The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-04-22


Treasurer shal proceed to sell, publicly, TO the
highest bidder or bidders, the said bullion bank
bills, prommissory notes, bills Of exchange, or
other securities, or goods or chattcls or 80 much
thereof as, with the coin distrained and seized,
will pay the taxes. penalty, poundagc, costs and
expenses, at the door Of tho Court House Of his
county, demanding and receiving for payment
at such sale, only the gold, silver, and copper
coins Of the United States, and such gold aud
silver coins OF foreign States, or countries as by
some act Of the Congress OF the United States, or
proclamation OF the President are then lawful
and current And the Treasurer shall pay TO
the person or persons thereto entitled, on dc.
mand, the excess (if any of the purchase money,
as such sale, over and above the residue of the
taxes, penalty, poundage, costs, and expenses a.
forosad; but shall retain for distribution, ac.
cordins TO law, the amount ofthe taxes, collect.
cd by him, whether by distress and sale or by
distress alone.
Sec. 3. Thatif the Treasurer should not find
sufficient gold, silver, or copper coin. tui.i,n,
bank bills, promissory notes, bills OF erchang or
other securities, or goods or chattels, to pay the
amount Of the taxes and penalty dema ndsd, to.
geiher with five per centnm poundagc, and all
the costs and expenses OF distress and seizure,
in the banking house, office, agency, or place of
business of any such bank or banking or other in
corporated company or association, or OF any such
bunker, broker, or stock jobber, or partnership
VI N'hPuhy VI VI StoCh JOUbCIs,
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 other State or
Government, he il hereby authorized and requr.
cd also to distrain, seize, and remove whatsoev-
er coin, bullion, bank bills, prom!ssory notes,
bills oi cShange, or other securities or goods or
chattels, oi such bank or banking or other incor-
porated company or association, or OF fsuch bank
er, broker, stock. jobber, or partnership or com.
puny OF bankers, brok ers stock iobbers, or of
any partner or member thereof, or ofsuch agent
of an insurance or other company incorporated
by the laws OF some other State or Government,
or OF the company itself, he may or can find sny
where, within his county, in whose possession or
control socvcr, or in what place soevcr, the same
may be. And in cuse any coin, bullion, bank
bills, proinissory notes, bills OF exchange, or
other securities, or goods or chatteis, be taken
out of his county, into any other county of this
State, for the purpose OF evading such distress
and seizure, (or so that the same cannot be made
in the county where the taxes were assessed the
Treasurer may and shall pursue the said coin,
bullion, bank bills, prorissory notes, bills of cx.
change, or other securities, goods or chattcls,
into any county or counties of this State, and dis
train and seize the same wherever found, 8; re.
move the same to his own county for ulteriur
proceedings as hercinbcfore directed.
Sec. A. That each county treasurer shall re.
port to the Auditor of State, on or Before the
first day of April next, and therea fter OIL or be.
fore the twenty.s sixth day Of December annual.
ly, the amount oftuxes charged, or which NAV
hereafter be charged upon the duplicate OF his
county against any corporation, company, or
association authorized to loan or invest its cap.
ital stock, or any part thereof, upon or in bonds,
notes, bills other obligations bearing interest,
and secured by decd, mortgage, or other incun.
brancc Of real estate, in two or more counties of
this state, and which taxes. Or any pas. t,cr reof
then remain, or may therea iter remain unpaid