Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-05-17

state shall proceed to assess thereupon the
amount of taxes for the various purposes
assessed upon property in the locality
where said bank has its office, of which
assessment the auditor shall give notice to
the president and cashier of any such
bank. On the goth day of December in
each year, it shall be the duty of the
comptroller to draw in favor of the treas
urer of state, upon each and every such
banking company, for the amount Of taxes
SO assessed, which draft it shall be the
duty of the said president or cashier to pay
forthwith into the state treasury.
Sec. 81. In default of any such presi-
dent and cashier to pay the amount of tie
SAID draft TO the treasurer of state, at his
office, on or before the thirlyfrst day Of
December in airy year, the treasurer of
state shall Immediately notify the attorney
general thereof, who shall thereupon pro
ceed, in the supreme court of the state,
against the said president and cashier. by
mandamus, to compel the payment OF the
said taxes; and 1t shall be the duty of the
said court to allow the said writ. Or the
attorney genera may also, at his option,
commence ch,l action against the presi-
dent and directors OF said company. in the
court of common pleas or superior court OF
Franklin county, III the name of the state,
for :he amount OF such taxes.
Sec. S. All taxes. SO paid to. o: col
lected by, the state treasurer, shall be dis
tributed by the auditor of state, in the
proportions TO which the several counties
townships, and other local organizations
are entitled.
Sec. 66. All other banks or banking
companies that shall have been, or may
hereafter be, Incorporated by the laws of
this stale, anl having the right to issue
bills for circulation as money, except such
banks and companies as are enumerated in
section six y of this act; and all such
bankers and brokers as are described in
the six y-second (62) section Of this act,
shall annually, during the month Of May
make out and return to the auditor of the
county in which such bank or banking
company may be situated, a statement, as
provided in the siXtieth and sixty rst
! 60 and 81 sections OF this act.
Sec. 67. 1t shall be the duty Of the au-
ditols of the several counties IN which one
or more such banking companies, as are
mentioned in the preceding section, may
be situated, upon receiving returns of
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other moneys, effects, or dues, as pro-
vided IN the sixty (6J) and sixtytirst
! (6f) sections OF this art, to enter the
same Tor taxation upon the grand duplicate
Of the proper county, ana upon the city
! duplicate for city taxes, in cases where
such ely tax is not returned upon the
grand duplicate, but is collected by city
officers; which amount so returned and
entered, shall be taxed for the same pur-
poses, and to the same extent, that per-
: Onal property is now or may be taxed, in
he place where such bank or banking
company is situated; and such TAX shall be
collected and paid over in the same man
ner that taxes ON other personal properly are
required by law to be collected and paid
over.
Sec 68. Each auditor Of any county,
within the limits of which any bank or
banking company may be located, shall,
in case any president or cashier of such
bank or banking company, as are men
toned in the preceding section, refuse or
glect to make out aud deliver to the au-
ditor the statement required in the Elk
Cieth (6O) and six,y-frst (61) sections OF
this act, enter upon the duplicate of the
proper county, for taxation as aforesaid,
as the amount of capital, fifty per cent. in
addition to the amount OF the capital stock
OF such bank or banking company; and in
order to ascertain the average amount OF
notes and bills discounted or purchased,
and all other moneys, effects or dues OF
every description, belonging to such bank
or banking company, loaned, invested, or
otherwise used or employed with a view
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banking company receives, or is entitled
TO receive, interests, such auditor is au
thorized to take, or procure to be taken,
the testimony of such OF the officers, di-
rectors or stockholders Of such banking
company, or of other persons known or
supposed by him to be conversant " ith the
affairs of such bank or barking company,
as may enable him to ascertain the
amount upon which such bauk ur banking
company should be taxed, agteeably to
the provisions of the sixtieth (60) and |
sixty first (oI sections OF this act: to
which amount, when so ascertained, he |
shall add fifty per cent, which amount he
s hall then enter upon the duplicate Tor
taxation, as prescribed by this act: provi
ded, that in cases where city taxes are AS
sessed and collected by city authorities,
taxes upon banks for ely purposes shall |
be assessed and collected the same as city |
taxes.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Sec. SO, Every person shall be liable to
pay tax for the lands or townlo of which |
he or she may stand seized for life, by
curtesy, in dover, or by husband in |
right of his wife, or may have the care of
as guardian, executor, or as agent, or at
having funds of the principal in
his or her hands.
Sec. 10. 1t is hereby made :he duty of
every person seized of, or holding lands
as mentioned in the first section of this
act, to list the same for taxation with the
county auditor, on or before the third |
Monday of May next after the same shall
De subject TO taxation, and in case of neg