Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-03-30
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sroroS |. Be il endciei BY hc Sen.
ate and House Of Representatives offhe
Commonwealth Of Pcnnsylrdnid, N
General Assembly met, and Il Is hereoy
enacted By authority Of the sane That
from and after tho passage of THIS act
il shall be the duty of the Commis
sioners Of Clearfeld county, in each
and every year, Immediately after the
assessment of taxes for State and
County purposes shall be completed.
not later than the first Monday OF
April, in tho manner prescribed by
law. TO cause their clerk to make out
fair duplicates of all seated real estate
and personal property assessed, with
the taxes thereon, in Il convenient
form, and deliver the same to the
Treasurer of said county, together
with n certificate under their hands,
attcsted by the clerk, duly certifying
the samo to have been regularly as
scsscd.
SIC. .. That it shall be the duty of
the Treasurer of said county, after he
shall receive the duplicates of the as.
sessment from the County Commis-
sioncrs, as herenbeiore provided, to
give at least thirty days notice by
weekly publication in two newspapers
printed in said county, and also by at
least ten written or printed handbills,
to be put up in the most public places
in each township, borough or ward in
said county, OF the time at which he
will attend ut the place Of holding
the township or borough elections, in
each township or borough of said
county, for the purpose of collecting
and receiving State, Bounty and
County taxes and it shall be the duty
of the said Treasurer, in person or by
deputy, to attend at least one day in
each township and borough in said
county, for the purpose aforesaid, pro-
vious to the first day Of September in
each year, and he shall give receipts
for taxes in all cases when required
by the persons paying the same ;
prouided, that if any person or persons
shall, on or before tho first day of
September, aforesaid, pay 10 such
Treasurer the amount Of bis or her
taxes, such person shall be entitled to
a deduction Of fue per centum on the
amount thereof
SEC. 3. In case any State, Bounty
or County tax assessed in any town
ship or borough within said county,
shall remain unpaid for n period OF
thirty days from and after the first day
of September aforesaid, it shall be the
duty of the Treasurer TO issue his
warrant under his hand, accompanied
by schedule of all such unpaid taxes,
aiding thereto fUe per centum, and the
names of the persons respectively to
whom the same are charged in the
proper duplicates, directed TO the
Constable Of the proper township or
borough, or, if there be no Constable
therein, then the Treasurer shall APP
point some suitable frceholder, whose
duty it is hereby made to receive the
same, authorizing and requiring him
to demand and receive from the per.
sons named in the schedule the sums
with which they are charged respect.
lively, and the said warrant shall fur.
ther authorize and require each Con-
stable or Collector, in case any person
named in the schedule annexed chall
fail to pay the amount with which
such person is therein charged, after
demand therefor made by such Con-
stable or Collector, to levy The same
by distress and sale of goods and shat
tells of such delinquent, giving ten
days public notice Of such sale by three
written or printed advertisements
and in such case the Constable or Col.
lector shall be entitled to retain out OF
the proceeds of such sale, after FIRST
deducting the taxes, the same fees rs
are now allowed 10 Constables by law
for levy aud sale upon a writ of exc.
cution; proUided, where the said taxes
are paid on demand, or within ten
days thereafter, the Constable or Col.
lcctor shall be entitled TO receive as n
compensation five per centum in full
for his services.
SIC. 4. That upon the delivery OF
the County Treasurer of his warrant
to any Constable or Collector, accor
ding to the provisions Of this act, he
shall charge such Constable or Collec
tor, with the whole amount of taxes
contained in tho schedule thereto an.
nexed in book 10 be provided for the
purpose, from which liability such
Constable and his surcties under the
provisions of this act shall only be
discharged by payment of said
amount, after deducting such cxoner.
ations as may be allowed to such Con-
stable, or Collector, and certified to
the said Treasurer by the County
Commissioners for mistakes, INDECENT
persons, unseatcd lands and other
cases wherein cxonerations are now
allowed by law to Collectors of taxes
SEC. 8. The bonds OF the Constablos
now required by law, shall stand as
security for the faithful performance
of their duty under this act, and in
case the Court of Quarter Sessions of
Clcarfield county shall deem the same
to be insufficient, it shall be lawful for
said court 10 direct that bond in n
penalty not more than double the
amount now required shall be given.
SEC. 6. That it shall be tho duty of
the Constables or Collectors who shall
receive warrants from the Treasurer
of said county, under tho provisions
Of this act, to settle their accounts
obtain their exonerations and pay over
TO tho Treasurer Of said county, all
monies collected BY them in pursuance
Of the said warrants, within two
months from and after the day of the
delivery Of such warrants TO them re.
spectivcly, which day shall be endors.
ed on each warrant by tho Treasurer
issuing the same, and shall also he bv
him entered 10 book TO be by him
kept for that purpose, which book,
verified by the oath or affirmation of
such Treasurer, or in case of his death
absence out Of the State, or other in.
abllliy TO appear and testify, by the
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