The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-02-17
AN ACT
To amendehapter 81 Of The Code, in relation to
Iownsiip Assessors.


7ownship assessors.
Sec. |. Be il enacted bv the General Assem-.
bly, of the State of Iowa, That there shall be
Ieected, on the first Monday of April, 1853, and
ANNUALLY thereafter by the qualified voters in
leach Township in this State, one Township AS
lsessor, who shall hold bis Office for one year.
land until his successor is elected and qualified
land shall perform all duties that are, or may
thereafter be- required of him by law.
SIC Q Each Assessor, before entering upon
1.-The duties OF his office, shall give bond, with two
ior more securities, to the acceptance OF The
township Trustees, or in counties not organized
into townships, OF the County Judge, IN the sum
e two hundred dollars, payable 10 sad Trus-
tees. or the County Judge, and conditioned for
the faithful and impartial performance OF his du-
ties. according 10 law, which bond shall be de-
posted with lhe Township Clerk, or the Clerk
Of the County Court, in counties not organized,
and by him preserved.
| Sec. 2. Ii any Assessor shall not give bond
a nd security, as required IN the preceding sec
ton, within ten days after his election, his OF
flee shall be considered vacant.
Sec. a. In all cases where the Office Of AS
.essor shall become vacant by death, removal
from the township, resignation, failure TO give
| bond, or from any other cause, the Township
! Trustees, or County Judge, as the case may be,
shall forthwith appoint some suitable person N
the township 10 Ill the vacancy.
Sec ). The person SO appointed shall give
lbond as required in the second section, and hold
his office until the next annual election, and un-
III his successor is elected and qualified.
See 6. SUIT may be instituted in the name
lofthe obi gors Of he bond Of the Assessor, eth
~ by the State, county, township or any person
| niarcd BY his misconduct in Office, or tor the
Oh sson OF anv duty, before any tribunal having
jurisdiction ef The same.
i Sec 7. The Assessor shall be allow ed one
1dolar and fifty cents for each day the County
judge may he satisfied he has been faithfully
nd necessarily employed in the discharge OF his
dutles, 10 be paid out of the county treasury.
Sec s. ANY person elected or appointed to
The Office OF Assessor, who shall neglect or re-
fuse 10 serve therein, shall forfeit and pay to
the county the sum OF five dollars, TO be recov-
cred N the of township, and it shall be the
duty Of the County Treasurer to demand, re-
ceiye, sue for, and pay over the same INTO the
: county treasury
Sec. 9. The several Assessors Of each county
{ shall meet together at the office of the County
: Judge of their county, on the third Monday O
81 April, annually, and classify the several des-
crprions of property required to be assessed 10
The purpose of equaliza lou of such assessments
; Sec. 10. the said Assessors shall also NEE
at the Office OF said Judge on the first Monday
of July IN each year, and in conjunction with ths
of such asses ssments as may be made BY them.
Sec H. Sec. GLIB Of the code is hereby
amended, so as TO read "Township Assessors"
instead OF County Assessor.
Sec. I2 There shall be levied for State
taxes until further provided by the General AS
sembly, one and one-quarer mills on dollar o.
the assessed property IN the State
See l3. The fifth clause OF section 4oo Is
/ amended so as to read, not exceeding ten acres
instead OF three acres, and the tenth clause O
the section Is repealed and stricken out.
| Seq H. The Assessors shall enter upon tht
discharge of their duties, respectively, on or be-
fore the fourth Monday of April, in each year
] and with the assistance OF each person assessed
make out list Of the property In iheir townships
respectively, which by law is subject to assess
ment and taxation, they shall arrange their re-
turns in alphabetical order, and deposit the same
with the County Judge on or before the first
Monday in July.
Sec. is. Any person who shall refuse to as
sist in making out list Of his property when
required SO to do by the Assessor, or to sub
scribe the oath required by law, shall forfeit the
sum Of five dollars, to be recovered in the name,
and for the use of the county.
| Sec. l6. Chapter 81 OF the code is amended
in this, whenever the word July occurs the
word August is substituted, and where the
word Septemher occurs the word October is
/ substituted. The words ''the sum OF ten dol.
lags.o IN section 500, are hereby repealed and
stricken out The word si5ds and the
ords 'all other property not above ex-
tmpted, although no herein sPeeiheo,
In section 456, aud the words "amount OF al
other personal property not enumerated" IN Sec
) ZION an and the words .sand whether situated
in this State or not,' section 456, are repealed
, and stricken from those sections; Provided, that
4 farmers and mechanics tools to the extent of
one hundred dollars for each farmer and me-
chanc shall be exempted from taxation.
| Sec. II. TAX for State purposes shall be
levied upon pedlars of watches, Jswelry and
clocks, dry goods, fancy articles, notions, pat
r ept medicines. and other merchandise not man
ufactured in this State, for a license to pedde
!, throughout the State for one year, as follows
| Upon each pedar of watches and lewelry, or
either OF til EN-, thirty dolars;upon each pediar
Of clocks, fifty dollars; upon each pediar OF dry
I goods fancy articles, notions and patent medi-
E cines, as follows: upon each foot pedlar OF such
l. articles, ten dollars; upon each pedlar who pur'
: sues his occupation with a carriage drawn py
: one animal, twenty-five dollars: II drawn by
two and less than four animals, fifty dollars; II
. drawn by four or more animals, seventy-hve
dollars.
, Sec. I8 Every County Treasurer in thi:
, State shall paw into the STATE Treasury all mo-
: news in their hands belonging to the State, OF
the fifteenth day OF January and the first day o
o September IN each year, eNcept When otHeT"ist
e directed by the Auditor OF State The Auditor
: Of State may require such County Treasurer te
make two additional payments in each year, o.
= he NAV direct them, or any one OF them, 10 omi
Y having the amount due TO the State, and 10 hole
! the same subject to the order oil the Auditor.
d Sec. 49, The second clause in the 4o4th sec
o ton OF the code, and sections l8O, 47O, 412, AT
AIS, ,48I, ,482, 483 and $40, of the code, and thu
is bari of chapter 81 which conflicts with the pro
e visions OF this act, are hereby repealed.
$ Sec. 90 This act to take effect from and at
" ter its publication in the Iowa Capital Reporte
If and Iowa Republican.
d No man should be delicate about askln!
!. for what is properly his due. If he neg
d lects doing so, he is deficient in that splrI
e of independence which he should observe
,, in all his actions. Rights are rights, an
!" !" If moi granted, should be demanded. Th
N selfish world is little inclined to give on
,e his own unless he have the manlness t
j, claim it. The lack of the proper fulfi
~ ~ ment Of this principle, has lost to man
- fortune, fame and reputation.