Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-03-06
purlEs o. 1owsanlp OFFICERS.

DuItto Or ICWNShiP oFflCtHS.
We give the following synopsis Of the Act Of
Assembly approved tho 10th day of April 1884,
relating to the duties of Assessors, Supervisors
and 0versccrs of the Poor, and the assessment Of
Road aud Poor taxes, viz,
SEC SO authorizes the Supervisors TO assess a
road tax rot exesaiiag Ten miHs on all the real and
personal estate, Offices, trades and occupations, for
the purpose OF laying out, opening, making Or re-
pniring roads, highways and bridges.
The Supervisors can also assess an additional
tax and collect the same, for the purpose Of dis
charging any just debt due former Supervisor or
ovcrseer Of the Poor
Money Mt interest, watches, buggies, carriages
or household furniture are not taxable for road
poor or street purposes.)
Osorseers Of the Poor must first obtain the writ
ten ecnscn, Of two Justices of tho Pence, before
they can proceed to lay poor tax, which is not
to exceed 10 mills. All road aud poor taxes must
bc laid on the last adjusted assessment made for
the purpose Of county tax. The Supervisors aud
oveFsecrs Of the Poor, when they proceed to as
sess their annual tax, shall take 10 their assistance
tue Assessor for the time bong, whose duty Il shall
be to furnish correct copy OF the iasi assessment
and n ,;,. nj. ala i, ,...,. -, -,
Gates.
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tnx ra,os 10 ho .,,o.oa ,n h,o, -,
nose ,or,,eoa .nd .,,.aa, H., ~.
posted with the Town Clerk.
SEC. 90 Of the act aforesaid requires the Super-
v;.ors ,Dl o,.a...... 80 -.
annually a, n mse,,nr 10 ho .onr.n., e.- ~,
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them rcs,cc,iveIv and shah oho is,ro warrant
with sucb dur,,c,to 10 tho coloc,or ,n,bor;,;rc
and rco,;r;rr. him 70 demand .rl ro.s;vo eror,
every person named in his dunlira,c ,bo sum
wberewitb such persop stand, charged. pcor;d,d
Tha, heforo iss,rc IN. ynrran, Gar ,bo co,loe,;on
or rand ,,ye. n shall be tho dptv of tho sr,eryi
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,h ,r.u...or =, ~. came ,i,,. ,.,,;o,, ,,.,,,i,
,o,o In b;s nosscsslo, or all a,cs a..esscI and ;s
.,. .,,h,. >, o,.h s,no.,;so- oh,.,in., ,h.n,
With ,ho omon,, and n, IN, Audi,or., settlement
IL, ,be suno,visors nr..ent their yoacbers in the
.h.,,o -, Tine LooL ri,;r, IA, and d,,o f,r
ovc,v d,v iba, eiti,,n bn. vorled ON The roads.
mr. s.h ar,e.. os NAV co,n. ,n,o his hands l.,ucI
bv bis prcdecessors.
Tho m,s.rob,c nractico the eunsryisors have of
wr;,;rr ..p.;dp i, ,beir an,l;ea,es sbou,a h,
,hol;ssea I, ;s no evidence TIM, ,bo ,ownshin
has roco,ysa o,v ben.s, mr. that tho IA, has beon
,,oil he.,,,o ,hc c,,i,en may have maid his IA, n,
Tho sn,crvlsor in noncv or settled il with him in
,..;va,o ,..;n... ,,ons.e,,or ,h,. dcf,a,l,,,,
hc ,ovr.bin an, Of either money or work on the
roads. Let the tnxpayer understand that if he
wishes to pay his road tax III money be must pay
1t to the township Treasurer, and take receipt