The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-01

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dnlles ]enjolned on him by this act, such sums
as The commissioners, of his county shall al
low not exceeding two dollars, to be paid out
oil 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 dollars, aud the like sum for
every twenty five miles he shall necessarily
travel In gong to and returning from Colum-
bus, 10 be paid out OF the State Treasury, Oh
the order of the Auditor of State.
SEC. 81. That The county commissioners
shall, at the annual meeting IN March, de-
termine the amount of tax to be levied for
that year FOR road purposes, any other Off
GERS or authorities authorized by law TO
assess a ta% for road purposes shall also de-
teimlne annually the amount thereof, at any
otthelr meetings previous 10 the irstMonday
Of april IN each year, and make return there
of 10 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 snall also, on or behnre the tenth day Of
May next, after the determination Of the a.
mount OF surhtax or taxes, by the authorities
aforesaid, make out and transmit to to the
township clerks of his county, lists of such
road taxes.
Sec. 60. The commissioners of each couu.
ly shall, at their March or at their June sess-
ion annually, determine on the amount TO be
raised far ordinary county purposes, for brld-
ges, public buildings, for the support OF The
poor, tor interest and principal on the coun-
ty debt, and for the support Of common
st hools. The commissioners, however shall
set forth, upon the record of their proceed
lngs, specifically, the amount to be raised,
for any one Of he above defined purposes;
the county auditor shall carefully ascertain
the uet. amount collected for each purpose un-
der sad levy; and it shall not be lawful to
use any such specific fund for any other
purpose than the one fer which the same
was specially levied.
SEC. "a, The trustees Of the several
townships in each county shall, on or before
the fifteenth day OF June, annually, deter
mine the amount necessary to be raised in
their townships respectively, for ordinary
township purposes; Tor the payment of legal
and just claims against such township: for
the support Of the poor, and The road tax shall
ut uGiFi llllltu u ne AlNt hllN w liIC uul
prescribed lnthe preceding section; the levy
for said purposes shall be specific; so entered
upon the record Of the proceedings Of said
trustees, 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 Tor any other purpose
than the one for winch the same was spe-
cially levied. .
f Sec, 90. All city and town corporations
shall annually determine on The amount TO
be raised Tor any purpose Tor which such
city or town corporation, shall be authorize
ed 10 assess a tax, aud shall certify the same
to the county auditor, on or before the ff-
teenth day of June, to be by him placed on
the duplicate TO be collected by the county
treasurer as other taxes are collected. Ev-
cry such cily or town corporation shall spec
lly upon its record the amount required for
each purpose, aud such specific funds shall
uot be used for any other purpose than the
one for winch the SAINT were specially Levi
I'd: Provided, however, that the aggregate
amount LEVIED 10y any city or town corpora
+ ton, tor any ycur, shall not exceed a tax Of
five mills on the DOLLAR of the taxable prop
eGty IN such Incorporated town or city, un-
less IN such incorporated town there shall
be less than one hundred thousand dollars in
value Of property entered upon the duplicate
for t%ayatlpn, IN which case the tax shall not
exceed eight III liz on The dollar; and provi-
ded, further, that such LIMITATIONS shall not
extend to special or discriminating local
taxes, which clty or town corporations are
or mny be authorized To levy upon any lots,
/, blocks, or squares, in such city or town, or
To any towns or cities specially authorized
to levy a greater amount Of tax than is pro-
v.ded FOR IN tins scctOn-whlch special or
dlscr. minutiug local taxes are by law reQui-
red 10 be othcrw use collected, shall not be
placed on the duplicate.
=. SEC. 66. The Auditor of State shall from
time 10 lime prepare aud transmit to the sew
eral county auditors all such forms and in
structIons as he shall deem necessary to car
ry INTO effect the provisions Of this oct; and
r with the ADVICE OF the attorney general, he
shall decide all questions which may arise
MS to the true construction Of this act, sub
3, iect, however, N all cases, 10 an appeal 10
The Supreme Court.
SIC. 81. County Auditors shall, before
the fifteenth day ot February annually, make
y out The blank forms and instructions for the
/, township HsseSsors. and forward them TO the
township clerks, as required by the fifteenth
section Of the act to create the Office of town.
ship assessor, passed March 70, lS4l; and
, the auditors of counties, and assessors of
! townships and wards shall, in all respects,
except as hcreinbefore provided, be govern
ed by the rules and regulations contained in
= the several acts prescribing their duties.
4 See. 6S. Every county auditor, and eve
ny district ard township assessor who shall,
IN any case refuse or knowingly neglect to
perform any duty e~njoined on him by this
: act, or who shall consent to or connive at
any evasion of It's provisions, whereby any
I, proceeding required by this act shall be pre-
vented or numbered, or whereby any proper
, ~ required to be listed for taxation shall be
unluwfully exempted, or the valuation there
y of be entered on the tax list at less than its
true value, shall, for every such neglect, re-
e. Iusal, consent, or connlvance, forfeit and
pay to the State not less than two hundred
: or more than one thousand dollars, at the
discretion of the court, 10 be recovered be-
fore any court Of record in the State.
SEC. SO, The act for levying taxes OF
true value, passed March =, 1916, the act to
amend the same, passed February 8, lS47,
the act to provide for the assessment of per-
/, sonal property, and the valuation of new en-
tries aud new structures, passed January
-, 1913, the act passed February %, l648,
further to amend the act for levying taxes
, on all property IN this State, according to
, lis true value, and the act passed March 10.