Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-04-29

be forthwith notified by the count,
auditor Of his election; and each per
; son so elected shall, within len day.
after receiving such notice, file wit!
such auditor his bond, payable t.
the Stase OF Ohio, with at least ont
good freehold surety, to the accep.
tance Of the county auditor, in tn;
penal sum Of two thousand dollars
conditioned that lie Will diligently
faithfully and impartially perform all
and singular the duties enjoined on
him by this act; and he shall, moreo.
yer. take and subscribe on said bond,
an oath that he will. according tc
the best OF his judgment, skill and
ability, diligently, faithfully and i'm.
partially perform all the duties en-
Joined on him by this act; and if any
person so elected, shall fail to give
bond, or shall fail to take an oath as
is required in this section, within the
time therein prescribed, the office to
which he was elected, shall be con-
sidered vacant, and shall be forth
with filed BY the commissioners, who
shall be Immediately called together
for that purpose by the county au.
ditor, by the appointment OF some
other suitable competent citizen Of
the county; and the person appoin-
ted 10 such vacancy, shall be noti-
fled by the county auditor, shall give
bond, and take an oath oi1 office
within the time after receiving such
notice, and in the manner prescri.
bed in this section.
Sec. 35. II there shall be a va.
cancy in the office of district asses
sor in any district Of any county, af-
ter the tenth day Of April in any
year, when the assessment Of the
real property Of the state is to be
made, such vacancy shall be forth>
with filled by the auditor, treasurer
and recorder Of the county in which
such vacancy shall occur. or any
two Of them, by the appointment Of
any competent and suitable citizen
Of their county, who will accept
and perform the duties or such Of
| flee.
Sec Sc. Ii shall be the duty of
each district assessor &c make out
from the maps and description iur-
nished him by the county auditor,
and from such other sources OF infor-
nation as shall be in his power, a
correct and pertinent description OF
each tract and lot OF real property
in his district; and when he shall
deem il necessary 10 obtain an accu-
rate description of any separate tract
or lot in his district, he may re-
quire the owner or occupier thereof
TO furnish the same, with any title
papers he may have in his posses
sion, and il such owner or occu-
pier, upon demand made for the
same, shall neglect or refuse to fur
nish a satisfactory description oil such
parcel Of real property TO such as
SCISSOR, he may employ a competent
surveyor to make out a description
of the boundaries and location there
OF and a statement OF the quantity
ofIand therein; and the expense oI
such survey, shall be returned by
such assessor to the auditor OF his
county, who shall add the same 10 the
tax assessed upon such real proper
tv; and il shall be collected by the
treasurer of the county with such
tax, and when collected, shall be
paid on demand to the person TO
whom the same is due; and he shall
in all cases, from actual view, and
from the best sources of information
within his reach. determine as near
as practicable, the true value oil each
separate tract and lot OF real proper.
ty in his district, according to the
rules prescribed by this act for valu.
ing real property: and he shall note
in his plat book, separately, the val
} ue OF all houses, mills and oihsr
buildings which exceed one hundred
dollars in value, on any tract Of land
|. other than town lots, which shall be
carried out as part Of the value o.
such tract; he snail also enter on his
plat book, the number Of acres oI
arabic or plow land, the number o.
acres Of meadow and pasture land
and the number OF acres OF wood and
uncultivated land in each tract, a:
near as NAV be.
] Sec. 81. For the purpose Of ena.
bling the assessor to determine the
vulue Of buildings and other improve.
ments, he is hereby required to enter,
with the consent of the owner or
occupant thereof, and fully to exam
Inc, all buildings and structures ol
whatever kind, which are not by
this act expressly EXEMPTED from
taxation.
Sec. 3S. Each district assessor shall,
on or before the first Monday Of
Sept, one thousand eight hundred
and ffty-ihree, and every sixth year
thereafter, make out and deliver to
the auditor OF his county, a return in