Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-04-26

SeCOHu Muuuuy VI APTti hIlQ LD0 SeCOD
Monday of May, annually; and the asse,
!. sor Of each township, shall, on or befor
the first day of May. annually, leave wit
each person resident in his township, @
iull age, not married woman, or insan
person, or OF The Office, uusual place of res
ldence or business OF such person, writ
len or printed notice, requiring such persol
10 make out for such assessors stateman
of The properly which by This act he is re
CURED to lisl, accompanied with printe
4 forms, in blank, of the statements requires
4 of such person; and the assessor shall, a
the time he delivers such notice, and baDl
forms, receive from such person, the state
i ment OF his or her personal property, mon
eys, eredits, Investments in bonds, stocks
joint stock companies, or otherwise, verified
by his oath, unless such person shall re-
quire further time to make out such state
iinant. 10 which case be shall CALI suct
statement b6I0Te the secUnd NJ tunday {.
/ May. f1ii59 is'ist $50
Sec. 26. In every case whsreony per
| son shall refuse 10 make out and deliver te
| The township assessor, statement OF per
sonal property, moneys and credits, invest.
ments in bonds, stocks, joint stock compa.
| nies, or otherwise, as provided by This act,
| or shall refuse TO take and subscribs an
oath or affirmation as to the truth OF such
statement, or any, part thereof, which he
is by this act required 10 verify by his oath
or affirmation. or in case OF the sickness or
| absence Of such person, the assessor shall,
in every snch case, proceed to ascertain
the number Of eacn description Of the sev-
efal articles OF personal property, enumer-
ated in the seventh section of this acf, and
the value thereof, the value of personal
property subject TO taxation, other than
enumerated articles, aud the value of the
moneys and credits, Investments in bonds,
stocks, and joint stock companies, or other
wise, Of which a statement shall not have
been made TO said assessor, as aforesaid, rs
the case may require; and 10 enable him
so 10 do, he is hereby authorized to exam.
inc on oath, or affirmation, any person or
persons whom he may suppose to have q
knowledge Of the articles or value Of the
personal properly, moneys, credits, invests
ments in bonds, stocks, joint stock compa-,
nies, or otherwise, which the person SO res
fusing, or absent, or sick, was required to
list. 49, s- 1@VH
Sec. 27. In ell cases in which the
township assessors are required, in conse-
quence OF the sickness or absence of the
person whose duty it is 10 max eout stale.
inert Of personal property, moneys, credits,
investments in bonds, stocks, joint stock
companies, or Otherwise, or in consequence
of this neglect or refusal to make out or
to be sworn to such statement, to ascertain
the several items and value Of such person.
al property, moneys, credits, investments
in bonds, stocks, joint stock companies, OF
otherwise, if the assessor shall be unable to
obtain positive evidence Of the items ond
value of-such property, moneys and cred>
its, he shall return such articles and value
as, from general reputation and bis own
knowledge of facts and circumstances, he
believes 10 be correc. list ofths articles
and value Of such property, moneys, cred
its, investments in, bonds, stocks, joint stock
companies, or otherwise, tha. such person
would be By this act required to list. fs2.ss3
Sec. %. Each township assessor shall,
on or before the second Monday OF May,
annually, make oul and deliver to the audit.
or Of his county, in tabular form
and alphabetical order, lis. or lists Of
tie names Of the several persons, com
panies, or corporations, in whose names
any personal property, moneys, credits,
investments in bonds, stocks, joint stock
companies, or otherwise, shall have been
listed in his township; and he shall enter
separately in appropriate columns, opposite
each name, the aggregate value Of the
several species Of personal property enuta>
Grated in the seventh section of this act, as
aitested by The person required 10 list the
same, or as determined by the assessor,
making separate lists Of persons residing
out Of any incorporated town, and Of per-
sons who are residents Of an incorporated
town; the columns shall be accurately ads
ded up; and in every case where any per>
son whose duty it is to list any personal
property, moneys, credits, Investments in
bonds, stocks, jointstock companies, or 9th.
erwise, for taxation, shall have refused to
lis. the same, when called on for that pur-
pose by the assessor, or take and subscribe
an oath or affirmation, in regard 10 the;
truth of his Statement, of personal property,
moneys, credits, investments in bonds,
stocks, joint stock companies, or Otherwise,
or any part thereof, when required by the
assessor, the assessor shall enter opposite
the name of such person, in an appropri>
ate column, the words, 'refused to list, 'or
"refused 10 swear" and in every case
where any person required to list proper
ty for taxation, shall have been absent or
unable from sickness TO list the same, the
assessor shall enter opposite the name OF
such person, in an appropriate column, the
word, ssabsent," or 'ssick."
Sec. 90. Each township assessor shall,
al the time he is required by this act to
rake his return oftaxable property to the
county auditor, also deliver to him all the
of property, which he shall have
received from PERSONS required to list the
same, arranged in alphabetical order, and
The auditor shall carefully preserve the
same in his office for one year.
Sec 80. Each township assessor shall,
annually, atthe time OF taking list ofper.
so1al properly, also take list Of all resl
situate in his township, that shall T