Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-05-15

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person 90 appointed, shall receive such COM
psnsasion as the auditor shall direct, subjec,
. .Ae approval Of shs county commission
SIC. 10. Tha, IL any person shall com.
mebee merchandising as aforesaid, and shall
NOS within one month thereafter, report 10
the COUNTY auditor, and make payment 10 the
county treasurer, as required in sec,ion six.
teen, he shall forfeit and pay the sum Of Two
per cent. on the value Of the personal prop
cry BY him employed in merchandising, 10
be aseefsained a. near as may be by the tea
tin6pny of Witnesses, and recovered by an
|ncfion of deb, Ii The name Of che county
q <sfet. for theiise' Of the county, before
i<e of ne pencss n courl having IN.
roWEas ANDDvTrEss Or TowNszIf ASSESSORS.
SRc.sl9. Ia each township, town and
wardin this STATE, forming an election dis.
trick, there shall be elected on the first Mon.
day Of April, q nnually. by the qualified elec.
tors OF such township, town o. ward, forming
an election district, one assessor for such
township, town or ward, or part Of ,owA.
ship not included In any other election dis.
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J SIC. 30. Each township assessor shall give
bond and take the prescribed oath OF Office,
within & 6f.een days after his election, and the
township clerk shall notify the county audi.
tor thereof. and if the county auditor shall
receive no notice Of the qualification Of inc
assessor, IN any township, ward or city, in
his county, within thirty days after such
election, he shall considei such Office va.
can't, or II there shall be a, any time. or
from any cause. vacancy in the office Of
assessor, or II the assessor Of any township
or ward, shall not have proceeded TO the
discharge Of the duties of his Office before
the frst day Of March in each year, the
county auditor shall forthwith o. point one
or more suitable persons, residents Of the
county, 10 discharge the duties Of assessor,
in such township or ward, as required in
the fourteenth section Of the act 10 create
the Office Of township assessor. 80
SRc. 81. The assessment of all personal
property, moneys and credits, and
the valuation Of oil lands, and lois, and new
structures, which have no, previously been
valued and placed on the duplicate, shall be
made between the 18th day Of February and
the second Monday of April, annually, and
the assessor Of each township shall, on OF
before the fifth day Of April, annually, leave
with each person resident in his township, o
full age. not q married woman, or insane
person, or at the Office, usual place Of resi-
dence or isiness Of such person, writer
+ or printed notice, requiring such person Il
make ou, for such assessor, a statement O
, she properly which by this &C, he is requires
. TO list, accompanied with printed forms, il
!, blank, Of the statements required of sucl
person, and the assessor shall, at the linn
he delivers such notice and blank form, re
ceive from such person, the statement of hi
} or her personal properly, moneys and cred
} It's, under oath or affirmation, unless sucl
, person shall require further time TO max
out such statement, in which case he shal
call for such statement before the secon,
Monday Of April, and he shall require eacl
ri person 10 ,ake and subscribe on such state
2 ment, an oath or affirmation 70 the irut
:. thereof, in such form as the Auditor Of Sta,
Q shall prescribe, which the assessor is hereb
/ authorized and required 20 administer.
II SEC. &c. ln every case where uny perso
& shall refuse 70 mSke out and deliver 70 III
!. township assessor, sta.emen. Of person,
a properly, moneys and credits, as provided b
. this act, or shall refuse 10 take and subscrib
i. an oath or affirmation, as 10 the truth {
s such statement, or any part thereof, whic
;. he Is by this act required 10 verify by th
Q oath or affirmation, or in case Of The sicl
Q ness or absence Of such person, the assessc
i shall, In every such case, proceed 10 ascer
!. Iain the number Of each description Of Ih
II lseveral ARTICLES Of personal properly, enun
|, Grated in the eighth section Of this act, III
!. value Of personal properly subiec, 10 ,axa,io
d other than enumerated articles, and he valu
/. Of the moneys and credits, Of which star
q ment shall NOT have been delivered TO sal
n assessor, % aforesaid, as the case may n
!. lquire; and 70 enable him SO 10 do, he
II hereby authorized 70 examine, on oath
!. Affirmation, any person whom h. may su
ofI pose 20 have knowledge Of the amount
% value Of she personal properly, moneys,
3 credits, which the person so refusing, WI
,r required 70 lisI. .. ats
ofl SRc. IS. In all cases in which townsh
assessors are required, in consequence OF Il
D. sickness or absence Of The person who
ID duty il 10 10 make on. statement Of perso
is al property, moneys. and credits, or in CO
Is sequence Of his neglec, or refusal 70 make OF
ID or 10 be sworn 70 such statement, 10 asce
q. certain the amount and value Of such pc
<. sonal properly. moneys and credits, IL q
m assessor shalt beunable toobtain positive e'
u dence Of the amount and value Of such pro
~ cry, moneys and credits, he shall retu
he such amount and value as, from geneI
reputation and his own knowledge OF fat
III and circumstances, he believes 10 be the f
v, amount and value Of such properly, none
re and cTediIs.
ed SEC. "a. Each township assessor sha
On on or before the second Monday Of Apr
N. annually, make out and deliver 10 the Auc
10 tor OF his county, IN tabular form, and
,r. phabetical order, the names OF tho sevel
i'm persons, companies, or corporations,
M whose name any personal property, none!
III or credits shall have been listed in the tow
all ship, and separately, in appropriate column
all opposite each name, the aggregate value
ID, the several species Of personal properly
ali numerated in the eighth section Of this a
TO as a,,es,ed by the person required to list
all same, or as determined by the assess
(which columns shalt be accurately added |
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