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lam of Ohio.
An Act.

To Provide for the assessment Of Per-
Sonal Property, and the Valuation Of
nea0 Entries and new Structures.
SEC. l. Be it enacted By tile General
Assemblyf the State Of Ohio, That the
assessment of personal property, moneys
and credits, and the valuation of all lands,
and lots and new structures, which have
not previously been valued 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 twentieth day of March, annually,
leave with each person required to list
property for taxation in his township or
ward, the not ice and blank form requir-
ed in the thirtieth section of the "a ct for
levying taxes on all property in this State
according to its true value, passed March
Cd, 1916; aud the assessor shall, at the
time he calls to leave such notice and
blank form, receive from such person the
statement of his or her personal proper.
ty, moneys and credits, under oath Or af-
firmation, unless such person shall re-
quire further time to make out such state
ment, in which case he shall call for such
statement before the 1st Monday of April.
Sec. 4. Assessors shall return the list
of persons and property subject to taxa
ton, as required in the 1lth section of
the act passed February s, lS47, to a
mend the act for levyng taxes on all
property in this State according TO its
true value, on or before the first Monday
of April annually. ....
SEC. 4. County Auditorr shall, before
the fifteenth day of February, annually,
make out the blank forms and instruc-
tions for the township assessors, and for
ward them to the township clerks as re-
quired by the Is section of the act to
create the Office of township assessor
passed March 20, 1S4l.
Sec. S. If there shall be, at any time
or from any cause, vacancy in the Of
flee of assessor, or if the assessor of any
township or ward shall not have proceed.
ed to the discharge Of the duties of hi;
Office before the tenth day of March in
each year, the county auditor shall forth
with appoint one or more suitable persons
residents of the county, to discharge the
duties of assessor in such township OF
ward, as required in the 14th section o
the act to create the office Of township
assessor
SEC. 6. That the county commission
ers shall at their annual meeting in Marct
determine the amount of tax to be levied
for that year for road purposes, and any
other officers or authorities authorized
by law to assess tax for road purposes
shall also determine annually the amour
thereof at any of their meetings previous
to the first Monday of April in each yea
and make return thereof to the count,
auditor on or before the tenth day o
April. The auditor of each county sinai
assess the same upon the duplicate o
property for the current year, anything
in any law 20 the contrary notwithstand
ing, and shall also, on or before the tent
day of May next, after the determination
of the amount of such tax, or taxes, b,
the authorities aforesaid, make out anc
transmit to the township clerks of hi
county, lists of such rcld taxes.
Sec. Z. The auditors of counties anc
assessors of townships and wards shall
in all respects except as herein befor'
provided, be governed by the rules anc
regulations contained in the several act
prescribing their duties.
SEC. 8. This act shall take effect fron
and afterits passage, and all parts of act
inconsistent with this act, are hereby re
pealed JOSEPH S. HAWKINS,
Speaker Of the House Of Representative
II, CHARLES G. GODDARD,
! Spsaks, Of Me Senate.