Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-04-29
No. 66.1e n AN ACT.

mo. &c. ~ AN ACT.
To amend the 18th, 18th, and 32d, sections of
an act entitled, "An act for the assessment
and taxation Of ali property in this State, and
2 for leaving taxes thereon according TO its true
value in money, passed and took effect April
18th, Az Dsl652. B "a C4E &
Section L. Be Il enacted By the General As
sen,bly of the Sta!e of Ohio, That the sixteenth
section of an act entitled can act for the assess
u1enf and taxation of all property in this State,
and for leveying taxes thereon according to its
true value in money" passed April 13, 1852,
be and it is hereby amended so as to read as
follows: Sec 16. That when any person shall
commence any bushes in any county after the
day preceding the second Monday of April in
any year, the average value Of whose personal
property employed in such business shall not
have been previously entered on the assessors
list for taxation in said county, such person shall
report to the auditor Of the county the probable
average value of the personal property by him
intended to be employed in such business until
The day preceding the second Monday of April
thereafter; and shall pay into the treasury Of
such county sum which shall bear such pro-
portion to the leavy for all purposes, on the av-
erage 50 employed, as the time from the day on
which he shall commence such bushes, as afore-
said, to the day preceding the second Monday
Of April next succeeding, shall bear to one year.
Provided, that if the person so listing his capi-
tai shall present bona fde receipt from the
treasury Of any county in this state, in which
such capital had been previously listed and tax
ed for the amount of the taxes assessed, and by
him paid on the same capital for the same year
then and In that case it shall be receipt from
paying taxes again on such capital.
Sec. 2. That original section, number sey-
enteen Of the act aforesaid, be amended SO as to
read as follows: Sec, IL. That when any per-
son shall commence or engage in the business
Of dealing in stocks of any description, or in
buying or shaving any kind of bill of exchange
check, drafts, bank notes, promissory notes. or
other kind of writing obligatory, as mentioned
in the fifteenth section of this act, afler the day
preceding the second Monday in April, in any
year, the average value of whose personal prop
erty intended to be employed in such business
shall nos have been previously entered on the
assessors list for taxation, in said county, such
person shall report to the auditor of the county
the probable average value of the personal prop
eity by him intended to be employed in such
business until the day preceding the second
Monday in April thereafter, and shall pay into
the treasury Of such county, sum which shall
bear the same proportion to the levey for all
purpose, on the average value SO employed, as
the time from the day on which he shall COM
mence or engage in such business, as aforesaid,
to the day preceding the second Monday in
April next succeeding shall bear to one year.
Sec. 8. That the original section eighteen of
this act aforesaid, be so amended as to read as
follows: Sec. Is. That if any person shall COM
mence or engage in any business as Aforesaid,
and shall not, within one month thereafter, re-
port to the county auditor, and make payment
TO the county treasurer, as before required, he
forfoif or,d dopblo fbo amount
ed to be paid BY the two preceding sections, to
be ascertained, as near as may be, by the testi
mony of witnesses, and recovered before any
justice of the peace, or in the court of common
pleas, by civil action in the name of the county
treasurer, for the use of the county, and process
issued out of the court of common pleas, In such
action, shall be directed to the proper officer,
and may be served in any county in this State.
Sec. A. That original section thirty two of
the act aforesaid be so amended as to read as
follows: Sec 30. Assessors in cities OF the first
class shall be paid out of the county treasury,
two dollars and fifty cents per day; and all 9TH
er assessors two dollars per day, for the time
which they shall be necessarily engaged in the
performance of their duties; each assessor shall
make out an account in detail; giving the date
of each day in which he shall have been thus
engaged, and shall verify the same by his oath;
which the county auditor is hereby authorized
to administer, and if the auditor shall be satis-
fed that such account is correct, he shall draw
an order on the county treasurer for the amount
thereof; but in no case shall such order be drawn
until the assessor shall have filed with the au-
ditor his list of assessments, accurately made
out, and added up the statements returned to
him, and the books on which the original as
were entered. 10
Sec. S. That original sections sixteen, sew
enteen eighteen, and thirty two, of the act afore
said, be and they are hereby repealed
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect on its pas
- WILLIAM B. WOODS,
-dFs Speaker of the House of representatives.
'- NJ. WELKER, ..'4
President of the Senate.
SECRETARY OF STATES OFFICE,
COLUMBUS, April IL, 1858.
hereby certify that the foregoing acts are
true copies of the original rolls now on file in
this Office. 5,ss
A. P. RUSSELL,
Secretary of State.
AUDITORS OFFICE, HOLMES Co., o.,
MnLERsBuRsH, April 29, 1858.
/, NEWTON, Auditor of Holmes County,
Ohio, do hereby certify that the foregoing Laws
are correctly copied from the'offcial paper.
9. F. NEWTON, Auditor
:. nEW WThe limited SYNOD of the Presby-