The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1855-04-03
WHITNEY JONES,
Auditor General. /.

an act TO amend certain sections O. an act
entitled, ".4a act TO proride TOR assessing
property at its true ralue, and for terying
and collecting T'dres thereon app, oved Feb
ruary IA, 1853.
Sectionl. The people ofthe State Of .Michi-
gan, enact. That sections twenty, fourteen,
fifteen. sixteen. eighteen. nineteen, twenty
two and eighty-nine of said act, are hereby
amended so as to read as follows, to wit:
"Sec. IA. Every person Of full ago and sound
mind, and every firm, body polite or corporate
shall, when called upon as hereinafter provi
dcd, forthwith make foil and true statement
in writing to the supervisor Of the township in
which he or she resides. in which shall lie dis
tinctly and truly set forth a correct descrip-
ton Of all tho real estate and personal prop
erty not by this act exempt from taxation. and
not by this act exempt from taxation, and not
by the laws of this State subject to specific
tax. of which he or she is the owner or the
holder as guardion, parent, husband or trus-
tee, executor, administrator, receiver, account
ing officer. partner. agent or factor: and also all
moneys and credits owned or hold, as afore.
said
Sec. 10. Everp person required by this act
to make or deliver such statement. shall set
forth an account of the property held or owned
by him or them. as follows:
/. An accurate descrirtion Of each parcel
Of land. with the number of acres. and the
number of acres improved. AMI the number
and kinds of buildings thereon.
q The number of neat cattle six months olS
2. The number Of horses over six months
old.
| 4. The number of sheep over six months
| old.
s. The number OF hogs over six months
| old.
G. Every wagon and carriage.
T. Every gold and silver watch.
8. The number of bushels of grain. and the
quantity of all other farm prodvce in the pos
session OF the producer
| 0. All merchandise not included in the 9Th
subdivision Of this section.
| 10. Every musical instrument of the value
of twenty-five dollars and upwards.
| H. All moneys and all credits.
IL All other personal property held or
owned by him.
| 13. The amount of moneys upon which he
pays interest. providing he desires to have the
Same deducted from his moneys and credits
| IA. The amount of all bonn fde indebted
ness: Provided. He desires 10 have the same
deducted from his moneys and credits.
| Sec. l6. Such statement the supervisor
may. in his discretion, require to be subscribed
| by the person making the same: and !. shall
| further mention who is tho owner of the prop
erty so described. and whether the same is
held by him. the maker of such statement. in
dividually, or in his own right. or whether
held 70, anv other person, and if hold for any
other person. then state for whom, in what
capacity, or on what account so hold. giving
the name Of the porson for whom he holds.
Sec I8. II shall be tho duty of each super
visor. on or before the second Monday in May
to call upon each taxable person in his town.
! ship at their residence. boarding place, or us
ual place of busin Sc, at which time no shall
furnish zach taxable person a blank form for
| tho statements required by tho fifteenth Sec
tion Of this act: md thcreupon said taxable
person shall forthwith mako and deliver to said
supervisor full and truo statement Of tho tax
able properly in his possession. according to
] the provisions of this act; and Immediately
thereafter the said supervisor shall proceed to
examine said property. and estimate and sct
down the true value thereof deduc,ing from
the moneys at interest and other credits Of
such person tho amount Of money upon which
he or she pays interest, together with his other
bona fde Indebtedness, as set forth in said
statement.
Sec TO- Tn every caso whore any person
a statement of bis real and personal property,
moneys and credits. or TO exhibit the same 10
the supervisor. as required by this act, It shall
be the duty of said supervisor, and he is here
by authorized TO examine on oath tho person
so refusing. and any other person or persons
who no may have good reason TO believe and
does believe has knowledge Of tho amount or
value of any property, moneys or credits
owned or held by such person so refusing;
and said supervisor shall ass IS any property.
money or credits, owned or held by such per-
son so refusing, at its true cash value. Pro-
rided, That IL any person shall neglect or re-
fuso 10 make such statement, or in case any
person owning any taxable property in this
State. shall bo absent from tho township, or
cannot be found therein by the supervisor Of
4 such township. during the timo the assessment
roll is required by Law to bo made. leaving no
agent known to such supervisor to mako tho