Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-01-19

and file it with the Clerk of Ottawa County on
or before the first day Of October, which roll
shall be equazed and go to make the agrre.
gate valuation of Ottawa County, the same as
the other township rolls, and the relative amount
of State and County tax shall be apportioned
to the property of said rolls, as to the property
embraced in the rolls of the several townships
that the County Clerk be directed to affix the
taxes so apporioned to a true copy of said roll,
and deliver the same to the Sheriff of Ottawa
County, with his warrant annexed, whose duty
1t shall be to give bonus and collect and paw
over the same to the County Treasurer of Of
tawa County, in the time and manner and un-
der the same authority and restrictions as is by
law prescribed for collectors of townships to
collect and pay over their several State and
County taxes, ana in making said tax roll, the
Clerk shall add such percentage thereto as may
be prescribed by the Board of Supervisors of
Ottawa County, at their annual meeting, to de-
fray the expenses of assessing the property and
collecting the taxes embraced in said roll, and
the said Board shall allow such compensation
to the assessors, Clerk and Sheriff. for their SER
vices as may seem just and right which amount
shall be paid by the Treasurer of Ottawa Coun-
ty; and that the said three assessors shall be EN-.
powered any time before the first day of Octo
Der, to take and complete an assessment roll of
any organized township within the said coun-
ties OF Oceana, Mason and Manistee that may
fail or neglect to take and complete roll with
in their township, in the time required by law
and the County Clerk of Ottawa County shall
alflX the taxes thereto, and the Sheriff of said
County collect and pay over the same in like
manner, in all respects, as they are authorized
to DO tor the unorganized portion Of said coun-
ties.
Your committee would further suggest that
the Legislature be requested to provide for the
collection of the tax roll of the township of
White Lake, in the County of Oceana, now in
the hands of the County Treasurer (of Ottawa
County, uncolected, except for the amount of
some twenty.three dollars, sixteen of which
was paid to the Sheriff and printer for fees for
serving and advertising Treasurers warrant
against the collector and his suretes (who were
approved by the Supervisor of White Lake,,
and which warrant has been returned unsatis-
fled in full, excepting the 1913, as Aforesaid
We would recommend that an act be passed
the Sheriff of Ottawa County to
collect the balance Of said roll, from the prop
erty therein assessed, and to add six per cent.
to the tax of each description, which percent
nge, together with the four per cent. already
contained in said roll, shall be in full for his
fees for collecting the same, and pay over the
amount so collected TO the Treasurer of Otta.
wa County, on or before the first day of June
next, and return the nonresident lands as in
other cases made and provided by law and that
he Legislature be further requested to appoint
Timothy Fletcher, Henry Pennoyer and limo.
hy Eastman, three assessors, to take the as
'essment Of the said counties of Oceana, Ma.
son and Manistee, for the current year of 1853.
nasmuch as the Board Of Supervisors of Otta-
va County will not meet in due time to make
laid appointments for the current year.
All of which is respectfully submitted per
,rder Of the committed
T. EASTMAN, Chairman.
Or motion, the report was adopted, and the
Jerk OF the Board was instructed to transmit
copy of the report to our Representative and
senator, in the State Legislature, with the re-
uest that they use their influence and efforts
o procure the passage of an act substantially
accordance with the report of the committee.
Sundry bills OF account were presented and
llowed
On motion of Mr.. Fletcher, the Clerk was
,structed to destroy the bogus and counter
'it money in the hands of the County Treasu-
er
The committee on Canada Thistes reported
'S' Oi'', "hODuSu, WliCu was ulScuSSeQ ana
unanimously adopted, as follows:
An act to provide for the destruction of Can.
da Thistles, in the County of Ottawa
Section /. The Board of Supervisors of the
ounty of Ottawa enact: That it shall be the
uty of the Supervisor of each township in
lid county, to cause all Canada Thistles in his
,whship to be destroyed, in the manner herein
ter directed
Sec. 2. Whenever any Supervisor shall
now that Canada Tbistes are growing within
IS township, or shall be notified of the fact,
Y any freeholder making the complaint veri-
I'd by his oath, it shall be his duty to 90 forth
ith to the place and notify the owner or occu-
INT (if known and to be found within the
,unty) to destroy the same, by cutting them
I at least two inches below the surface of the
'ound on which they are growing, once in ey-
y two weeks, from the first day of March to
e first day Of November, in each year.
Sec g. In case the owner or occupant of the
nd upon which the Canada Thistles are grow
G, shall neglect to destroy the same within
x days after being notified by the Supervisor
in case said Thistles shall be growing in the
'blic highway or on nonresident or govern
ent lands, it shall be the duty of the Supervi-
r TO destroy the same in the manner speci-
d in sec g.. at the expense Of the township
Sec. q. If the owner or occunant of londe