Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1858-07-21
cOrNo BLUFFS low WEDNESDAY, MORNING, JULY aL 1858

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Las. TAs aumber og aegaa 81 laad ia
his somnsY. and the aggregate Yalas o.
tbs sains. exclusive IL Town ioss re-.
sarnsd By enc assessors, - sosTeessd bg
tsaaas soumky hhsarsa osf sasaAfiAhtiem.
2nd= Tha aggregate valHa of zeal psop.
aFky Ia sash town il the county raearn.
ed by tbs assessor as s0Frsassd Ay IA
eounty beard oa eanalisaafens
Sd. The aggregate valas ae pex#smal
property Ia his eonnky. se aa q,
81. The sensua board constitute 80
State Board of equalization, and sAalI
nass at sks saas ua Geveznmaas an -
aFes MoBdsy q jana in saSh ysar i
Which real properly j. aaaaaaeds 40
shalI take A oaEh faithfully and impar-
tally 10 discharge she duties oe Ehaax
afRes. Tbs AndikoE of Stats shall b
s1~eEieio clark &C the beard, and ahall
lag before is tbs tho abstracts tTansaait-
ted TO him By ahe county clerks, - re-
qfTed by this ses, and than the beard
shall procaad 70 oqaAliaa sha vmluasi0a
Vi real property amang sAa sa#agal eoNn-
ssaa and sowna In tAa SAasps IN asAe -.
lowing manner .-@......z
let. They shall add 10 the aggFsgata
valuation of real property OF each ooan-
ky which they shall balieVe to be valnsd
below its proper valuation, such per cen
tum in each case ~ viii Paise the same
10 its proper valuation.
2nds They shall aed0ct from the ag-
gRegass valuation Of real property of
each county which they shall believe
to be valued above its proper valas.
ton such per esnEum in each case will
reduce tbs same 10 its proper valua~
sion such per eantam in each ease ~
will Esducs the same TO its proper Vaia-
alton.
Sd. IL they believe that right and JUS
lice require the valuation Of real prop
erty of amp town OF towns, in any soan.
sy, or Of the real property Of such ooun-
ty, not in towns, 10 be Faissd or reduced
without raising or reducing the other
real property Of said county, or without
raiaing or reducing it iR ths same ratio,
they may in every such case, add on
take from the valuation OF the real Co.
tate in any ems Or nors of such towns,
OF Of real estate not I'm sush towns, Baoe
per ceatum aa they shall believe viii
raise Or reduce the saus 10 Its prepsG
valuation.
| s IS. SAID board shall keep 3 full re-
ooTd Of their pFooe sdings, aad When thsy
shall have finished their business, ths
Aadikor Of State shAn transmit to each
county clerk, u state msnt Of the par cen.
tum 20 ha added to Or deducted from ths
valuation Of real prop srty in his county
specifying the per centum to bs adde's
| 10 OF deducted from the y@luakion Of The
| real property OF each Of the several
towns, and Of the real property not II
towns, in case an coal per eentnm shall
not bs added to or deducted from each,
and also the rate Of State tax which ia 10
be levied and collected, which shall mol
exceed three mills on the dollar. The
county clerk shall add to or deduct from
the valuation Of each tract or parcel 0i
real property in his county, the requir-
sd per eentum on the same, and il the
resuit shall in any eass show q fraction
Of dollar, such fraction, il less thar
fifty cents, shall bu Registered, and i
hfty cents or over, shall counted as ons
dollar.
| 8 60. IL any county elaEk shall ne.
gieat or refuse to transmit 30 the Auditor
0f State che adatFac& Of Ehs assessment
of the real property in the county, or b
add OF deduct the par oentum kxed b,
the Stats board Of equalization, ~ re.
quired by this act, such county clexi
shall be deemed guilty Of cd ofenes, TO
which he shall be prosecuted by indiet
ment in the district court, and iR Rouns
guilty, shall be fnea IN any SUM no
mora than one thousand dollars, ant
shall also be liable to an action On hI
Official bond TO any injured person.
| 5 81. The county Judge shall furnisl
60 the clerk Of each county 8 salEabl
book, prspsrly ruled and headed, Wit
distinct columns in which TO enter th
names Of sax payers, descriptions Q
! lands, number Of acres and value, mum
Der Of town lots and value, and vaius q
personal property, and each descripsie
Of tax, also with two eolamus in whie
to note delinqaeneies, ons for polls "a
one for payments, into which book q
clark, as soon as practicable after eqU2
! ixaaion ss hsFetnbafore provided sha
/ txanscRibe from sha assessment books G
, the several townships, the names of Il
; payers, with lha description OF land
(no one description containing more tia
, quarter aection,l the nnmbeE Of @sT'
and value, town lots and value, and Va
. ne Of personal property, Provided thas
the years in which real property iS nj
listed and valued, tbs vsIus and desegiT
: tion shall be transcribed from chs PR
J vious years. tax book. He shall cart
. fully compare the numbers thus tTani
eribsd, With the assessment refurnet
[ and 8lso with ths plsta of the sevsrg
. townships to Doe thai no lands are aEi
I ted or assessessed kwiss, and in case I
= double assessments be shall reject a
bus the correct oHa, and shall insert AZ
! real estate in the county NOS include
b anR aseess the value Of the sans. (
I shall add up tho several columns Of "a
. ne, and the number of pals, and cagi
Z the amounts forward, showing tbs tot
D amount Of taxable property, and q
number Of persons entitisd TO pay po
. tax, in the county. In making cat 80
| tax book the property in each civil tow
+ ship shall be kept separate, aud 4
q names Of the owners thereof arranged
a alphabetical order.
AL 2s. As soon ~ practicable altar
Il summary required in The preceding %
= tion shall be completed, sha board
10 equalization shall levy tha requisite t.
/. 90 for the current year In aceordaE
Il with Law, and shall record the same
10 the proper book, and is shall be the ]
Il ty Oh the county clerk, 80 soun "a PEA
d Eicabls, 10 eamplske the tax liss By u
J. Fying oat In 9 column By itaalfs |
O. amount Of saoh different tax, aai af
10 adding up each column, he shall car
forward the several amounts, showiny
d summary Of the total aznouns of %
D. distineE tax
aB 5 80. The county CLERK may coEreSa .
10 clerical or other error in the assmsRE
o. eax book, and when any such osFTSeki
In affecting the amounA Of eax In nAaa
d aar the book shall hare passed insa
b. hands Of the treasurer hs ahall Fsn
- 70 ths county Judge, VINO shall sha
ID the treasures With all the Eanas @saaad
"A tha several taxes, ama credit hsm y
ra all deductions khsRs3rom.
a. An entry ahall be aade upan
r eax lias showing whas il iss and Tor v
nh county aRd rear II Ii, and shs coo
hs judge naAal as&anh thaReso d waTxans
III der Aia hand and aaAea asal ia gsns
D. laFms, requiring tia sxsasaRsr TO eoll
sd the taxes shaFesn leyisd aasogdina 10
r. and no infcrmalisY in tho abovs rsqnl
!Iy nasal, ahall reader aay prosaadins sos
d eoilecsion al taxes illsgai, The seu
lgs Iadga ahalI caasa tha sag h0o& 30 bs
IL. llvared ko shs treasures oR - auaasy
ID tbs Grat aAy af Nosemhsx, md his sss
vsy smksn thereeog, &na saeh list ~
ss- shaIi bs full and sugEeienk authority
la- Che eellestsx "a sollees taxas EheFein |