The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-07-06
Spirit Of Democracy.
LAWS OF OHIO.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY



TO provide for the election of township asses
sors, and to prescribe their duties.
Section /. Be it enacted by the General As
sen,big Of the State Of Ohio, That in each
township, town or ward, in this state, forming
an election district, there shall be elected, on
the first Monday of April annually; by the
qualified electors of such township, town or
ward forming an electio on district, one assessor
for such township, town or ward, or part of
township not included in any other election
district.
Sec. 2. Each township assessor shall give
bond and take the prescribed oath of Office on
or before the first Monday after his election,
and the township clerk shall notify the coun-
ty auditor thereof; and if the county auditor
shall receive notice of the qualification of
the assessor, in any township, ward or city
in his county; on or before the third Monday
in April in each year, he shall consider such
office vacant. or if there should be failure to
elect by the people, or shall be at any time
or from any cause, vacancy in the Office of
assessor. or if the assessor of any township or
ward, having qualified. shall not have proceed
ed to the discharge of the duties of his Office
before the third Monday of April in each year,
the county auditor shall forthwith appoint
one or more suitable persons, residents of the
county, to discharge tho duties of assessor in
suoh township or ward, who shall thereupon
take the necessary oath of Office, give the same
bond, perform the same duties, be entitled to
the same fees, and subject to the same liza
bilities. as in case of assessors elected by the
people,
Sec. 3. Every such assessor, previous to
entering upon the duties of his Office shall
give bond, with two or more freehold sureties
to the acceptance of the township trustees or
proper authorities of any city or incorporated
village, payable to the state of Ohio, and con-
ditionsd for the faithful and impartial dis
chare of the duties of his Office according to
law; and shall take and subscribe an oath of
Office, which shall be Endorsed on such bond
and the bond SO indorsed shall be deposited
with the township treasurer, or town or city
treasurer, as the case may be. In case of an
appointment by the auditor, the bond may be
approved by the auditor or the township trus-
tees or authorities of any city, town or vii
lags.
Sec. A. Each assessor as aforesaid shall,
during such year as is now required by law,
take up an enumeration of all the white male
inhabitants above the age of twenty-one
years, whose usual place of residence shall be
in. any family in his township, and who are
residents of the township, town or ward on
the day preceding the second Monday of April,
and shall make out a list of the names of said
inhabitants, and return the same to the clerk
of the court of common pleas on or before the
third Monday of May of the year wherein
such enumeration is taken.
Sec. S. 1t shall be the duty of each town
ship assessor, at the time of taking lists OF
property for taxation in each year, to require
each person in their several townships to make
. statement specifying the number of acres
they may have had in wheat, rye. barley, corn,
re- md IN
tity of each produced in each proceeding year;
and said assessors are hereby required to
make a return of the aforesaid statement to
the county auditor of their respective coun-
ties at the time of returning the lists OF prop
erty for taxation. f
Sec. 6. Each assessor as aforesaid shall
make a list and valuation of all taxable prop
erty in his township, ward or district. now or
hereafter taxable by any law of this state, and
discharge all such other duties as shall from
time to time be imposed upon him by law.
SEC. 4. Assessors in cities of the first class
shall be paid, out of the county treasury, two
dollars and fifty ceuts per day, and all Other
assessors two dollars per day, for the time du-
ring which they shall be necessary engaged
in the performance of their duties; each asses
,sor shall make out an account in detail, giving
the date of each day in which he shall have
been thus engaged, and shall verify the same
by his oath, which the county auditor is here
by authorized to administer; and if the auditor
shall be satisfied that such account is correct
he shall draw his warrant on the county treas
urer for the amount thereof; but in no case
shall such order be drawn until the assessor
shall have fled with the auditor his list o
assessments, accurately made out, and added
I. up the statement returned to him, and the
I. books on which the original assessments were
entered.
Sec. 8. The act entitled "an act to Great,
the Office of township assessor" passed Marcel
20, 1S41, and which took effect April Is
and August 1st, 1S41, and section one of al
act regulating the mode of taking the emu
meration cf the white male inhabitants abor,
!. the age of twenty -one years; passed Januar.
10, 1927, be and the same Is hereby repealed
provided, that the repeal of the aforesaid act
shall in no wise effect any liabilities or right
accruing under them.
See. 9. This act shall take effect from
and after its passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS.
Speaker of the House of Reps.
.IioT = Waa4 MARTIN WELKER,
.ilsi jerue President of the Senate.
April 4, 1859.
mo. 1851 AN ACT
TO amend Sections Six co, Fifteen (l5), Twen
ty-five (25) and Twenty-Seven (27), of tn
act to further provide for the Better Regu
7'o lations Of the Receipt, Disbursement an,
'aH Ssfe Keeping of the Public Revenue" pass
s1q ed April 10, 1858.
hSection1. Be it enacted by the General IFS
i'senbly Of the State or Ohio, That section 6 o
2 the act, entitled "an act further to provide 70
the better regulation of the receipt, disburse
ment and safe keeping of the public revenue,
passed April IL, 1858, be SO amended as t.
q read as follows: Sec. 8. The Treasurer o
state shall, on presentation, pay all warrant
drawn on the treasury by the auditor O
p state, duly certified and countersigned by tn
comptroller, when there are funds in tn
treasury belonging to the particular fund o.
which the said warrant is drawn, in the man
ner prescribed in section thirteen of the sac
to establish the IL, 1868; ana on payment o
the same, he shall take the receipt of the per
son presenting the said warrant and entitled t.
receive such payment, on the face of sucl
z warrant, and in full for the amount specific,
, therein; and the treasurer shall write on tn
a face thereof the word "paid," which warrant
q when SO paid and cancelled, shall be number
5 ed in the order in which it is paid, and h
shall record the same in an appropriate bool