Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-03-07
AN IMPORTANT MEASURE.
ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION.

iiouso pill, No IL pchulng DelOfe our
Legislature, We consider it the most
important measure before that body
but what its fate will be il is hard to
determine at this time. We hope,
however, that it will pass, with slig ght
amendments -
SECTION l. BE it enacted by the
Senate and House OF Representatives
of the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania
in General Assembly met, and it is
hereby enacted by the authority of the
same, That the commissioners of every
county shall meetannnally within three
weeks after the general November cleo
tion and make an estimate of the prob
able expenses Of the county tor the
ensuing year. (Act OF April l5, 1884,
section l..
SEC. 2. Within four weeks after the
LIST day OF April, 1879, the commission.
ors OF every county shall issue their
precept 10 the assessors Of the respect
I'VE townships, boroughs, wards and
districts, requiring them to make out
and return within thirty days there
after just and perfect list IN such
form as the commissioners shall direct
of the names Of all the tnxnLlc nersons
residing or lawfully taxable within
their several townsbips borunyhs
wards or districts and Of MI n,nnsr, .
taxable by law, together with just
valuation of the same 10 he made in
the manner hereinafter nrovided s,id
valuation 10 continue nntil tbe next
trennial assessment NJ winch timennd
trienuiullv thereafter tbc nss.s.mnn,
shall be made bv the assessors ms nre.
scribed bv the nrovisions of Ills oc,
Act of iuril IA 1924 sec,ion . A,t
Of May Is 1911 ser,ion a
SEC 2. The sssessors or tho several
counties sbnll on The receimt or ,bc
nr.cents ,tnrc.oid uro...d ~ ,oLo an
nrcount and moI,e r.,urn IN ,he tor,n
directed by tbo Commissioners w;,hin
thirty daya ,her.,f,.r ~ ,Lo nam.s
and surnan.s NJ oll ,L. .tavoLla;n ;nh.h;
,nn,s wi,biu OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
borouyhs wards and distric,s md olso
nm aceount Of the tollowing real and
personal pronertv fAc, n, Anil 90
1874 seciien 10 modified bv se,,,,on A
act Of February 23 1860 net of Aprii
Is. 1924 section n. modifed nv see.
lion & act of Februurv os I935i.
/ Real estate nan,.lv' an bo,sos
lands lois OF land and yround ren,s
mills and manufacturers of all kinds
furnaces forces bIoomeries dis,;Iler;as
brewerles. malt houses surar houses
tan.yards. fisheries and ferries wbaryes.
and all other real ,s,,,e excan,;ng
such Az is bv law exemn,ed from taxa'
tion. nnder the Constitution or bv oc,
of Nth of Nav A ID 1874 IN he val.
ned and reported in n scnnrate column
2 An nersonal .sta,, ,n ,vi, Morns
yeldings. mnles. neat cn,tle over two
wears old. also all mortgages. money
owing by solvent dcbtors wbetbcr by
promissorv no,e pennl hin bond or
| iud,ment notes, ,l.o oll shares ~, s,ock
In amy bank institn,ion or comnapv
now or hereafter incorporated by or in
purs,lapce of nnv law of This Common.
wealth. or of any other State or goy.
ernme,,t and ON all shares of stock or
weekly deposits in any uuincornora,cd
sayiny fund institution and all pnblic
lou,is or stocks " Whatsoever exceut those
issu,d bv This cnmmonvenlth or the
Uni,,d States and Mn mon.v in,,od mr.
invested an interest In uuy otL,r stat.
alsn ali bousrbold fnrnityre including
yold ar silver ulatc nwncd hv ony n.r
Con ar nersons cnrnora,inn nr cny,p,n.
inns when IN, v,ine ,bereot sboll nn,
ex,.,e,.d ,be snm nj sam, also oll nleas.
ure c,rriayes both of Two wheels and
tour wheels iooetber with oll other
tbipys now or hereafter toxnblo bv the
laws of his Commonwealth sb9ll bc
voIned md ossrssrd and snbirc, N
nxa,ion lor tho nurnoses IN Ills act
mentioned and for alI State comfy
and local purnos.s whatsoever. excen,
n. N ,... Ill
WA. "' H'"' cs'"tc sn"' NC cNvh'Pt
from taxation Tor State purposes, and
there shall be asscssed mon every male
,,,.,..o, .Lor, ,Lo ,,,a ~ scent.
| lPN'' """'N W. "S0 w '"N"'J -'"'
| years, III whose name no property N
assessed under the provisiuns of tins
.., :, 400, .n,,;,a ,a,, az Rn,. .ao,s
m Z" ~, o,"P" wa W NY N'".
frOvldeu, mat no. feslueht taNable
| shall pay less sum than fiity cents.
Str 4 TLa sav.ral osa,.ssnra and
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hhslsthhtusscs nciuToentcrinRupon
the duties OF the Offices under the laws
az ,h;s Commonwealth shall tnL. and
-, ~, ',o -
suhsciiDe ah oath OF rhnlrnaiioh oeiore
some officer having lawful authority
~ administer tbe same which oath or
a,-......'. ii .,nI
"ii i,'ha''on eha'' w uuty ccr''ncu ny
saiu o'hcer ana returned ny the respect.
I'VE "sscSsors 10 inc commissioners OF
tne proper county At INC 'lhc OF re.
,rru'ng ,r,n 'ne'r "ssesSl'sn's' ,.s lhc' may
10, iofl' w n9ulncu oy ia'e acls'
&c, o. oa'u os'ns OF anirnallohs
sh"l' oc III 'ne io'lowihg 'orh' 10 VIII;
oo 40 swear ISr sihf%l mat yeu will supper.
oo,.,i,.,iop ao Of penp,v,.nia % ,bs, Won will a.
assessor, for vsrd, district borough or townsbip)
use your uimos, diligence and aoilii, % di'oov'
sn .no ,,sa a,Ss1 soa, ns p''ss sI.,,., ' naran per-
township), and all other object. subjec, % is1s-
tion BY ite laws Of this c'@monweslth, and 'sss
an accurate ,, account o. zoe ss ssa va, y.u ~
asses. and value every separate lot, piece Or irac,