Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-06-23

placed On slfe duplicate 10 be collected by
the coua,y treasurer as ether taxes are COL
lecled. Every ssch or town corporation
shell specify upon its record iife amount
required for each purpose. and such spe-
ciGc funds shall not be used for any other
purpose than the one for which the same
we're specially levied; Provided, how
ever, that the aggregate anioait levied by,
any city or town corporulion,to for any Year
shall Lot exceed a tax OF five mills on the
dollar Of The taxnbte property in such in
corpora,ed town or city. unless in such in
corpora,ed town there shall he less than
one hundred thoasaId dollars in value of
property entered upon The duplicate for
taxation, in which case the lax shall not
exceed eight mills on ihe dollar; and pro.
vided. further, that such limitations shall
not extend TO special or discriminating To-
cal laxes, which city or to"n corporations
are or may be authorized to levy upon any
lots. bhcks or squares, in such city or
town, or to any towns or cities specially
authorized TO levy grealer amount of lax
than is provided for in this sec,ion-which
special or discriminating local taxes are by
law required 10 be olher&ise collecled,s ,shull
not be placed on the duplicate.
SEC. &c. The Asditor Of State shall
from time 10 time prepare and transmit 10
The several county auditors 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 10 The true construction OF this act,
subject, however, in all cases, to on 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 20 the township clerks, as required
by the fifteenth section OF the act 10 create
The Office of township assessor. passed
Murch 20, 1914; and the auditors OF coun-
| Ties and assessors Of townships and wards
shall, in all respects, except as hereinbe.
fore provided, be governed by the rules and
regulations contained in the several acts
prescribing their daties.
SRc. 6S, Every county auditor and ev.
cry district and township assessor who
shall, in any cuse refuse or knowingly neg.
! iect TO perform any daty enjoined on him
by this act, or who shall consent TO or con-
| nive at any evasion Of its provisions. where
by any proceeding required BY This act
| shall be prevented or hindered, or whereby
any properly required to be listed for taxa.
ton shall be unlawfully exempted, or the
valuation thereof be entered on the tax list
at less than its true value, shall for every
such neglect, refusal, consent or conni-
vance, forfeit and pay to the State moi less
than two hundred nor more than one thou
sand dollars. at the discretion of the court.
| TO be recovered before any court Of record
| in the Stale. g..
Sec. SO. The net for levying taxes on
oil property in This State, accorcing TO its
| true yalue, passed March 2, 1916. the act
TO amend the same, passed February 8,
lS47, the act 10 provide for The assessment
Of personal property and the valuation of
new entries and new structures, passed
January %. ls4s, The act passed Februa.
ry 22, IS4S, further TO amend the act for
leyying taxes on all property in this Stale,
according to its true value, and The oct
passed March 10, ls49. further to amend
said act OF March 2, 1916, and all parts
of laws superseded by this act. and neon.
sistent Herewith, are hereby repealed.
SEC. 70. Nothing in this act contained
shall be so construed as 10 impair or in any
manner nffect the provisions of an act
passed at the present session Of the Gener.
| al Assembly, enlilled "an acl TO tax Banks
and Bank and other stocks the same as
other property is now tnxabie by the laws
of this S,ate."
Sec. II. Provided tha, every pgency of
an lnsurane Company incorporated by the
authority Of any other state or government.
shall be annually assessed al the amount
of The gross receipts of such agency, and
subject 10 the same raie of taxation that
other personal property is subject TO- a, the
! provided further. that the domestic tonds
Of the State shall not be exempt from tax
alton under the provisions Of this act.
SEC. 81. This act shall take effect and
be in force from The first day Of Decem-
| ber next.
JOHN F. MORSE.
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
/ CHARLES G.. CONVERS,
Speaker of the Senate.
March 25, 1851.
AuDIroR's OFFICE. PORTAGE Co., }
Ravenna, June % h, 1851.
hereby certify that the foregoing are
true copies Of the acts passed by The Cen
eral Assembly Of Ohio as certified to by
| the Secreiar Of Sia:e.
JOHN &. MCBRIDE, Andiior.
/ hnfi-hieenSe Law.
A Mr.. Hirn was recently indicted in lht
Court of Common Pleas Of Ross county
for retailing spiiituous liquors, since thu
Is, Of May last. His defence was that ht
sold under license obtained some month
ago, and which had not yet expired. Tht