The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-04-21
NITMBER 8.

assessor for township, 10 tne
county Of do solemnly swear,
that The value Of all personal properly,
moneys, and credits, of which a siate-
ment has been made and atested by the
oa,h Of the person required by The act
for leyying taxes on all properly in Ibis
STATE, according 10 its true value, 70 list
the same; is truly returned, as set forth
in such statement; that in every case
where by law have ben required to as,
| cerlain The amount or value Of The per-
sona properly, moneys or credits, Of any
person, company, or corporauo,n, pl 4
have diligently, and by the best means In
my power endeavored 10 ascertain the
true amount and value Of all such prop
erty, moneys and credits, and that. as 1
verify believe The fill value thereof, esti-
mated by the rules prescribed by said act,
is sci forth in the annexedre return; that inno
case have knowingly omi,,ed 10 demand,
OF any person Of whom by said act was
required 10 make such demand, a siate-
ment Of the description, Of The amount
and value Of personal properly, or OF me
amount OF moneys and credits which ne
was requirediolisi, or in any way yconniyed
at any violation or evasion Of any ofihe
requirements Of said act, in relation 10
the listing or valuation Of properly, mon
eys, or credits, Of any kind, for taxation"
! SEC. 90. Township assessors shall be
allowed one dollar and fifty cents pcr
day to be paid out Of the county treasury,
1 for The lime they shall be necessarily en-,
ployed in The performance Of their duties,
and they shall make out their accounts
in detail, giving the date Of each day
which ,hey shall have been employed,
which acconm they shall verify under
oath; and the county audi,or,i if he should
find such ACCOUNT to be correct, shall
J, draw an order on The treasurer, for the
same bu, in no case shall The county au-
! di,or give an assessor an order for his
compensation until he shall have filed
( his lis, Of assessments, with the stale-
ments returned to him, and the books in.
! which the original assessments were en-
: tered. with The audilor; the lists 10 be ac-,
S curately made but and added up.
e DISTRICT ASSESSO ORS-HOW AND
;, WHEN APPOINTED.
SEC. 90. The county commissioners
|, Of each county in This State, shall meet
|, at the office Of the county auditor, on
l. the second Monday in March, one lhou-
d sand eight hundred and fifty two, and ev.
y ery SIKH year thereafter; and when they,
$, or any Two of Them, shall be SO convened,
r,ltbey shall proceed 10 divide their county
d into al least Two, and not more than four
j. districts, except the county Of Hamilton,
}. which may be divided into any number
IS of districts no. less than six nor more
10 than Twelve; and to appoint some well
" qualified citizen Of such county as asses.
Is sor Of real properly for each district
L. therein; provided that no township or
ID ward shall be divided in forming such
se districts. '.s...l ....,.-.s =,
v, SEC. so. Each person appointed TO the
III Office of district assessor, shall be forth
le with notified by The county auditor OF his
,y appointment; and each person so appoins-
e. ed, shall within ten days after receiving
,r. such notice, file with such auditor his
he bond payable 10 the Slaie Of Ohio, with
lie a. least one good freehold surety, to the
:" acceptance Of the county auditor, in the
e. penal SUN Of two thousand dollars, con-
all didoned that he will diligently, faithfully
k. and imparlialiy perform all and singular
all the duties enjoined on him by this act
b. and he shall moreover take and subcribe
on said bond, an oath, that he will, ac.
N, cording 10 The best of his Judgment
10 skin and ability, diligently, faithfully and
he impurtially perform all The duties en-
he ioined on him by this act, and II any
all person so appointed shall fail to give
list bond, or shall fail to take an oath as re-
ler ouired in the proceeding section, within
We The time therein prescribed, the Office 7
i which he was appointed shall be consid
al, cred vacant, and shall be forthwith hlle'
of by the commissioners, who shall be i'm
all mediately called together for that pur
ha, pose, by the county auditor, by the ar
ion poin,ment Of some other suitable compe
rly tent citizen Of the county, and the perso
ted appointed 10 sucl vacancy, shall be nc
,ior ,ihed by The county auditor, shall CIV
& Of bond. and take an oath Of office; with
Of the time after receiving such notice. 40
} in in The manner prescribed in the ioreg'
ave ing section.
! in SEQ, 81. If there shall be vacancy
ach the Office Of distric, assessor, Ia any d
hall trict Of any county, after tenth d d
eof, Of April, eighteen hundred and hisy Nv
this and Of any year when the assessmen,
-op- the reul properly Of the State IS 70
,rih nude, such Vacancy shall be forihw
Itch filled by the auditor lreasurer, and rect
cen der ofihe county, IN which such yacan
led, shall occur, or any Two cfihem, ifihey .
reel find any competentand suitable ellIzen %
'eof; their county. who will acceP. and i Pe.lol q
we'd the duties ofsuch Office; and y no sucn " y
ee,- son can be found, the auditor sna'', y va.
con. in ave days after he shall come t.,ss.' so !.
the knowledge of such vacancy, I, ncl.y 20 " I,
ID inl s,n,e au l,tor thereof, who snail iof'nw'
d, or oroceed TO iii such yaca0cy. !.
fe oil SIC. SO. Il shall be The duty q ea
! in d;s,riot assessor 10 make out, from
c,edl mans and descriptions furnished him
land he county auditor, and from such "a
,aiofl sources oil information as shall be 70
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