Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-02-21
Approved January IA, 1850.
JOSEPH A. WRIGHT.

AN ACT to provide for the election of Township Assessors
in the county of Crawford
SECTION i. BE enacted By the General Assembly Of the
State Of Indanae, That the qualified electors Of each town
ship in the county of Crawford SHALL their annual cleo
ton the first Monday of April, thousand eight hun
dred and fifty and every two years succeeding elect
township assessor for each townships who shall
such for term Of years from and after the first Mon
day Of September following and until his shall be
elected and qualified
SEC Every township assessor previous to entering on
the duties of his Office shall give bond with good and su
Gent security 10 the acceptance of the auditor of SAID
ty penal of three hundred dollars payable the
State of Indiana and conditioned fer the faithful prompt,
and impartial discharge Of the duties of his Office according
TO law, and shall take and subscribe oath affirmation
be endorsed his bond that he will faithfully
and promptly, discharge the duties Of his Office according
the best of his knowledge and Abilities and the bond
dorsed shall be filed in the office of the auditor Of said
y and by him carefully preserved and any justice of the
peace notary public Of said county hereby authorized
to administer the oath of Office aforesaid.
SEC g. If any township shall fail to give bond and
security, shall neglect to take the oath affirmation
prescribed the second section of this act before the
first Monday July after his election office shall
be considered vacant and il hereby made the duty of the
auditor Of said county to fill such vacancy, and all other
vacancies which may by of DEATH resignation
disability TO and any person who may appointed
to fill such vacancy shall be required give bond for the
amount and take the oath affirmation; and be
governed in all respects the the who may
be regularly elected to said Office.
SEC. A. The township shall, in the months of
April and May in each year, take assessment all
able property in their townships, in the that
county required to do by laws in force
that subject such laws hereafter be in force
uating the same and make full and complete
or before the first Monday in June following.
SEC D. The township in the county aforesaid
shall be governed by the laws in force in this State
relation county far the does
in conflict with the provisions of this
SEC g. Said shall be entitled and
dollar and quarter per day for each day they may be
gagged in the performance Of the duties Of their Office and
each shall make report under oath the
number of days he actually engaged in the performance
Of his duty.
SEC Z. II is hereby made the duty Of the sheriff of said
county 10 put up written notice in the public
place each township Of said county, least twenty days
previous TO the time of holding said election, which notice
shall state the time of said election and place where hed
and shall be the duty of the clerks aud udges of said cleo
lion TO make return the auditor OF said county, who
shall give certificate of election TO the receiving the
highest number Of votes cast at said election.
SEC g. All acts and parts Of contrayeniDg the prov
sons Of this act are hereby repealed far they apply
the county of Crawford
SEC g. This act to take effect and be in force from and
after its passage and the filing of copy of the the
Clerks Office of the county Of Crawford aud il is hereby
made the duty Of the Secretary Of State copy
this act to be so filed Immediately.
G. w. CARR,
Speaker Of the House of Represents
JAMES III. LANE,
President of the Senate.