Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-02-17
AN Acr
10 amend Chapter 81 of lie Code in
relation TO Township dssessors. sas

relation to Township assessors. see.
+ SEC. l.. BE il enacted by the General
Assembly of tlie State of Iowa, That
there shall be elected on tile first Mon.
day Of April, 1883. anu annually there
after By the qualified voters in each town.
ship in this State; One Township As
SCISSOR, who shhl hold his office for one
year, and until his successor is elected
and qualified, aud shall perform all duties
that dre, or may hereafter be required Of
him by law.
SEC. 2. Each Assessor. before enter
ing upon the duties of his office. shall
giyelbond with Two or more securities TO
the aece; lance Of the Township Tfus
tees or in counties not organized into
Townships, of the county Judge. in the
sum Of two hundred d,llars, payable TO
said Trustees or couaty Judge, and coa-
ditioned for the faithful and impartial
performance OF bis duties according 10
law, which bond shall be deposited with
the Township Clerk, or The Clerk OF the
County Court in counties no. organized,
aud by him preserved.
SEC. ,. Ii any Assessor shall not give
bond aud security as required in the
preceding sec!isn, within ten days after
his election his Office shall be considered
Vacant.
SEC. 4. In all cases where the office
of assessor shall became vacant by death,
removal from the township, resignation,
failure to give bund, or from any u:her
cause. the Township Trustees or county
Julge as the case may be, shall forth.
with appoint some suitable person in the
Township To fill the vacancy.
SIC 3. The person so appointed shall
give bond as required in the second sec.
tion, aud hold his office until the next
annual election, and until his successor
is elected and quallGeG..
SEC. g. Sui. may be Instituted in the
name of the obligers of The bond
of the assessor, either be the State,
county, township or any person injured
by his misconduct in office. or for lhe
omission of any duty, before the .rbu-
nal having jurisdiction of The same.
SEC. Z. The Assessor shall be allow
ed one dollar and fifty cents for each
day, The county Judge may be satisfied
he has been faithfully aud necessarily
employed in the discharge of his dGties
to be paid oul of the county treasury.
SEC. 8. Any person elected or ap-
pointed to the Office of Assessor, who
shall neglect or refuse 10 serve therein
shall foriei. and pay 70 the county the
sum OF five dollars, ID be recovered in
the name OF the township, and il shall
be the duty Of the county treasurer 10
demand, receive, sue for, and pay over
The same into lae county treasury.
SEC. o. The several assessors of each
county shall meet together a! the Office
of The county Judge of their county on
the third Monday of April annually.
and classify the Sc eral descriptions Of
property required to be assessed for the
purpose OF equalization of such assess
mentS.
SEC. 10 The said assessors shall also
meet at the office of said Judge on The
first Monday of July i'll each year, and
In conjunction with the county Judge
shall form board OF equalization Of
such assessments as may be made by
them. .tR.
SEC. II. Section 6l3 of the code is
hereby amended, SO as to read Town
ship Assessors,' instead of county AS
SCISSORS. "t
SEc. IL. There shall be levied for
State taxes until further provided by the
General Assembly one and one quarter
mills, onza dollarof the Assessed prop
erly in the State.
SGc. l3 The fifth clause Of section
i55 is amended SO as TO read. "not ex.
ceeding len acres" instead of three acres,
aud The tenth clause of said section is re-
pealed aud stricken out.
!. SEC. IA. The Assessors shall enter
upon the discharge OF their duties res
pectively on or before the fourth Mon
day of April in each year, and with the
assistance of each person assessed, make
OIL list OF The property in their town
ships respectively, which by law is sub
jecl 10 assessment and taxation, they
shall arrange their returns ip alphabet
cal order, aud deposit the same with the
county Judge on or before the first Mon.
day in Jnly.
SEC. 10. Any person who shall re-
fuse to assistiu making OUT a list OF his
property when required SO to do by the
Assessor, or 10 subscribe TO the oath re.
quired 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 a
mended in this whenever the word July
occurs The word August is substituted,
and where the word September occurs
the werd October is substituted. The
words ..the SUN of ten dollars" in sec-
ton sos are hereby repealed and slrick
en- out. The word .Sleds." and the
words "all other property not exempted
although not herein specified" in section
456 and the words .amounl of all other
personal properly not enumerated" in
section All and the words "whe,her sit
uated in this State or not in section 456
are repealed, and stricken from those
sections. Provided that Farmers and