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

accounting officer, agent or factor, requll-
ing him for .hwith 10 chow cause why he
should not pay such taxes; aud If he shall
fail TO show sufficient cause, said court.
at the tenn towhich said notice is return
able, shall enter rule against him for
the payment Of such taxes, aud the cost
Of such proceeding, which rule shall have
the same force and effect as II judgment at
law, and be enforced by attachment or exc
cution, or such process as may be direc-
ted by the court.
COUNTY BOARDS FOR THE EQUALIZATION OF
REAL PROPERTY.
Sec 80. The county auditor, the county
surveyor the county commissioners, or II
majority OF them, shall form a county
board for the equalization Of the real prop
erty of their county, with.the exception of
the real property in the city OF Cincinnati,
which shall be equalized by "A special
board, as hereinafter provided. They
shall meet on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday of September, one thousand
eight hundred and fifty-nine, and every
sixth year thereafter, at the auditors Office,
in the several counties, when the county
auditor shall lay before them the returns
of the real property, made by the seve-
raj district assessors Of such county,
with the additicns he. shall have made
thereto, and having each taken an oath
taif1y and impair TALLY to equalize the value
of the real estate of such county, ngreea-
bly, to the provisions of this act, they
shall Immediately proceed TO equaize such
valuation, so that each tract or lot shall be
entered on the tax list at its true value:
and for this purpose they shall observe
the following rules: lst. They shall raise
the valuation Of such tracts and lots Of
real property as, ir their opinion, have
been returned below their true value, TO
such price or sum as they may belive to
be The true value thereof, agreeably to
The rules prescribed by this act for the
valuation thereof ID. They shall reduce
the valuation Of such tracts and lots as, in
their opinion, have been returned above
their true value, as compared with the
average valuation Of the real property
OF such county, having due regard to
the relative situation, quality of soil,
Improvements, natural and artificial ad-
yantagos, possessed by each tract and
lo,, Sd. They shall not reduce the ag-
gregate value Of the real property of the
county, below the aggregate value thereof,
as returned by tie assessors, with tie
additions made thereto by the auditor,
as herenbelore required; the county
auditor shall keep an accurate jour
nal or record Of the proceedings and or
ders Of said board.
Sec. 40. There shall be a special hoard
for the equalization of the real property in
the cily ot Cincinnati, to be composed of
the county auditor and six citizens of said
city, to be appointed by the city council;
said board shall meet al the AUDITORS Office
in Cincinnati, on the fourth Monday Of
October, one thousand eight hundred aud
tifty-nne, and every sixth year thereafter,
and shall have power to equaIlze the value
Of the real property within the city of Gin
cinnati, and shall be governed by the
same rules, provisions and limitations that
are prescribed IN the preceding section for
the government Of the county boards for
the equalization of property.
Sec. ii. Each county auditor shall, on
or before the first Monday of December,
one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine,
aud every sixth year thereafter, make ont
and transmit to the auditor of state an alb
stract of the real property Of each town
ship in his county, in which he shall set
forLh-1st. The number Of acres, eXclu-
sive Of town lots, returned by the several
assessors in his county, with such addi-
lions as shall have been made thereto. Cd:
The aggregate value of all such real prop
erty, other than town lots, as returned by
the several assessors of his county, lncIu-
sive OF such additions as shall have been
made thereto, under the provisions of this
act. 81. The aggregate value of the real
properly in each town in his county, as
returned by the several assessors, with
such additions as shall have been made
thereto.
CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.