Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-05-10

subject to taxation in his town, city or
ward. in numerical order rs to lots and
blocks. or sections or subdivisions Thereof,
with the name of the owner, II known,
set onposite 10 each of such parcels; ana
in n separate column, the value by nm
attached to each parcel. Snch return shall
snt firth the meme of each OF such VII
Iares and cities. and If any parcel OF real
property living within the limits OF any
yillirc or city be other than lot or part
thereof. the return shall set lorth tie mum
her Of acres. the number ara range OF
the town. and the rulnher ana subdlVis>
ion of the section. or such other descrlp-
tion rs will he sufficiently pertinent As
SCISSORS may commence the lthor OF as
sesSmcnt ut any time after the third Mon
dav in Anril.
See 81 Each assessor when making
his return of the valuation OF real estate
for those wears when all the real estate Is
required to he valued, shall take and sub
scribe an oath which shall he certified by
the officer administering the same, and at
tachel to his return TO the clerk OF the
board of supervisors, in the following form.
to wit:
assessor for the -, in the
county of -. 10 solemnlg swear. that
the return to which this is attached. con-
tains a correct description of each p reel
of real property within said -, rs far
rs I have been allie to ascertain the same :;
and that the value attac hed to each parcel
in said return is. as | verify believe, the
true value thereof
The assessor may append to said oati,
Il he deem it his duty to do so, Except rs
the same shall have been altered by the
Clown. Incorporated village or city, board
Of equalization.
County Board of Equalization.
Sec p. The county board Of super
visorS of each county, shall constitute Il
comfy board Of cqualizltion. and the
clerk Of the board Of supervisors shall be
the clerk Of said board of equalization
Sec &c. The county board thus con
ettuted, majority Of them, shrll meet on
the second Monday in July, annually, ut
such con, enicnt place ut the county seat
as shall he designated by the clerk of the
/ board Of supervisors; and each having
taken m oath fairy and impartiallv to
cqualizc the valuation of the real property
Of his coIntv, the clerk of the board OF
:. pcryiSorS shall lav before them the re-
turn. of all the assessors in such county.
The said board shall then proceed to
equalize such valuation Of real property,
and for this purpose they shall observe
the follow NJ rules:
ISt The shall raise the valuation of
snch towns. cities and Incorporated vii
lu-cs and villages not incorporated, as in
their opinion have been returned below
their true value, to such amount as they
shall believe to he the true value Thereof
81 Thcv shall reduce the valuation of
/ IL ii
/ Iares rs in their opinion have been re-
turned above their trHc va!ue, as coppar-
ed with the average valuation of the real
property Of such county, ha.ing due re-
.sard t. the latve situation quality Of
soil, natural and artificial advantages, so
a. to fairly cqualiza the valuation Of real
property throughout the county: proyid-
e7, that such board shall not reduce the
aggregate variation of the. real property
Of tie county below the aggregate amount
returned by the assessors, intending such
additions ~ shall have been made by the
clerk of the board Of super isors, agree
ably to the provisions Of this act. At
each annual meeting. the i'd board shall
also proceed to cgut izc the personai pro.
per.v returned by all the assessors of the
COUNTY, md for this purpose they shall
olse. &c the following rule: They shall
aid 10 the aggre-atc amount of personal
property retufel from such towns, cities
/ and incorporated villages and villages not
! incorporated, where ia their Judgement
/ the aggregate amount so returned Is less
than the amount SO returned should have
! been, and they shall reduce the aggregate
Iamnunt returned from tue towns, cities
and incorporated villages and Vi lagos not
/ incorporated, which in their opinion shall