The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1847-03-06

Of, State, before the FIRST day OF lDecem-
ber next, a complete copy of the grand
| list Of real property Of each county, as
il snail stand upon the duplicate of
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| Sec. IS. If the County Treasurer
shall be unable to collect taxes which
have been or hereafter shall be assessed
upon any executor, administrator,
guardian, receiver, accounting officer,
agent, factor or other person, such
Treasurer shall apply to the, Court Of
Common Pleas in his county and the
Court shall cause notice to be served
upon such executor, administrator,
guardian, receiver, accounting officer,
agent, factor, or other person, requiring
HIM forthwith to show cause why he
should not pay such taxes; and if he
shall fail to show sufficient cause
rule shall be entered against him for
the payment Of such taxes and the cost
of such proceeding; which rule shall
have the same force and effect as
judgement at law and be enforced by
attachment or execution or such pro-
cess as may be directed by the Court.
SEC. l9. County Treasurers shall
not be required to attend in the several
townships for the collection of taxes,
unless the County Commissioners shall
make an order requiring the Treasurer
to attend in any township or townships
for that purpose. s3.! .Hl .a- sal!.
Sec. 90. That each person in this
Staie,may be allowed to hold, exempt
from taxation one mans saddle and
bride, one woman's saddle and bride,
one loom not exceeding in value ten
dollars, all such fire arms as are kept
for the use of the owner and all stands
Of bees, not exceeding in their aggre-'
gate value as held by one person, the
sum Of twenty dollars, and cash on
hand not edingtwenty-five dollars;
and the books OF students used in their
school or college exercises, shall lie ex-
empt from taxation a-gu p.u.a...a
SEC. sl. County Commissioners
shall notlevy for school purposes. more
than two ffths of a mill on the dollar
of the grand list. i.t Ohm. .a '.gas
! SEC. %. County Auditors shall
not publish in the list of delinquent or
forfeited lands, any parcel or lot upon
which the taxes due shall not be more
than double the cost of publishing such
parcel or lot shall be retained upon the
duplicate until the tax due thereon
shall be more than double the cost of
publishing the same in the list Of delin.
quent or forfeited lands.
Sec. %. That in all cases in
which a township, including an incor-
porated town or city, forms but one
election district for State officers. there
shall be but one Assessor elected for
such township; and where there is
more than one election district in such
township each election district shall e.
lect one Assessor for such district.
SEC. "a. That the Assessor may
dispense with the oath required in the
9th section of the act to which this is
an amendment, where the pc erson list
ing property is conscientiously opposed
to taking such oath; provided, such
person will subscribe the following
declaration, or such other as the Audi
tor OF State may prescribe: 81 do sol
emnly declare that l am religiously
and conscientiously opposed to the Ia
king OF an oath or affirmation; and that
the personal property, moneys and
credits. and the value thereofas above
specified, ere fully stated according 20
the best Of my nowledge and belief,
and that have listed all the personal
property, moneys and credits subject
to taxation, owned or held by me, and
which am required by law to list, as
guardian, parent, husband, trustee, ex-
ecutor, administrator, receiver, accoun-
ting officer, partner, agent. or factor,
as | verify beieve.' And if such state
ment or declaration so subscribed shall
be false, then the person subscribing
the same shall upon indictment and
conviction thereof. be subject to the
same punishment as If he had commit
ted perjury, ~ III ~ :. -.'''J ''
SEC. IS. This act shall be in force
| from the passage thereof, and all acts
and parts OF acts inconsistent with the
provisions thereof, are hereby repealed.
Sec. 96. 1t shall be the duty of each
township assessor, while engaged in
ascertaining the taxable property, by
diligent inquiry, annually, to ascertain
the amount Of rents reserved in any
leases in fee, for one or more lives, or
for term of years, exceeding fourteen,
and the terms Of which provide by any
contingency for a continuance and re-
newal beyond such number Of years,
and chargeable upon any real property