Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-05-22

entered upon the duplicate for taxa
ton, in which case the tax shall not
sxceed eight mills on the dollar; and,
provided, further. that such llmita-
lions shall not extend to special or
discriminating local taxes which city
or town corporations are or may be
authorized to levy upon any lots,
blocks or squares, in such city or
town, or to any towns or cities spe-
ciaIly authorized to levy greater
amount OF tax than is provided for
in this section-which special or
discriminating local taxes are by law
required to be otherwise collected,
shall not be placed on the duplicate.
Sec. Sc. The Auditor of State
shall from time to time prepare and
transmit 10 the several county audi.
tors all such forms and instructions
as he shall deem necessary to carry
into effect the provisions OF this act,
and with the advice of the Attorney
General, he shall decide all questions
which may arise as TO the true con.
struction Of this act, subject, howev-
er, in all cases, 10 an appeal to the
Supreme Court.
Sec. 81. County Auditors shall,
before the fifteenth day Of February,
annually, make out the blank forms
and instructions for the township
assessors, and forward them to the
township clerks, as required by the
fifteenth section of the act to create
the Office Of township assessor, passed
March 20, lS4l; and the auditors OF
counties and The assessors of town.
ships and wards shall. in all respects,
except as hereinbefore provided, be
governed by the rules and regulations
contained in the several acts prescri-
bing their duties.
Sec. 6S. Every county Auditor
and every district and township as
SCISSOR who shall in any case refuse
or knowingly neglect to perform any
duty enjoined on him by this act, or
who shall consent to or connive at
any evasion oi its provisions, where
by any proceeding required by this
act shall be prevented or hindered,
or whereby any property required
to be listed for taxation shall be un.
lawfully exempted, or the valuation
thereof be entered on the tax list at
less than IFS true value, shall, for
every such neglect, refusal, consent
or connivance, forfeit and pay TO the
State not less than two hundred nor
more than one thousand dollars, at
the discretion of the Court, TO be
recovered before any court of record
in the State.
Sec. SO. The act for levying
taxes on all property in this State,
according TO its true value, passed
March 2, 1916, the act 10 amend the
same, passed February s, l847, the
act to provide for the assessment of
personal property and the valuation
OF new entries and new structures,
passed January %, lS4S, the act
passed February %, IS4S, further TO
amendsths act for levying taxes on
all property in this State, according
TO IFS true value, and the act passed
March l9, lS49, further to amend
said act of March 2, 1916, and all
parts of laws superseded by this act,
and inconsistent herewith, are here
by repealed.
Sec. 70. Nothing in this act con-
tanned shall be so construed as TO
impair or in any manner affect the
provisions OF an act passed at the
present session Of the General AS
sembly, entitled "An act TO tax banks,
and bank and other stocks the same
as other property is now taxable by I
the laws of this State"
Sec. II. Provided that every
agency of an insurance company in I
corporated by the authority of any {
DINER State or government, snail be
annually assessed at the amount oi {
the gross receipts of such agency,
and subject to the same rate OF taxa
lion that other personal property is
subject to, at the place where such
agency is located, and provided lur-
ther, that the domestic bonds of the :
State shall not be exempt from taxa
lien under the provisions of this act. I
Sec. 70. This act shall take effect
and be in force from the first day of
December next.
JOHN r. MORSE,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives,
CHARLES C. CoEvERs,
Speakerof the Senate.
March 25, 1851. Ii
hereby certify that the foregoing Is
ire correct copies from certified copy Fl
If the original roll, on file in the Sec. Il
-etary of States Office. b
D. B. HEBARD, Auditor. v
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