Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-02-02
SECRETARY's OFFICE. !

SECRETARY's OFFICE, !
Iowa City, Jan. IS, 1853.
| certify the foregoing TO be true copy
from the original rolls on file in this Of
flee.
GEO. w. McCLEARY,
Secretary Of State.
An Actto amend Chapter 81 Of the Code
in relation to Touuship assessors.
SEC. /. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of tho State Of Iowa. That there
shall be elected on the first Monday Of
April 1853 and annually thereafter by
the qualified voters in each Township in
this State; One Township assessor, who
shall hold his office for one year, and I'M.
til his successor is elected and qualified,
and shall perform all dute, tina. are, or
may hereafter be required of him by law.
Sec. 2. Each assessor before enter.
ing upon the duties Of his. shall give bond
with two or more securities to the accep.
lance of the Township Trustee. or in
counties not aganized into Townships, Of
tho county Judge, in tho sum Of two hun.
d,ed dollars, payable TO said Trustees or
county Judge, and conditioned for the
faithful and impartial performance Of his
according to law, wtAua bond shall be de.
posted with the Township Clerk, or tho
Clerk Of the county court in counties not
organized, and by him preserved.
SEC. 8. If any assessor shall not give
bend and security as required in the pre-.
ceding section, within ten days after his
election his Office shall be considered va.
cant.
SEC. 4. In all cases where the offics
Of Assessor shall become vacan: by death
removal from the Township resignation
failure to give bond, or from any other
cause, the Township trustees or county
Judge as the case msy be, shall forthwith
appoint some suitable person in the
Township to fill the vacancy.
Sec. s. The person so appointed
shall give bond as required in the second
section, and hold his Office until the mex
annual election, and until his successo,
is elected and qualified.
SEC. 6. Suit may bo instituted in thu
name Of the obligers of tho bond of the
assessor. either by the State, county
Township or any person injured by hi,
misconduct in office, OF for the omission
Of any duty, before any tribune having
jurisdiction Of the same.
SEC. 7. The assessor shall DO allow
ed one dollar and NlEy c.n,e Cor each de-,
the county Judge may be satisfied he ha
been faithfully and nacessaily employed
in the discharge of his duties, to be PAL,
out Of the county Treasury.
SEC. Q. Any person elected or ap
pointed to the office ofassessor, who shal
neglect or irefuse to serve therein Aha
forfeit and pay to the county the sum c
five dollars, 10 be recovered in the nam
Of Township, and it shall be tho dnty {
the county Treasurer, to demand receive
sue for, and pay over the same into tn
county Treasury.
SIC, 9. The several assessors of eac
county shall meet together at the Office {
the county Judge of their county on III
third Monday of April annually, and elias
sify tho several descriptions Of propert
required to be assessed for the purpos
of equalization of such assessments.
SEC. 10. The said assessors sha
also meet at the office of said Judge on tn
frs. Monday of July in each year. an
in conjunction with the county Juds
shall form board of equalization of sue
assessments as may be made by them.
Sac. IL. Sec. 6l3. Of the code
hereby amended, so a. TO read "Towl
ship Assessors" instead Of county 4
SCISSORS.
SEC. 12. There shall be levied f
State taxes until further provided by II
General Assembly one and one quart
mill. on dollar of the assessed proper
in the State.
SEC. IS. The fifth clause Of sect,
455 is amended so as to read no. excce
, ing ten acres instead Of three acres, al
, the tenth clause of section is repeal
f and stricken out.
SEC. Ia. The Assessors shall ent
! upon the discharge of their duties respe
r lively on or befo the fourth Monday
April in each year, and with the assis
Q anee of each person assessed, make o
. list of the property in their Tewnshi
!, respectively which.by law is subjectto q
sessment,and taxation, they shall arran
D their returns in alphabetical order, al
d deposit tho same, with the county JUDI
y onsor before the frs, Monday in July.
# SEC. Is. Any person who shall
/. fuse to assist in making out list Of
i. property when required so 10 do by
h Assessor, or to subscribe the oath requ
ed by law, shall forfeit the sum Of Fl
n dollars TO be recovered in the name Z
y for The use OF the county.
s SEC. 16. Chapter 81 of the code
C amended in this whenever the word J,
o occurs the word Angus. is substitute
is and where the word September occu
/. the word October is substituted, 1
words slhe sum Of ten dollars in sect
IS sos are hereby repealed and stricken
,e The words Sheds lard the words all O
II er property not above exempted althou
p not herein specified" in section 456 q
er The words "amount Of all other person
property not enumerated" in section
70 and the words land whether situated
l. this state or not in section 45G, are
A. pealed, and stricken from those secto
OF Provided that Farmers and MecAan
s. Tools to the extent of one hundred d
S. lars for each Farmer and Mechanic sh
e, be exempted from taxation.
" SEC. II. tax for State purpo
:. shall be levied upon Pedlars of w a,ch
l. Jewelry and clocks, Dry Goods, Far
articles, Notions, Patent Medicines, a
ID other merchandise not manufactured