Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-06-23


They shall not reduce the aggreg,.e val
! ue the real properly of the county, MS
ned by the assessors, with the a,idi
lions made thereto by the auditor, ms here
inbetnrc required. The county nuaWor
shi keep all accurate i,urnal or record oi
the proceedings and oeders Of said boa,d
Sec. Al. There shall be special
board forsthe equalization of the real prop.
erly in the city OF Cincinnati, to be cou-
posed Of the county auditor, and four cr.i
zens Of said city. to be appointed by the
city council; said board shall meet at the
auditors office in The city o. Cincinnati, on
the first Monday OF November, lo52, and
every sixth year thereafter, and shall have
power TO equal;ze the valve OF ihc real
property within the city Of Cincinnati, and
shall be governed by the same rules, pro-
visions aud limilalio TINT are prescribed
in the proceeding section for the govern
ment Oh the county boards Tor the equali-
zation of real property.
Sec. 48. Each county auditor shall, on
OF before the first day Of january, 1853,
and every sixth year thereafter. make Out
and transmit to the Auditor Of State, an
abstract Of the real property Of each town.
ship in his county; in which he shall sci
forth: lst. The number of acres, exclusive
of town lots, returned by the several asses.
sors in his county, with such additions as
he shall have made thereto. Cd The ng.
gregate value of all such real property.
other than town lots, as returned by the
= l.
Of such additions as shall have been made
| thereto, under the provisions OF this act.
3D.. The aggregate value OF the real prop
erty in each town in his county, as returned
by the several assessors. with such addi-
tons as shall have been made thereto.
STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
Sec. 40. There shall be appointed, by
the Governor, with the advice and consent
Of the Senate, a State Board Of Equaliza>
ton, to be composed of one memher from
each Senatorial district Of this State, who
| shall have been resident of the State at
least ten years, and OF the district for which
he is appointed, nj least five lears next
preceding the time of his appointment.
for the purpose OF equalizing the valu:tano
of this State; each Of whom shall, within
thirty days after such appointment, be no.
tilted thereof by the q G,vernor. The aud.
itor of State shall be ex-officio a member
of said board; and if any vacancy shall oc-
cur in said board, from any cnuse, the
Governor shall Immediately appoint por
son 10 fill such vacancy. glz 57,. 4.
Sec. so. The said Board shall NEE, at
Columbus on the first Monday OF January,
1853, and every sixth year thereafter, and
the members thereof shall ench take an
oath or affirmation, tha, he win, t, the
bsst Of his knowledge and ability, SO far
as The duty devolves on him, eqnalize the
valuation Of real property among the sever
al connties and towns in the State, accord.
ing to the rules prescribed by this act for
va qluing and equalizing the value of real
property; and having received from the
Auditor of State, the abstracts Of real prop.
er,y ,ransmitted to him by the several coun.
,y auditors, said board shall proceed TO
equalize the same among the several towns
and counties Of the State, in the manner
hereinafter prescribed. lst. They shall
add to the aggregate valuation OF every
county WHICH they shall believe to be val
ued below the average valuation of other
counties Of the State, such per ceni9n III
each case, as will raise the same 10 the
average valuation OF all the counties Of
the State, according to the actual value Of
each, as compared with other Complies =
I'd. They shall deduct from the aggregate
valuation of every county which they snail
believe to be valued above the average
valuation OF other counties, such percent
um, in each case, as will reduce lhe same
10 the average valuation of all the counties
of the State, according to the actual value
of each, as compared with other counties.
Sd. If they shall believe that right ann
Justice requires the valuation of the real
property of any town or towns in any
county, or of the real property of such
county not in towns, tn be raised or 10 be
reduced, without raising or reducing the
total valuation of such county, OF without
raising or reducing it in the same ratio,
they may, in every such case, add to or
take from the valuation Of any one or
more of such towns, or OF property not in
towns, such per centum MS they shall be-
lieve to be right and just. They shall not
take from the aggregate valuation of all
the real property Of the State, as contained
in the abstract Of the several county nuuit-
ors, so MS to reduce SUCH aggregate more
than ten million Of dollars: ra>
DUTIES OF STATE AUDITOR.
Sec. 81. When the State Board OF
Equalization shall have completed lheir
equalization of real property among the
several counties, the Auditor Of State shall
transmit to each county auditor, o sta!ez
men; Of the per centum TO be added to, or
deducted from the valuation of the real
property Of his county, specifying the per
cenlum to be added or deducted from the
valustion Of the real property of each of
the several towns, and Of The real property
not in towns, in case an equal per cenu'i
shall moi have been added TO or deducted
from each, and the county auditor shaI
forthwith proceed to add to or DEDUCT from
each parcel Of raal property in his'county'
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