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Ohio leolslature.
An ACT,,

To provide for the Assessment of Personal Pro-
perty, and the Valuation of new Entries and
new Structures.
Sec. /. Be it enacied by the General Assem-
bly, Of the State Of Ohio, That The assessment of
all personal properly, moneys and credits, and
the valuation of all lands, and lots and new
structures, which have not previously been val
ued and placed on The duplicate, shall be made
between the fifteenth day Of February and the
first Monday of April, annually.
Sec. 2. Each assessor shall, before the Goth
day Of March, annually, leave with each per-
son required 10 list properly for taxation in his
township or ward, the blank form required in
the thirlieth section ofthe "Act for levying tax
es on all properly in this State according 10 its
true value," passed March Cd, 1916; and the
assessor shall at the time he calls TO leave such
notice and blank form, receive from such per.
son the statement of his or her personal proper
ty, moneys and credits, under oath or aliirma-
tion, unless such person shall require further
time to make out such statement, in which case
he shall call for such statement before the first
Monday of April.
Sec. 3. Assessors shall return the list of per-
sons and property subject to taxation, as requir-
ed in the eleventh section of the act passed Feb
ruary Q, l847, TO amend the act for levying
taxes on all properly in this State according to
lis true value, on or before the first Monday oil
April, annually. .....
Sec. 4. County Auditors shall, before The fif.
teenlh day of February annually, make out the
blank forms and instructions for the township
assessors, and forward them to the township
clerks as required by the 18th section of the act
to create the office Of township assessor, passed
March 90, 1841.
Sec. 5. Ifthere shall be at any time, or from
any cause, n vacancy in the office Of assessor,
or ifthe assessor ofany township or ward shall
not have proceeded TO the discharge of the du-
ties of his Office before the tenth day of March
in each year, the county auditor shall forthwith
appoint one or more suitable persons residents
of the county, 10 discharge the duties of asses.
sor in such township or ward us required in the
14lh section Of the act 10 create the Office of
township assessor.
Sec. 6. Thai the county commissioners shall
at the annual meeting in March, determine the
amount of tax to be levied for that year for
road purposes, and any other officers or aulho.
rites authorized by law 10 assess q tax for road
purposes shall also determine annually the a.
mount thereofat any Of their meetings previous
to the first Monday of April in each year, and
make return thereof TO the county auditor on or
before the tenth day of April. The auditor oI
each county shall assess the same upon the du-
plicate Of properly for the current year, any
thing in any law TO the contrary notwthstond'
ing, and shall also, on or before the tenth day
of May next, after the determination of the a
mount of such tax, or taxes, by the authorities
aforesaid, make out and transmit 10 the town
ship clerks of his county, lists Of such roaC
taxes.
SEC. 7. The auditors Of counties and asses
sors oftownships and wards shall, in all respects
except as herenbefore provided, be governed
by the rules and regulations contained in the
several acts prescribing their duties.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect from anC
after its passage, and all parts of acts inconsis
tent with this act, are hereby repealed.
JOSEPH S. HAWKINS.
4 Speaker OF the House of Representatives
CHARLES B. GODDARD,
Speaker ofthe Senate