Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-04-19
STATE BOARD or EQUALIZATION.

i sec g ne members OF the State Senate,
In conjunction with the Secretary of State. shall
form a State Board of Equalization and the
members of said beard. shall receive compen-
satlun lor their services, such mileage and per
/ diem as are paid 10 members of The legislature
such compensation shall be paid out of the
State treasury on the certificate of the Secreta-
/ ry of State.
Sec. %. The State Board Of Ecualivation
shall meet at Madison, on the first Tuesday in
/ Sept r next. and every secol ed year thereafter
/ IN the Senate chamber, or such cher convenient
place IN SAID city, as NAV be designated by the
Secretary Of State. Zach member of said board
shall take an o-:h fairly and impartialIv, to
equalIze tbs valuation of real property aInoag
the several counties Of The State according to
the rules prescribed for valaing and equalizing
the valuation of real property. The Secretary
of State shall Las before said beard. the abstract.
of real property transmitted to him from the
several c"antIes, when they shall proceed to
equalize the valuation of such real property in
the manner following, To Wit:
lst. They shall add to the aggregate valua-
tlen OF every county, which they shall believe
TO be valued below the average valuation of other
counties, according TO the actual value of each
ID They shall deduct from the aggregate
valuation OF every county, which they shall be-
lleve to be valued above the average valuation
of other counties, such per centum, as viii re-
duce such county 10 the average valuation of all
the counties of the State according 70 the actual
value of each as compared with the Others And
If they shall believe that right and Justice de-
mand change in the valuation of the real prop
erty of any town, city. or Incorporated village,
without raising or reducing the total valuation
of the county, in equal ratio, they shall add to
or deduct from, the valuation of such town. city.
or village, such per centum they shall deem
just and equitable.
SIC. 30. Immediately afl er the State board
shall have completed the equalization of real
property. the Secretary of State shall transmit
la e Ia ,f
county a statement of the per centum 10 he
added to or deducted from, the real property of
his county, specifying the per centun "a be add
ed to or deducted from, the valuation Of each of
the towns, cities, or villages in such county, if
any equal per centum shall not have been added
to or deducted from. the entire county and the
said clerk shall add TO- or deduct from each par
eel OF real property, the required per ceutum on
the valuation thereof as the same shall have
stood after having been equaiized by the County
Board of Equalization and the valuation of real
property, as equaiized by the State Board of
Equalization, shall form the basis upon which
the taxes shall be apportioBed and levied.
As soon as the Secretary of State shall have
ascertained The aggregate valuation of all the
property of the State, he shall proceed TO ap-
portion the State taxes among the several coun-
ties, SO that each county, shall pay such propor-
ton of said State taxes as the aggregate valua-
tion Of ali the taxable proerty of The State and
the Secretary of State shall transmit a copy of
such apportionment. duly certified, to the Clerk
of the Board of Supervisors of each county, on
or before the second Monday of October annu-
ally.
POWERS AND DUTIES or TOWN ASSESSORS.
SIC 81 Each Assessor shall on or before the
tenth day of May, annually. leave with each
person. residing IN his town. city, ward, of
full ace. and not a married woman, or insane
person, at the Office or usual place of residence
of such person, a written or printed notice. re-
curing him TO make out and hold in readiness
for such assessor after ten days from the time
of leaving such netice, statement of the per-
sonal property which, by this act, he Is required
to list for taxation and such notice shall be
companled 10y such form in blank. as * necessa-
ry for the statement required. Proridod houev-
or, that such statement may be made out and
delivered at the time when the notice IL left by
the assessor, If the person receiving such notice
shall choose 10 do So.
Soc %. Each assessor shall before the tenth
dav of June, call upon each person with whom
he shall have left notice for the STA ement which
such person was required 10 make out, un ess
such statement snail have been previously de-
livered te - assessor and the assessor shall
require each of such persons to take and sub
scribe an oath TO the truth of such statement IN
the manner following, 10 wit
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
- County,
I do solemnIy swear, that in the above state
ruent l have truly set forth all personal proper
ty which bv law | was required To list. either
on my own account or III behalf OF others, ae-
cordiug 10 the best of my knowledge and belief :
that where by law | have been required 10 alfix
a value to any portion Of such property, ! have
stated It's true value TO the best Of my ability ;
and that in setting forth the amount OF my in
debtcdness. have mcludcd 30 other than boiaa
fdc Indebtedness, accruing from actual cour Ider-
atIon. and have not exceeded the true amount
thereof. 4. B.
sworn to and subscribed before ne this -
day of--A. d ls5-.
c. f., ASSESSOR
Which oath shall be administered by the as
SCISSOR and attached TO such statement. And
each of such assessors shall annually. except for
those y ears when The valuation OF all real Prep
ty OF the State i Iuired to be taken, list and
val ue all real property which shall have become
subject to taxation since the last listing Of prop
erty in his town city; and If the town as-es-
sor shall discover that any real property which
wn- subject TO taxation had escaped assessment
for the last preceding year. he shall note such
fact aud shall iaclude both years in his assess
ment bv listing such property Ht twice lis real
value And the said assessor shall also list all
new cunstructures over one hundred dollars IN
value which shall not have been previously in
cluded in lhe valuation of the land which
they stand and shall return the valuation of such
new entries and new structures with his return
of the valuation Of personal prop erty, under the
head Of .s ue.. entries and new structures. -
And the said assessor shall sc; forth in such return
the parcel OF real property on y blch each Of .ucb
new structures shai. have been made, and the
true value added to such real property Ia con-
sequence of such structure and such increase.
added To the former valuation. shall be deemed
the true value of such property
SIC. 80. Ifauy structure dt over one hundred
dollars in value which had been erected prevI-
ous to the last valuation of the land on which
the same shall have stood, or the valuation of
which =i.all have been added to any former val
uation Of said land, shall have been destroyed
hv fire. flood or otherwise. the assessor shall de-
terTnine. a. nearly IS practicable, how much less
such land would sell tor, III consequence of such
destruction and shall make return thereof. as
provided in the case OF new structures and the
true valuation Of sach real property -hall be ar
rived at by deducting from the former valuation
the loss sustained by tbs destruction Of such
structure.
SIC. 81 Ia every where any person