Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-11-13
4. Aws Relative TO oAssEssuESTs.

the objects subject 10 personal and state tax,
end the amount Of tax each liable.
ACT rAssEn ilh Jews 1870: Secrtox g.
The Counts Commissioners shall he and they are
hst,ty suilouzel ami required annuaty, At the IL
,a / period Of IN king County rates anJ irSes ur
I'll he veal $40, inclusive, for the US .. Common.
,sesa, as follows: that is to say, upon all real
vui PERSONAL property now made tax .bie by Laws 4
this Commonwealth for the purpose Of r4i,n. the
Couuty rates and leylrs, one nil upon every dyll
:! he 0cud value thereof; anl upon all porso a
,s'1tc and property hereinafter described Owned ut
POSSESSED BY any person whatever, that is to srv,
"n ali morgsg,s, moneys at interest, debts Juc
f.on so,vcnt debtors, whether by prcmissory note
r;I hank notes.) penal or single bill, bond, judy
iLeut and al stock or shares owned or held bY il.
dtsidulIs in this Commonwealth, in any bink, in
sttulnn, or company, Incorporated by nny othc;
state or territory, on all loans or inve tnens IL.
tefe,t t. citizens Of other states in the security
Of other s;ales, owned held by ndviLuis in this
Commonwealth, and on all pab'ic loans oi stock
whatsoever, except those issued by this Common.
wealth. owned or held as aforesaid, one half M on
every dollar o{ihe value thereof on which one per
cent per annum dividend or profit, may acc ue
to, or be received by the owner or holder thereof
and an additional half mill on every dr.lat Of the
value thereof for avery additional one per cent. per
unnum o: any interest. dividend or p'oit, lctruiug
70. OF ieceted by, such owner OF holder, Upon oil
household furniture including gid aud silver plte
owned and kept for use by any person or persons
corporation or corporations, exceeding IN vIGe the
,pm rfihrec hundred dollars five mills upon every
collar of the value thereof on such excess. Upon
pleasure carriages owned and kept tut u.r, one pcr
cent upon every dollar OF the v,ue thereof. Upon
watches owned and KEEP, fot US, a> follows; that
Is To say, on gold lever, or wacA,s al equal value
each one dollar; upon every other description Of
gid watches Of like value, seventy .fv. cent. edch
u,On every utI er description OF watches OF the val
ue OF twenty dollars Or upwards, fifty cents each
SANE Acr, SECTION 4.-"Thst the ASSES
GnI Assistant Assessors of the city aud county ot
Philad,Iphia and the Assessors Of the other coun,
trs ot this Commonwealth, on the receipt Of he
prccept issued by the Commissioners, s!.ai procced
Uasccttliu the amount, description and due OF
tie several o!jecis of taxation, before menti0u,d,
according to the best Information within their pow
rr to be inquired for and obtained by them and ,h,
make Out full statement thereof, and make return
al. /
ia any case they shall fail 10 obtain a correct or
special description, they shall return the aggtegat,
value thereof nearly they can ascertain thc
sa'nr, and, in all cases, the estimate OF the Ases
10. wAen practicable, shall be mJde as they would
ayplss the came IN payment Jf jus. debt iIom
sui,en, debtor"
hcr PISSED oy TIE llth May, IsiI, SIC
rIyS.-'F From aud at,cE the passage Of tins Act, i
tnsa DC tie auty OF the several Assessors and As
ssaut Assessors to assess rate, ami value ai objects
oIMxa'Ion wuethcr o' state, county, city, district
~A.I, % Nnshlp, or borough purposes, according t.
i'a av,ud value thereof, and at .uch fA,es anl pr
CO. 10, VII. Il tie same would sep4r4.oy .ona I'll
ST."
SANE Acr, SEcr:os 5.--".f the scvcTl! As,e,
sora of tbs Conm,nwcahh IN he dI-chUge oftlrl
rtep Give duties shall have reason 10 believe au
person o. persons ., corporation sAal hays rcn!e.
e. false return ofA,s her, their property, trad,
ll,ssou, occupation, or any article made tax,bI
ly law, or 81 i! not make full disclosure Of {.
sa1e, iLe sld Assessors shall icturn what Ihty b,
i've 10 he the full value and amount thereof 10 h
Commissioners 0! the proper county, AMI II Il
person or persons or corporations thus as essc
SAD. feel asrrevei, an appeal may be had, accor'
ius 10 lAc existing !aw, from such asses smeDi; ar
it stall be lawful f3r the County Commissions
t. qimiui.ter an oath or siirmaton to the per-c
IT persons, or corporl;on lqkng such sppell, iouc
Ius he value and amour. Of their property, trad
occupation, or profession, or any article made taE
he. and flhey deem an abatement proper, the san
shall Be ..lsde--sut the Conm s!oners may, If th
s,c proper receive Other evidence"
SANE ACT, SEcrroS $50 much OF the A
passed on the | Ith day Of June, $40, las auth,
I'D the deduction of The value Of any ground :,
dover, or mortgage, on any real estate wIhln t
Commonwealth, IN estimating the value lhcr2.G
hereby repealed, and said real estate shall hrrea'
le estimated At is full value mud taxed accordus.
ACT PAssEn oN TIE 3OTH nay OF APaIL, -
stcrIoS 9-"IhCre shall lie annually asses
snd collected on persons, tra'es, occupations
professions, tax of onc per cent. on every do
Of the valua ,hcrenf above two hundred dollar
and there shall be annually a ess.l and coIgc
upon all salaries and emolumen,s Of office cr,
OF h.ld by or under the constitution or laws Of
CnmnnnWcal h. LY OF under anv ncnrpotatl. u.