The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-06-06
70 the Ofiee Of the coI!ector Of county axes


to the office of the collector of county taxes
in like cases.
SEC 26 4Aad be It further enacted, That
in case The trustees OF any school district
should not be able TO purchase or lease
suitable site for the erection of their school
house. they shall have power to value and
assess convenient lot, with the improve
ments thereon, If any, not exceeding one
acre of land for that purpose, and the de-
cision of the said trustees as TO the worth
of the said land and improvements, If AMI
| shall be final and conclusive, unless an ap-
peal shall be prosecuted as hereinafter pro-
4 vided, and the amount of damage for the
land and Improvements, If any SO valued
and assessed as aforesaid, being paid or Of
feTed TO be paid TO the person or persons
entitled to receive the same, of which pay
ment or offer to pay certificate, signed by
a majority of the said trustees, and record
ed among the land records of W WashiBgtcn
county, or copy of such record duly Ger
| titled and sealed shall be snfficient evidence
/ the said trustees, in their corporate chaTac
| ter, shall be theucefOrward considered the
| lawful owners of said land, and improve
ments, if any, and all right, title, estate,
and interest therein, at law or in equity,
shall be vested in them for the purpose
/ aforesaid: PROVIDED, hoaoeVeF, That if the
owner or owners OF said land and improve
meuts, if any, his, her, or their guardian or
| guardians, trrstee or trustees, shall con-
ceive him, her, or themselves aggrieved by
such valuation and assessment, and shall,
within thirty days after the payment OF the
valuation so offered as aforesaid, notify to
| the said trustees the same in writing, il
/ shall and may be lawful, and it shall be the
/ duty of the said trustees, OF a majority of
them, to issue their warrant to the marshal
of the District of Columbia, commanding
! him TO summon jury of six freeholders of
| the school district, not interested in the
matter, 20 appear, on a day by the said
| trustees to be appointed, on the premises,
| and any one OF the said. trustees, or any
justice of the peace Cf the said county, is
authorized to administer an oath or afirma-
| ton, as the case may be, to each and every
person 60 summoned as aforesaid, that he
/ will, without favor, affection, Partially or
pref udice, assess the damages sustained by
the person or persons at whose re- quest the
said inquisItion shall be taken, by reason
OF bis, her, or their land and i'm mprovements,
If any, about to be made as aforesaid, and
the persons so summoned and qualified as
aforesaid, shall thereupon proceed to value
and assess the damages accordingly: Pro
Uided, That if such appeal from the assess
ment and valuation of the said trustees be
confirmed by the jury herein directed to be
summoned aud qualified as aforesaid, or
should the same be reduced to a lower rate
of valuation and assessment by the said iu-
ry, the party appealing in that case shall
pay the whole expense incurred thereby, |
otherwise the trustees, in their corporate
character as such, shall pay the expense in
Cured by reason of such appeal /
Sec. 81. A'ad be IL tgssther enacted, That
the said trustees or the aid jury, as the case
may be, Immediately after they shalt have
completed their valuation and assessment
or inquisition, as aforesaid, and done ali
things required OF them, or either of them,
as the case may be, under the provisions of
this act, shall make out fair statement of
their proceedings, setting forth in the same
full and distinct description of the land |
or real estate and Improvements, if any
thereon, as valued by them or either of
them, as the case may be, and all matters |
and things connected with the said valua-
tion and assessment, and the performance of /
the duties required of them by this act, and |
to the said copy, fairly to be written out as
aforesaid, they shall subscribe their names
and thereunto afix their seals, and they /
shall deposit the same in the Office of the
clerk of the circuit court of the District of |
Columbia, and it shall be the duty of the
said clerk to preserve record of the said
proceedings without fee or reward; aud a
copy of such record, certified by the taid
clerk, under the seal of the said court, shall
be evidence of all matters therein stated. in
the same manner as certified copies of other
records are evidence.
Sec. 2s. AYd be it further enacted, That /
in the event of an appeal and the inquisi- |
tion of jury, as provided by this act, the
amount of damages for the land or real es-
tate and improvemens3 so valued and as
sessed as aforesaid, being paid or offered to
be paid as aforesaid, the said trustees, in
their corporate character as aforesaid, shall
theuceforward forever thereafter be consId-
cred the lawful owner of the said land and
improvements ss aforesaid, and all right,
title, interest, and estate therein, at law or
in equity, shall be vested in the said trus-
tees for the purpose aforesaid: Provided,
That il shall not be lawful to locate the said /
site in the orchard or garden, nor within
three hundred yards of any dwell |
ing of any person or persons whatever,
without the assent of the proprietor of such /
orchard, garden, or dwelIingSas the case |
may be. at 4
SEC. 29 lind be IL further enacted. That
if any treasurer or collector, having any
scRnal to a6ui8I6 isu5h Ydhds d 7faa haa=
thorized and directed, shall refuse to pay /
Tor Two weeks any OiueE Vi tuc et4id COuA-
missioners or trustees, or a majority of Ell
ther, drawn in conformity to the requisi-
tions of this act, such treasurer or collector
shall be liable, on proof thereof before any |
court of Justice or justice of the peace haV-
ing eognIzance, and without stay of execu-
ton, to pay the full amount of said order
and interest thereon, at the rate of twenty |
per centum per annum, from the first refu-
sal until the day of payment, by way OF 4
damages. .
SEE 80. And be IL further enacted, That |
if any collector, appointed or acting under !
the provisions of this act, shall in any case
collect more than is due, the person ag-
erieved shall have his remedy against such |
collector by suit or warrant, and if he recOv-
er he shall have judgment fer double the
amount improperly and upjustly extorted
from him. and costs.
SEC. 81. And be 1t further enacted, That !
the Levy Court of Washington county