The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-08-18
LA w S OF OHIO.
PUBLISHED by AUTHORITY.

mo lsS. AN ACT
70 provide for tho election OF township assessors aud
to pr osoribo their dutel
SRcr TON [. BsH Heaacisd ~ he Gsaerat ds5emb Of
hs Sta te of Ohto, That IN each township town or
,rd this state forming ~ election district, there
shall he elected the hrst Monday OF April annually
nv the qualified electors OF each township, town or
wWl 70 ming an election dist let, one assessor Tor
oaUh to wnship. town ward, 0r part OF township
not mcudelin any othcr election district
sec. 2. Each township asses 'nr ShAll give Oond ana
take the rescribed oath OF oniUe Oh or before tho
first Monday after hS election and the township clerk
shall notify tho county auditor thrr0uf Rhi II the
county auditor shall receive ~ notice ct zoe qlahsa'
ton OF tho assessor 10 any township, ward or cy ~
his county. or before the third Monday IN April ~
eich year. he shall consider such oh3e vacant ur II
there should bo failure to elect by the poopo' or
shall he at any time or from any cause, vl'nncy ~
tho Oac OF assessor or II the as.c spr OF any town
ship or ward having qualified shan moi have proceed
ed to tho discharge of tao duties pt ms once before
.ha third Moudiy OF April in zach year the county an
dtur shall forthwith appoint ono Or more sulnblo
persons resident OF the cOunty TO discharge the duties
OF assessor IN such township or "ard Whn hh9 inere
upon take the necessary oath OF office. give tho Snmo
bond perform the duties bo entitled to the same
fees aud subject to the sau,c liabilities az IN case OF
assessors elected by tho people.
see. 8. Every such assessor, previous 10 onlorhS
upon the duties OF his office, shall give bond WITH two
freehold securities to the acceptance OF the
township trustees or proper authorities ol any city or
incorporated village, payable to tho state o Ohio ana
conditional for the faithful ana impartial discharge o
the dutius of his Office according To law; ana shll
take and subscribe an oath of Ohco which tha Ice in
dorscd on such bond, and the bond 80 iudorsod shall
lie deposited with the county treasurer, or town or
city treasurer, the may be. In case oi an np
puintnent by the auditor the bond may be approved
hy the auditor or township trustees or authorities
OF any city town or villng1.
See. d. Each ussossor aforesaid shall during
each year IA now required hy law, take mn enumeia
tion Of all white male inhabitants above the nge Of
tweuy-onc years whose usual place of residence shall
be In any tamil, In his township and who are rest
dents OF his township town or ward ON thG dny pro-
ccdng the second Monday OF April aud SHAH make
ont list of tho names OF said inhabitants ana return
the to the clerk of the court OF common plca' on
or before the third Monday OF May OF the year where
in such enumeration IL taken.
see. D. II shall he the duty OF each township asses.
a the time OF taking lists of property for taxation
In each year 10 require each person III their several
townships to mako II statement specifying the number
OiaCrcs they have In wheat. rye, hare corn, buck
wheat uHts and meadow, and the quantity OF each pro-
dueed in each prec cdmg year, und said assessors are
hereby required 10 make u return OF the aforesaid
statement to the county auditor OF their respective
counties nj the time OF returning the lists OF property
for taxation
Sec. g. Each assessor aforesaid shall make a
list aud valuation of all taxable property In his town
ship ward or district now hereafter taxable 10y any
law of this state aud discharge all such other duties
shall from time to time be imposed upon him by
law.
See :. Assessors in cities oG the first class shall
be paid out of the county treasury two dollars aud
fifty cents per day for The time during which they
shall be necessarily engaged in the performance o
in detul, giving the date of each day in which he shall
have been thus engaged and shalt verify tho same by
his outh, which the county auditor is hereby nuthor
lied TO administers aud # the auditor Is satisfied that
such account Is he shall draw his order on The
county treasurer for the amount thereof but in nc
case shall the order bc drawn until tho assessor ha,
filed with the auditor his list OF assessments accurate
ly made out aud Hddoded up the statements retuIne,
10 him, and the books which the original assess
ments were entered.
See. 3. That the act entitled can act TO create The
office of township usscssOr' passed March 20, 1871
and which took effect April |, and August |, 1871
and section one OF the act regulating the mode ol Ia
king the enumeration ot the white male inhabitnnt
above the age of twenty years pascd January III
1927 be and the same nIe hereby repealed. Provided
thnt the repeal of the aforesaid acts shall in no wis
infect any liabilities rights ucCruing under them.
Sec. .. This act shall take effect and be id fore
from and after it's passage
WILLIAM II. WOODS,
Speaker ofthe House OF Repre- sont0tivcs.
MARTIN WELKER,
President of the Senate.