Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-08-19
AN ACT

r. nrovide for levying and collecting State
Revenue.
The People of the State of Wisconsin
renresented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
SECTION. 1. I or the purpose of raising a
.orenne. there shall be levied and collected
= Zach county of this State, in accordance
l'';,h the provisions of an act entitled ian
~, 70 nrovide the means to pay the public
al, az the Territory" approved February
vi 1s45. State tax of four and one-half
III M on the dollar valuation, to be levied,
naIIa.,ed and paid into the State treasury IN
III silver. or auditors warrants, hereafter
s"ed Inv the time hereinafter provided.
c. < The supervisors of their respec-
oor,ties are hereby authorized and
" 10 hold a session of their respec-
I.ae boards on the second Monday of Sep
. w., next; and the county commissioners
pc,he;r respective counties are hereby au-
.har;7ed and required to hold session of
.he;r respective boards on the second Mon
Jav of August next, Gnst.) at which ses-
s;nn all county and State taxes shall be levi
Oh upon the assessment rolls for the
uresent wear, and such other business trans
acted as might be done at any regular or an
nual meeting of the respective boards.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the clerks
of boards of county commissioners and SUI
peryisors in their respective counties, to
give notice, either by publication in some
newspaper of the county, or personally,
TO the commissioners or supervisors,
of the session required to be held by
this act: Provided, That if majority of
the board shall fail to attend, the clerk shall
adjourn the same from day to day, until a
majority shall be in attendance; And Pro-
yiied Further, That if any clerk shall fail
TO receive notice of the provisions of this
act before the time of said meeting, he shall
convene the county board at the earliest pos
sible time thereafter, at which session they
shall discharge the duties required by this
act.
Sec. A. Each and every county shall pay
over to the State Treasurer the amount au-
thorized to be levied and collected by this
act in their respective counties, together
with all arrearages due the State on former
assessments, on or before the first day of
February next, and in case any county shall
fail to levy, collect, and pay over the amount
required by this act, it shall be the duty of
the Attorney General Immediately upon be-
ING notified by the Secretary of State, to
commence suit against each and every coun-
~ so delinquent, for the recovery of the a
mount required to be collected and paid
over as aforesaid.
Sec. 5. 1t shall be the duty of the Score
tary of State Immediately after the passage
of this act, to transmit a copy of the same
10 the clerk of every county in this State.
Approved: August ] 1913,
NELSON DEWEY.
N. E. WHITESIDES,.
Speaker of the Assembly.
JOHN L. HOLMES,
LIT. Governor and President of the Senate.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,-ss.
I. THOMAS McHUGH, Secretary of
said State, hereby certify that the foregoing
act is a ,rue copy of the original now on re-
cord in my office.
,,.,,. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
.-l%5NL. /, have hereunto set my hand,
81 " "a aud affixed the Seal of the State
55AsI. g9- of Wisconsin, at Madison, this
day of August, A. ID. 1S4S.
THOMAS McHUGH.
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