Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-03-10
Territorial Laws.
A n A G. r
TO provide the means to pay the public debt
Of the Territory.

of RCPrcFcMdItreS 81 me IGrAory o.
Wisconsin:
SEC. l. 1t shall be the duty of the
County Assessors Of the several counties,
which have not adopted the provisions o.
an act entitled san act 10 provide for the
government Of the several towns in this
Territory, and for the revision Of county
government and OF the town assessors Of
the several towns in those counties which
have adopted the provisions Of said act,
hereafter to assess all lands, town lots and
out lots, al their cash value, which are not
exempt from taxation by the laws Of the
United States, or Of this Territory, not in
GLIDING any improvements made thereon
either in building or otherwise, but incu-
ding all merchandise aad stock actually
paid in any incorporated company separ-
ately from other property, and 10 enter the
same separately on their assessment rolls.
SEC. 2. For the purpose of raising
Territorial revenue, there shall be annually
levied in each of the counties of the Terri
tory by the proper county authorities, upon
The property subject 10 taxation for county
purposes in each county, n Territorial tax
raised by a tax Of one and a half mills on
the dollar on the assessed value Of the pro-
perty mentioned in the first section Of this
act within such county, which tax shall be
lowed and embraced in the tax rolls, and
collected and paid into the county treasu-
rics in the same manner that county taxes
are in the respective counties provided
county scrip shall not be received for such
tax.
All evidences Of Territorial Indebtedness,
except such as relate TO the Milwaukee and
Rock River Canal, which shall have been
issued by authority Of law, shall be received
in payment Of So d Territorial tax.
SEC. a. The county treasurers Of the
several counties shall pay over the amount
of Territorial tax by them received to the
treasurer Of the Territory and take his re-
cept therefor, and the Auditor of the Ter
rlory upon the presentation OF such receipts
shall credit the counties respectively with
The amount thereof.
SEC. 5. il shall be the duty Of the Clerk
Of the Board of County Commissioners and
County Supervisors OF the several counties
in this Territory, as soon as The Assess
ment roll in their respective counties shall
be completed and corrected as provided in
the first section Of this act, to transmit 10
the auditor Of the Territory a certified
statement Of the amount Of such assess
tnent, the aggrega.e number OF acres of
land assessed in their respective counties,
the assessed value of such lands and Of the
town lots and out lots in their respective
counties, exclusive of improvements there
on, the assessed value cf all such improve
ments, and Of all personal property assessed
in their respective counties, 10 be certlhe
and returned in separate items.
SEC. 6. 1t shall be the duty of the Au-
ditor Of Territory 20 keep an account cur
rent with the several counties in this Ter
ritorv, in which accoun, current he shall
annually charge the said counties with
such sum as will correspond with the
noun, of Territorial tax directed TO be
levied by this act.
SEC. 7. The Auditor Of the Territory
shall keep an account current with me
Treasurer Of the Territory, in which he
shall charge the treasurer with all sums
paid TO him by county treasurers respect
fully, as shall appear by such treasurer
REGENTS, and he shall credit the treasurer
with all evidences Of debt authorized by
this act to be received by him as vouchers
and which shall be paid 10 him in pursu
nncc of this act, which the treasurer shal
present: which vouchers, when thus pre-
scented and credited, shall be cancelled by
the Auditor, and reported 10 the next LIE
gsalive Assembly al lis next annual ses
sion by the Auditor.
SEC. 8. The first monies which may be-
returned by the collectors, collected on the
county or territorial assessment OF any
year, shall be paid by the treasurer o! eact
county to the treasurer Of 'he Territory
according to the provisions Of this act.
SEC. g. The duties herein enJoneI upon
the several county treasurers shall be sc
considered, that departure therelrom shall
be deemed breach of the condition OF their
official bonds, so that they AMI their secu
rites shall be liable 20 the Territory of
any loss which may accrue iherelrom; anc
no county treasurer shall receive any com
pensaiion for receiving or paying over any
territorial tax.
SEC. 10. "An act entitled an act &c
rroyide for a territorial revenue" and al
other acts or parts of acts that conflict or
are inconsistent with the provisions OF this
act. are hereby repealed: Prorided, thai
said act shall continue in force for the pur'
pose Of collecting all monies due the terri
tory, by virtue Of said act.
SEC. IL. All taxes, except road taxes
levied by the board OF county commission
ers Of those counties under the county
commissioner system Of government, or by
the board Of supervisors of those counties,
where real estate, not including improve
ments, and merchandize and stock actually
paid in any incorporated company alone is
taxed, shall be based upon an estimate by
them made; and the rate Of taxation in each
year in any such county shall be as follows:
For the payment Of county charges inclu-
ding the expenses of courts and The fees of
officers for performing duties required by
law; for the support OF the poor for view
ing and laying out county roads and build
ing county bridges; not exceeding ore ant
half cents on the dollar. For the support
Of schools not exceeding two and a hall
mills on the dollar.
SEC. II. Ii shall be the duty OF the