The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-04-06
ANAcT.


Stockholders, and from the agents of foreign
Corporations, and to protect Couuty Treasurers
and other officers charged with the collection
of The public reTenne in The performance Of
their dulles.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the General AS:
sennbly 6fthe State of Ohio, That in all cases
where tho taxes or any part thereof assessed upon
the personal property, moneys, credits or effects
OIL any Bank Or ahking or other Incorporated Com
Pany or assoclat on, or any banker, broker or
STOCK Joe6er, or partnership or company of bank
ers, brokers or, stock obbers or any agent of an
insufanee or other company Incorporated by the
law of some other State or Government under the
provisions of the act s.for the assessment and
taxation Of all property 10 this State and for leyy;ng
taxes thereon according to lis true value ia money,
pissed the thirteenth day of April in the year egh-
teen hundred and fity-two, are now unpaid, or
shall hereafterteman unpaid till the twenty y=frst
d'y OF December in any year. the t easure of the
County wherein such taxes have been or may be
assessed shall foi thwith demand payment of the
amount OF such taxes and five per centutn penalty
i thereon (which said penalty shall be for the use
OF the Ireasurer) by leaving written notice at
the banking house, office, agency or plaee of busi
ness OF such bank or backing other Incorporated
company or association, or of such banker, broker
or stock jebber, or partnership or company of
bankers, brokers k-jobbers, or at the office;
agency or place of business of such agent of an
insurance or other company incorporated by the
laws of scme other State or Government. And If
thu taxes and penalty aforesaid or any part there
Of shall remain unpaid for the space of FIVE days
from and after the delivery of such notice tho
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agency place of business of such bank orbankiug
| OF other incorporated company association, or
Of such bunker, broker stock jobber,or partner
ship or company of bankers, brokers' OF stock.
Jobbers, or TO The Office, agency or place of bu5-
ness Of sueh agent of on insurance or other COM
pany. Incorporated by the laws of some other
State or Government, aud there dstrain and seize
whatever gold, silver copper coin bullion, bank
bills promissory notes, bills of exchange or other
securities, OF goods chatte,s the properly of
such back OF banking or other Incorporated com
pany or ASSOCIATION, or of such banker, broker Or
partnership or company of bankers, brokers or
stocS5obbers or fany partner or member thereof
Oh such agent of an insurance other company,
Incorporated By the laws of some other State or
Government, or of the Company ITSELF as may be
sufficient to pay theta and penalty SO afore-
said denanded, together with FIVE per centum
ponndage{ (which said poundageshail be for the use
of the treasurer) and all the costs and expenses of
such distress and seizure, and of any sale which
may thereafter become requisite.
SEC. Q. That the Treasurer shall forthwith rs-
move the coin, bullion, bank bills promissory notes,
bi Is of exchange, or ether securities or goods or
chattels SO ist.ained and seized, to his own Office
anna raca nf cnfa oy,a
after making inventory thereof Ia copy Of which
ho shall file in the Office of the County Auditory
shall advertise that he will sell at public yendue;
the bullion, bauk bills, pronissory notes, bills of
exchange other securities, or goods or chattels
so distraned or seized, at the door of the Court
House of his County on the tentn day affer such
4 advertisement, which advertisement shall be by
one publication in newspapegssrnted in raid Coun--
ty, by rlacard upon tie door of the Court
House aforesaid. But if the amount of the taxes
and penaty so aforesaid demanded together with
five per centum poundage, and all the costs aud
expenses esAincurred be rendered in gold or silver
coin TO the Treasurer at any time before the day
of sGle lie shall Immediately on demand surrender
the coin, bullion, bank bills, promissory notes. bills
of exchange ether securities, or goods or chat
tells aforesaid, distraned and seized TO the
Iperson or persons authorized to receive the came
and take the receipt of such person or persons in
duplicate therefor, copy of which receipt he
shall forthMith file in the County Auditors Office.
But if no such tender be made before the day of
sale, thu Treasurer shall proceed to sell publicly
TO the highest bidder bidders, the said bullion,
bank bill, protnssery notes, bills Of exchange, or
u other securities goods chattes, or SO much
thereof as with the coin dslrained and seized, will
pay the taxes. penalty, poundage, costs and ex-
penses, at e door OF the Court House of his Coun-
ty, demanding and receiving for payment at euch
sale only the goid and silver and copper coin of
the United S;a'es, and such gold and silver coins
OF foreign States or countries, as by some act of
the Congress of the United States, or Proclama-
ton of the President, there lawful aud current.
And the Treasurer shall pay to the person or,per-
soma thereto entitled, on demand, the excess (if
any of the purchase money at such sale, over and
above the residue of the taxes. penalty, poundage.
and exposes aforesaid but shall retain for dis
tribuion according to law, the amount of the tax
es collected by him, whether by distress and sale,
OF by distress alone.
SEC. 5. That if the Treasurer should not find
sufficient gold, silver, copper coin, bullion, bank
bills promiEsory notes, bills of exchange other
securities goods or chattles to pay the amount
of the taxes and penalty demanded. together with
Eve per centum poundage, and all the costs and ex-
penses of distress and seizure, in the banking
house, Office, agency, or place of business of any
such back or banking or other Incorporated CONS
parry or association, of any such banker, broker,
ock-jobber or partnership or company of bank
ers, brokers or stock jobbers, or in the Office.
agency, or place of business of any such agent Of
an Insurance or other company Incorporated by
the laws of some osher State or Government he IS
hereby authorized and required also to distraios
seize aud remove whatever coin bullion, bank bills,
p,oHissory notes, bills of exchange, or other se-
cur,es or goods or chattels of such bank orbank-
tad