The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-02-24

clerk Of the county court the land
book Of the district no "a TO Gsaea5
made for the year 1874; or, II no such
book be on Ole for that year
then the next proceeding book on flle, and
carry 1t with him for relerehce In making
this assessment.
| 3. In al cases where II Is practicable,
the Commissioner shall exhibit the entry
Of any lands or town lots found on 6aid
book, to the owner or agent Of said lands
or town lots, and ascertain from him II
said entry be correct a. TO the location,
title and quantity, end mayFequiEe such
owner or agent 70 anBWar, on oath, qtes.
tons relative 10 such lands or lots, and
the entry thereof, as may be pertinent. .
For this purpose the commissioner Ahall
DO authorized 70 administer said oath.
Any person refusing TO answer such ques.
tons as may be propounded 10 him ioueh.
Ing these matters, shall Be fined NOT less
than twenty dollars, nor more than. one
hundred dollarsfor every such refusal, To-
be assessed knd recovered % other fines;
before 0 justice, and TO be paid into the
county treasury o. other fines are paid.
o. As soon a The commissioner hhall
have completed the assessment In his al,
tIict, he shall make two copies thereof In
the books 10 be lurnished him under the
provisions Of section three ofthis oct, and
shall take and subscribe an oath or aftlr-
nation to the following effect loB
IL -, o commissioner appointed To
ascertain and reassess the value Of all real
estate In the - district Of -
county, Tor In the county ol--,) do
solemnly swear Tor AFFIRM that have dill.
gently endeavored 10 ascertain oil the
tracts Of land and town lots properly
chargeable In my district, and have enter
ed the same In the foregoing book; that /
have, faithfully, fairly and impArtiRllY
and without bias or favor, assessed the
value oil the same with the improvements
thereon, at fair cash value; and that, In
making the said book, have followed the
law and been guided BY the instruction
furnished me BY the auditor for my gull
dance; so help me God"
Which oath may be taken and sub
scribed before any person authorized to
administer oaths, and copy of the same
shall be subjoined 10 each Of said books
properly subscribed and certified; one Of
the said books shall be fled BY the COM
missioner with the clerk Of the county |
court OF his county, on or before the first |
day Of July, In the yeaI, eighteen hundred |
and seventy-fve, and shall DO used |
% 0 guide TO the assessor in making up
his land books. The Other book he shall |
transmit 10 the auditor on or before the |
first day Of July, in the year 1875.
: y. Any person feeling himself aggriev-
ed by the assessment OF his real estate, |
made under the provisions Of this act,
may, within one year after the filing Of
copy OF suck assessment with the clerk
Of the county court, apply, by himself or
his agent, to the county court for redress,
(hutno costs shall be taxed for or against
the appellant or the State, )irst giving rea.
sonable notice Of his intention TO the pros.
ecuting attorney and stating In such notice |
the character Of the. correction he de. |
stres Itshall be the duty Of the prose- |
cutting attorney upon being 10 notified,
TO attend to the interest Of the State, at
the trial Of such application. If upon
hearing the evidence offerediby any per-
son aggrieved the county court shail be Of
opinion that there Is error in the assess.
ment complained Of, or that the valuation
fixed by the commissioner is excessive,
the said court shall make shch order cor:
recting the said assessment as Il lust and
proper; and II upon application being
made, tho court shall ascertain that the |
assessment Of value is toe, low, II shall fix |
the valuation as the facts require; 8 copy
Of all such orders shall be made and Ger
titled TO the assessor Of the district by the
clerk within twenty days alter the entering
Of the same; such applications shall have
Of oil other business. before the
court except proceedings in criminal
cases.
8 For services rendered under this act
BY the commissioner, he shall be allowed
for each day sctullIy and diligently EN-.
ployed, three dollars to be paid out Of the
But such account shall be verified BY
the affidavit Of the commissioner before /
preventing II TO tho court; which account
shall be presented TO the county court ,ap-
proved, allowed and certified to the audi
tor for payment: Provided, That the
total compensation oil such commissioner
shall not exceed two hundred and fifty
dollars. Any officer who shall fail or re-
fuse 10 perform any oil the duties required
Of him by this act or who small make an
improper or unfair valuation Of any pro-
perry through fear or malice, or shall re-
ceive money or other consideration for
making an unfair or partial valuation Of
any property shall be guilty Of o INSIDE
and upon conviction Thereof, be
fined not less than twenty dollars, nor
more than FIVE hundred dollars.
0. Every commissioner who, ahAll fail
to comply with the acquisitions Of this
act within the time herein specified, ahall
forfeit all right 10 compensation for his
services, unless, and until, he show to the
auditor on oath, satisfactory reasons for
delay. rr-tr
10. In every county where boards Of
commissioners have heen established in
lieu Of county courts, for police and fiscal
the said boards shall have the
same powers and perform the same duties
as are imposed upon the county courts, in
carrying out the provisions Of this act.
II. Il shall be In force from It's passage