Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-05-29

+ led with printed forms, IN blank, OF The
statement required of such persons; and
the assessor shall, at the time he delivers
such notice and blank form, receive from
Isuch person the statement of his or he
real and personal property, moneys anc
credits, and also personal property mon
Icys and credits in his or her possession, as
1tagent of the owner, under oath or affirm
alton, unless such person shall require fur
Ither time to make out such statement, in
which case he shall call for such state
|nent before the fifteenth day Of jane; and
! he shall require such person TO take and
subscribe on such statement, on oalll or
affirmation, to the truth thereof, Ia such
form as the Secretary OF State shall re-
Quire, which oath or affirmation, the as
SCISSOR is hereby authorized and required TO
administer
SEC. II. In every case when any per
son SHALL refuse to make oat and deliver
TO the assessors a statement of real and
personal property, moneys and credits, as
provided By this actor shall refuse to / e
and subscribe, on oath or affirmation, ,
the truth of such statement, or any part
thereof which he is by this act required
10 verify by his oath or affirmation, he
shall deemed 10 be guilty Of nisdenean
or, and liable to fine of not less than ten
dollars, nor more than fifty dollars, at the
discretion of the court, 10 be recovered be
fore a justice Of the peace, in an action Of
debt; and 1t is hereby made the duty Of
The assessor, in behalf Of the town, city or
ward, Of which he is the assessor, to COM
inence and prosecute said suit TO final
! Judgement; and for every such refusal, he
shall be liable to a similar fine ssand prose
tcutlon, until he shall consent to make such
oath or affirmation or, in case the owner
| Of the property Is a nonresident OF tile
town, when The assessment is made, or Is
unknown to the assessor, and has no resi-
dent agent known to the assessor, III whose
name the said property can be taxed,
then the assessor shall in every such case,
proceed to ascertain the amount Of real
and personal property, moneys and credits
subject to taxation, OF which a statement
shall not have been delivered TO said as
Isessor as aforesaid, as the case may re-
ouira and to enable him SO to do, he is
hereby authorized and required TO exam
inc on oath Or affirmation, any person
whom he may suppose to have knowledge
lof the amount or value of the property,
moneys or credits which the person SO re-
fusing was required to list.
SEC. 10. Each assessor, under the pro-
visions Of this act, shall complete his az
sessment roll and deposit with the town
clerk Of bis town, or city clerk Of the city,
as the case may be, on or before the first
Monday OF July 10 every year, and in the
manner nov provided by law; and 1t is
Ineraby made his further duty to sci forth
lin his assessment roll, the full number OF
acres Of land assessed in said roll, and the
aggregate valuation of the same; also,
Iile aggregate amount of all the personal
Iproperty assessed.
IsSEc. IL. Every as essor who shall iii
any case refuse, or knowingly neglect to
perform any duty required Of him by this
act, who shall consent to or to conniye at
any ssevason Of its provisions, whereby
any proceedings required by this act shall
be prevented or hildered, or whereby any
property required to be listed for taxation,
Shall be unlawfully exempted, or the valu
alton thereof be entered on the tax list, at
| less than its true value, shall, for every
such neglect, refusal, consent or conai-
vance, forfeit and pay to the State, not less
than two hundred nor more THAI one
thousand dollars, at the discretion OF the
court, to be recovered before any court Of
record in this State.
\ SEC. Is. It shall be The duty of th9
Secretary Of State to pre-! are and cause to
be printed the necessary forms TO carry M
10 etIet the provisions Of this act, and ID
tiTrsmit copies Of such forms to the clerk
tof the board Of supervisors of each Of the
Ecouhties in this state, Immediately on the
tsftblcation of this act; and it shall be the
duty Of each Of said clerks to cause to be
sprin,ed for the use OF the assessors OF the
several townships in his county such MUM
<kersof said blank forms as may be neceS-
say. !,
TSEo. IS. Each assessor shall take and
+Iubscribe an oath or affirmation which
Shall be certified by the magistrate admin
istrating the same, and attached to the
return which he is now required by law
to make the county board, in the follow
ing form:
II, assessor for the town Of,
in the county Of do solemnly swear
that the return to which this attached,
contains correct description Of each par
eel Of real and personal property within
said town, as far as | have been able 70
ascertain the same, and that the valuefat-
tached to each parcel in said return, As, as
/ verify believe the full value thereof estl
mated agreeably to the rules prescribed BY
law, for the taxation of property IN this
State"
SEC. II. Nothing in this act shall be
so construed as 10 include for taxatlonsthe
capital, stock, track, right of way, toll
house, depot buildings, or rolling stock OF
any railroad or plankroad company That Is
subject to taxation under the laws now IN
| force.
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