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

purposes, on the average, 50 employed, as the
time from the day on which he shall commence
such business. as aforesaid to the day prece-
ding the second Monday in Apnl uext sue
eeediRg. shall bear to one year. Provided that
lf the person so listing his capital shall present
a bona ide receipt from the treasurer Of any
county in this state, in which such capital had
beef previously listed and taxed for the amount
Of the taxes assessed. and by him ptid on the
same capital for the same year, then IN that
case At shall be a receipt from paying taxes on
such capital.
Sec. q That the original section number
seventeen Of the act Aforesaid. be amended
so as to read as follows: Sec. IL. That
when any person she'll commence OF engage
IN the business Of dealing in stocks Of any de.
scTiption, or in buying OF shaving any kind OF
bills of exchange, checks, drafts, bank notes,
promissoly notes, or other kind OF writing OBJ
ligatory, as mentioned in the fifteenth secti on
ofihis act, after the day preceding the second
Monday in April, in any year, the average
value OF whose personal property intended TO
be employed in such business shall not have
been previously entered on the assessors list
for taxation, in said county, such person shalt
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 csY preceding the second Monday in April
thereafter, and shall pay into the treasury OF
such county, sum which shall bear the same
proportion to tue levy for all purposes, on the
average value so employed .as the time from the
day on which he shall commence or engage IN
such business,as aforesaid, to the day preceding
the second Monday in April next succeeding
shall bear to one year.
Sec. 3. That the or ginal section eighteen
Of the act aforesaid, be so amended as to read
as follows: Sec. l8. That IL any person shall
commence or engage in any business as aiore
said, and shall not, within one month thereai'
ter, report to the county auditor, and make
payment to the county treasurer. as before re-
quired. he shall forfeit and pay double the a.
mount required to be paid by the two preceding
seclio s,to be ascertained,a as near as may be. by
the testimony Of witnesses, and recovered before
any justice ofthe peace, or in the court OF
common pleas, by civil action, IN the name Of
tho county treasurer, for the use OF the county,
snd protest issued out Of the court Of common
pleas, in such action, shall be directed 10 the
| proper officer, and may be served in any coun'
| ty in this State.
Sec. 4. That original section thirty two o
the act aforesaid be so amended ss to read al
follows; Sec. 80. Assessors in cities OF the
first class shall be paid out OF the county treas
uTy, two dollars and fifty cents per day. and
all other assessors. two dollars per day for tht
time which they shall be necessarily engaged
SCISSOR shall make out an account in detail
giving th- date OF each day in which he shal
have been thus engaged, and shall verify thu
same by his oath; which the county auditor i
hereby authorized to administer, and il the au
ditoT shall be satisfied that such account is cor
rect, he shall draw an order on the count
tTearurer for the amount thereof. but in no cas-
shall such order be drawn until the assesso
shall have filed with the auditor his list OF as
sessments, accurately made out, and added VI
the statements returned to him, and the book
on which the original assessments were enter
ed.
Sec. S. That origi nal sections sixteen, sey
enteen. eighteen and thirty two, Of the &C
aforesaid, be md they are hereby repealed.
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect on Its pas
! sage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
: Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
MARTIN WELKER,
April 70 1858. President Of the Senate.