Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-03-30

eHy- We give below the section of the new
tax law which provides for assessing taxable
property in unorganized territory attached to
organized counties. It will be seen that the
only way to compel property holders in the ter
ritory attached to this county to bear their pro-
portion of the State and county taxes this year,
will be for the board of supervisors to hold
special meeting and appoint assessors to make
an assessment before the first day of October
next. This would be attended with some pub
lie expense, but, so far as we are able to learn,
is generally deemed to be expedent The ex-
pense Of holding special meeting it is believed
will be small compared with the amount of tax
es saved to the county. We are unable to form
an accurate estimate of the amount of property
that would by this move be subjected to taxa
land, it consists principally of sawms and prop
erty connected Herewith. There are from ff-
teen to twenty of these mills.
We understand that measures will be taken
for calling special meeting of the board. This
is as it should be. 1t is an act of justice to the
taxpayers of this county, and it will have sal
utary effect on our northern neighbors, whose
greatest drawback has been the opposition man.
ifested by few leading individuals, to all civil
organizations, and to all improvements of a pub
lie nature. These persons feel no interest in
the permanent good Of the country, and have
literally succeeded in establishing state Of So
ciety where man may enjoy his natural freedom
independent of all municipal restraint. When
these individuals find themselves compelled TO
pay for the support of government, they will
not be very 10th to deny themselves the protec-
ton it affords. Township organizations will
then be effected and maintained. Violations of
the law could then be punished, and good re.
gion of country be benefited by the opening Of
roads, the construction of bridges, and the intro
duction of the various improvements Of the age
Sec. 1872. The board of supervisors of any
organized county, to which is attached any I'M
organized territory for judicial purposes, may
appoint one or more assessors who shall hold
their office until others are appointed, to be duly
qualified, whose duty it shall be to assess the
property liable to taxation in such unorganized
Ill tllc ulallUer HeTelH
ed for the supervisors of organized townsville
shall take, complete, and deliver the same to the
county clerk of such organized county, on or
before the lst day of October, which roll shall
be equalized, and 60 to make the aggregate val
uation of said county, the same as the other
township rolls, and the relative amount of State
and county tax, together with the expense of
assessment and collection, shall be apportioned
to the property Of said rolls the same as that of
the several townships. 1t shall be the duty of
the county clerk to aflix the taxes so apporion-
ed to a true copy of said roll, to annex his war
rant thereto, to deliver the same to the sheriff,
who shall give bonds to the county treasurer
that shall be approved by him, to collect and pay
over the same, in the time, manner, and under
the same restrictions as is herein prescribed for
the town treasurer to collect and pay to the
county treasurer their several State and county
taxes. Said assessors shall be empowered at
any time before the first day of October, to
make and complete an assessment roll within
the time required by this act, and shall believer
the same 10 the county clerk, who shall afix
the taxes to true copy thereof, and deliver the
same to the sheriff of said county, who shall
give bonds to the county treasurer, collect and
pay over the same in like manner as is required
for the unorganizcd portion of said counties.
SINGULAR GEOLOGICAL FACT.--At Modena,