American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-05-13
April II, 1858.
AN ACT

nuu hlNly Ol hU act enillIeu 'tAH act lOI tue
assessment and taxation Of all property in
this State and for levyinR taxes thereon,
accoT ling to its true value in money, passed
April l3lh, 1882.
SECTroNl. De II enacted by the General
Assembly Of the Slate 0f Ohio. That section
twenty five Of an act entitled q N act for the as.
s-ssme Mt and taxation OF all property in this
State, and for levying taxes thereon according
to It's true value in money, be amended so ss to
read ss follows: Sec. % The assessment Of
all personal property, moneys and credits, in
vestments in bonds. stock, loin, stock compa
nies. OF otherwise, & the valuation OF all lands
aud lots, and new structures which have not
pIeviouiy been valued and placed on the dup
licate, shall be made between The second Mon.
day Of April and the third Monday Of May, an
nualIy, and the assessor OF each township, shall
IN OF before the FIRST Monday Of May annually
leave with each person resident in his town
ship, Of full age, and not married woman or
insane person, or ut the Office, usual place OF
residence or business Of such persons, a writ.
ten or printed notice, requiring such person 10
make out tor such assessor. statement Of the
property which by this act, he Is required to
list. accompanied with printed forms in blank
OF The statement required OF such peTsors; and
the sssrssors shall, at the time he delivers
such notice Uf blank forms, receive from such
persons the statement Of his or her personal
property. moneys, credits investments in honds,
stocks, joint stock companies or otherwise,
verified by his oath, unless such person shall
require further time 10 make out such stale.
ment, in which case he shall call for such
statement before the third Monday OF May.
Sec. Q. That section twenty eight be a
nended so as to read as follows: Sec. 2s.-
Ea ch township assessor shall. ON or before the
third Monday OF May, annually, make out ant
deliver to the auditor Of his county, in tabular
form and alphabetical oruer, a list or lists O
the names Of the several persons, companie,
or corporations, IN whose name any persona
properly. MONEYS, credits, Investments II
bonds, stocks or joint stock companies or 9th
wise, shall have been listed in bis township
and he shall enter separately in approprot,
columns. opposite each name, the aggregst,
value of the several species Of personal prop
eriy enumerated in the seventh section Of thi
act. as atlesied by the person required to lis
the same, or as determined by the assessor, ma
king separate lists of persons residing out OF aI
incorporated town. and Of persons residents O
any incorporated town; The columns shall b,
accurately added up. and in every case where
any person whose duty il is to list any per.
sonal property, moneys, credits investments in
bonds. stock, joint stock companies, or other
wise, for taxation, shall have refused TO list
the same when called on foI that purpose by
the assessor, or to take and subscribe an oath
or MChrmstion, In regard TO the truth Of his
statement Of personal property, moneys, cred
its, Investments in bonds, stocks, Joint stock
companies, or otherwise. or nny part thereof
when required by the assessor, the assessor
shall enter opposite th name Of such person
in an appropriate column, the words. ''refused
TO list" OT "refused 10 sweaT;" and In every
case where any peTsen required 10 list proper.
tY for taxation shall have been absent or un-
able from sickness To list the same, the asses
sor shall enter opposite the name Of such per
ton, in an appropriate column, the word ''ab.
Eent,h or "sick."
Sec. 3. That section sixty be amended Sc
as to read as follows; Sec. 60. There shall
b. Eu annual county hoard for the equalization
Of the real and personal pr0perty, and moneys
aud credits IN each county, exclusive Of The
city OF Cincinnati.to be composed OF the county
commissioners and county auditor, who shall
meet for that purpose at the auditors office in
each county on the Hrst Wednesday after the
third Monday Of May annually. Said board
shall have the power TO hear complaints, and
to eqaalize the valuation Of oil real and per
aonal property. moneys and credits. within
The county, and shall be governed by the rules
prescribed'in the hity third section Of this act,
f"r the government Of county boards for the
equalization Of real property; Provided, that
said board shall not reduce the value Of the
real property Of the county below the aggre-
gate value thereof, as fixed by the state hoard
of equalization. nor below its aggregate value
on he duplicate Of the proceeding year. ia
which shall be added the value Of those des.
troyed, hs returned by the several township as
SCISSORS for the current year.
4 Sec. I. That section twenty Ave, twenty
eight and sixty ofsaid act be. and the same are
hereby repealed.
! Sec. 3. THIS act shall take effect aud DO il
force from and after It's passage.
WILLIAM o. WOODS,
Speaker Of the House Of Reps.
MARTIN WELKER,
Apr. D. 1908 Pres't. Of the Senate.