Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-04-12

made applicable to all future assessments and
collections of taxes to defray the public and
necessary charges for state, county and
township purposes; Prorided hoioecer, That
the time for tho collection and payment of
said taxes, shall not be extended as directed |
by the first section Of the first recitcd act.
SEC. 2. The several collectors of each of
the townships in the several counties here
after elected, shall give bond with good and
sufficient security to the treasurer Of
the proper county, to be approved by the
supervisors ofthe respective townships, con-
diiioned for the faithful execution of the du-
ties of his Office, according to the direction
of such treasurer on or before the fifteenth
day of November in each and every year,
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fee.
Sec. 8. The second section of the act to
which this act is amcndatory and in addi-
lion, shall be and the same is hereby inope-
ratiye, so far as regards the powers and du-
ties of township officers elected TO office
from and after the first Monday of April
next.
SEC. A. The fourth section of the act TO
which this is amendatory and in addition,
shall be so amended that it is made the du-
ty of the township clerks of each and every
township in the several counties ofths state
to furnish certified copies of the tax roll of
such township, one copy to the treasurer
of the county, and another copy to the clerk
of the board of supervisors, and the super
visors of their county shall allow them sew
orally reasonable compensation for such
services.
Sec. 4. The Sheriff and county clerk,
this state, shall give a bond to the auditor
general, in addition to the bond required to
be given by such sheriff or county clerk as
now directed by law, in sum not less than
four thousand, and not exceeding ten thou
sand dollars, as the auditor-gcneral may di.
rect, with two or more good and sufficient
sureties such as the auditor.gencral may
approve of, and to the satisfaction ofthe dis
trict or prosecuting attorney of said county,
before whom the said bonds shall be taken
in duplicate, one copy of which the district
or prosecuting attorney shall file in his of.
fee, and the other copy he shall transmit
to the auditor general, which bond shall be
conditioned for the faithful execution Of the
duties of such sheriff and county clerk in
office, and to account for, and pay over ac-
cording to law, all public moneys which
may come into the hands of such sheriff or
county clerk for the use of this state, or for
the use of any of the counties therein; and
the said sheriff or county clerk will deliver
to his successor in Office all books, records,
papers, documents and other things which
such sheriff or county clerk may have or
hold in right thereof and pay the balance
of all moneys that may be found due 10 the
state or 20 any of the counties therein, in
the hands of such sheriff or county clerk,
and it shall be the duty Of every such sher-
if and county clerk to give bond as in
this section directed, within sixty days from
and after the passage ofthis act; Provided
That the sheriff and county clerk of the
counties of Mackinac and Chippewa shall
respectfully be permitted and required TO
give bond as aforesaid within ninety days
from and after the passage of this act, and
every sheriff and county clerk, who shall
fail or neglect to comply with the require
ments herein made, or who shall fail or neg
cct to make his returns, and TO pay all
public moneys in the hands of such sheriff
or county clerk as directed by law, shall be
deemed to have vacated his office, in which
case it is made the duty of the auditor-gen.
eral to publish such fact in the state paper,
and in all the papers authorized to publish
the laws, which shall be an official commu.
nication addressed to the district or prose.
cutting attorney of such county, that the
electors of said county may elect citizen
of the county where the vacancy shall so
happen, to fill the Same according to law.
SEC. 6. In case of the sickness or alb
sence of the district attorney of any county,
it is made the duty of one or both of the as
sociatc circuit judges Of said county to per-
form the duties required of the district or
prosecuting attorney in the preceding sec.
ton.
Sec. 7. In all assessments for taxation
ofland actually used and occupied for farm.
ing purposes; all improvements of less val
ue than $500, and buildings erected there
on under the value of $3.50, shall be ex.
cmpt from the assessment list and from tax
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sum then three dollars per acre.
SEC. 8. Ii is made the duty of the audi.
tor. general to transmit a sufficient number
Of copies of this act, and of the act to which
this is amcndatory and in addition, with the
form of the bond required to be given by
the county treasurer and township collec.
tors, 10 the several county treasurers and
clerks of tho several counties, with dircc.
tons to every such county treasurer and
county clerk, Immediately on the receipt of
said copies, TO send one or more to each of
the supervisors and township clerks in said
county; and at the same time to transmit
to the district or prosecuting attorney ofthe
respective counties sufficient number of
the like copies, with the form of the bond
required to be given by sherifs and county
clerks, according to the direction of this
act.
Approved March 20, 1887.
A mem branch of Military Tachcts.-A.
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