Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1859-06-03

mo. HI AN ACT
Requiring the Township Clerks to give Bonds
Section l. Be IL sHaeisd By tke General assembly Of
the STATE o Okio, Tint each and every person. elected
aud qualified to the office OF township clerk SHALL pre-
yousy to entering the duties of his Office give bond
with at least two good suretes 20 the trustees Of such
township and their SUCCESSORS in Office Ia such sums
the trustees may deem proper conditioned for the faith
ful performance Of his duties by virtue Of said Office
which bond shall be lodged with the treasurer Of the
township and If the said honds any Of them shall be-
forfeited the township treasurer bv order Of the
trustees is hereby authorized and required for and
collect the same, for the use ofthe township.
Sec This act 70 be In force from and after the arBt
WILLIAM B. WOODS.
Speaker Of The House of Representatives.
MARTIN wELKER,
March %, 1859. President Of Tie Senate.
mo. 1871 AN ACT
To provide for The sem-annual collection Of taxes
Section l. BE II enacted by the General Assembly Of
The State Of Ohio That each person charged with taxes
on tax duplicate in the hands Of county treasurer
may s s % option PS the f full III Of such take,
thereof before the twentieth day of December and
the remaining half thereof before the twentieth day
of June next ensuing provided however that all road
taxes charged shall be paid prior to the twentieth day
of December, in the manner prescribed by law.
Sec 2. When taxes charged against the property Of
any person shall paid by nstament aforesaid each
such payments exclusive Of road taxes shall be appor
toned among the several funds for which taxes shall have
been assessed in their proper proportions.
Sec s. 1t shall be the duty of tho county auditor to set
the amount Of taxes charged against each entry In
taxes in each column and adding all road taxes to said
first half with sufficient blank space at the right of each
column to write the word "paid" and when payment Of
either half such taxes shall be made the shall
write in the blank space opposite the same the word
"pad " and the auditor o state is hereby authorized to
prescribe such other forms for county duplicate
proper to him, and produce uniformity throughout
the state and 1t shall be the duty Of county auditors to
conform thereto.
Sec A. When one-half the taxes as aforesaid charg-
ed against any entry, tax duplicate in the hands Of
county treasurer shall not be paid before the
| twentieth December
been charged when the remainder Of such taxes
shall not be pad on or before the twentieth day of June
next thereafter the county shall proceed to col
eot the by distress otherwise may at the time
be prescribed by law, together with penalty Of Eve
centum the amount OF the taxes delinquent (Which
penalty shall be for the Of the treasurer compen
saon for such collection and In all where such
halt Of any taxes other than real estate, shall moi
have been paid the twentieth day Of December the
whole amount of taxes other than real estate for the
current year, charged shall be due and delinquent
shall be collected in the manner and with the penalty
provided In this section.
Sec g. When one-hal ofthe taxes charged against any
Of real estate shall not be paid before the twen
teth OF December In each year collected by dis
otherwise prior TO the next February settlements
authorized by this act, penalty Of thirty per cont
thereon shall be added to such half of said taxes the
duplicate and II the said taxes and penalty including the
remaining half of such taxes shall not he paid be-
fore the twentieth of June next thereafter collected by
dsress otherwise prorto the next August settlement
the same penalty shall be charged on said last half Of said
taxes and the of the whole together shall const
tue the delinquent taxes such real estate tn he coll
eced in the manner that may be prescribed by law
And II the amount Of such delinquent taxes and penalty
together with the onehaf Of the taxes charged against
such real estate for the current shall not be paid
before the twentieth day Of December Of the year,
the said delinquent taxes and penalty and the whole OF
the the year shall be due and collected by
the sale Of such real estate in the manner that
be authorized by law and in the FIRST half of the tax
charged upon any real estate shall be paid before
the twentieth aay OF Deeember as provided IN ths act
fore the twentieth day Of June next thereaer or be col
ected by distress otherwise prior to the next Aug
settlement provided in this act then the same penn
shall be added to such unpaid taxes and the ha Va
treated delinquent taxes as provided In this act End
with the taxes ofthe current by salt sue
real estate ms aforesaid.
Sec. O. The county auditor shalt annually, during the
month Of August make out and record in book to be
provided for that purpose list Of all lands and town
lots returned y the treasurer delinquent at the preceding
settlement describing such lands and town lots in said
list the shall be described the tax duplicate
and charging thereon the unpaid taxes for the year
preceding together with the penalty thereon provided
in this act and also the Of the years
shall certify the correctness thereof and the date at which
the recorded; and sign the officially.
sec; u. Ihe county auaitor shali annually on or De
fore the first day of October deliver to the county tessur
the duplicate Of taxes required by law TO be made
the teasurers Office shall be kept open for the recep
oftaxes from the time delivery Of the duplicate tC
the Except when he be required be in th
townships to receive axes until the twenty
day Of january end from the FIRST day Of April until the
twentieth day OF July
Sec g. Each county treasurer SHALL on or before the
fifteenth day of February in each year. settle with the
dor of his county for all taxes that he may have collect
ed at the time Of making such settlement and he shall
also or before the tenth day of August in each
with the auditor Of his county for all taxes that he
may have collected at the time of making said settlement
notncuded in the preceding February settlement and al
each Of such settlements the auditor shall allow to the
treasurer the moneys collected the duplicate and
accounted for by him. his fees agreeaby to the rate
percentage allowed by law at full settlement Of the
V treasurer the full settlement Of the county treasurer
with the county treasurer with the county
now requTe0 by law to be made the FIRST Monday in
Jnne shall hereafter be made on the first Monday in Sep
tember annually.
See o. In making the settlements required by the pre-.
ceding section the county auditor shall carefully
inc the tax duplicate and ascertain from the entries
taxes and penalty. paid In whole part and from such
other information may be within his reach
the true collected by the treasurer on account
each OF the several taxes charged such duplicate and
the amount remaining in the hands Of the treasurer be-
longing to each fund.- and shall give to the sep
arate certificates In duplicate Of the separate found
to have been collected by him The county auditor shall
also make out and deliver TO the county treasurer cer
heae in duplicate specifying the amount charged the
tax duplicate Of the couay for each the several purpo
for which taxes shall have been levied and also
tfcate or an abstract In duplicate Of the taxes which
have become due and payable and which remain unpaid
county auditor shall also make out and carefully fls
due aud unpaid which shall be denominated the den-
quent list.
Sec 10. Each county treasurer SHALL within ten dayl
next after he shall have made each settlement
with the county auditor required BY this act present
to the auditor OF state and the comptroller Of the treasury
each Of the several certificates and abstracts Of the
auditor required to be made out In the preceding
section.
See H. The auditor Of state shall on the receipt o
the certificates and abstracts aforesaid proceed to settle
with the county treasurer for the in his hands be-
sums by him into the sAtereasury and shall certify
the to the comptroller Of the treasury specifying 10
the certificate cerhcatethe amount belonging to each
fund.- aud the total amount to be paid into the state treas
uy And receipt Of such certificate certificates
aud finding the 20 be correct the comptroller Of the
treasury shall issue certificate certificates thereof
specifying aforesaid and the county treasurer shall
forthwith deliver the the Of state, and
pay into the state treasury the u amount Of all
found to be in his hands, and belonging TO the state and
the ofsate shall theeupOn give 10 such county
treasurer receipt receipts for sach payment may be
required by law,
Sec. H. Each county treasurer SHALL immediatsly af-
ter each seannuA settlement with the county auditor
county, demand and presentation Of the warrant
Of the county auditor therefor pay to the township
treasurer city treasurer other proper officer ali
eys In the county treasury belonging 10 any township
city, neorporaedvage school dstriot provided that
township treasurer other proper oeer aforesaid
shall request the trustees any township the council
eny city or incorporated village the board Of eduea
ion Of a0y school district respectively, shall direct
the moneys mentioned In this section shall remain IA thu
county treasury to he thence drawn by the proper local
treasurer the warrant Of the county auditor In
Of not less than one hundred dollars.
Sec. Ia IT. at any time when the interest on any
portion Of the principal Of the funded debt Of the Il
about TO fall due, the money under the e0nro Of the
missones Of the sinking fund.- applicable the payment
thereof shall be insufficient for that purpose said com
missioneFs shall give written notice 10 the comptroller
the treasury Of the amount Of such deficiency aud the
comptroller the regulation Of the auditor OF state
shall draw yOr the treasurer Nete on the