The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-13
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duties of said office in his stead all books.
| records and papers pertaining to his said
oince. The said board of county commits
| slonerS may appoint another person to
| temporarily discharge the duties of the
| o1hce OF county assessor, and such per
| son SO appointed shall take the oath OF
hoff1ce and file the bond required by the
statute in regard to the office of county
| assessor and thereupon such person shall
| be invested with the duties of such office.
| AFTER the suspension of any county as
| SCISSOR, as herein provided, the board of
| COUNTY cornn1iSsiopers TnaISinp siIch s,,s-
pension shall fix a time, not later than
! ten days after such suspension, when a
| had by the Tax Commission at the
county-seat of such county, At such hear
| ing the Tax Commission Shall MAKE care
| full inquiry as to all facts connected with
| such suspension, and if after said inquiry
| is made the Tax Commission shall de-
termine that the said county assessor so
| suspended should be removed permanent
| the Commission shall make and enter
upon the record of its official proceed
| SCISSOR, a copy of which order duly certi-
fled by the secretary under the seal of
the Commission shall be sent to the board
OF county commissioners, who shall cause
| the same to be recorded in full upon the
journal of the board; and Immediately
upon the making of said order by the
Commission said office of county assessor
snail De vacant and the said board of
county commissioners shall aDnoint q
suitable person as county assess0r 10 70 fiji
such vacancy, who shall qualify as pro-
vlded by law in such cases Should the
person SO appointed be other than a per
son appointed to discharge the duties of
the otnce temporarily, such person SO dis
porarily shall Immediately transfer to the
person appointed to fill the vacancy an
Wbe poohs' Tecords and files of the office.
motion shall conclude, after careful in
9ulry, that the county assessor of any
county has failed or neglected to dis
charge his duties as by law required and
IN tnat the interest of the public service will
~ assessor, the Commission NAV enter
upon Its journal an order removing the
SAID county assessor and from and after
the date of such order the Derson so re-
moved shall be Invested of all powers as
| 81 Secm county assessor and the office shall
py some person duly appointed by the
Doard OF county commissioners. All APP
poards of county commissioners in 1905 are
hereby confirmed and made valid
Secuon 4 That section 1 of chapter rs,
s session Laws of 1908, be amended SO as to
read as follows: Section l. At the first
meeting of the board of county commits
sIlohers IN January 1910, and annually
hereafter the county assessor herein pro-
Vlded for shall appoint the township trus-
tee of each township as deputy assessor
for the township in Which he was elected
IN cities of the first and second classes
the county assessor shall, by and with the
consent OF the mayor and city council of
Such cities appoint such number of
aeputy assessors as may be necessary to
assess such city, subject to the terms of
TINS section. Whenever the county as
SCISSOR of any county shall conclude from
Il.
any duly appointed and qualified deputy
assessor in his county has failed or
neglected to properly discharge the duties
or for any other cause, the said COUNT
assessor shall issue a written order and
ssuspending the said deputy assessor from
his said office, which order shall state the
reasons for the suspension, and upon the
service of any such order upon the said
ueputy assessor so suspended he shall at
shall 6a1i /
any person appointed to discharge the
duties of said office in his stead all books, !
RECORDS ana papers pertaining to the said
office. The said county assessor NAV an
point another person to temporarily dis |
assessor and such person so APPOINTED
shall take the oath of office and file the
tHon REQUIRED by the statute in regard to
I1e ONCE OF deputy assessor, and there
upon such person shall be invested with |
the duties OF such office, which, however. |
shaH absolutely determine and cease
whenever the county assessor shall so |
order. After the suspension of any deputy |
assessor, as herein provided, the county |
assessor making such suspension shall fix
time, not later than ten days after
such suspension when a hearing concern |
ing the same may be had by the Tax
COMMISSION at the county seat of such |
mission shall make a careful inouirv as
to all facts connected with such slIspen- |
sion. If after such inquiry is made The |
Tax Commission shall determine thai the
Sald deputy assessor so suspended should |
pc removed permanently and his office |
shall make and enter upon the record of
ITS official proceedings an order removing
order. duly certified by the Secretary IN
DER the seal of the commission shall be |
sent to the board of county commission !
ers, who shall cause the same to be |
recorded in full upon the journal of the |
BOARD and Immediately upon the making !
OF sa1d order by the commission, said Of |
nee of deputy assessor shall be vacant !
and the said county assessor shall appoint |
q suitable person as deputy assessor to !
I'LL such vacancy, who shall QUALIFY aS |
provided by law in such cases. Should
the person so appointed be other than a |
person appointed to discharge the duties
OF the oInce temporarily, such person so |
dlscharg1ng the duties of the office tenn
person appointed to fill the vacancy all
inc e BOOKS records and files of the office. |
by the county assessor of d eputV mas as
SCISSORS as herein provided, he Shall also
outside of cities two tax PAYERS not Of tbe
same political party. who with the deputy
asses assessor s shaH constitute Board of Re |
view Tor the particular taxing district for |
which appointed, and in cities shall in |
nke manner appoint two tax payers not |
OF the same political party who in con- |
nection with the county assessor shall
constitute Board of Review for the citv
The Board of Review in assessment dis
tricts outside of cities shall meet upon
the call of the deputy assessor and in |
cities upon the call of the county assessor
me deputy assessor and county assessor |
shall issue the call for the conyening Of |
mediately upon completion of the work of |
the deputy assessors. When convened +ba |
said Board of Review shall imnediateiS,
proceed to examine and see that ali tax |
able property in the assessment district
over which it has supervision has been
properly placed upon the assessment roll
and duly valued by the deputy assessor
at its actual value in money. Each hoard
OF Review when so convened shall 81
anime carefully the assessment rolls as
made up after the work of the deputy
and shall have power:
First, to raise the valuation of e,,o1. |
tracts or lots of real property as in its
opinion have been returned below their
actual value in money to such rate or |
sum as it believes to be the actual value
in money.