Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-09-18
Provisions Of the New Tax Law
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The duties of the diiferen, officials, and
the acquisitions which must be complied
with by the people, under the new Tax law,
are here compiled from the official cory OF
the act ITO provide internal revenue to sup
port the Government and to pay interest on
the public debt" which was passed by the
last session of Congress, and approved by
the President July l., 1852.
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Each Assessor may sub-divide his district,
subject to the Appreciation of, the Commis-
sioner, aud appoint in each ub-district one
assistant assessor. The assessors aud as-
sistant assessors must take an oath of al
legiance to the Government, and also to
faithfully execute their duties without
favor or partiality." under penalty of &lOO
half to 20 to- prosecutor--if performing
any official act previous to taking the oath.
A certified copy of the oath must be deliv-
cred to the collector. lls,I,at. 81 rfsu
On the st of August, lS62-sipce post-
peaed to the LIST of September-snd on the
first Monday in May of each succeeding
year, the assistant assessors are required to
ascertain the names of all persons within
the district owning or being in charge of
any property liable to pay any duty, stamp,
or tax, including all persons liable to pay
license duty, and to value such objects of
taxation in conformity with the provisions
of this act. -.l. .'-.i
All persons liable to taxation are required
to make a complete list of their taxable pro-
perty, to be handed to the assessors but
each assistant assessor is required, in case
any persons have failed to prepare such list
but are willing to give verbal statement to
him, to write list at their dictation, which
they must sign and take oath to, and this
will be held as valid list. iol '..r.t. -.
II any person is absent when the assist
ant assessor calls for the list, he must leave
with responsible person, or mail at the
nearest post office, a written request that
the list be forwarded to him within ten DAYS.
In case of non-residents, tho assistant as.
SCISSOR must, if no list be forwarded by the
owners, himself prepare list of the pro-
perty belonging to them, lying in bis dis
trict, which shall be held to be valid list.
Assistant assessors must forward lists OF
property held in other districts, if furnish
ed with them by residents of their own, to
the assistant assessors of said districts for
approval, who must return the lists, with
such changes as they think just-the taxes
to be collected in the districts where own
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The assistant assessors are required to
prepare, and deliver to the assessor-with.
in thirty days after the date prescribed by
law for individuals to furnish lists to them
two general lists alphabetically arranged,
one containing names, with amount of ia xes
of all taxable residents the other, similar
list of all non residents. When licenses fall
due at other dates lists must be delivered
| from time to time, as they become due.
Assessors must advertise, in public paper
| in each county of their district, and also BY
posting notice in four public places in tn,
district, the time and place in each county
where the lists may be examined. The!
shall be open to public inspection for fifteeI
days. They must also state when and where
after the expiration of the fifteen days, ap
peals in reference to erroneous or excessiv,,
valuation will be heard. AZ, the appeal
the lists OF the ASSISTANTS shall be shownt t.
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, lze Valuations, Dut cannot increase any yalu
alton, without giving at least tnve days nc