The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1852-06-08

3U809Y O VI 4Suo 4<%os Al S9Su
yS1r in which real EopSB ilahis State
shall be sPlrsised for taxation. boards for
shall .bes constituted end esgsnized for the
State at large, and for each Congressional dis
trict and each county in the State, in the
lssnner Specified inffhie act. VNHLT
SEC. g. The county auditor, the board of
county commissioner, and the appraiser or
sPPrsiser. in each eoonty shsli meet on the
first Monday ID June Of each year in which
the real property in the State is appraised for
taxation, and shall consdtute q board for the
equalization Of the valuation Of real property
in such county. Such meeting shall be held
atthe seat Of justice Of such county, and the
county auditor shall act as chairman of the
: SIC 8. Such county county board Of equaliza-
ton shall diligently and carefully examine
the returns made by the appraiser or apprais-
ers of real properly in the county and it
shall be the duty of such boArd to equalize
such sppraisement between the several town.
ships in the county, 60 that the valuation of
the real property shall conform to an equita-
BILE and uniform standard, reference being
hadto the productivenes Of the lands, their
proximity to cities or towns, the nearness of
access to markets, and the average range of
the prices Of lands and their products -
SEC. 4. Such hoard shall net be confin-
ed TO an equalization Of value between the
several townships but whenever they shall
become satisfied, either from the application
of owners of land who may be aggrieved by
the appraisement, or by other means, that the
valuation of lands within any township has
been unequal and inequitable, they shall have
power to equalize such valuation, in conform
ity to the provisions of the third section OF
this act. - Ea56 ..e,4 ~
Sec. S. The auditors of the several coun-
ties in each congressional district in this
State, shall meet at a central point in each
district, as designated in this section; ON
Wednesday after the third Monday of June
next, after the meeting Of the county boards
of equalization, me ntioned in the preceding
sections, and shall constitute district board
of equalization; and shall, when so met, ap-
point a chairman to preside over their delib-
erations. 80 - -, -. 49,. =
The district board for the first congression-
al district shall meet at the county seat OF
Pike county the district board for the sec
ond congressional district shall meet at the
county seat of Floyd county the district
board for the third congressional district
shall meet at the county seat of Bartholo-
new county the district board for the fourth
Congressional district shall meet at the coun-
ty seat of Franklin county; the district board
for the fifth congressional district shall meet
at the county seat of Wayne county the
district board for the sixth congressional dis.
trict shall meet at the county seat of Marion
county the district board for the seventh
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ty seat of Clay county the district board for
the eighth congressional District shall meet
at the county seat of Tippecanoe county ;
the district board for the ninth congressional
district shall meet at the county scat of Full
ton county; the district board for the tenth
congressional district shall meet at the county
seat Of Noble county; and the district board
for the eleventh congressional district shall
meet at tn, county seat of Grant county.
SEC. s. Each county auditor shall pro-
duce to the district board of equalization his
list of assessments, containing list of the
lands as appraised in his county, with the cor
rections made by the county board for equal
izing the assessments of real property. The
district board shall carefully and diligently
examine and compare such lists; and it shall
be their duty to equalize the valuation Of the
lands in such district in conformity to the
standards ofsvalue andregulations prescribed
for the county boards of equalization,
SEC. q, Each of such district boards OF
equalization shall select one oftheir own num-
Der asa delegate to State Board of Equaliz-
alton; and the certificate of appointment
signed by the chairman of such district board
shall entitle the person to whom it is given
to take his seat as a member of the State
Board of Equalization. The chairman OF
such district board shall certify to the State
Board of equalization the changes made by
such district board in the valuation of real
property Of the several counties in his district.
Sec. 8. A State Board of equalization, to
consist Of the delegates from the distric,
boards mentioned in the next preceding Sec
ton, together with the Auditor of State, who
shall be the President Of the State Board
shall meet at Indianapolis on the first Mon.
day in July next succeeding the meetings oil
the said district boards; such State Board
shall diligently and carefully examine and
compare the valuations of real property as re-
ported to them by the chairman of the dis
trict boards, with the corrections and changes
made therein by the district boards; and i,
shall be the duty of the said State Board OF
Equalization to equalize the appraisement oil
the lands in this State, between the several
congressional districts, in conformity to the
standards of value and other provisions here
in prescribed in relation to the county and dis.
trict boards Of equalization.
SEC. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the Audi
tor of State, Immediately after the adjourn.
ment of the State Board of Equalization, to
report to the auditor of the several counties
the corrections and changes made by Che
State Board in the valuation of the real prop.
erty of each county, respectively, with the
per centage of increase or diminution to be
added to OF deducted from the valuation OF
the real property in such counties, respec.
lively; and the several county auditors shall
make the corresponding changes in theil
county lists. a. sss ssil $3.50 g.4ls ,sssl.
SEC. 10. Neither the county, district, mol
l St. n Board <,f Enua sl.a