Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-05-18
BY AUTHORITY.
No 6e1 AN ACT
IT, nrovidc for the Semi.annual collection
Of Taxes

d8SsHt0 n b1 tNe cNlte W OHtO, ANU ettch
person charged with any tax, OIL any TAX
duplicate in the hands of any county treas
urer, may, at his option, instead Of paying
the whole anaoantof the taxes with which
he stands charged, by the twentieth day of
December, as heretofore required, pay to
said treasurer, on or before the said twen-
lieth Of December, one half Of the tax for
the then current year with which he 80
stands chsrged, aud the remaining half
thereof, on or before the twentieth day Of
June next ensuing. ttEi hss s
Sec. 2. In evory case when the amount
Of taxes charged on the tax duplicate in
the hands of any county treasurer, against
the property of any person, shall be paid
ia instruments as authorized by the pre-
ceding section, each of snch payments
shall be teemcd 10 have been made on the
several taxes for the different purposes 50
charged on such duplicate, and an equal
pro rata portion OF the whole amount of
each ol tie taxes so charged, shall be car
led 10 the credit of the same.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty o. the
county auditor to set down the amount Of
taxes charged against each entry in two
separate columns, one-half thereof in each
column with sufficient blank space at the
right of each column 10 write the word
paid. and when payment of either half Of
such taxes shall be made, the treasurer
shall write in the blank space opposite the
same, the word paid.
Sec. 4. If any person charged wi h
any tax on the tax duplicate IN the hands
Of any county treasurer for collection,
shall not ply one half thereof on or before
! lhe twentieth day Of December next, after
the same shall have been charged on such
duplicate, or shall not pay the remain
der of such tax, on or before the twentieth
day Of June next thereafter, the county
treasurer may charge such delinquent with
five per centum on the sum SO payable on
or before each Of said days, as u penalty
for the non payment thereof, and may col
lect said penalty for the use of the treas
urer rs penalty for such collection, to-
gether with the tax charged to such de-
Iirquen,, and which he shall have faied
to pay as aforesaid, by distress or other
wise, in the manner prescribed by the
nineteenth section Of the act prescribing
the duties of county treasurers, in all
cases where the half Of any tax other than
taxes upon real estate, shall not be paid
on or before the twentieth day of Decem-
ber, the whole Of the taxes for tho current
year so charged shall be due and collected
as in case of delinquent taxes.
Sec. 5. Each county treasurer shall,
Oh or before the first Monday of February
in every wear settle with the auditor Of his
county for all taxes collected on or before the
twentieth. day of December next preceding
snch settlement, and he shall also, on or
before the first Monday of August next
succeeding such February settlement, set
tie with the auditor Of his county, for the
taxes charged on his duplicate not collected
ON or before the twentieth dayof Decem-
Der, previous and settled for as hercinbe'
fore provided
Sec. 6. In making every such settle
ment, the county auditor shall carefully
examine the tax duplicate, and ascertain
from the entries thereon of taxes, penal
: ties and interest paid in whole or in part
and from such other sources of information
as may be in his reach, tho true amour
collected BY the county tacasurer OH ac
count of each Of the several taxes charged
ON such duplicate. and the amount re-
} naming in the hands ofsuch treasurer be.
' longing to each, aud shall give to sucl
treasurer separate certificates Of the soy
oral sums 50 due.
Sec. Z. Each county treasurer shall
: within twenty days next after he shall hav'
made the settlement with the county au
! ditor, required by the fourth section o
this act, present to the comptroller OF th
= treasury the certificates of the county au
ditor, setting forth the sums or amounts
/, which such county treasurer is, by law
required TO pay into the state treasury, ant
G also the certificate Of the county audito
specifying the amount charged on the ta'
e duplicate Of the county for each of tn
i several purposes for which taxes shall hav
been levied; and to the auditor of Stat
d list of all taxes charged on such dupli
cate, which shall have become due an
: payable, but which remain unpaid, whic
:, shall be denominated the delinquent lis
Sec. g. The comptroller Of the treas
4 ury shall, on the receip; of the certificate
and other documents required by the pre-
IS ccding section, to bo delivered or exhit
tied to him, proceed to settle with til
1t county treasurer for the moneys i'll HI
t. hands that may be due the State, and
le ascertain the exact sum or sums payab
by him into the State treasury, and sha
ii give him certificate or certificates. spec
II flying the sum or sums to be paid into Il
State lrcasdryandon what accouht the san
ii is or are payable; and the county treasure
l. shall forthwith make full payment into Il
Is State treasury of the moneys SO certlfe
10 to be due, and take receipts therefor I
'e the manner prescribed by law for the Sc
II. tlemont Of the accounts of county aud
Il, tors and treasurers with the auditor al
G. treasurer Of State.
y. Sec. .. Each county treasurer cha
.n Immediately after his semi-annual settl
ment with the auditor of his county, {
ed the demand Of the treasurer, or 9th
ly proper officer, Of each oVnship, city
rs Incorporated village in his county, and {
the presentation of the warrant Of u
he county auditor therefor, pay over to SUI
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