Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-05-10
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BY AUTnORITY.

BY AUTiiORITY.
tr sos AN ACT
For the Assessue ut and TaNation OF All Property IN
this State and fof levy ing Taxes th@rcoh heeoru7
ing 10 its true value In money ,.,
B. y SSafSS & S al isS p4opaf
OF personal, in this STATE all money :, sreul.s m
ys;sni s SGH S9 PERSONS residing
erty corporatfkps now eXisug or nereItn t n,n
nantes now existinG hereafter created ana Of nj
bankers except such as is hereinafter vSPressS On
cra moneys, cre dts Investments In bonds stocks
joint stock companies OF ., a,l w r
sTf, ~ ItaI p,ls.,,e< Pkese p's9 ~
i,Id mi ony the land itself, whether laid out in
town lots or Otherwise, with all things contained
therein but also all buildings structures anu I'M 1
nrnyru- nIs and other fixtures OF whatsoever klDu
the reon and all rights aud privileges Deiohshg, OF
in any wise "Pperini,nns y, semtyer osed in this act
sh III he held To mean and include all moneys lhISs-
~ in bonds Of whatsoe yer kind, whether issued by
incot ,oraIe, or unincorporated companies towns,
cities, townships, counties, slntIs, or o,ioa ~ Po 20
uing in this Cor or as
dams trustees age lts ne let n ~ niI ~ ~
socks,'' wherever used in this nel, sSi Ho hend 70
m can and include nil moneys Invested IN inc Puoll1
stocks of this any other stdlf' or oi ulG M
comp my or otherwise. the stock or capital 1I wheh
is ma! be divided into -ars' whasm @ "r ~ ,h ,hr
nblt by each "ithodt The cohsot "' t, otho
parlAers OF stockholders, for th5 t"Anlloh % "lch
provision Is made u! Il7 hcl helu W per
residing in this state, slth 80, ~ mem, =,
~ guu rdiuIs. trustees or agents; ne term
wcrevcr used in this act sail % helu 70 mean
or riIru,ainn Every ord IN this at Importing me
ma.rulinc g,ndIr may ~ nd ald Dt applied 10 ie
ur,.'' wherever ustI Ia tins "ct, shall be hIIu To
mean aud inclade. lst EV|r! tang ioiv ti,s U's
nate Other than nrr! and r"t forming part OF any
garcei Of rc"' pro pei a. U,J nil o,ier
mcasul forming part VI the c" pitni stock ol every
COMPANY, whether Incorporated or uhlhcorpOr lcH'
Al .lIt
Irodts or inc;,iis by whatsoever name the same may
b. des.lrtrd inclusive Of cv+ry share or portion,
right or Interest, either legal or equlthDi@ III anu ~
every ship, vessel or boat al h nj ~,
description, used designated To DC uIeo oMfaa e
siycy partially in navigating any oi the Matgrs
within bordering this state ne iner sueh sn,p,
vessel boat shall Dc within Inc Jursale'"n o tiis
state OF esuwhrre ana whether the same shall have
rolled, rcgisered or i,censed az any IoiiGi 1;
State or not. The teri. ''money." or "n"ue!",
wherever used in this act shall DC held tu lueah ana
inrlu'ie gold and silver coin ana onhk no.es ,i, -,
tua possession Of su!N.n banks ana every GcPoSil
the bencclal til ereinis entitled to Wthurh"
! In money, on demand. The term ''crcdts'' when
cess OF the sum of all legal claims ana demands,
whether Tor money or other Nauaoi1 '"ns, sb or me- ,
liable to pay taxes thereon inrinalng uepIsi!s
in banks or with Prros IN OF "t OF 'I ,r'.in
def cd By this section when added t"gether, tcsti
! in money } over and above the sum of legal bona
ddc debts OWNS b! such person; l"' i ma u KING ni
! into account no obligation To ANY mutual insurance
compsLy. nor any unpaid subscription 10 the capital
tan any Religious. scientific, Literary, or eharit
bic pnrb"se; nor any hEh"'M M ]
ul. ed and believed st tio line oi ma ing
sGch uckn"wI ndgmcnt 10 bc fuli rohs'hera tlol
tlor.tor; nor any Acknowledgement of debt made Io
the purpose Of diminishing the amount ot credits to
portion of any lAbilil! surety that the -rs"n re
luited to make tho statement OF such credits o'
iicves that such surety is in equit! buHhd, ana WI
% 70 nr ied that pnt,,1ns
from ihu iTpISt tnf or
ries ar payments eSp"ct,d /" be received roe iabo
H.. L.iJ 20 n. a.n"itss WITHIN the meaning of ih
act.
Sec a That NIL propcr,y drscrb. ID in this section
tp the extent herein limited shall be exempt IRON
taxation. that is to lst AN public school house
and To"s,s used exclusively Tor rubir mnrsniR, tn'
tarhed to such buildings necessary Tor the proper oc
LEASED or 9th ,rwse tsed with u view to proht. Al
public colleges, public acadamies all bul'dihgs con
pubic institutions of learning. used with view
to profit. This provision shall not extend to lease
ity of any college university of learning Of thi
state. 2d: All lands used exclusively as graveyard
or grounds for bury ing the dead except such as arr
held by any person or persons, company or CORPORA
T %" in shs s's sale 9hpsreor 3D. Ali
real or personal belonging eXeiusIeiy to thlS state
or the Init~d States 4th. All buildings belongin;
counties used for holding courts, for jas, or TO
county offices, with the ground, not Exceeding IN AN
ted. 5th. All lands, houses, and other buildings be
longing TO any county, owuship town, used eN
: poor. 6th All buildings belonging to Institution
Of purely public charity, together with the land aS
otherwise used, with view to profit, and all none!
! and credits appropriated solely to sustaining, am
belonging exclusively such institution 7lh. Al
hre-engines and other implements used for the OK
svely for the safe keeping thereof aud fort the meet
ing of lire companies, whether belonging TO an
Ali market-houses, pubic squares or other publ
grounds town township houses or halls, used en-
elusivey for public purposes and all works, ma h
= merry and hxtHres belonging TO any Town, ana use
f0T on % w"se to Ro igen exe@nt m
taxaiIon persona property OF any aGserp.l%"
ceeding fifty dollars in value; no person shall be re
CURED to list greater portion OF any credits ina
greater portion of any obligation given to secGr
the payment of rent, than the amount Of rent tht
unpaid at the 'ime of such listing; no person sha
be required to include in his statement us Part
the personal property, moneys, credits, invesme N
in bonds joint stock companies, or Otherwise whS
capital stock property of any company corpC
ration, which is required TO list return its caplt
banks, banking companies, and all oher joint stoc
companies or corporations, Of hatever kihd levie
act, shnl be in lieu Of amy taxes which such bank
!, banking company, othc. joint stock company
u corporation was, by former laws, required to pay.
BY WHOM, WHERE, AND IN WHAT MAEFER PRoPER1
Listed.
Sec. 4. Ev cry person OF full agc aud sound min
not Il married woman, shaIi list the real property
which he Is the owner, situate Ia the county in whl
d owner and ali moneys il his ard he sa
enlist all none! invested, louned otherwise col
troed by him, agent or attorney, or on accou
of any other person or persons, company or corp
K ration whatsoever and all money deposited subje
to his order check draft, ana credits due from,
' owing by any person or persona, body corporate
polite, whether in out of such nty. The prpl
erty OF every ward shall be listed by his guardia
Of every minor child, idiot or lunatc having no 9th
Il guardian, by his father If living il not 10y his uothe
e. # living and if neither father nor mother be ivi
NJ by the person having such property in charge;
j. every wife b. her husba nd, II Of sound mind, If nj
by herself; of every person for whose beneht pro
ertI is held in trust, by the trustee; of every esta
IS OF deceased person, by the executor admi u
traitor; Of corporations whose assets are in the han
OF receivers, by such receivers; of every cnmpHI
- 6rm, body polite or corporate, by the preside
principal accounting officer partner or agent thor
=, Every person required to list property bOhaH
y Others by the provisions of this act, shall list in
he same township in which lie would be required to
le it, If such property his own; but he shall list
Id separately from his own, specifying ia each case