Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-05-26


visions of this act, except the fees
and percentage herein allowed to
him as compensation, which may be
retained by such Treasurer as his
fees, shall be by him placed to the
credit of the contingent fund of the
township, village or city from
which the same was collected, and
the same shall be by such town.
ship, village or city applied as are
other contingent funds.
Sec lit shall be the duty of
each and every County Treasurer,
at least once in each and every
month, to make sworn statement
containing the names of each and
every person, etc, in his county
paying tax under the provisions
of this act, stating therein the res
idence of such person, ETC., the
business in which such person is
engaged, the place of doing bus
mess, the amount of tax paid, and
date of payment Of the same, and
file such statement with the Clerk
of his county; and this County
Treasurer shall, on or before Dec.
% in each year, make a full and
complete report of all the facts, as
shown by the reports on file in his
office, and return the same to the
Auditor General, and publish the
same in at least two newspapers in
his county, if so many there be.
All blanks required to carry into
effect the provisions of this act
shall be prepared and furnished by
the Auditor General to the County
Treasurer, and by them to the
township, village or city officers.
SEC. 15.-Any officer willfully
neglecting or refusing to perform
his duty under the provision of
this act shall be liable to a penalty
of 800 for each and every offence.
And any person liable to pay a
tax under the provisions of this
act, who shall neglect or refuse to
pay the same, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof shall be punish
ed by n fine of not less than S25
nor more than 500 and cost of
prosecution for each and every
ofTense and on failure to pay such
fine and costs shall be imprisoned
in the county Jail not less than ten
Oh more than ninety days, in the
discretion CT the Court.
SEC. l6.-The word Assessor,
as used in this act, shall be held to
include Supervisors or other officers
whose duty it is to make assess |
ments in townships, wards, villages
and cities.
SEC. lin case any Assessor,
County Treasurer or Sheriff will
fully neglects or refuses to per-
form his duty under the provision
of this act he shall be liable to
penalty of 500 for each and every
and the Governor may, in
case of any such neglect or refusal,
appoint same other person or per-
sons to perform the duties pre-
'cribed in this act, who shall, upon
being so appointed, have like
powers and duties under this act
Is such Assessor, Treasurer or
Sheriff, as the case may be.
SEC. 1S.-The act entitled "An
lct to prevent the manufacture and
ale Of spirituous or Intoxicating
liquors as a beverage" approved
Teb. 3, 1855, and the several acts
mandatory thereof and in addition
hereto, being Secs. 2136 to Sec.
.154, inclusive of the compiled
avs of 1871 also act No. $50 of
he session laws of 1873, entitled
'An act to prevent the sale of
pirituous or Intoxicating drinks as
! beverages" the same being a new
lection Of chapter 60 of the com
oiled laws Of 1871, being an act
'elative to "the manufacture and
ale of spirituous and intoxicating
thinks as a beverage" to stand as
Sec. %, shall be and the same are
hereby repealed, saving all causes
If actions which have accrued at
he time this act takes effect.