The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-04-15

. Al-h tnu u psreDnt ~ sIpU a., .... .-E...f .
NE Doari Oi equalization. And said ,uri .hil also
~ tde same tne. hear complaints, unl el tiZ ID.
-eHHiens OF all pCrsOna property, m0n.ys ant
.ftdits new entities and new structures returned f.,
he current year by hs township ns4css,rs md sni,
ponrd shn have power 20 add to, or deduct from tho
'hiuttiJn Ot tho pHTsJnal DrOperty. or iunncts ut
credits. Oi any pef-un, rc'urnedhy ihs nssessyr. OF
winch may have been omitted 10y hi'n, or 10 MD
other i'"ns. Upnn such evidence us shall be sati,ac
io!y TO sail bOlf. whether auil rotufn he a,lc up
on Unt O such pgfsOu ur uyJn the vslu4ti, m oC t6,
a,sessOr but when any addition shall be ordered I,
bs ilihGe 10 any list reformed under Unth statement
Oi Tic iacts nn Which such ndi ion was made shat
DE- chigred on the journal oi the hoard md when an,
reduction slrll BE- ordered ~ be- male in tho nfonu
Vi pnrson9I properly r moneys and credits OF an,
person. whether such return be- made by such persyr
or " INC assesSor, statement Of e facts on which
slch r9Iuc'lIn was nnde, shall be entered on th,
lJDurrinl Of the boirj.
Sections o., -. uul &C. ltil. further define ia,
| GU'lca Oi county AIdl'O.
| sic 81. Any dstrrt or township assessor who
shaii deem u neces afy. y enpbC him lU complete
within the tim. 'usc' TIED hy this act the .ting nd
vaiuaiJn ot tire property, moneys AMI credits OF hs
District, t0wnshIpOr wdTnay. with tr ay9rObli m
/ ot the county auditor, appoint some well qualified
ciilZen oi lbs county or tJ"n-hlp, til. case may
! hc u act ~ an as- .tant, nui asarr 10 him such
portion Oi lis dIsuiciDr township he -h7ll thiak
proper AZ" each as tfui, appointed. shall with.
~ the division Oi su h district township rs ,rucd
bin, under the dir ciJn tho asst.sor, after giving
bond and taxing an oath or affirmation a. precTIBgd
in this nct. pc trt'rn all the dYtins cnjun.d uuon
vested M or iniyOs.d upon asscssors by tue pioy.
siUns Oi this act.
/ Section " fixes the compensation Of District As.
sesSJrs and IN .nb.!s u Co1Hty BDa-i oi EIual!zs.
tIDH.
Sections 60 aGi 70, refer to certaia dui,s Of Coun.
~ Commissioners.
Section Il r,rr- to t2wnshi? ,5xa. and the du,i
Jf township trustees.
Section IL r.i.rs to city ani town corporation
isxcs
section - give. tie State lien fyr taxes, from
the iirst day o June, On all property suygct ~ tax
alton.
Section II proyi1cr tha, tazrs shall! hcrca Ter be
paid at the treasury ol t!Ie county where tn pro.
pcr'y Is oca ted and not at the state Treasury.
SIC. ij The auditor OF STATE shall. from time 20
time, prepare aud transmit 10 the several county au.
diturs all such forms and instructions a. he shall
deem necessary 10 carry into effect the provisions o.
this act; md viii. the aIvce VI tie Attorney GcBeg
al shall decide all questions which may arise I,
the true construction Oi this act .. in re- 1tIs TO anv
tax levied. or proceeding under tue same, sIbe'l
however, in all casss, TO sn ugrcal to the supreme
conr
Sec. ~. County ,Auiilors shall befori the
fifteenth OF April, annually, make out the blank
forms and instructions for the township asses.
sors, aud forward them to the township clerks
required BY the fifteenth section Of the act
create the Office OF township assessor, passed
March 2Oth, l,il and the auditors Of counties,
and assessors Of townships and wards shall, in
all respects, except as hereinbefose provided, be
governed by the rules and regulations contained
in the several acts prescribing their duties
Sec -. Every County Auditor, and every
district aud township assessor, who shall, in any
case, refuse or knowingly rcglcct to perform
any duty en- oIned on hun by this act or who
shul consent 70, or cJn,irs nj any evasion OF its
provisions, whereby any proceeding required BY
th. act shall be prevented or hindered, or n!ere.
by any property required TO be listed for t9rgton
shqH Le ua!1r fully exempted, or the rI!uslion
thereof be entered on the tar !seL at lees than i;s
true rgiue shall, for every such neglect, refusal
consent or conniyGncr, forfeit and pay to the
State not less than two hundred, nor more than
one thousand dollars, at the discretion Of the
court, to be recovered before any court OF record
in the ) ate.
Sec. Is. Tho act for evyng taxes on all prop.
erty in this State, according to its true value,
passed March I'd, lS46. the act 70 amend the
same, passed February eth, si7, the act TO pro.
vide for the assessmen, OF personal property. and
the valuation oil new entries and nc~ structures,
passed January 22j, !siS, and the act passed
February s2d, 1915, further to amend an act for
levying taxes On all property in this S,ute accor-
ding to It's true value, IAN act to tax banks, and
bank rnd other stocks the same as other proper
~ is now taxable by the laws of this state"
passed March 81, ISL, and all part, of laws So.
perceded by thi, act, and inconsistent herewith,
are hereby repealed.
sac: ~ ms ec' snail taSe eatc' ahd DC IN
'orce rom ana after is passage
AN All
Recurring Township Assessors t. ascertain tho
quantity Of wheat and corn raised in tho State
of Ohio
s,or P-I,,,c,.lb, u. C.y.,,, 4,,e,I, IN.
Sat, of Oi;o That il shall be The dtv Of encb ,yn
shp assessor in The State of Obi, at the time o
taking lis,s Of prope,ty for taxation in each
wear, to leouire each person in the several town.
Der Of acres they may have had in wheat and
corn, and the quani'ty oi wheat and corn BY
;na ,be vsa, s5i. and r. ID s.,ss,o,s a,s hn,oby
resured 10 mak. a return Of the aforesaid st.te.
msnt IN the rounty auditor Of their rpso,ctiy.