The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-07-10

THIS act shall be liable TO penalty OF
one thousand dollars, and any bank or
savings institution refusing to permit
the said president or cashier to make
the said reports or to produce its books
or accounts as above required shall be
liable to like penalty OF one thousand
dollars, and the Auditor General may
settle an account against the president
and cashier so neglecting ard refusing
to make report as aforesaid or against
the bank or savings institution refusing
to permit the making Of said report or
the production of its books and papers
as aforesaid and proceed for the collec.
ton of said penalties for the use of the
Commonwealth in the same manner as
taxes are now recoverable by law.
SEC. 6. The Board of Revision in
the city of Philadelphia and the Com
missioners of the other counties of the
/ Commonwealth shall furnish the AS
SCISSORS of the different townships and
boroughs of their respective counties
with proper blanks, the form of which
to be prescribed by the Auditor General,
and the several Assessors shall furnish
the same to each taxable person, upon
which blank the taxable person shall
make return of the aggregate amount
of all matters owned by him made tax
able by this act, as we'll as of all other
personal property taxable for State pur
poses, provided that the taxable person
shall not include in said return the oh
legations of public or private corpora.
tions the tax upon which is required by
law to be collected from the holder OF
such obligations and paid into the State
Treasury by the corporation.
SEC. 7. 1t shall be the duty of every
taxable person to make the return pre-
scribed in the preceding section of this
act within ten days after being required
so to do, with his or her affidavit thereto
attached, made and subscribed before
the proper assessor, that the return il
true and correct, to the best of his oil
her knowledge and belief. Any per
son who shall wilfully and corruptly
make a false and fraudulent return
shall be guilty of wilful and corrup,
perjury.
SEC. 8. The several assessors arc
hereby authorized and required to ad
minister the oaths and affirmations re
quired by this act to all taxable person.
without charge.
SEC. Q. Upon the refusal or fail
ure of any taxable person to make {
return as required by this act it shal
be the duty of the assessor to make ;
return for such taxable person, estimat
ing the amount from the best informa
tion at his command, to which estimated
return the proper County Commission
ers or Boards of Revision shall ad,
fifty per ceutum and the aggregate
amount so obtained shall be the basi
for taxation; provided, that if sucl
taxable person, on or before the da,
fixed for appeals from assessments
shall present reasons, under oath, salts
factory to the proper County Commits
sioners or Boards of Revision excusin
the failure to make return, and shal
then make such return as should hav
been made to the Assessor, the prope
County Commissioners or Boards OF RI
, vision shall constitute the taxable pei
sons return for that returned by tn
Assessor, to have like effect as if n
failure had occurred.
: Sec. 10. That it shall be the dut
of County Commissioners or the Boar
of Revision of Taxes in counties, G
cities CO. extensive with counties, fortl
) with upon the passage of this act t
: appoint some suitable person who's
duty it shall be to make an examinatio
of the dockets of the Recorder
Deeds, Mortgages and so forth, frol
the year one thousand eight hundre
and tifty-two, if the county shall ha,
been in existence so long-if not, frol
the date of organization of the count
to the present time-and the dockets {
the Prothonotary or Clerk of Commo
: Pleas from the year one thousand eigl
hundred and eighty to the preser
time and make report to the sal
County Commissioners or Board
Revision of Taxes the number an
amounnt of unsatistied mortgage
bonds and judgments and agreemen
J. for the payment of money and II
g names of the parties thereto, which i
+ formation shall be filed of record
the office of the said County Comm
: sioners or Board of Revision of Take
SEC. IL. That from and after Il
I passage of this act it shall be the du
s of the Recorder of Deeds, Mortgag
J. and other instruments of writing
each and every county and city co-e
9 tensive with a county in this Commo
e wealth to keep daily record, separa
g and apart from all other records, of c
x cry mortgage or article of agreeme
J. given to secure the payment of none
n entered in his Office for recordin
r which said record shall set forth .
II following information, to-wit, the ds
3 of the mortgage or agreement, nam
70 of the parties thereto, the Just sum
the money secured and the date or sc
y eral dates when the said sum or p,
+ tion of the said sum shall become d
n and payable and also the number
L mortgages and agreements, togetf
e with the amount of same and the nan
r of the parties thereto, which shall ha
ri been that day satisfied of his reco
y and it shall be the further duty of /
j. Recorder at the close of every busin
m day to file the aforesaid daily record
es mortgages, etc, in the Commissions
Or Office or with Board of Revision
10 Taxes of the proper county or city,
te SEC. ~. That it shall be the DIT
IT, of the Prothonotary or Clerk of (
CT Court of Common Pleas in each and
E. cry county or or city co-extensive W
he counties in this Commonwealth for
re with upon the passage of this act,
m keep daily record, separate and ap
ID from all other records, of every sin,
u bill, bond, judgment or other inst
D. ment securing debt entered of recc
'e in his Office, which daily record sh
D. set forth the following information,
Or wit: The date of the instrument,
SO names of the plaintiff and defenda
IN the just sum secured and the date
" several dates when ,he said sum
81 norton of the same shall hacoma