Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-05-10

nence or engage IN such Dusineos'as aiore
aid, to the day preceding the second
Monday in April next, succeeding shall
bear 10 one year.
Sec. is. If any person shall commence
,r engage in any business as aforesaid,
and shall not, within one month -1hereaf-
er, report to the county auditor. and make
to the county treasurer, as be-
fore required, he shall ferieit and pay
double the amount required 70 be paid by
the two preceding sections to be, ,ascer-
tained, as near as may be, ~ the testimony
of Witnesses, and ieeoFf 'Rfe. apy \
jllalice Qf tha pss'ee 1 !. scou e - 49,.
common pleas, by civii7actions ~ stnenau'o1
Of the county treasurer, for the use OF the
and process issued out OF the court
Of common pleas, in such action, shall be
directed to the proper officers, and may be
served in any county in this state.
Sec. 16. The president, secretary, orI
principal accounting officer of every canal
or slack water navigation company, rail
road company, turnpike company, plank
road company, bridge company, insurance
company, telegraph company, or other
Joint stock company, except banking or
other corporations whose taxation Is spe-
ciically provided for in this act, for what
ever purpose they may have been created,
whether incorporated by any law OF this
state or not, shall list for taxation, verified
by the oath OF affirmation Of the person
so listing, all the personal property, which
which shall be held to include road, bed,
water and wood stations aud such other
realty rs is necessary to the daily running
operations of the road, moneys and CRED
its of such company or corporation, within
the state, at the actual value in money,
in manner following: i'll all cases return
shall be made to the several auditors OF
the respective counties where such prop
erty may be situated, together with state
ment of tie amount of such property
which is situated in each township, incor-
porated vii age, city or ward therein; the
value of all movable property shall be
added TO the stationary and fixed property
and real estate, and apportioned To such
wards, cities, incorporated villages, or
townships, pro rata, in proportion to the
value of the real estate and fixed property
in said ward, city, incorporated village or
township; and all property so listed shall
be subject to and pay the same taxes as
other property listed in such ward, city,
incol poraled village or township. II shall
be the duty of the accounting officer atore-
said to make return to the anditor Of state,
during the month Of May of each year,
the aggregate amount OF all property, by
MIN returned as required by the provisions
OF this act, To the several auditors OF the
respective counties in which the same may
| be located. If the county auditor, to
whom returns are made, is Of the opinion
| that false or incorrect valuations have been
made, or that the property of the corpo'
ration or association has not been listed al
its full value, or that it has not been listed
in the location where it properly belongs,
or in cases where no return has been made
10 the county auditor, he is hereby requi
: red 10 proceed to have the same valued
and assessed IN the same manner as is pre-
scribed in the several sections of this ac
regulating the duties of county auditors
provided, that nothing in this section shal
be so construed as to tax any stock or In
terest in any joint stock company held by
the stale of Ohio: provided, that every
agency of an insurance company incorpo
rated by the authority Of any other state
or government, shall return to the auditor
of the county in which the Office or agency
of such company may be kept, in the
month of May annually. the amount o
the gross receipts Of such agency, which
shall be entered upon the tax list of thu
proper county, and subject to the same rat'
Of taxation for all purposes that other per
sonal property is subject to at the place
where located.
Sec. II. The assessment of all persona
property, moneys and credits, investment
in bonds, stock, joint stock companies o
otherwise, aud the valuation of all land
and lots, and new structures which haY
not previously been valued and placed oI
the duplicate, shall be made between tn
second Monday Of April and the thirc
Monday of May annually; and the assesso
Of each township shall, on or before tn
first Monday of May annually, leave witt
each person resident in his township, o
full age, and not a married woman or IN
sane person, or at the Office, usual place @
residence or business of such persons,
written or printed notice, requiring sue
person to make out for such assessor,
+ statement of the property which, by thi
act, he is required to list, accompanie
with printed forms in blank of the state
ment required of such persons; and tn
! assessors shall, az the time he deliver
such notice and blank forms, receive iron
such persons the statement of his or he
, personal property, moneys, credits, invest
, ments in bonds, stocks, joint stock CON
panies, or otherwise, verified by his oatl
unless such person shall require furtht
l time to make out such statement, in whic
} case he shall call for such statement bt
fore the third Monday of May.
il Sec. 18. In every case where any pei
0 son shall refuse or neglect to make out an
$ deliver to the township assessor stat
! meut Of personal property, moneys an
q q credits, investments in bonds, stock
t joint stock companies, or otherwise, =;
provided by this act, or shall refuse
i neglect to take and subscribe an oath
IS affirmation as to the truth of such stat