Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-05-28
No. 81

been added to the assessments of SAIL cuun.y
for the year eighteen hundred aud forty -four
agreeably 10 the provisions of an act eniitlrd
" An act TO reduce the state debt an,l incotpn-
rate The Pennsylvania canal and railroad con-
pany approved the twenty nlnlh day ol Aprll.
eighteen hundred and forty-our
SECTION l9. That all collectors of state anI
county taxes shall. upon the settlement of rhelr
accounts Of taxes collected make All oath or al
itmalion that they have made true and lu,r
return of all moneys by them collected for stare
or county taxes, aud the several county ,reasu-
rers hereby authorized and required to ad
minister such oath or affirmation, which shall
be filed in the commissioners Office Of the prop
er county.
SECTION 20 That hereafter the penalty i'm
posed by the secoud section of the ACT Of hs
twenIy-eig ghIh February, eighteen hundred and
lhirty-five entitled "A supplement, to the acr.
relating to county rates aud Ievies aud town
ship rates and levies, and to the act rel ,tiny 10
counties and townships and county and ,owa-
ship officers" upon any person who shall re-
fuse TO serve as collector of taxes shall he flrv
dollars, and so much of said seciun as is IN
consistent herewith, be and the same is hereby
repealed.
SECTION 81. That hereafter the period du-
ring which warrants hereafter To be issued
collectors shall be etiecua for The collection of
taxes, shall be two years and no more and SD
much Of the forry-fouruh section of the act of
fifteenth April eighteen hundred and thirty
four, entitled " an act relating to county rates
and leves, and townships rates and esles," as
is Inconsistent herewith be, and the same IS
hereby repealed.
SECTION % That the ac, Of fourteenth April.
one thousand eight hundred and forty five en-
titled an act for the relief of The city of Puts
burg, be and the same is hereby repealed, SD
far as relates to any undrawn balance in the
treasury which may be due aud payable under
the provisions of said act.
SECTION 3d. That when any person shall
hereafter die, leaving real or personal estate,
which by the existing laws of this common
wealth, is subject 10 taxation for State or coun-
y purposes, such property, so long as The same
shall belong to the estate of such deceased
person, may be taxed in the name Of the de-
cedenr, or in the name Of his administrator or
administrators, executors, or his heirs general
y, or in the name of any one OF the admlnls-
traitors, executors, heirs and IN taxing II IN The
names OF The executors, administrators or heirs,
ii shall not be necessary TO designate them bv
their christian or surnames and such tax
such real estate shall remain lien the part
taxed for the period of one year. from the first
day of June following the assessment of said
tax, and may be collected from the person in
possession thereof in the same manner as now
provided by law and all taxes heretofore thus
assessed. are hereby declared 10 be legal, and
may be collected in the manner herein provided
Provided also That the expiration of the lien of
said tax shall no, preven, The collection thereof
within the time now provided IN other cases.
and where dfferen, time is affixed by law for
the existence of The lien of any such tax. this
act shall not operate as repeal of such law,
but the same shall be construed as controlling
the provisions of this section so far regards
the time such lien is to continue in force.
FINDLEY PATTERSON.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives..
VIM. S. ROSS.
Speaker Of the Senate.
Approved the tweniy-second day of April,
one thousand eight hundred and forysix.
FRS. r. SKUNK.