Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-05-06

company is kept, statement Of the amount
and vallle Of the notes and bills discounted
OF purchased, and all other moneys, effects
or dues Of every description belonging 10 lis
banking department, and loaned, invested
or otherwise used or employed with a view
TO profit, or upon which said company re.
ceives, oris entitled TO receive inleres,, and
which amount shall MOI include lis lhnneys
loaned in tie several counties. in the State,
returned dnd taxed as aforesaid; which q.
nouns shall be ascertained in the manner
prescribed by The l9,h and 20Ih sections Of
this act, and shall be entered on the tax list,
and taxed in the same manner as is provided
by this acl, for the taxation Of other banking
companies
POWERS AND DUTIES OF TOWN,
@a SHIP ASSESSORS.
SEC. SO In each township, town, and
ward in this State, forming az election dis
,rict, there shall be elected on the first Mon.
day Of April, annually, by the qualified elect.
ors Of such township, town, or ward, form.
ing an election district, one assessor forsuch
township, Town or ward, or par, OF town
ship, not included in any other election dis.
ricl.
SEC. "a. Each township assessor shall
give bond, and take the prescribed oath Of
office, on or before the frs, Monday after
his election, and the township clerk shall
notify the county auditor thereof, and if the
county auditor shall receive no notice of the
qualification Of the assessor in any township,
ward or city in his county, on or before the
ihirI Monday of April in each year, after
such election. he shal consider such office
vacant; or if there shall be at any time, or
from any cause vacancy in the office OF
assessor, or il the assessor of any township
or ward, shall not have proceeded to the dis
charge of the duties of his office before the
third Monday Of April in each year, the
county auditor shall forthwith appoint one OF
more suitable persons, residents Of the coun.
ty, to discharge the duties OF assessor in
such township or ward, as required in the
fourteenth section of the ac, TO create the
Office Of township assessor.
SEc. Is. The assessment Of all personal
properly, moneys, credits, investments in
bonds, stocks, Joint stock companies, ol
otherwise, and the valuation of all lands and
| lots, and new structures which have no, pre-
iyiously been valued, and placed on the dup
ilicates shalt be made sbetween the second
Monday OF April, and The second Monday o
May annually; and the assessor Of each
township, shall. on or before the first day
of May, annually, leave with each person
resident In his township, of full age, not Q
mari led woman or insane person, or at the
office, usual place of residence or buisnes,
of such person, a written or printed notice
requiring such person to make out for such
assessor, statement Of properly, which, by
this act he is requiteq TO list, accompanied
with printed forms, in blank, of the state
ments required Of such persons; and the as.
SCISSOR shall, al the time he delivers such
notice, and blank forms, receive from such
person. The statement Of his or her personal
properly, monies, credits, investments in
bonds, stocks, joint stock compaies, or oiher
wise, verified by his oath, unless such person
shall require further time to make out such
statement, in which case he shall call fol
such stalemen, before the second Monday O
May.
SEC. 26. In every case where any per
son shall refuse 10 make Out and deliver to
The township assessor, statement Of per
sonal properly, moneys and credits, invest
mems in bonds, stocks, joint stock compan
les, or otherwise, as provided by this acl, OF
shall refuse 10 take and subscribe an oath Of
affirmation as 10 the truth of such state
ment, or any par. thereof, when he is BY
this act required TO verify by his oath or at
6rmation, or in case Of the sickness or alb
sence of such person, the assessor shall, il
every such case, proceed TO ascertain The
number ofeach description of The severa
articles of personal properly, enumerated II
the seventh section Of this act, and the val
ue thereof, the value Of personal property
subject 10 taxation, other than enumerated
articles, and The value OF the moneys ant
credits, investments in bonds, stocks, anC
joint stock companies or otherwise, of which
a statement shall not have been made tC
said assessor, rs aforesaid, as the case may
require; and to enable him so TO do, he l.
hereby authorized 10 examine, on oalh or af
firmalion, any person or persons whom ht
may suppose TO have knowledge Of the ar
licles or value ofihe personal property, mon
eys, credits, investments IN bonds, stocks
joint stock companies, or otherwise. whicl
The person so refusing, or absent. or sick
was required to list.
SEC. 81. In all cases in which The town
ship assessors are required, in consequence,
orlhe sickness or absence of the persol
whose duty it is TO make ou, statement o
personal properly, moneys, credits, invest
menis or bonds, stocks, joint stock compan
les, or otherwise, ol in consequence Of hi
negleci or refusal to make out, or 10 b.
sworn 10 such statement, 10 ascertain tn
several items and value Of such persona
property, moneys, credits, investments Il
bonds, stocks, joint stock companies, o
otherwise, il the assessor shall be unable I
Eobiain positive evidence of the items an
valueo such properly, moneys, and credits
he shall return such articles and value as
from general reputation, and his own knowl
edge Of facts and circumstances, he believe
10 be a correct lis, Of The articles, and valu
Of such;propeny, moneys. credits, invest
mems in bonds, stocks. join, stock compan
les, or otherwise, ,ha, such person would b
by this act required 10 list. W d,
!, SEC. 28. Each township assessor shall, o
or before The second Monday Of May, amt
!, ally, make oI and deliver 10 the auditor {
+ his county, In the tabular form and alpht
be,ical order, list or lists Of The names