Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-04-21

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ofS' anu 70 PieScii"e 'heir duties,
SECTION /. &c 1t enacted by the General as
sembly of the State of Ohio, That in each town.
ship town or ward, in this state forming an elec-
tion district there shall be elected. ON the first
Monday of April annually, by the qualified
electors of such township, town or ward form-
ing an election district, one assessor for such
township. town or ward, or part OF a township
not included In any other election district.
Sec. 2. Each township assessor shall give
bond and take the prescribed oath of Office on
or before the first Monday after bis election; and
The township clerk shall notify the county au-
ditor thereof; and II the county auditor shall re-
ceive no notice OF the qualification OF the assess
or. in any township. ward or cityIn bis county,
on or before the third Monday IN April IN each
year, he shall consider such Office vacant; or II
there should be f;tilure to elect by the people,
or shall be at any time or from any cause, a va
cancy in the office of assessor, or if the ASSESSOR
of any township or ward, having qualified, shall
not have proceeded TO the discharge duties
of his office before the third Monday Of April In
each year. the county auditor shall forthwith
appoint one or more suitable persons residents
OF the county to discharge the duties of assessor
in such township or ward, who shall thereupon
take the necessary oath of office, give the same
bond, perform the same duties, be entitled to
the same fees, and subject to the same iabili-
ties as in case of assessors elected BY the people
Sec. 3. Every such assessor, previous to en-
tering upon the duties IF his office. shall give
bond. with two or more freehold sureties, to the
acceptance of the township trustees or proper
authorities of any city or Incorporated village.
payable to the Stale of Ohio, and conditioned
for the faithful and impartial discharge Of the
duties of his Office according to law; and shall
take and subscribe an oath of Office, which shall
be indorsed on such bond, and the bond so in
dorsed be deposited with the township treas
urer or town or city treasurer. as the-caae may
the bond may be approved by the auditor or the
township trustees or authorities Of any city, town
or village. -,.fc
Sec. A. Each assessor as Aforesaid shall, drr-
ing such year as is now required by law,take
an enumeration of all the white male iHhabit-
ants above the age of twenty-one years whose
usual place OF residence shall be In any family
IN has township and who are residents OF his
iownship' iowh or WARD. on me Gay preceding
the secoha. MONDAY OIL aPni' anu shaii make
OUT list OF Inc names oil said inhaoitan's- and
ne sumo 10 'ne cierA Oh .ee epS,' @ =, CON,
nnoh ~ Pie'es oh vi ueiore tne tiifu Aoiuay oi
MAY Oh Inc year wherein sucn enumefaIion -
taken. gz '-sf. 3..4- e hs.l Vstl.E Ez1Bs
Sec. D. 1t shall be the duty OF each town.
ship assessor, at the time of taking Isis of pro-
perty taxation IN each year, to require each per-
son In their several townships 10 make q STALE
ment specifying the number of acres they have
had in wheat, rye, barley, corn, buckwheat, oats
and meadow. and the quantity Of each produced
in each preceding year: and said assessors are
hereby required to make relurnof the aforesaid
statement to the county auditor of their respect
i've countless at the time of returning the lists of
property for taxation.
Sec. 6. Each assessor as aforesaid shall make
alist and valuation of all taxable pruperty in his
township, ward or district,inow or hereafeertax-
able by any law of this State, and discharge all
imposed upon him BY law. - rs,'1S :
Sec. 7. Assessors in cities of the first class
shall be paid out of the county treasury, two
dollars and fifty cents per day, and all other as
SCISSORS two dollars per day, for the time during
performance oil theis duties; each assessor shall
make out an account IN detail, giving the date OF
each day IN which he shall have been thus en-
gaged, and shall verify the same by ms oatn,
when ns county aaor ITO hereby :. ss sa
fed ,bat sneh account % il i CORRECT he shall draw
his warrant on the county lr'as hsm s,eS ors.1
ano1nt tnereoi; out IN sar no 80 shall have ,iIsa
oe drawn 1h'il t tne ,,as of assessments ,acc,,.
witi, lhe aaaitor ms nnS aided nm tbc s,atemsn,s
ra,ely h,aae IGa Ii'', nnd The boors on which ,ha
rs;uins1 sli1n.S .ssessn,ents 20 s were entered