The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-07-15

transmit to each county auditor, a state.
ment per ceutum 10 be added 10, or deduc-
tod from the valuation Of the. real proper
" Of his cou ty, specifying the per cent
um added 10, or deducted from the val.
nation Of The real property Of each Of the
sevesal towns, and Of the real property
not 10 towns, Ia case an equal per centum
shall not have been added 10 or deducted
from each; and the county auditor shall
forthwith proceed 10 add or deduct from
each tract or 10, Of real property In his
eounsy the required per cerlIm on the
valuation thereof as II stands, after the
same shall have BEN equalized by the
county board Of equalization; adding,
moreover, or d.ducling, in each case, any
fractional sum Of less than ifty cents, SO
lkat the value Of any separate tract or lot,
] shall contain no fraction OF dollar. The
auditor Of state shall, on orbeforc the
fifteenth day Of July annually, give no.
tice to each county auditor, Of the rates
per centum required by the general as.
sembly, to be levied for the payment Of
ibe principal and interest Of The public
debt for the support Of common schools.
for defraying the expenses Of the state,
aud for such other purposes as shall be
prescribed by law; which rates or per
centum shall be levied by tho county au,
ditor on the taxable proper Of each
county on tbe duplicate, and shall be en-,
tered in onc column, and denominated
state taxes.
3 ANNUAL couSTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
Sec, a.. There sha. be an annual
county board for the equalization Of the
real and personal property, and moneys
and credits in each county, exclusive OF
the city Of Cincinnati, to be composed Of
The county commissioners and county au
ditor. who shall meet for that purpose at
The auditors office in each county Oh the
. first Wednesday after the third Monday
Of May annually. Said board shall have
the power TO hear complaints. and to equal,
ize the valuation Of all real and personal
property, moneys and credits, within the
county, and shall begorerncd by the rules
prescribed in the 6(ty-third section Of this
VI act, for tho government Of tho county
boards for the equalization Of real pro
perty: provided, that said board shall not
reduce the value Of the real property Of
the county below the aggregate value
thereof, as fixed by the state board OF
equalization nor below its aggregate value
on the duplicate Of the preceding year, 10
which shall be added the value Of all new
entries and new structures, over the value
Of those destroyed, as returned by the
several township assessors for the current
year e ~
% Sec. as There shall be special
board for the equalization Of the real and
personal property, moneys and credits, in
The city Of Cincinnati to be composed Of
the county auditor and six citizens Of said
city. TO be appointed by the city council;
said board shall meet annually, At the su.
ditor's Office in Cincinnati, on the fourth
Monday Of May; and shall have power to
ocqualise the value ofthe real snd person.
al property, moneys, and credits, within
the city of Cincinnati, and shall be gov.
erned by tho same rules. provisions and
limitations. that arc prescribed for The
goverement Of the county board, for the
equalization Of real and personal proper
ty, moneys and credits: provided, that
said board shallnot be authorized to cx,
tend its session beyond the fourth Monday
in June, in each year.
Sec. 46. The several county auditors
shall lay before said board Of equalization,
the valuation Of the several tracts and lots
OF real property ip their county, rs the
came were entered on the duplicate Of the
preceding year, or as fixed by the state
board OF equalization, and Of those rc-
turned by the assessor of the several
townships for the current year, with such
mars, returns, lists and abstracts, as are
10 their Offices; and each board shall keep
aregular Journal Of lis proceedings, which
shall be deposited with the auditor Of the
ccunty;and the county auditor shall add to
to or deduct from the value Of any tract or
lot ofreal property or ofany district, town
ship or town, such sum or per cent. as
shall have been ordered by the board Of
equalization. And said board shall, al
SO, at the same time. hear complaints and
cqualise the assessments Of all personal
property moneys and credits, new entities,
and new structures, returned for the cur
rent year by tie township assessors; and
and said board shall have power to add
or deduct from the valuation Of the per-
sonal property, or moneys or credits, Of
any person, returned by the assessors, or
which may have been omitted by him or
toadd other items, upon such evidence as
shall be satisfactory to said board, wheth-
or said return be made upon oath Of such
person or upon the valuation Of the as
SCISSOR; but when any addition shall be or
dered to be made TO any list returned uu-