Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1859-05-20

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Sec. 50. Every contrhct made inc0hlrn-
vention Of the provisions of thc foregoing
section, shall be utterly null aud void in 10
gard to any obligation thereby imposed on
the corporation on behalf o. ohich such con-
tract pufports TO have been inhdc; bit ev-
cry commissioner tfIiccf, Sgcnt, trustee, 81
mcnbor Of any municipal corporation thar
shall have made, or participated in making
or authorized the making Of any sBch con
tract, shall be held 70 be individually liable
for its performance; and every c0nimissioRr
er, trustee, director member of aHy city or
village council, or other officer or agent OF
any such municipal corporation who shall
have been present when any such unlawfHl
contract was made, or authorized 70 be
made, shall be deemed to have made, or 10
have participated in making, or to have AIT
thorized the making the same rs the casc
may be, unless he shall, il present, have dis.
sented thcrefrom, or cause TO be entered,
such dissent on the records of such muniei-
pal corporation, or Of its councils, trustees,
or other officers or agents.
Sec. SO. Whenever greater amount
of tax shall be necessary in eny county than
the foregoing rates win respectively afford,
for the purpose Of erecting public buildings,
or paying for suoh buildings already ereetet-
ed, or for the payment Of any debt slready
contracted for county purposes, the commits
sioners may add to the rate Of taxation for
such county, not exceeding ify per cen,um;
which additional tax shall be exclusively ap-
propriated to the purposes for which it was
raised
Sec. "a. The commissioners Of any coun-
| ty that has floating debt in county orders,
| Eaud the amount authorized by present ex-
isting laws to be levied for county purposes
be insufficient to defray the expenses Of such
county and pay the interest on their debit
may, if they deem il Just and right, levy y
sufficient amount to pay the interest on
their debt; which tax, when collected, shall
be applied to paying the interest on the
county debt, and no other purpose.
NONRESIDENT PERSONAL TAX.
Sec. s5. Hereafter, it shall be the duty
Of the several county treasurers Of this state,
in making return of their delinquent list Of
personal property to the auditor of their
county, to note on the margin Of said re-
turn, the county and state to which any such
delinquent tax payer may have removed To-,
or reside in, with the date Of his removal, if
he shall be able TO ascertain such fact.
Sec. SO. 1t shall be the duty Of the sew
eral county treasurers in this state, immedi-
ately after their settlement with their couh-
ty auditor, to make out and forward to tho
county treasurer of the county to which any
such delinquent taxpayer may have remov-
ed, or reside in, statement or account Of
taxes so assessed and not paid which state.
ment or account shall specify the value Of
property on which said taxes wero levied,
and the amount of taxes layied thereon, 10
which he shall add an amount equal to the
sum of twenty-five percentum on the tax so
levied, if said delinquent tax payer shall
I havo left the county in which said taxes
} were levied after the time required by law
, for the county auditors to deliver the tax
r shall have left the county previous to the
time required by law for the delivery of said
tax duplicate 10 the county treasurer then
the said county treasurer shall not add tho
} twenty-five per centum.
j Sec 81. 1t is hereby made the duty of
the several county treasurers Of this state,
) Immediately on the receipt of any such state
, ment or account to proceed and collect the
r same Of the person so charged with said
: taxes and per centum, for which services he
! shall be allowed the same fees that county
treasurers arc now allowed for collecting de-
linquent taxes, by process, to be collected
, of the person against whom said taxes are
? charged. 80 ec
Sec. 80. For the collection of ali taxes,
penalty and costs, mentioned in che preced-
} ing section of this act, the several county
! treasurers Of this state shall have the same
! powers that are now or may hereafter be
, given by any law of this state for the col
. lection of taxes; and all taxes collected pur-
, suant TO the provisions of said section BY
any county treasurer of this state, shall be
by him remitted, in tho safest and most
, convenient way, to the treasurer of tho
: county to which said taxes belong; and at
+ the same time he shall forward a state
/ ment to the county auditor of said county,
S stating the amount SO collected and Of
: whom; and in case he shall be unable, from
= any cause whatever, to collect the same,
i then and in that case be shall return the
t original statement or account, to the county
: auditor of the county from which it was sent,
f together with the cause or causes why said
# taxes could not be collected, certifying in bis
r official capacity 10 the same.
9 Sec. SO. II shall be the duty Of the sew
eral county commissioners in this state. an
d nually, at their September session, to cause
J the delinquent list Of personal property to
. be publicly read on the second day of said
i session. and said commissioners may, at any
! time, direct their county treasurer to pro-
y ceed to collect, in the manner prescribed in
. this act, any delinquent taxes due their
$ county.
!, Sec. co. If such delinquent taxpayer
+ shall have removed out Of the state, or have
!, property, moneys or credits due, or to be-
S come due in this state, it shall be the duty
< Of the treasurer Of the county where such
+ property may be, or in which such tax was
assessed, to proceed to collect the same by
# distress, attachment or other process Of law
Q and when so collected, said treasurer shall
/ be entitled TO retain, in addition to the fees
Is allowed him by law for collecting othsr
If chattel taxes, a further sum sufficient TO pay
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