Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-06-01

have power to cqnale the alue Of he rial proper
witin The city oi Cinelnpati abd shall be govern
ed BY the ssme rules, provisions ape limitation
that are preenbed 10 the preceding itctIon for tb'
govTpmtui oi the county bosid' ior Tie eqaaliza
lion Of properly
Sc. ~, 'Each Comfy Auditor hall. on or lcfot,
The lirst Moudey Of December Que thousand rghl
hundred aud fifty niue aud every sixth year there.
nter make out and irausnit to he Auditor OIL State
70 abs,fact Of The real property OF each toNn,hp u
his county, In which be shall set forth: lst, The
number OF ocles, exclusive oi town lots returned by
the several assessors in his county, will such addi
TINS as shall have been made thereto. 3D. The
aggregate value Of all ,nch real property other
than toNn lots es rutufoed by The several assessor,
Of bic county inclusive Of such additions as shal
have been nade thereto, under the rovisious Ui
this act. 3d. The aggregate value q the real prop
erty 10 each town in his county. fetnrned by The
several assessors, with such additions as shall have
been made thereto.
State Board Of EqHdlisqtion
Sec. %. The State Doarl Of Equalization ,hal
consist Of one member from each Senatorial District
Of tie State, except The first district, which ,hal be
entitled tuthree ntmbers, all a whom shall have
The qualifications OF electors, and The qualified cleo
tors Of each Senatorial District shall at tho October
election, IN the year one lhomand eight bundled
aud ilty une aud every SIKH year thereafter elect
Z
ration, 10 accordance with the provisions q this sec.
ton, aud returns OF the POLL books aud cerlIepies
OF election shall be governed by the law regulating
the election Of Senators, aud in case OF vacancy 10
such Oice either by DEATH resignation or oiherW ise
tue Go'fnol Of tie State shall have power to sp.
PouI person, who shall be resident clrctor ol
tho District SO vacated TO illl such vacancy, a.
soouai he shall be Informed thereof the Auditor OF
State stall by virtue of his Office be a member OF
this board, The said board shall meet at Cuumbu,
on the fhst Monday Of November, one thou. aud
eight hundred and fifty nine, aud every sixth yeaf
thereafter and the members thereof shall each take
an oath OF Affirmation, that he will to the best OF
his knowledge aud ability so far Hs the duty de,
wolves on him, rqualle the valuation Of real tr ~.
erly among the several counties aud towns 10 the
State according TO the rules prescribed by lhh act
Tor vauing and equazing the value Of real property
aud having received from the Auditor Of State tue
abstracts Of real property imited to him 10y The
several county Auditors, said board shall proceed
to equainc the snme among tie sevcrs towns aud
counties Of the State In the manner hereinafter pre-
scribed, ld, They shall add to the aggregate yau.
uaton OF the real property OF every county which
they shall believe TO be valued below s true value IN
houey, such per ccntuln Ia each case as will raise
the same 10 lts true value in mouoy. o. They ,Lall
deduct IRON aggregate valuation Of the rial prop,
erty OF every county, witch they shall believe TO
be valued above its true value in money, such per
true volne ia money. ID II they shall believe that
right aud justice require the valuation OF the zeal
property Of any town towns ia auy county or Of the
real property Of such county not ia towns to be
raised. or 10 be reduced without raising or reducing
the other real property Of such county, or without
raising OF reducing it 10 the same ratio they nqy 10
every such case, add to or take lfom the valuation
pi any Que or more Of such towns, or of property
not u towns, such per centum as they shall believe
will raise or reduce the same 10 its true value In
money. 4lh They shall not reduce the aggrrgste
value OF all the real property oflhe State, as relulu.
ed by the Comfy AuditOrs, more than ten millions
Of dollars 9th. Said bourd shall keep full record
Of their proceedings aud orders.
Duties cfState Auditor.
See. A. When the State board Of equalization
shall have completed their equalization Of real prop
erty among the several countes, the auditor Of state
shall transmit 10 each county auditor, a statement
Dt tho per ceutum to be added TO- or deducted from
the valuation OF the real property OF his county
specifying tho per ccntnm added 10, Or deducted
from the valuation oil TIC real pupery o e,eu ol the
several towns, aud Ui the tal property MT il toaus
in case an equal per Ceululn shall not have been MI
dfd u or deducted from each; aud the eounty audi
tor shall lorth~ ith proceed To edd to or deduct ROM
each tract or lot OF real pIoreliy ia his eouLy tic
required per Centum on the valuation tht col as it
stands, after The same shall have been eqnaizol b,
the county board Of cquaz1tiou. ad,iug morryrr or
dedueting IN each case, any fractional SUN ul less
than MY cents, so that the value u any separate
tract or lot shall contain no traction OF dollar,
The auditor oil state shall before the fifteenth
day OF July annually give notice ~ each couniy
audror oi the rates per ceutum required by the gem
eral assembly to be levied for the payment OF the
principal aud interest Of the public debt for the sup>
port OF common schools, for deraying the expenses
Of the state, aud Tor such olLGr purposes as shall be
nFlb "a ltrIt rufl at,.lI
be levied by tbe county auditor on the taxable prop
erty OF each counly on the duplicate aud shall 6e
entered In one column aud denoluiuated state
taxes
Annual County Board IF Equalization
Sec, "a. There shall = @ an annual county boarl
for the equalization Of the real aud personal piup-
eTty, and moneys, aud credits, In each county *
elusive Of tho city Of Cincinnati TO be compoled of
the county commissioners aud county unIiior who
shall meet for that purpose ut the auditors office 10
each county on the lst Wednesday aiter the third
Monday in May, annually. SAID board shall have
power TO hear complaints and TO cauAlizc the yaln
alton oi oil zeal uud personal properly MONEYS aud
credits within the county and shall be governed by
the rules prescribed 10 the fifty third sCcti of mi,
act, for the government oil county boards for The
equalization of real property: provided that ,aiJ
board ahal not reduce the value OF the rta propcrt,
Of the comfy below the aggregate value thereof, a,
lAeu uy 'uu nlhle U2RIu ol tQuaIAallCui nor below
its aggregate yalue On the duplicate Of the prrcednr
ear, TO which shnl be added the value oil all sew
entries and new structures, over the value Of those
destroyed, as returned by the several towgshn rs.
SCISSORS for the currcnt year.
See 45. There shall be special board for the
equalization Of the real aud persona property mon.
uys aud credits in the ciiy OF Cincinnati Ia be
composed oi the county suditor, and six citizens nl
said city; to be appointed by The city council; said
bOard shall meet annually 1T the auditors office la
Cincinnati on the fourth Monday of MAY, and sbsll
have power tqualle the value OF the real auJ per
sonal property. moneys ma credits within tne eity
ol Ciueu0O,i, aud shall be governed BY the same
rules, proyisious and limitations that arc prtscribed
Tor the government Of the county boards, ior the
equalization Of real and parsonal property MONEY!
aud credits provided that said bourd shall no, be
authorized to cAteud its session beyond the fourth
Monday In jane, IN zach year.
Sec 40. The several county auditors shall las
before said boards OF equaiiEaton the valuation Of
the several tracts aud lots OF real property in her
county, os the same we're entered un the duplicate
OF the preceding year. fixed Ly the state board
Of equalization and Of those returned by the assessors
OF The several townships Tor the current ear, nh
such maps, returus, lists, and abstracts as are Ia
their uilices; and each board shall kerp regular
Journal Ol lts proceedings, whieh shalt he depusited
With the undtor VI the county aud the couuty au-
duor stall add TO OF deduct from The value OF any
tract OF lot Of real property, or Of any district,
township Or town, such sun or per cent ns shall
have been ordered by the board Of egual,lstou
Aud SAID board shall, also, at the same ime hear
romplnluIs aud equalEe tue assessments of all PCT
sonRl property, moneys aud credits. new eutfes AZ a
new ttruCiLtus, returned for the current year b,