Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-05-04
AN ACT.
10 create the office of Township Asses


10 create the office of Township Asses
... SOF.
a Sec. l. Be it enacted By the Genera
Assembly Of the State Of Ohio, that there
shall be elected on the first Monday il
April in each year, by the qualified elec
tors in each township in this State, one
Township Assessor for each Township
who shall hold his Office for one year from
the day Ofhis election, and until his sue
cessOr is elected and qualified, and shall
do and perform all such duties as are, oil
hereafter shall be required of him by law
Provided, That each and every county
Assessor who may be ia Office at the time
this act shall take effect, shall continue
to do and perform all and singular, the du-
ties required Of hlm as Assessor, until
his term of Office shall have expired, fol
which he was elected.
Sec. 2. That the Township Assessor
previous to entering on the duties of his
Office, shall give bond, with two or more
freehold suTit;es, to the acceptance ofthe
township trustees, in the penal sum of
$500, payable to the State of Ohio, and
conditioned for the faithful and impartial
discharge Of the duties Of his Office, accor-
ding to law; and shall take and subscribe
an oath or affirmation, 10 be indorsed on
his bond, that he will faithfully and i'm
partially discharge the duties of said office
according TO law, to the best of his skill
and ability; and the bond so indOrsed,
shall be deposited with the Township
Treasurer, and by him carefully pre-
served.
SEC. 8. That if any township Asses
sor shall not give bond and security, or
shall not take the oath or affirmation as
required in the preceding section, within
ten days after his election, his Office shall
be considered vacant.
Sec. 4. That in all cases where the
Office of township Assessor shall become
vacant by death, removal from the town
! ship, resignation, failure to give bond, or
from any other cause, and the interest Of
the township requires thstsuch vacancy
sheuld be filled previous to the next annu
al election, the trustees of said township
shall forthwith appoint some suitable per-
son, hayiag the qualifications OF an elec-
tor, and residing within such township, to
6ll the vacancy.
SEQ. 5. That the person appointed
to fll such chvacsncy, shall give bond, and
take an oath or affirmation, as required
Fl in the second section of this act, and
shall hold his Odice until the next annual
election, and until his successor is elected
and qualified.
SEC. g. That each township Assessor
g shall enter an account in writing, of the
snnmber Of dSys he may have been neces.
sarily engaged ia the performance of his
duties, required of him, by law, and at
any meeting of the Trustees shall
Prssentsuch original account TO said trus-
tees. ia
! SEC. Z. That the Assessor shall be |
SLOWED the sum of one dollar for each day
the trustees shall be satisfied he has
been faithfully employed in the discharge |
Of the duties requi red Ofhim by Law, fn-
GLIDING one day Tor the return of his list
which amount of days shall DO certified
by said trustees, and the Auditor shall
draw an order on the county Treasurer
for the same.
2 SEC. 6. That suit may be instituted
in the name of the State Of Ohio, on the
bond gwen by the Assessor, either by the
Slate, county, township, or any person in
jured by the misconduct, in office, of the
Assessor, or by omission Of any duty en-.
Joined on him by law, before any
tribunal having Jurisdiction of the
same.
SEc. 9. That any person elected or
appointed to the Office of Assessor, who
shall neglect or refuse to serve therein,
shall forfeit and pay to, and for the use
Aofthe township wherln he may reside,
at the time ot,such election or appoint
nent, the sum Of two dollars, to be re-
covered BY an action of debt in the name
of the State of Ohio, before any justice
of the peace of said township, and the |
tUwnship clerk shall, in the name Of said |
township. demand, receive or sue for
suSa forfeiture, and pay over the same,
when eOllsctsd, 70 the township Treas
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SIC. 70. That said. township Asses