Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-05-28
An Act TO provide for the reduction
of the public debt.


The reduction of The debt of this commonwealth
Therefore,
SECTION |. Be IL enacted By the Senate and
House Of Representatives. Of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania IN General Assembly met, and
it is hereby enacted by authority of the same,
That the county commissioners OF each and
every county in this Commonwealth, are here
by authorized and required annually hereafter,
at the usual period of making county rates and
le, les, 10 assess or cause to be assessed for The
use of the Commonwealth upon all stages, ON
nibuses, hacks, cabs, and other vehicles, used,
or possessed within this Commonw ealth, by any
persons, or by any corporate body or bodies,
and upon all annullies over two hundred dol
lars, excep, those granted by this Common
wealth or by the United States, and upon ali
property real or personal mot taxed under ex-
listing laws held, owned, used or invested by
any person. company or corporation in trus, for
the use, benefit, or advantage OF any other per-
son, company. or corporation, excepting always
such properly as shall be held in trust for rei
glous purposes, three mills upon each and eve
ry dollar OF the value thereof.
SECTION 2. The commissioner Of each and
every county shall include in the precepts, they
shall hereafter issue TO the ward, district or
township assessors the several objects OF tax
alton mentioned in the preceding section, and
shall require said assessors to ascertain the
an Mount, description and value thereof, and make
return 10 them as Is now required by law, and
the taxes on said property shall be assessed,
levied, and collected III The same manner and
The same proceedings shall be had in relation
thereto, as is required by law IN the assessment
levy and collection of State tax on real and per-
sona property, in the several counties respec-
lively.
SECTION 8. 1t shall hereafter be the duty OF
each assessor within this Common eallh, al the
time of making the assessments in his ward,
borough or township, to require every person,
every firm and partnership, and the president,
secretary, cashier, treasurer Of every company
or corporate body subject 10 taxation there in
10 deliver him a statement in writing, partly
printed and partly written, showing the aggre-
gate amoun, of money due, and owing by sol
vent debtors 10 such person. partnership, finn,
company, or corporate body, whether on mort
gage, judgement, decree, bond, note, contract,
agreement, accounts and settlements in ihe
phan's courts, aud courts of common pleas. and
oiher accounts, excepting execu'ory contracts
and agreements, where possession has mol been
delivered TO the vendee under such contracts or
agreements, and excepting noies, contracts. or
accounts for work or labor done, and bank notes
whether payable on demand, or at any specified
lime past, present or future, or whether the time
of paymen, be specified or not, and whether
containing an agreement 10 pay interest or not,
whether written or verbal, and also the amount
of all shares or slock held or owned by such
person, company, firm or corporate body, in
any bank, institution or company, now or here
after incorporated in pursuance of any law of
any other State or government, and all public
loans or stocks whatever, except those issued
by this Commonwealth, and all money loaned
or invested on the interests in any other State,
and The several items aforesaid, composing such
aggregate Prooided, That this section shall not
be construed 10 require any statement OF notes
discounted or negotiated or held by any bank
ing institution
SECTION 4. Each person, the president, Sec
retary or treasurer of each company, and some
member of each firm or partnership, from whom
statements may be required under the prece-
ding sections shall within fifteen days alter be-
ing SO required by the assessors, respectively
make oul and deliver 10 such assessor the state
mept or statements aforesaid, and the person
making such statement or statements, shall GER
,ify over his proper signature, that the same is
true and correct, and if any such person, mem
Der of a firm or partnership, or officer of such
company or corporation, shall refuse or neglect
10 furnish such statement is required by the
provisions of this aci the assessor shall proceed
to make out from the best means he may be
able TO obtain. statement of money or stock
specified in the preceding sections owned by
such person, firm, partnership, company, or cor
poraton.
| SECTION 5. In case any person, company,
| firm or corporate body shall not exhibit and sci
| forth in any statement, made in pursuance ol
This act, the full aggregate amount OF his, her,
their or its money aud stock as required by the
preceding sections of this act. such person, COM
pany, firm or corporate body shall forfeit and
paw sum of one hundred dollars, which shall
be recoverable by any person suelng for the
same in the name of the Commonwealth, as
| debts of like amount by law recoverable,
one half Of which sum when so recovered shall
be paid TO the proper county treasurer for the
use of The Commonwealth, and the other hall