The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-05-13
LAWS OF OHIO.
Published by Authority.
AN ACT

No. I6 AN ACT
To amend the seventh, twenty first, und sixty.
ninth sections Of an act entitled ian act for ,
assessment and taxation OF all property in this
State, and Tor lew ing taxes thereon according
to its true saluc IN money" passed April 18Th,
1852.
SEc. |. Be II enacted BY the General Assem-.
bly, Of the State Of Ohio, That sections
seven, twenty one, and sixty .nre, OF the act en-.
titled "an act for the assessment and taxation Of
all property in this state, and for levying taxes
thereon according to its true value in money"
passed April ID, 1852; be and the same are here.
by so amended as TO road as follows:-
"SEc. 7. Such statement shall truly and dis
tinctly set foth first, tho number Of horses aud
tho value thereof; second the number Of neat
cattle and the value thereof; third, the number
Of mules and asses and the value thereof; fourth,
tho number Of sheep and the value thereof; fifth,
the nunbsr OF hogs and the value thereof; sixth,
every pleasure carriage OF whatsoever kind and
the value thereof seventh, the total value OF all
other articles Of personal property which such
person is by this uct required to list; Provided,
that IL such person. shall exhibit to the assessor
the animals or other articles Of personal proper
ty above enumerated, the value Of such proper
ty so exhibited may be omitted in such state
ment, and the assessor shall in such cases de-
! termne their value without requiring the oath
Of the person making such statement as to the
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case be required only to make oath or afiirma-
| ton to the value of the remainder OF the per-
sonal property which he is required to list
eighth, every gold and silver watch and the val
ue thereof; ninth, every piano forte and the
value thereof; tenth, the value Of the goods and
merchandise which such person is required to
list as a merchant; eleventh, the value OF the
property which such person is required to list as
a banker, broker or stock jobber; twelfth the
value OF the materials and anufactured articles
winch such porson Is required to list as manu-
faciurcr; thirteenth, the value Of money and
credits required to bo listed, including all book
accounts fourteenth, the value OF moneys invest.
ed in bonds, stocks, Join. stock companies, or
otherwise, which such person is by this act re-
quircd TO list.
SEC. =. That the twenty first section of 'said
act be, and the sam, is hereby so amended as TO
read as lollows-
"SEc. u. The president, secretary, or princi.
pal accounting officer Of every canal or slack
water navigation company, railroad company,
turnpike company, plank road company, bridge
company insurance company, telegraph company
or other joint stock company except banking or
other interpretations whose ia xaton is spechcalIy
provided for in this act for whatever purpose they
may have been created, whether Incorporated by
any law Of this state or not, shall list Tor taxa
tion verified by the oath affirmation Of the
person so listing, all the real and personal prop
erty. moneys and credits Of such company or
corporation within this state, at thelr actnal
value in money IN manner ioiiowihg III ai' Gu
scs return shall be made to the several AUDITORS
Of the respective counties where such property
may be situated, together with statement oi
the amount Of said property which is situated in
, ouch township. incorporated village, city or
ward thcrein; the Vaiue OF all moVaoic ProPt'V
shall be added to the stationary ana hSed prop
erty ana real estatc' ana apportioneo u suc'
, wards cities, incorporated villages or Town.
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real estate ana hSed property in snid ~aru, Guy
incorporated village or t"whshlp' ana al proper
~ 50 listed snail be subject 10 ana pay inc same
taxes as othei property listed IN sccn "aro,c',v'
incorporated 'iiiage or township IL shan oc
the duty oi the accounting ofhccr aforesaid 10
make return 10 tho audtor OF state, curing tne
mohlh OF May OF each year. inc Aggregate
amount oi all property real ana PERSONAL aha
by MN returned as required ny me proVis'"hs VI
TINS act, to the several auditors OF the Respective
couhties IN which inc sane may DC locu'eu' II
the county andtoi.t 10 whom returns are Iiaue
rs OF the OPINION thht iaisc or incorrect valua
LIONS nave oeeh made, OF that 'he froPo,y U,
The corporation or association has not been iistcd
at ts iuil Vaue'o or mat IL ma not oreh hsted III
the location "here IL properly oe'o"gs'o OF III Gu
ses where no return mas been madc 10 the
county aua''or, nc 10 noleoy W ,t
, 10 nave 'he same 'aiuea uno asSesSeu VI he
sahc m"nner Us rs Presctioeu ~ ..c 'oreia' SCI
N IL. A.
a"n,'ors; rroViocu, thut no'ning IN .n's sec'io'
s"a'I ue ~ Guns, '' "ou us W 'aH a"y ,I VI . M
terest many Joint stock company hoid by the
STATE OF ohioi rroviocu' 'hat every agency o' M
ihsusdnce company Incorporated oy inc =, autnorl'
o any otnel sta'e VI soserh"'e".' s"ati retni a
10 'ne auul,or " '"o county !" wh'I" ."o oiiice
month Of May annually the amount OF the
e.osI eS ~ 90, ,n IT, a.nn,u " %.
uh;a..i,o AZ .a,. .o,a or r.,;on Cor III nmr
nns.S ,,., o,isr n.rsons, n,oner,v ia suA;ect ~
at the place where located,n'
SEc. 3, Tbat section sixty.nine of said act, be
and the same is SO amended as to read as fol.
Ilows:-
"Src. CO. The commissioners of cacb county
shall nj their March or at their June session.un.
Inually, determine on tho amount to be raised for
ordinary county purposes, for bridges, for public
buildings for the support of the poor and for in
terest and principal ON the county debt. The
commissioners. however. shall set forth upon
the record of proceedings specifically the amount
! TO be raised for each Of the above defined pur
poses. Tho comfy auditor shall carefully as
certain the net amount collected for each pur
pose under said levy; aud it shall not be lawful
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