The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-05-05

The number OF acres, exclusive OF town
lots, returned BY the several assessors In bis
county, with such additions as shall have
been made thereto. Cd. The aggregate val.
ne of ell such real property, other than town
lots, as returned by the several assessors Of
HE county, inclusive of such additions as
shall have been made thereto, under the
provisions Of this act. Sd. The aggregate
value Of the real property In each town In
his county, as returned by the several asses
sors, with such additions as shall have been
made thereto.
STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
Sec. AZ. The state board OF equa liz alton
shall consist of one member from each sen.
atorial district of the state, except the first
district. which shall be entitled to three
members, all of whom shall have the quail.
6cations OF electors; and the qualified elec.
tors of each senatorial district shall, at the
October election, in the year one thousand
eight hundred and Fifty. nine, and every sixth
year thereafter, elect persons to serve as
members Of such board OF equalization, in
accordance with the provisions of this sec.
tion and the returns of the pollbooks and
certificates of election shall be governed by
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and in case OF vacancy in such Office, either
by death, resignation or otherwise, the gov.
ernor of the state shall have power to ap.
point person, who shall be resident elec.
tor of the district so vacated, to fill such
vacancy, as soon as he shall be informed
thereof: the auditor of state shall, by virtue
of his Office, be member of this board
The said board shall meet at Columbus on
the first Monday of November, one thousand
eight hundred and fifty nine, and every sixth
year thereafter, and the members thereof
shall each take on oath or affimation, that
he will, to the best of his knowledge and
ability, so far as the duty devolVes on him,
equalize the valuation Of real property
among the several counties and towns in the
state, according to the rules prescribed by
this act for vaIuing and equalizing the value
of real property; and having received from
the auditor of state the abstracts of real
property transmitted to him by the several
county auditors, said board shall proceed to
equalze the same among the several towns
and counties of the state, in the manner
hereinafter prescribed lst. They shall
add to the aggregate valuation Of the real
property Of every county which they shall
believe to be valued below its true value in
money, such per centum, In each case, as
will raise the same to its true value in mo.
ney. 2. They shall deduct from the appre.
gate valuation Of the real property of every
county, which they shall believe to be valu.
ed above its true value in money, such per
centum, in each case, as will reduce The
same to its true value in money. Sd. II
they shall believe that right and justice re-
qure the valuation of the real property of
any town or towns in any county, or of the
real property Of such county not in towns,
to be raised, or to be reduced, without rails
ing or reducing the other real property OF
such county, or without raising or reducing
it in the same ratio, they may, in every such
case, add to or take from the valuation of
any one or more Of such towns, or of pro.
perty not in towns, such per centum as they
shall believe will raise or reduce the same
to it's true value in money. 4th. They shall
not reduce the aggregate value of all the
real property of the state, as returned by the
county auditors, more than ten millions of
dollnrs. 9Th. Said board shall keep a full
record of their proceedings and orders.
DUTIES OF STATE AUDITOR.
Sec. 43. When the state board of equal.
ization shall have completed their equaliza.
ton of real property among the several
counties, the auditor of state shall transmit
to each county auditor, statement of the
per centum to be added to, or deducted from
the valuation of the real property of his
county, specifying the per centum added to,
or deducted from the valuation of the real
property of each of the several towns, and
Of the real property not in towns, in case an
equal per centum shall not have been added
to or deducted from each and the county
auditor shall forthwith proceed to add to or
deduct from each tract or lot of real proper.
ty in his county, the required per centum on
the valuation thereof, as it stands, after the
same shall have been equalized by the coun.
ty board Of equalization adding, moreover,
or deducting, in each case, any fractiona
sum of less than fifty cents, so that the
value of any separate tract or lot, shall con-
tain no fraction Of dollar. The auditor of
state shall, on or before the fifteenth day OF
July, annually, give notice to each county
auditor. of the rates per centum required by
The general assembly, to be levied for the
payment OF the principal and interest of the
public debt, for the support Of common
schools, for defrayng the expenes of the
state, and for such other purposes as shal be
prescribed by law; which rates of per cen.
um shall be levied by the county auditor on
he taxable property Of each county on the
duplicate, and shall be entered in one col.
INN, and denominaled state taxes.
ANNUAL COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
Sec. A.. There shall he an annual coun.
y board for the equalization of the real and
PERSONAL property, and moneys and credits
n each county, exclusive of the city o f Gin
'innati, to be composed OF the county com.
nissioners and county auditor, who shall
meet for that purpose at the auditors Office
n each county on the first Wednesday after
he third Mond y of May annually. Said
'oard shall have the power to hear com
'lainta, and to equalze the valuation of all
eal and personal property, moneys and
redits, within the county, and shall be gov.
rned by the rules prescribed in the fifty.
bird section of this act, for the government
f county boards for the equalization of real
roperty provided, that said board shall not ,
educe the value of the real property of the
ounty below the aggregate value thereof,
8 fixed by the state board Of equalization, I
or below its aggregate value on the dupIi.
ate of the preceding year, to which shal ;
e added the value of ell new entries and
ew structures, over the value of those des.
-oyed, as returned by the several township 6
SCISSORS for the current year.
Sec. 45. There shall be special board {
or the equalization of the real and personal -.
roperty, moneys and credits, in the city OF