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

missioners and county auditor, who shall
meet for thu. purpose a, the audi,or'r Office.
Ia each couniy, on the second Wednesday
ol May, annually. Said board shall have
the power TO hear complaints, and, TO equal
ize the value Of all real and personal pro-
perry, moneys and credits, within the coun.
". and shall be governed by the rules pre-.
scribed in the ifly..hird sec,inn Of this act,
Tor the government. Of county boards for the
equalization of real properly; Provided, ,ha,
said board shall not reduce the value Of the
real properly of the county, below the aggre.
gaze value thereof, as fixed by the State board
Of equalization, nor below its aggregate value
on the duplicate Of the preceding year; to
TO which shall be added the value Of alt now
enlries and new structures. over the value of
those destroyed, as returned by the several
township assessors for the curren. year.
SEC. 81. There shall be special board
Tor the equalization Of the real and person.
o. property. moneys, and credits, in tho city
Of Cincinnati, 10 be composed Of the county
auditor and elk citizens Of said city, 10 be
appointed by tho city council; said board
shall NEE. annually, a, the AUDITORS office
I'm Cincinnati, on the second Monday of
May, and shall hsve power 10 equalize the
value Of the real and personal properly, mo.
neys and credits, within the city Of Cincin.
na.i, and shall be governed by the same
rules, provisions and limitations .ha, are pre-.
scribed tor the government Of the county
boards, for the equalization Of real and per.
soEal properly, moneys and credits; Provi.
ded, that said board shall no. be auth horizad
to extend its session beyond the frs, Monday
in Junr in each ycas.
SEC. 81. The seyeial county auditors
shall lay before said boards Of equalization.
the value of the several tracts and lots Of
real property in their county, as the same
were entered TN the duplicate of the prece-
ding year, or as fixed by the Stale board Of
equalization. and of those returned by the
assessors OF the several townships, for the
current year. with such maps. returns, lists
and abstracts. as are in their Offices; and
each board shall keep regular journal Of
its proceedings. which shall be deposited
with the auditor Of the county; and the coun.
" auditor shall add TO or deduct from The
value OF any tract OF 10, Of real properly,
or of any district, township, or town. such
sum or per cent. as shall have been ordered
5y The board Of equalization. And The said
board, shall, also, at the same time. hear
complains, and equalize the assessments Of
all personal properly, moneys and credits,
new entries and new structures. returned for
The current year by the township assessors;
and said board shall have power 10 add to
or deduct from the valuation Of the personal
property, or moneys. or credits, Of any per.
son returned by the assessors, or which may
have been omit.ed by him, or TO add other
items, upon such evidence as shall be salts.
factory 10 said board. whether said return
be made upon oath Of such person, or upon
the valuation Of the assessor; but when any
addition shall be ordered 10 be made TO any
list returned under oath, sla,eInrn, Of lhe
iacts on which such addition was made
shall be entered on the journal Of The board;
and when any reduction shall be ordered TO
DO made in tho amount of personal proper.
", or moneys and credits Of any person.
whether such return be made by such per-
son or by the assessor, a statement, Of the
facts on which such reduction was made,
shall be entered on the journal of the board
DUTY OF COUNTY AUDITORS AS
TO MAKING TAX LISTS AND DU-
PLlCATES, AND ASSESSING TAXES.
SEC. 81. Each county auditor shall make
out, in book to be prepared for .ha, pur.
pose, IN such manner as the State auditor
shall prescribe. complete is, or schedule
of oil tie taxable properly in his county,
and the value thereof, as elualized, arrang.
ed in the form following:
Each separate tract Of real properly in
each township of.his county, other than
sown properly, shall oe contained in line
or lines opposite the rune Of the owner or
owners, which shall be arranged in alpha.
belical order.
Each separate lot or trac, Of real proper
~, in each town, shall be sci down in line
or lines opposite the name Of The owner or
owners, arranged in alphabetical order.
The value Of personal properly, moneys,
credits, investments in bonds, stocks, joint
stock companies, or otherwise, Of each per-
son, company, or corporation, within each
township, shall be Sc, down in column Op-
Posi,e the name Of The oWner, person or
corporation, In whose name the came is list.
oil; the names Of persons in each township
who ate no, residents Of any incorporated
town, shall be Sc. down in alphabetical or.
der in one list; and the name of persons
who are residents Of any Incorporated town,
shall be entered in another list, in aIphabe,.
ical order.
SEC. Cd. X shall be The duty Of the auditors
ofihe several counties in which one or
more banking companies may be situated,
upon receiving returns Of their notes and
bills discounted, and all o,her moneys, ef-
iects, or dues, as provided in the nineteenth
section Of this ACT, TO enter the same for lax.
a,ion upon the grand duplicate Of The proper
county, and upon the city duplicate for city
lakes, in cases where such city TAX is MOI
returned upon the grand duplicate, but is
collected by the city officers, which amount,
SO returned and entered, shall be taxed Tor
the same purposes, and 10 the same extent
that personal properly is now or may be
taxed, in The place where such bank or Oank.
ing Company is situated and such tax shall
be collected and paid over in the same man.
ner lha, taxes on other personal properly are
required by law 10 be collected and paid
over.
4 SEC. 65. Each county auditor, after re-
ceiving from the auditor Of state, and from
such other officers and authorities as shell