooden clocks under such IL
cense; and that each agent vending wooden
clocks, shall be considered a principal and
shall be compelled to procure a license; on
each travelling caravan, manager'e, or other
collection of animals, or show Of wax figures
or circus exhibited to the people for money,
not less than thirty nor more than fifty dol
lars, for each days exhibition; on each ferry,
not less than two nor more than twenty
dollars; and somuch Of the above recited act
~ is necessary to enable the board 10 en-
force the collection OF the amount Of said IL
cense, be, and the same is hereby declared to
be in force.
SEC. 5. On failure of the board doing
county business Of any county to appoint an
assessor or assessors at their January term
Of each year, as is provided in the third Sec
ton Of the act to which this is an amendment,
il shall be the duty Of the clerk on such fail
ure, within ten days after the day at which
SAID board should have met to appoint an as
SCISSOR or assessors for such county, and the
assessors thus appointed, shall have the same
Dowers. perform the same duties, and be
subject to the same liabilities, and qualify in
the same manner as il the appointment was
made by the board.
SEC. 6. That 50 much Of the 4th section
Of the act to which this is an amendment, as
requires the clerk on failure or refusal of any
assessor to appear and qualify within ten
DAYS after his appointment as such, to issue
. summons to the board doing county busi-
ness, to meet and appoint an assessor in his
PLACE, and 30 much Of the same section as
provides for . like notification of the board
doing county business in the event Of any
assessor dying or becoming unable by bodily
infrmity or any other cause, to complete his
assessment, be, and the same is here repeal
Cd, and it shall be the duty Of the clerk OF
such county in all such cases, to fill any such
vacancy within ten days after the same oc-
ours, and such appointments shall be as val
id as il made by the board, and the assessors
70 appointed, shall qualify in the same man
ner a. Is provided for in relation to assessors
appointed by the board.
SEC. 2. That so much Of the 5th section
Of the act 70 which this is an amendment, as