The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-05-14


he shall think proper, and each assistant.
so appointed, shall, within the division Of
such district or township assigned him,
under the direction of the assessor, after
giving bond and taking an oath, ~ pre-
scribed in this act, perform all the duties
enjoined upon, vested in, or imposed upon
assessors by the provisions of this act.
Sec 6l. Each district assessor, and
each member Of the county boards of equal.
iza,ion shall be entitled TO receive, for each
day necessarily employed in the perform
ance of the duties enjoined on him by this
act, such sum as the commissioners Of his
county shall allow. not exceeding two dol
lars, to be paid out of the county treasury,
on the order of the county auditor. Each
member Of the State board of equalization
shall receive, for each day he shall attend
on the sessions of said [board], three dol.
lars, and the like sum for every twenty-five
miles he shall necessarily travel in going
to and returning from Columbus, to be paid
out of the State Treasury, on the order Of
the Auditor of State.
Sec. 62. That the county commission.
efs 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 authorities authorized by
law to assess tax for road purposes shall
also determine annually the amount there.
Of, at any of their meetings previous to tho
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 Of each county shall assess the
same upon the duplicate Of property for
the current year. anything in any law to
the contrary Notwithstanding. and shall
also, on or before the tenth day Of May
next after the determination of the amount;
of such tax or taxes, by the authorities
aforesaid, make out and transmit to the
township clerks of his county, lists Of such
road taxes.
Sec. So. The commissioners Of each.
county shall, at their March or at their June
session, annually, determine on the amount
TO be raised for ordinary county purposes,
for bridges, for public buildings, for the
support OF the poor, for interest and prin-
cipal on the county debt, and for the sup
port Of common schools. The commits.
sioners, however, shall set forth, upon the
record OF their proceedings, specifically,
the amount 10 be raised for any one of tho
above defined purposes; the county audi.
tor shall carefully ascertain the net amount
collected for each purpose under said levy;
and Ii shall not be lawful to use any such
specific fund for any other purpose than
the one for which the same was specially
levied. -
SEC. Ga. The trustees Of the several
townships in each county shall, on or be-
fore the fifteenth day Of June, annually.
determine the amount necessary to be
raised in their townships respectively. for
ordinary township purposes; for the pay
ment Of legal and jus, claims agains, such
township; for the support Of the poor and
the road tax shall be determined at the
time and in the manner prescribed in the
preceding section; the levy for said pur-
poses shall be specific; so entered upon.
the record of the proceedings of said trus.
tees, and certified to the county auditor
who shall carefully ascertain the net
amount collected for each purpose; and
such specific fund shall not be used for
any other purpose than the one for which,
the same was specially levied.
SEC. 65. All city and town corporations,
shall annually determine on the amount
to be raised for any purpose for which,
such city or town corporation, shall be au-
thorzed to assess tax, and shall certify
the same to the county auditor, on or be-
fore the fifteenth day of June, to be by him,
placed on the duplicate to be collected by
the county treasurer as other taxes are
collected Every such city or town cor
poraton shall specify upon its record,h
amount required for each purpose, and
such specific funds shall not be used for
any other purpose than the one for which
the same were specially levied; Provided.
however, that the aggregate amount levied.
by any city or town corporation, for any
year, shall not exceed tax of five mills
on the dollar Of the taxable property in.
such incorporated town or city, unless in
such incorporated town there shall be less.
than one hundred thousand dollars in val
ue Of property entered upon the duplicate
for taxation, in which case the tax shall
not exceed eight mills on the dollar; and
provided, further, that such limitations
shall not extend to special or discrimina-
ting local taxes. which city or town corpo-
rations are or may be authorized to levy
upon any lots, blocks, or squares, in such,
city or town, or to any towns or cities es.-
pecially authorized to levy a greater a.
mount Of tax than is provided for in this:
section-which special or discriminating
local taxes are by law required to be 9th
erwise collected, shall not be placed on tho,
duplicate. ree
Sec. 66. The Auditor OF State shall
from time'to time prepare and transmit to
The several county auditors. all such forms
and instructions as he shall deem neces-
'ary 10 carry into effect the provisions OF
his act; and with the advice of tho attor-