The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-04-24

escOntained in said schedule, in book
to be provided for that purpose, which
shall be opened for the inspection of
the county commissioners and audit
ors, and the said Justice shall pay over
all such taxes and additions to the
treasurer on or before the thirtieth day
of December following, and the said
Justice and his securities shall only be
discharged from the liabilities of this
act by his paying over the amount OF
all such taxes, after deducting such eX-
Onerations a. may be allowed by the
commissioners for mistakes, INDECENT
persons, and,the amount that cannot be
collected by execution from non-resi-
dents, together with two per centum
which shall be allowed said justice,
on all moneys collected and paid over
to the treasurer aforesaid.
Section 8. Thatin all these cases where
the constable of any township, ward
or borough, shall neglect or refuse to
perform the duties by this act enioined,
or shall fail to qualify or give security
as provided by law, on or before the
third Monday of September, in each
year, the county commissioners of said
county, are hereby authorized to ap-
point collector in his stead, who shall,
on giving security and becoming quail
ified as required of constables, proceed
with like power and authority to per-
form the duties of constables as re-
quired by this act.
Section 9. That if any treasurer, JUS
tice of the peace, constable, or collector
shall fail to perform any of the duties
required of them by the provisions of
this act, he or they shall, upon convic-
ton, before any court, forfeit and pay
a fine not less than one hundred dol
lars, nor more than one thousand dol
lars, at the discretion Of the said court,
which shall be recovered in the.name
of the commonwealth at the instance
of the treasurer, or commissioners of
said county, who shall collect the same
as other debts of like amount are
now collected by law, which said fines
shall be paid into the treasury, for the
use of the county.
Section 10. That in lieu of the per-
centage now received by the trea-
surer for State tax by him paid into
the State Treasury, he shall hereafter
be entitled to deduct and retain out of
the gross amounts of moneys collected
and received by him for the use of the
Commonwealth, under the prOvis-
ions of this act, six per centuln on the
amount accounted for and paid over
by him to the State Treasurer, four per
centum of which shall be paid by
him to the credit of said county.
Section IL. That the constables and
collectors receiving taxes under the
provisions of this act, without resort
ing to levy and sale of goods, shall be
entitled to deduct from the amount 50
received the sum of five per centum on
the amount thereof as their compensa-
ton for such collection.
Section II. That the assessors of the
different wards, townships, and
boroughs, in said county, in making the
extra assessment required by law,
shall certify the name Of the person
applying to be assessed, with the a.
mount of tax imposed, both for State
and county purposes, to the constables
or collectors discharging their duties
under the provisions of this act, and
the said constabIes or collectors shall
receive and receipt for all such taxes,
which receipt shall be as valid as re-
ceipts heretofore given by collectors
in like cases.
Section 13. That it shall be the duty
of the court of quarter sessions in and
for the said county of Bedford, before
they shall appoint constables, to re-
quire from them bond in the name OF
the commonwealth, in such sum and
with such sureties as shall be approved
by the said court, conditioned for the
faithful discharge of the duties impos-
ed upon such cOnstableS by this act,
and for the payment to the county
treasurer of the full amount of State,
county poor and military taxes con-
tanned in any warrant and schedule
which shall be delivered to them, OF
any of them, by the county treasurer
of said county, after deducting eXOner-
atiOns, within four months from and
after the date of the delivery of any
such warrant, as aforesaid.
Section If. That so much of any law
as requires the commissioners OF
said county of Bedford, to appoint col
lectOrs of State, county, poor and mil
itary taxes, and SO much of any law
as is hereby altered or supplied
is hereby repealed, so far as relates tc
the county Of Bedford.
SETTING 4 GOOD EXAMPLE.-We
are glad to notice that the New York