Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-05-10
LA VS. OF MICHIGAN.
AN ACT for the collection and payment of
certain taxes therein named.
ny AUTHORITY.

certain taxes therein named.
SEC. l. Be ii enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the State of
Michigan: That the time specified in the
act entitled San act amendatory to the acts
herein recited, and TO provide for defraying
the public and necessary charges for state,
county and township purposes" approved
March 2lst, 1886, for the collection and
payment of all taxes in the several coun-
ties OF this state, shall be'and the same is
hereby extended until the first Monday in
June next and the warrants of the several
collectors of each Of the townships of tho
said several counties ia which the said tax.
es have not already been collected, shall
conform to the provisions of this act, and
the collectors now in office, for the purpose
of carrying this and the act herein recited
! into effect in each of tho townships in the
said several countes-shall renew their
bonds to the supervisors of the townships
in which they respectively reside, according
to the direction of every such supervisor,
within forty days from and after the passage
of this act.
SEC. 2. In case any of the townships in
the said several counties of this state, NAV
have failed or neglected to assess the real
and personal property in said township as
by law directed, for the year 1886, in that
case it shall be lawful, and il ID made the
duty Of the supervisor to require the assess.
ors of said township, to cause an assessment
to be made in forty days from and after the
| passage of this act of the real and person.
al property in such townships, ss near a.
may be, according to the provisions of the
existing laws, and to collect and to paw the
taxes herein mentioned, according to the
directions of this act.
SEC. 8. Any township officer who shall
neglect TO perform the duties required of
him by the provisions Of this act, shall for.
felt and pay fine of five hundred dollars,
or double the amount of the tax roll of such
township, or both at the discretion of the
court, to be recovered in any court having
competent jurisdiction, al the suit of tho
treasurer of said county, whose duty it shall
be to sue for the same, and on recovery
thereof to pay the same over in proper
proportions to the proper township, or
county, or to the state, as the case may be;
and the several collectors now in Office,
Notwithstanding their term of office may OK.
pire before they shall have collected the
state tax which they arc herein required to
collect, shall proceed and collect said tax
within the time limited by this act, and in
case of failure, neglect or refusal so to do,
they shall be subject to the above penalty
of five hundred dollars.
Sec. a. 1t is made the duty of the town.
ship clerks of each and every township
in the several counties of this state that are
in arrearages for taxes, to furnish forthwith
certified copies of the tax roll of such town.
ship, one copy TO the treasurer of such
county, and another copy to the clerk of the
board Of supervisors, and the supervisors
of their county shall allow them severally a
reasonable compensation for such rervice.
SEC. 5. In all cases where the treasurer
of any county has apportioned and made
out n tax upon the original assessment roll
or upon copy thereof, the same shall be
as valid in law as if he had apportloned and
, made out the same upon certified copy
furnished him by the clerk Of the board Of
, supervisors, and all collectors who have COL
lected taxes thus made out, and who shall
! hereafter collect them by virtue the war
rants to them issued, shall not be deemed
to have been guilty of any trespass, or liza
BILE to any costs by reason Of any irregu-
larify in making out and apportioning the
E tax which they are required to colleen.
SEC. @. The county treasurer, elected in
each Of the several counties Of this state,
!, shall give bond to the auditor general Of
this state, in addition to the bond required
:, to be given by him before the board of SUI
pervisors of said county, in sum not less
. than three thousand and not exceeding
twenty-five thousand dollars, as the auditor
general may direct, with two or more good
;. and sufficient sureties, such as the auditor
general may approve Of, and to the salts
faction of the county clerk of said county,
: before whom the said bonds shall be taken
: in duplicate, one copy of which the county
. clerk shall file in his office, and the other
: copy he shall transmit to the auditor gen
eral, which bond shall be conditioned for
!. the faithful execution of the duties OF such
:, county treasurer in his office, and to &c
, count for and pay over according to law
- all moneys which may come into his hand.
y for the use of the state, and that he will de-
y liver TO his successor in Office oil books o
:, . entry, papers, documents and other thing:
= which he may have or hold in right thereof
- and pay the balance of all money that may
:, be found due to the state in his hands ano
y it shall be the duty of every such county
;. treasurer to give bond as in this section
% directed within sixty days from and afte
! the passage of this act, and every count,
- treasurer who shall fail or neglect to com
- plv with the requirements herein made
~ shall be deemed to have vacated'his office
7. in which case it shall be the duty of sucl
- - county clerk to give public notice that tn
II electors of said county may elect either
70 Of their county to I'll such vacancy.
~ Provided, That the treasurers OF thu
counties Of Mackinaw and Chippewa, shall
70 respectively be permitted and required tt
ar give bond as aforesaid within ninety Day
nj from and after the passage OF this act.
4 SEC. 7. II shall be the duty OF the dis
~ trict or prosecuting attorney in each of tn
~ several counties OF this. state, to prosecut
!, all violations and infractons Of this, and tn
nv act herein recited to final judgment.
- SEC. 8. II is made the duty of the audi
o. tor general TO transmit sufficient numbc
=, of copies of this act, together with the form
" Of the bond required to be given by this ac'
forthwith, TO the several county treasurer
n and clerks in the several counties OF TIL