The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-01-12

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court and the oversttrs Of the poor OF the SoNe
raj towns shall be accountable to, and Their com.
pensation shall be audited BY the board Ji super
vsors and paid by the county,
Sl4 Each member Of the board Of supervisors
shall be allowed compensation for hl' services
and expenses in attending the meetings OF the
board at the rate of one dollar and nifty cents per
day, to be audited by the boaid aud plii By the
county.
SIS. If any supcryis or shall refuse or neglect
to perform any vt the duties which are ar shall be
required Of him by law "a a member OF the board
Of supervisors he shall for every such ofence iur
felt the sum Of tive hundred an! FIFTY dJ!!dis.
ARTlc!E SEVENTEENTH.
Of tie county treasurer.
SECTION |. Every person elected or appointed
I, the Office of county treasurer shall, within ten
days after he is notified of his election appoint.
ment file in the Office Of the county court clerk
written acceptance Of the Office Of treasurer AMI
before he enters upon the duties Of bis office shall
give n bond to the supervisors If the couaty. with
Two or more suff ,ieat securities, to be approved
of by the board of supervisors, and in such .ulI
rs thew shall direct, conditioned that such person
shall faithfully execute the duties Of bis oii'e
All shall pay according to law al moneys which
shall come to his hands AS treasurer, and render
Just and true account thereof To the board OF su-
pcrvi.ors, or to the auditor Of public accounts Of
this state; when thcreupon required.
Sc. Such bond, with the appreciation Of the
board of supervisors endorsed thereon by the clerk
of the county court shall be filed in his office and
who shall cause an entry thereof III the book pro
rided lur the entry Of collectors bonds, and shall
bc like lien against the zeal estate Of such
treasurer and his sureyies
: 3. 1t shall be the duty Of the county treasurer
TO receive all moneys belonging tn the county,
from whatever source they may be derived and
all moneys belonging to the state which by law
are directed to be paid to him, and to pay ana
apply such moneys in the manner required by
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81. The county treasurer shall keep Just and
true account of the receipts and expenditures of
all moneys in a book or books to be kept for that
purpose; which books shall be provided at the
expense Of the county.
s ). The county treasurer shall have the same
authority to collect the taxes charged against de
lnquent or nonresident lanls and town lots and
To make sale thereof for til, sun, As is now
or may hereafter be vested in the sheriff or col.
lectors nnJer the general laws of this state, and
shall be accounted to the auditor Of public nc
counts of this state, make like returns, and paw
aver the moneys due the state in like manner IA
she sheri!fs Of counties are required BY law TO do
aud shall be allowed the same compensation for
travelling fees; provided tha. they shall nav over
the amount due the state within thirty DAYS after
the settlemcn, with the collector # required bv
the auditor
6. \; the annual meeting Of the board Of So
f,ervi-0rs, or at such other time a. they shall di
.rc- ihe comfy treasurer shall exhibit to them all
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to tiIe SAME tn be credited and allowed
:. UFa The death, resignation. - removal
from offcs al aAy county treasurer all TIE books
AMI papers be.ou-n, 10 his oitce, shall be d..iv-
cred 10 =. scoessC- Il Office. up-n hi. oath or IN
case q h. death, upon Tie o-i. Il bis executors
.ur administrators
:. II any such preceding coln.y treasurer. or
IN case Of Is death, II his executes or aininis
TRAITORS sall refuse or lect 10 deliver such books
pap-r-- and moneys upon oath, when lawfully
required or demanded, every such person shall
forfeit i,F the use Of the county, the sum Of one
thousand dollar.
9. The c0uGty treasurer shall he entitled To-
retain commission d one per cent on every
dollar which be shall receive and pay out, TO wiz:
one half Of said commission for receiving and the
[o;herl half for paying.
10. Whenever the condition Of the county
treasurers bond shall be forfeited to the knowledge
Of the board Of supervisors Of the cuuntv and
wheneyer the board shall be required so to do By
the auditor o! this state they shall cause such bond
10 be put IN sat
8 II. Ill moneys recovered in any such action
shall be applied by the board Of supervisors TO the
use Of the county, unless the same, or some part
thereof shall have been recovered bv the county
treasurer for the use Of the STATE In which case
such moneys or such part thereof rs shall have
been so received, shall be paid By the county
treasurer as the auditor OF public account shall
direct
ARTICLE EIGHTEENTH
C'the plan by uhieh property 10 be assessed
SECTION /. Every person shall be assessed in the
town or district where he resides, when the rs.
sessment is made for all lands then owned bv HIM
within such town or district, and occupied by lin,
or wholly unoccupied
So, Land owned by person residing in the town
or district where the same il situated, but 'occu.
pied by another person, may be assessed in the
name Of the owner or occupant a. the election Of
the assessor.
So, Unoccupied lands il not owned by per
son, residing in the town or district where the
same are situated, shall be denominated lands of
nonresllents" and shall be assessed as hereinafter
provided for.
81. When the line between two towns or dis.
tricts divide farm or lot the same shall be taxed
occupied in the town or district where the occu.
pant resides if unoccuped, each part shall be as.
SO 'sed in the town in which the same shall be- and
this whether such division line be town only or
be county line,
SIS. Every person shall be assessed in the town
OF district where he resides, when the assessment
is made for all personal estate owned by him, in
oluding all such personal estate in his possession
or under his control rs trustee, guardian, executor
Administrator, and in no case shall property st
held under either OF those trusts be assessed a
gainst any other person.
So. The real estate Of all incorporated compa
MES, liable To taxation, shall be assessed in Ia,
town or district in which the same shall lie, in tn,
aame manner as the real estate Of individuals
All the personal estate Of every incorporated con-
pany, liable To taxation it, capital shall BE- as
scssed in the town or district where the principal
Office or place Of transactiny the financial con
Germs this state then in the town o, distric
where the operations Of such company shall b,
rarrad m In the casp uf t,ll, hri,lv.s tho cam