The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-07-27

rate authorities, of any county, toHpsAin,eityi
fsoras q gi,sge 4 unsss 9 spsss and nu.
tocontract any debt, or incur AMY cpsda6Ary
liability for tho payment of either the bEiAci-
pal or interest of which during the then. CUR
rent year or any subsequent year, it will be
necessary. to levy9o the taxable properly Of
such county, township, city, OF Villa ,sAAieher
rate Of tax than the maximum mum rate prescribed
by this act. .
Sec 80. Every contract made in cohtfSVen-
.tion of the provisions of the foregoing sectiont
shall be utterly null and void in regard to8uy
obligation thereby imposed on the corporation
on behalf of which such contract purpor3 to
have been made; but every commissiohe officer
agent, trustee, or member of any municipalisor-
poraton that shall have made, or participated
in making, or authorized the making Of Any
such contract shall be held to he individually
liable for its performance; and every comueis-
sioner, trustee, director, member of any city or
village council, OF other officer or agent Of any
such municipal corporation who shall have Been
present when any such unlawful contract,was
made, or authorized to be made, shall be deem
ed to have made or to have participated in
making, or to have authorized The makihRlthe
same, as the case may be, unless he sshali if
present, have disseuted therefrom, and, shall
have entered or cause to be entered such, dis
sent on the recOruS OF Sucn muulclpdl CORPORA.
ton. of its councils, trustees, or other officer
or agents. ~ 5f5 vfoi5'grr d1jGE 200
Sec. 83. Whenever q greater amount of tax
shalt be necessary in any eeunty than the f3re-
going rates will respectively afford, for thefur-
pose Of erecting public buildings or paying for
such buildings already erected, or for the pay
ment of any debt already contracted ier coun-
ty purposes, the commissioners may add to the
rate of taxation for such county, not exceeding
fifty per centum; which additional tax shall, be
exclusively appropriated to the purposes for
which it was raised. g 500 400 8HCi
Sec. "a. . The commissioners of any county
that has floating debt in county orders (andi
to be levied for county purposes, be insufficient
to defray the expenses of such county and pay
the interest on their debt, may, if they deem
it just and right levy q sufficient amount to pay
the interest on their debit which tax when
collected, shall be applied to paying the inter-
est 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, i'm
making return of their delinquent list of per-
sonal property to the auditor of their county,
to note on the margin on said return the coun-
ty 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. 81 ,-sIfaa 1=I IfHci3
Sec. sc. 1t shall be the duty of the several
county trcasurers in this state, Immediately af-
ter their settlement with their county auditor
to make out and forward of fto1 the county
treasurer of the county to which any such de-
linquent taxpayer may have removed, or reside
in, statemenc or account Of taxes so assessed
and not paid, which statement or account shall
specify the value of property on whichss
taxes were levied, and the amount of taxes levi
sl thereon, t. which he shall add an amount
equal to the sum Of twenty-five per centum on
the tax so levied, if said delinquent taxpayer
shall have left the county in which said taxes
were levied after the time required by lay for
the county auditors to deliver the tax duplicate
to the county treasurer; but if he shall Rave
left the county previous to the time reqsised by
law for the delivery of said tax duplicate to the
county treasurer, then the said county stretsur
er shall not add the twent y-fve per cenfufna
Sec 81. 1t is hereby made the duty Of the
several county treasurers of thi, state, i@mc-
diately on the receipt of any such statement or
| account, to proceed and collect the same Of the
person SO charged with said taxes and pes CEN
tum, for which services he shall be allowed the
same fees that county treasurers are now allow
! ed ftr collecting delinquent taxes by process,
to be collected of the person against whomosaid
taxes are charged "a - 81 ,s9li7
| Sec. SS. For the collection of all taxes pen-
atty and costs, mentioned in the preceding sec
tion of this act the several cou,ty 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 collection of taxes and all
taxes collected pursuant to the provisions Of
said section by any county treasurer of this
state, shall be by him remitted, in the safest and
most convenient way, to the treasurer as the
county to which said taxes belong; and At the
same time he shall forward n statement to tho
county auditor of said county, stating the
amount so collected, and of whom; and In case
he shall be unable, from any cause whatever,
to collect the san,e then and in that case he
shall return the original statement or account,
to the county auditor of the county from which
it was sent, together with the cause or causes
why said taxes could not be collected certifying
in his official capacity to the same. * 81
- Concluded mers sosek. ssb