The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-04

the Revised Statutes relating to embezzlement.
whose property may be destroyed by niobs or riots
| MI FITCH, concerning vidence.
v;.nnl 1T ,ss to extend 70, one year certain pro;
/ MOTIONS AND NOTICES
Mr.. EDWARDS moved that the House over from
| to day to IL O'Clock Monday. Agreed to.
Mr. + W. PALMER called up his resolution for evening
instead OF afternoon sessions After debate laid the
| table.
Mr.. McLAuemIs moved certain information from the
| Manhattan Gas Light Co. Agreed to.
Adjourned to IL O'Clock Monday.
The Equalization or Taxes.
Mr. Crosby introduced in the New York Senate on
Thursday the following bill for e,uazing assessments
in the several counties in this State -
Section The Boards of Supervisors of the several
counties in this State shall meet annually the first
Monday Of October at noon respective plac Of
mestng and proceed to TIE assessment rolls Of
the several towns and districts in said
eighth twenty ninth sections Of the third artcl, Of
the second title Of the thirteenth chapter of the rst
part ., the Revised within ten days after their
intuition of the aggregate valuations of estate in
any town or assessors district shall be made by said
board the assessment rolls made and by the
assessors in the several towns and assessors dsr its
altered.
Sec 2 In the Board of Supervisors Of any county
in this State shall within ten days after the first Mon
Gay OF october increase or diminish the aggregate
att,n OF real estate in any assessors district
within the limits of said county. it shall lawful for
apy one or more OF the said 20
state IN writing that he they object 10 such
or dminution OF the aggregate valuation Of the real
estate in such town or district and that he
they appeal tberefrom; aad such objection appeal
shall be entered by the clerk the min ties OF the
Board, and thereupon the Board shall ap oont
mittee OF not less than three than We
Of the Board whose duty it shall be to attend before
the Commissioners hereinafter mentioned, upoa the
hearing OF the appeal That upon such objection
and appeal being made, all further proceedings
relative to the assessment and tax rolls shall DO
suspended until the decision upon abandonment of
tie appeal provided that the or supervisors
making such appeal SHALL within two days after deliver
Gaze adAvts stating that he or they verify believe that
the alterations made by the Board in increasing
dmii shng the aggregate Valuations Of real esats In
such to WIS assessors districts unjust and shall
within said two days deliver OF said adavlts to the
Clerk of the Board and shall within days thereafter
deliver the other of said duplicate adavts to the Comp
troltr of the State, to the Judge of the Supreme
Court. to whom the application shall be made, accom-
visor supervisors the said Comptroller or Judge Of
the Supreme Court fer the appointment of commission
Sec 8. Within three days after receiving such aida
Wits and request the Comptroller Judge of the Su
shall writing under his hand aud official SEAL appoint
three respectable citizens OF this state not residing in
nS to saon o shall bs cs sus
commissioners for receiving the rolls of said
county and any OF the persons appointed shall
fuss TO serve be incompetent the said ComptrollN
or Judge Of the Supreme Court shall appoint others
place OF any who shall refuse To serve be incomps
tent The Coptroller Judge aforesaid shall also
direct in writing the time for the first aenng
Of the commissioners at the court house in said sounty
which shall not less than cgh. nor more than
twelve days aitsr their appointment The supervisor
supervisors appealing shall not less than days
notice in writing of the time and place o. such first
meeting be gwen to each of the Commissioner. and
also notice 20 tie clerk of the Board of Supervisors of
the county fIcm WI ch sail appeal was taken who
shall without delay, notice of the tim, such
first Office to be given to the committee appointed
the supervisors to attend the Nearing OF such appeal
and the said clerk shall deliver to the commissioners
thef first meeting AL the assessment rolls of the
raj tow MS and assessors districts ia said county.
VIa uirUnisc ippar al hill NaF,,
proceeding 20 hear the appeal take the oath pre- crttcd
By the stituton shall then proceed TO examine
the rolls Of the several towns and
districts in sa3 county and take such testimony they
may deem relevant and proper, ard may administer
oaths to witnesses they desire to examine and
examine any OF the supervisors or sasessors OF the
county other pc in reference to the va.ua
tons in the assessment rolls and respecting aoy other
as which tLey eeem pertinent nd said commission.
er shall ~hin ten Gays after their first meeting
decision, to be signed by said commissioners
Joy Of them either confirming reversing the equa
cation OF the assessments ana the alterations Of the
making such equalization Of the assoc ments BY
Increasing CT diminishing the aggregate valuations Of
real estate in any town ssSSssors district by ad
dog or ceductlng such upon the huudre, WILL in
their opinion proc just rela ion between the all
lustcps OF real estate in the county But tnsy shall not
reduce the grePate valuations OF all the town and
a'sssscrs' districts below tho aggregate Valuations
thereof inside by the Tae decision o. the
commsst nees SHAH be conclusive an upon the delivery
ttreo' TO the cleri OF the Beard OF Supervisors they
shall il in session Immediately, and if not, at specll
meeting to be called for early day shall pract-
cable proceed TO complete the pon the
basis established by the comm ssoners and out
tho tax rolls and wUrrants in the manner, and " thin
the times presented by law
sec. THE tmmissioners shall each receive dollars
per on the duties OF their ppo ntment
and ten cents for each milo going ard returning from
and 10 their places Of residence TO and from their place
OF meeting The COMMITTEES of the Board Supervisors
appointed to attend to the appeal aud the supervisors
bringing tie appeal sha each receive three dollars for
each cay pent by them in attending to the appeal
The expenses thus incurred srall be a 7nty charge
But If the decision apps aed from be confirmed by the
commit toner's, without alteration, such expense.
shall he charge upon the town assessors district
in tehsf Of which the appeal was made
Important TO Fire Insurance Companies.
The following bill has been intro uced into the Lesis
An Act defining the powers and duties OF police us-
tces justices of the peace in relation TO the loss
and damage sustained by fire insured property with
The people of the state of New York represented in
Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows
SIC / Any police justice justice Of the pea ice
elected appointed within the State of New YORK,
shall upon application of any person persons who
have tanned any loss damage by fire on any pro-
perry within this state, upon which there have been
elected an insurance. examine into the facts and cir
cumstances attending such loss and damage and in
it shall appear to such justice to who such ap
pication shall be made, that the person or persons
making such application has sustained loss or damage
by fire any Insured property belonging to such person
persons, and that such person persons have by
misfortune and without fraud evil practice sustained
such loss or damage the subject insured shall give
to such person persons sustaining such loss
age his certificate TO that effect in which certa he
tanned by such person persons shall appsar from
the exanin alton had before HIM.
Sec. He shall have power to issue subprnas for the
attendance Of witnesses before him. and shall upon the
application OF the rerop persons sustaining such Loss
or damage of the insurance company or companies
interested in such loss damage, issue subppnas in
their behalf and shall examine all witnesses pro- uced
before him. under oath, touching loss damage
Sec s. He SHALL before proceeding to make such exa-
mination heretofore specified, forthwith upon
application being made, cause written notice to be
served upon the insurance company companies inte
rested in such loss damage, notifying them that lie
will at certain time and place therein to he named,
examire the facts and at
tending such loss damage, which notice shall be
served upon sad company companies not ess than
ten Lor more than twenty days prior to the time xed
therein for such exanina alton aud shall have power to