Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 2, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1859 — Page 2

THE RENSSELAER GAZETTE. RENSSELAER, IND. - (?■ ■ - ;_ \. WEDNESDAY, JANAURY 19, 1859.

PUBLIC MEETING TO-NIGHT.

Thare will be a public meeting of the citizens to-night, at the Auditor’s office, to devisa means for erecting a fence around the Public Square. Henry Wilson has been reelected to the United States Senate from Massachusetts. . Legislature of Michigan on the Bth inst., elected ex-Gorernor Bingham United States Senator. railroad article from the pen of the President of the Fort Wayne Western Rail- j road will be found in this paper. Hon. Wm. Pitt Fessenden has been re-elected a&. United States Senator from Maine for six years from the foyrth of March next. 3 Board of County Commissioners j last week granted an order of S9O for fencing the Court House Square, provided the citizens of Rensselaer would guarantee the erection of the fence. This is a good move, and the fence will be built. second, debate between the Eru- | dites and Calliopeans came off last Wednes- i day night, the latter society again gaining i the victory. Judge Milroy and Mr. W. W. j Wishard were the Judges, and Rev. Mr. Whallon acted’as Moderator. Valparaiso Republican is now is- 1 ■tied daily 1 , and is an enterprising little ! sheet. Judge Talcott, its principal editor, j appears determined to keep up with the rail- j read, which our Valparaiso neighbors have 1 had but tw'o or three months. Northern Indian ian , published at Warsaw, Kosciusko county, came to us this week in an entire new dress and greatly enlarged. It is now the largest paper in Northern Indiana on our exchange list, and is doing good work in the Republican cause. Success to it. (£5"We have received the first and third numbers of the Indiana Farmer, published at Indianapolis. It is as neat a paper as our own Gazelle, but larger in size, and devoted to the interests of the farming community. It is published weekly by F. Wellhouse &. Co. at the low rate of $1 a year, and is ably edited by J. N. Ray. The State Board of Agricultures have adopted a resolution highly rccommf rujlng it to the farmers of Indiana.

ELECTION OF STATE OFFICERS.

The Legislature went into a Joint Convention for the election of State officers last Friday, which resulted in the election of the Democratic caucus nominees throughout; but the- candidates were all Anti-Lecomp-tonitea. The following is the result: Directors of the Slate Prison —lst. Grafton F. Coookerly, of Vigo, 74; Cullum H. Bailey, of Vigo, 70; scattering, 2. 2d. Tlios. H, Brown, of Floyd, 75; Nathan Early wine,of Shelby, 69; scattering, 2. 3d. Samuel H. Buskirk, of Monroe, 77; Jonathan B. Kelso, of Floyd, 67. State Librarian —James R. Bryant, of Marion, 74; N» L. Wilson, of Tippecanoe, 69; scattering,!. Canal Trustee —(On the seventh ballot) — Richard Raleigh, of Vanderburgh, 71; Wil_ liam G. Coffin, of Parke, 69. State Printer —John C. Wajker, of the Laporte Times, 73; B. R. Sulgrove, of the Indianapolis Journal t 68. State Agent —(On the fourth ballot) —J. A. Cravens, of Washington, 67; John D. Defrees, of Marion, 52; scattering, 12. Ac;uilla Jones was the Democratic caucus nominee, but he withdrew and Mr. Cratens was substituted. As the Journal truly remarks, these elections carry into the hands that have been proved guilty of gross peculations the affairs of the State, and they transfer to the Democracy the control of the Legislature. Henceforth the Republicans can be held to no responsibility for the conduct of the present session. They are in the minority, and the burden of the blame, v hatever it may be, must fall on those who have the power in their hands.

The End of a Fashionable Laday.

One of the most melancholy events of the old yetr was the decease in New York, on the last day of December, of a Mrs-. Hughes, (the widow of Colonel Hughes-of the army,) but a shojrt time since a boarder amid the luxuries and splendor of the Metropolitan and Prescott Hotels—a lady of education,of refinement, of beauty, and but thirty-five years of age, died in a tenantless house, the victim of rum. By the testimony of her little son of only eight years old, she had sold evfery article of clothing to buy rum. This little innocent lad was three days at one thifb without food, and in the mother’s mnd-

ness she repeatedly had attempted to take his life. Here is a portion of that child's testimony on the Coroner inquest: “I was once three days with nothing to eat except a little piece of bread; my mother used to drink a great deal; a few days before she died she wanted an ax to kill me; soon after she had another crazy fit, and wanted to get a knife to kill me; just before she died she said she was very cold; she asked me to take hold of her hands and lead her to the fire; she then had a very wild, strange look,<»nd soon afterward died; my mother took off all her cluthes, ‘every single bit,’ and sold them to obtain rum; I pledged a skirt for her at a drinking-shop for six cents; they told me I could get it again for seven cents; she took oil' her clothes, one by one, and sold them until all were gone, so she had nothing on her; she sold her chemise last to a woman that came in for three cents, and sent for brandy with it; I am eight years of age.” , Hew terrible such an end! llow awful such a warning!

AGRICLTURAL MEETING.

! The Board of the Jasper County Agricultural Society are requested to meet at Rensselaer on Friday, 4th of February, at twelve o’clock. A full attendance is required, as business of importance will come before the Board. following officers elect will take notice: J. C. Post, Alfred McCoy and M. 11. Grant, of Marion tgwnship. ' Wm. H. Parkison, of Barkley. Jared Benjamin, of Newton. John Lefler, of Hanging Grove. Thomas Antrim, of Gillam. Charles Frankenbergcr, of Jackson. John S. Andrews, of Iroquoise. Zachdriah Spitler, of Washington. J. T. Morris, of Walker. M. Coffelt, of Lake. Silas Johnson, of Beaver. Felix R. Donelly, of Jordan. Fred. Van Patten, of Kankakee. J. Keener, of Keener. James McNeal, of Wheatfield. Rout. Parker, Pres't. S. Donaldson, Sec’y.

Interesting Scene in Congress.

The following spicy scene occurred iii the House of Representatives last Friday. Cox, a new member from Ohio, and a renegade; Anti-Lecompton Democrat, should have j more sense than to seek a “bout” with n | man grown gray in the public service, like old “Josh Giddings.” Before Giddings let him go he was completely Cox-combed. Giddings gave notice of an amendment to abolish the traffic in slaves to which this country in a treaty with Great Britain in 1840 is committed. Will gentlemen countenance a traffic in human flesh and involve the nation in guilt of perjury. Smith —“Wlrat doyou think of the Coolie trade and French traffic in Africans!” Giddings—“l think it us bad as the coastwise slave trade. If it was to sell the gentleman’s wife and children I should object.” (Laughter.) Smith suggested whether it would not be as well to comment on an interesting fact that thirty-five vessels in the, Free States and only five in Southern are engaged in this trade, before he undertakes so reform the morals of his neighbors. Giddings—“l would as soon lay niy hands on a northern as a southern pirate. lam j not sectional in my views.”—(Laughter.) In the course of his remarks, he said if he should be nominated for Governor of Ohio, he wanted to make a straightout issue with the Democratic party, lie wished to know from his college Cox, whether the latter, party was for or against the slave trade! Cox rose to pay his respects to his colleague, for a lew moments, and a crowd gathered around him; he said Giddings knew that" the Democratic members of the former session voted that it was inexpedient, and unjust to restore the African slave trade, and that the Democratic party nprtli and south were opposed to it. Giddings remarked he had alluded to the coastwise slave trade. Cox resuming, said Giddings had undertaken to prove that the Democratic party was pro-slavery, when he knew it is neither pro nor anti-slavery, but placed itself on the doctrine of leaving the people to regulate matters as they think proper, lie hoped his colleague may be nominated for the Governorship of Ohio, and when the election is.over the latter would be left to ponder over the result and exclaim with Aristides: “I yield to popular opinion, in everything, even when the people drive me into exile.” (Laughter.) His colleague said negro equality in his speech the other day, but in the printed, speech, modified his language. Giddings remarked that his colleague misunderstood him. Cox—“ Are you in favor of negroes in Ohio voting?” Giddings—“l expressed no such opinion.” (Laughter.) Cox—‘‘Will you permit them to vote!” Giddings—“l would whenever negroes excel the Democratic party in intellect and jnoral virtue.” (Excessive laughter.) Cox—“My colleague does not conic Tip tc his doctrine. Is he orJs he not in favor of African equality, and negro suffrage in Ohio!” Giddings—would put them and Democrats dn-the same footing,” (laughter) “but will not interfere in the quarrel between them.” Cox—“ The difference between my age and that of my fiiend, (if I may scfcnll him.) will not allow me to put him to the torture, because he cajtnotjtie elected Governor of Ohio. In rising, all I wished to do was, to put the Democratic party right, and it is right. The gentlerhan can come with his forces, and we will meet him.” Stanton wanted to ask Cox a question. Houston objected, “the House had had enough of this.” Much confusion during the proceedings: Everybody was evidently interested in the dialogue.

[from tlis Railroad Record.

The American Central Railroad.

Messrs. Editors: My attention has been called to an editorial article in your number of December I*s, in relation to the Tiffin and Fort Wayife'Rai lroad, which requires correction. While doing no more than justice to that road, in - your representation of its good condition, and of the prudent management of its interests by its excellent. President, Mr. R. G. Pennington, you have fallen into grave error as to other connecting links of what is known as the “American Central Railway.” You describe the route of the American Central as extending westward from FortWayno to Chicago, and thence via Lacon and Oskaloosa to Council Bluffs. Thi s is confounding tire work,in part,with the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad, and mistaking its peculiar character and merits as a great, continuous, straight, and due cast and west line. The American Central has no relation to any Chicago route. The links westward from Fort Wayne are, the “Fort Wayne Western,” extending to the western boundary of Indiana; the “ Western /\ir Line,” j across the State of Illinois; and the “Phila- | J delphia, Illinois and Platte River Air Line,” through lowa .to the Missouri at Council Bluffs. The towns Rochester and Rensselaer, in Indiana-v-Llcon, j Galva and New •Boston, in Illinois—Walp|ello, Washington and Oskaloosa, in lowa, are points on this long line;, and u glance at the map will show how both east and west of Fort Wayne, thoughout its entire length, is almost an air line, running nearly with the parallel of 41degrees N. (attitude across the Tour States, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and lowa. In Illinois this? road crosses the Chicago Branch ol the Illinois Central Railroad, at a point about fifty-eight miles from Chicago, near Kankakee City. Throughout almost the j whole distance, keeping upon the plateau or middle table land, between the Waters that discharge northward into the lakes, and the sources of the streams that run south into the rivers of the gtplf, this great route traverses one of the finest grain and cattle-pro-ducing regions of the North-west. But it is not my purpose'to,''enlarge upon the character of the enterprise. 1 desire only to set you right, by correcting the mistake into which you have inadvertently (alien, in your notice of one part of this work. And nobody perhaps can more appropriately do this for you. • - 1 am President of flic tw<|> Railroad Companies. (the Fort Wayne Western and the W estern Air Line) which are constructing that portion of the line which is between Fort Wayne and the Mississippi river. We are proceeding as yet slowrfy, but we hope surely—ihe completion of the whole road being, as we believe, but a question of time. The companies have issued n > bonds as vet; intending to adhere to the policy of contracting no debt except such as will be exclusively for the purchase of-nails and equipment. With their local means, consisting ol individual and county subscriptions, they are proceeding gradually with the work in Illinois, haying 1 now nearly one hundred' miles of the.road! bed finished in, that State; and in Indiana the whole is under contract,' and the grading done from Rensselaer eastward to the crossing of the New Albany and Salem Railroad, with a prospect to the 1 contractor of resuming operations Vigorously in .the. corning.spring, and going liirward without further delay or interruption. In lowa some miles of* grading'the heaviest of their work, next to the Mississippi riser has been done; abd the masonry for a line bridge over the lowa river at Walpeild, I understand, is nearly completed. If the construction of the Antiantic and Great Western Railroad should become, .as appears very probable now., “a fixed fact,” with its wide track extending from New York to !St. Louis, the Various roads composing the American Central may also adopt, as, is proposed to them, the broad gauge. The intersection, with the Atlantic and Great Wos'ern will he at a point near AkronyDliio; and thus East of the Mississippi alone, there would he added it branch to that magnificent scheme. In the meantime, looking to that or another eastern outlet, the work on Mr. Pennington's part of our line, in this State, is .progressing eastward from Tiffin, as you have already noticed.

R. C. SCHENCK.

Respectfully,

Dayton, Dec. 20, 1858-.

Cuba to be Taken by Attachment.

The Washington Union indorses the scheme of Senator Davis of Mississippi, to to proceed by attachment against Spain as an absent and fraudulent debtor, and levy upon Cuba. The Union says: “Mr. Davis proposes, ‘ inlet* all tlie circumstances, that the federal government shall notify Spain and demand paymenCTor certain indebtedness, and, in df fault Hereof, that attachment issue with directions to our naval constables to seize the island of Cuba. Inequity Mr. Davis is right. Spain’ has justly forfeited all claim to the United States. That Island lias been governed for twenty years by tlie iden-that England and France would not consent to its falling into our hands. It lias been regarded ns perfectly safe to treat our people as barbarians and pirates; to arrest confiscate their property, and, even when pronounced innocent in criminal prosecutions, to refuse not only to return their estates, hut make them pay enormous costs! The whole judicial system of Cuba is in the hands or under the control of the governor-general. This is not the theory of the government,, but it. is in practice; so that all the authority wherever, and by whomsoever exercised is a unit.”., . |.

A Noble Deed and its Reward. — -Night before last, during a heavy rain and windstorm, a freight car at Salina Station, on the Great Western Railroad, was niov-ed from the side track where it. was standing, directly across the main track, and in such a position as to entirely impede the passing trains. A young lad, named Peter Dunn, seeing the imminent danger, land knowing that the passenger train west would be along in a short time, patient ly w aited in the storm for it, and by signals stopped the train in time to prevent the collision. It was two o’clock at night, when the train came along. The little hero was brought to this city and retarded by Supb, intendant Mitchell with an entire new suit of clothes and was otherwise cared for.— lll. State Jour., 21th.

BY AUTHORITY.

S AN AC T to provide for the appraisement, of real estutt], und prescribing the duties of officers in relation thereto. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, That tile board of county commissioners of each county within this State shall, at their first term aftei the passage and publication of this act, or at a special session' to be immediately culled, appoint some suitable person resident in such county as appraiser of the real estate of such county, and if a vacancy shall at any time.happen in the office of appraiser aforesaid, for any cause whatever, before, the duties required of such appraiser shall lie fully ! completed, then and in that case the county auj ditor shall till such vacancy, and the said appraiser so appointed shall hold Ids office until tile j completion and return of his appraisement. Prodded, That nothing in this section shall prevent the hoard of commissioners of unv county from j appointing a deputy or deputies to the appraiser in case of sickness, want of time, or oilier disability to discharge the duties of his office in the time and manner required by law. j Sec. 2. At the annual election of October, A. i D. one thousand eight hundred and sixt.v-three, and every five years thereafter, an appraiser shall he elected by the people thereof, who shall, alter ! the first day of January thereafter, proceed to discharge the duties required by this act. Sec. !■!. That the appraiser or appraisers so api pointed or elected shall, previous to entering on the duties o! his office, take and subscribe an oath or affirmation.'do be indorsed on the certificate of his appointment, that he will fuithfullv, ; impartially, and to the! best'of his skill and ability,'.appraise all lands aijid town lots situated in his comity, upon actual v idw, at their true cash value, which certificate, so indorsed, shall be filed with the bounty auditor. Sec. 4. If any person appointed or elected appraiser as aforesaid, shall not, within ten days j-after his appointment, take and subscribe the 'oath or -affirmation required by the preceding section, the said office shall be considered vacant, and the auditor shall at once fill such vacancy bv appointment, and the poison appointed to fill the vacancy shall take tiic oath of office as required iu the preceding section. Sec, 5. That the county auditor of each county shall immediately make out, by civil town-' ships, lists of all lands and town, lots entered on the duplicate of the [.receding and present year, noting thereon all transfershvhieh may have he a nfade suhsequent to the making out of sneli duplicates, and shall also enter thereon all new entries and other lands and town lots lying within his comity, which may come to Ids knowledge, and not previously editored for taxation, whie-h shall he delivered to the appraiser, from time to time, as the same are completed, on application; and said auditor is hereby required to furnish the necessary lists*and blanks for sail! appraiser; and said auditor shall also prepare-a plot of each civil township in his comity, divided into sections and quarto sections, ahd deliver tin- same to the appraiser, with. s.,id lists, and it shall be the duly ol said appraiser to designate the lands of each on such plat. Sec. 0. That it shall he theduvof tli * appraisers appointed in pursuance of this act, within ten days after their appointment, to proc —d to list : and appraise all the real estate 111 his count v subject bv law to taxation, as follows, to-wit: Firs!. Thd said appraisers shall, upon actual vi -\v, make 1 ;{ true valuation of all la uds, logether with tin improve in -uts and' buildings thereon, or affixed the'retb, at their full value in money, as he: would appraise the s tine in p lyment of a just .debt due friSiili a solvent debtor, tnkiny into consul'ration the Tiliihy and quality of .the soil, the vicinity Of the r .*i • to railroads, MeAd.imized roads, clay roads, turnpike roads, plank roads, State and county ninth, .cities, towns, villages, navigable rivers, water privileges on the same or in the vicinity pi’ tu sum .', tlie location' of tile route of any canal or vtn-ilsq with any oil) *r local advan'f gas of situation. Prodded, That Slid dppjrai's r shall also value all lands at their cash vain ■ without taking -into consideration any improvements .that may he made thereon, and this valuation, as well as the valuation with improvements, shall be s; 1 down in proper columns provided for that purpose. Second. 1 n-lots and- out-lots in all towns, ei ties . and .villages!, with the improvements thereon or -affixed thereto, sh .11 be valued at their true and full value i i money, taking into consideration all the local advantages of situation; the said appraisers shall also, on actual vicw,*mako a true valuation of all 1 mds used or held by railroad , companies -i[o.r road bed,.depot or station grounds, gravel pits, switches and side-tracks, and all railroad tracks, depot buildings and other sitper--1 structures .th'ereo'n, according to the same rule herein prescribed lor ascertaining' tiler value of other real property; and he shall, in the same : nian tier, make a trite valuation of all MeAdamized ro.uls, plank roads, turnpike, l oads and canals, other tlmu the Wabash and Erie Canal, and also all toil bridges belonging to private persons or private corporations- Ao be valued upon actual view of the premises. Sec. 7. The appraisers shall call upon each and every person resident in his county for ;j list of all lauds and town, iu-lots and out-lots owned by such person or persons lying within hiscomity, which lnayjie subject to taxation, which list i shall particularly set forth the names of tiie own;or nr owners, the number of acres of land.in each particular tract, lot, section, or subdivision thereof, the range, township, section, quarter section, tract, lot or part thereof, or the number of the entry, location or survey, and water course, as the nature of the general or i.articular survey may require; and if the same cannot he described by the Congressional -survey, then it shall be described by metes and bounds, so as to designate j and identify file sane;.and in the French and English Grants, or Clark’s Grant, shall set forth th.o quantity of hind contained in (lie original sTTrvcy, of which the tract listed is a part, subject to the provisions of this act, the number, of the entry, water course, and the name of the original proprietor; also, all ia-lots and out-lots owned or held as afofesaid, with the number thereof us described in the recorded plat of said town, or part thereof, it it has been subdivided, wliicli statement shall be made out by the person assessed, or by the appraiser, from information gijven by such person, and shall be signed by the pe.rson making it.. Sec. 8. If the owner or owners'of tiny proper-ty.-required to be listed and appraised by the preceding section of this act-, shall be absent or unable to give in a list thereof!, when called upon by theappraiscr, or if the owner or owners thereof shall not reside within tluv.^.otinly, or shall fail or refuse to deliver to such appraiser a list of his, her or their real estate as aforesaid, it shall be the duty of such appraiser to make a list thereof according to the best information he cun obtain—{subject to the-provisions ol the ninth section of tins act, in the name of the owner if knowii, or in the name of the person.to whom the',same is now listed: but if it he not listed, and the owner's name he unknown, then it shall he noted that the owner is unknown in the-colmnn of names, and to enable him so to do, he is "hereby authorized to examine oil oath or affirmation any person whom lie may suppose to have knowledge of the .amount and value of all lands which such person refuses to - list as required. Sec. 9. The appraiser, in ascertaining or determining the quantity of land in the several tracts within his county,, shall he governed l>y the following rules: Whenever the owner or person in whose name it is listed.shall hold, by virtue of a deed' from another party. or front the State of Indiana, or by patent from the United States, lbi Congress land, such deed of patent, if 11 it* quantity be therein stated, shall he taken and received as the evidence of the quantity in the tract described; hut if such lands shall have been surveyed subsequent to the survey made by the United States, and it shall ho proven to the satis-

faction of the appraiser that any such tracts of land contain a greater or less quantity than is described iu the patent or deed under which such j lands are held, then the appraiser shall charge the I owner with the.true quantity ascertained bv such subsequent survey. If the owner or person in whose name any lands are listed, within the French or Clark's Grant, shall hold under an ! original entry or survey, with or Without the j patent thereon, it shall bo the. dutv of the appraiser to require the said owners or holders toe-use the same to he surveyed by the County surveyor, or some other competent person and to return the quantity under the certificate of such surveyor, attested by oath or allirmation, within thirty days after said owners or holders shall have been called upon to list flu ir lands for taxation, and if any such owner or hbhlqrs shall refuse or neglect to Survey and list his lauds as herein provided, or if he, she or they he. non-residents of the county, then it shall lie tii • duty of the appraiser to cause such lands to he surveyed and returned to himself, the expense of which survey shall be reported to the-comity auditor .and paid out of the county treasury,"and be, by the auditor, assessed ,agaijis't such lands, and collected in the safue manner as taxes are collected thereon. I > niruled, That if any owner or holder of lands lias had the ; - une previously surveyed, and shall produce to the appraiser a certificate of survey, oth t than (thatwinder tile original entry of said lands, sueii survey shall be taken by such appraiser,-, or if the appraiser shall.-lie satisfied Irom other competent evidence-adduced to him under oath or affirmation that. thd. quantity returned is correct, and that no surplus exists in the original survey, he shall enter and return the same, without further ] survey for taxation. Provided, That there shall j lie deducted from the lands owned by any person j as shown by such deed or survey, the amount of j the" same occupied by any railroad,canal or pubj lie highway. j !?l-:c 10. Tile appraiser'shall complete his list | taken as before provided, placing on the same. : opposite to each tract of land listed, and if a town j lot or part of a lot, the value” without imp'rovej meats, and also, iu another column opposite, tile j value of the improvements erected thereon, or as- ! fixed thereto, and opposite to each town lot of j part of a lot, the value without improvement and j !h" valim oi improvements erected thereon or as- ; fixed then to. Sec. li. The appraiser shall, at the time of making- the appraisement find taking the list ivj qaired' by 1i• ■ proceeding section of this act, iu- | form the owner or owners, his. her or their eg'uit I or representative, if residing within the county, or shall leave a memorandum (containing a d ‘scriptioii and value of each tract, lot or parcel of land) at his, her or their place of residence, containing i the amount at which his,, her or their real estate has hecii appraised, respectively, and of the time when tii* Board of Equalization for til** eouiitv will' meet'Tor the purpose of-hearing and determining' grievane-'s, and to 'equalize taxes within tile s mie. Sec. 12. , Fur the purpose of enabling the a ppm iser to determine the value of Uni I'd mgs and othir improvements-thereto, lie is. hereby required to. enter, with the consent of the ownI er or been pant 1 hereof, and fully examine all bitildings which are-not by the laws -of-the State expressly exempted from taxation. SVc. El. Each appraiser sled lon or before the fourth Monday of May next after his tip--1 point,ment or election make out and deliver to I the Auditor of his eoifiV y a return bv civil townships, iii tabular form and alphabetical or- ; der,contained in a bonk to be furnished him by i such Auditor, ol the amount, de-oriplioii and value of all the real estate subject to be listed j for taxatioi) in i-is county, which return shall contain, First—The naiiK s arranged- in ieal order, of the several persons, e inqiafiies or corpora! ions in whose name ’the several pased* 4 of real estate in each town-ship within his eoaui ty shall have been listed ; and in appro print e e-.il mans opposite, each name the descript inn of each'parcel of such real e ; ate lisle 1 in such name, and Bid value of* each separate par,-.el of such real property, as determined by the appraiser from actual view. Second —The naipes, arranged iu aljihabt-ti cal order, of the several persons, companies or corporations in whose names the* several parcels of real property in any / own or towns in his count y shall have been listed ; and in the appropriate columns opposite each name the d •- Script ion of each parcel nt real property in etch town in his county,land the value thereot as determined by the a]tprais -r is above specified : and such return shall distinctly set forth the name or untuck of'the owner or owners ol each seperate parcel of real property, if known, an’l if unknown, tbat fact shall be set forth;*also a correct and pertinent description of each seperate parcel of land or real property; it a town lot or a part thereof,.the name of th -town, the number or other designation of'the lot; an l if a part of such lot, then the proportion and situ- , ation thereof, and the extent iu feet along the -principal street on which it shall abut. If the parcel of read property be other than a town lot or parcel thereof, the number of acres,the range of township, tlie nunflier of llu* section Tract lot or sttb-di vision of either, as the ease may require. Ts such land be situated in the French or Clark’s granl, or is not embraced in any land district; it shall set forth the original survey or surveys, part or parts tlnuvof, contained in each separate parcel so listed; and if any seperate parcel of land shall comprehend the whole or parts of any-twoor more sections, lots, tracts or surveys, then the stateinent-shall set forth as nearly as may be the number of acre's taken from each section, lot, tract or survey induced in each parcel. Suq. id. Each appraiser and deputy appraisers shall take and subscribe an oath which shall he certified by the magistrate or other ol ficer administering the same, and attached to the return which he is required to make to the County Auditor, in the following form: 1 , appraiser for the county of in the State of Indiana, do solemnly swear that the.return to which this is attached contains a correct description of etfch parcel of real property within said county as far as 1 have been able to ascertain the same, iliat the value attached to each parcel in said return is, as 1 verily believe, the full and true cash value thereof, estimated agreeably to. the rules prescribed by la\V, that in no case have 1 knowingly omitted to demand arhstatemeiit of the description and value of all the real estate which 1 am required by law to lisl. or in any way, connived at any violation or evasion of any of Ihe requirements of the law, in relation to listing and Valuing velil estate; which abstract shall be kept'at the offiqe of the County Auditor for flic inspection of any owner of property, contained oh sticli abstract'; and it shall be the duty of the County Auditor to give two weeks public notice by advertisement in a newspaper, if one be published’ in the county, or if no newspaper he printed in the county, by advertisement set up at the Court House and at some public place m each township, ul ihetimeand pi ace when and w-lierv tln - board of equalization of such county will meet, f-.r the purpose of hearing ami determining grievances and to equalize appraisements thereon. tii e. 15 I lie appraiser and deputy appraiser shall each be allowed for the tinufthey may be necessarily employed in tin; performance of their duties, two doilais per day, which alow ilnee shall be paid out of the county Treasury ; the. haul appraisers shall make out their accounts in detail, giving the date of each day which they shall have been employed, which account, they shall verify .under 'oath, ami the board doing county business, if they shall find such statement to bo correct, shall allow the same; but in no case shall the same bv allowed until the appraiser shall have tilled his list Tis

appraisements with the statements returned to hifn, the maps and lxioks in which the original assessments were entered "with the Auditor, the list to he accurately made out, and added up, with recapitulation .of tlic whole by civil townships. Sec. Ib. Each appraiser and deputy appraiser shall at the end of each week in which ne shall have been engaged in the performance ol any ol the duties required of him by law, enter an account of the .number of days ow paris of days lie may have been so engages! during the week; at some stated nieetimr of the board doing county business, shall present, ' such original account to said board, and shall testify tinder oath or affirmation to the acciu racy of such statement, and shall answer sueih questions respecting the same as may be puj to him by-the boaril. Site. 17. If any appraiser stialMiy himself or deputy or deputies, be guilty of any neglect of duty which by any law now in force, of vhjich hereafter be enacted, it is made his duty jto perforin, the board doing county business may make such deduction from his aeacoount for services rendered as they may deem just and reason Mile, and he shall moreover be declined guilty of a misdemeanor and fined in tiny sum not less than five or more than five* hundred dollars, in the discretion of the Cofirt or Jury trying tlie same. q>:e. IS. 'Flic appraiser shall cider in a col-', until, provided for that purpose, opposite the name of every person, company or corpora •'.tor required to list his real estate and who has, refused to furnish a list required, 4hose words, “refused to furnish a list,” ami he is hereby required to notify such person so refusingj the penalty to be attached. !B|:c. 19. Tlv several County* Auditors in making out tlie duplicateuif real estate, shall add twenty-five pvr cent, to the value of alt real)estate of every person, company and corporation, opposite whose name the appraiser shall have noted- in his return, the words, “resfused to furnish a list,” and the taxes assessed [hereon shall be collected by the CountV 1 a .-.surer for the b uiejit of the county as other ttrxes. are collected by him unless otherwise ordered by the hoard of County C imni'ssio i-* crs. Sue. 2 h Knell appraiser shall, at th ■ time lie is required T>y this act to link-' return of the iaxa'de real proper: v to-the County Auditof; also deliver to him all the s n‘>*m-*n**» of property which he shall have recciv d from, persons required to list real estate, tier- sam • arranged iii 'alphabetical order by civil town shipk, and said Auditor shall carefully file and i]'reserve the same in his office. Si . 21. If any County Auditor, up >n receiving the returns made by any appraiser, shall lie satisli-d that lie has omitted anv parcel of binds, town lo‘s, or part of either,-; w ithin the eonn’.v which it was liis duty t.j return, such Auditor may require such npprjiiser to correct .such totals slab, and tin* appraiser shall,, within ten days, correct all such| omissions ami make return thereof to such j Auditor, and the correction shall be* "made upon the list of appraisements, be notliiing herein contained shall authorize any appraiser to reduce tire amount assesses! against any In his former returns. Site. 22. Each County Auditor shill, from timeito time, as he may di-cover any errors in the description or quantity of any land. to\V!'ill.<s, or part of eiliter correct the same up in till* list of lt-al property of his county. Set}. 21 Each Uo.m'v Aadi/or shah in a - uiaLclv procure, at tin* expense of tip*. County a sufficient number of t lie blank ii-is, • forms and iii.'! rile! ions required by this ad or I>v t!; • Audit brief State, ami deliver the same l > th '• ap-pra-tsjr, a-m! 1 h • ,1 udiror o!' State shall immediate! v lafier the passage of this' act/jirep.ire and i. ansjnit to tlie several County .Tinliters *' nil •such forms mid .instructions a- shall- he necessary ;{>' carry into etu-ct the provi.-ions of this act. j . Siat. 21. .’l ive appra'iseivn'-nt of the real estate' nkade iu jmrsuance -of t he [provisions of this act slinll constitute tlie basis upon which the iaxes :withi ji the Stale shali he assessed-for- tin* enMiiijig five years and until a lvappraisenient shall have been made, a, provide,! m 'his act, and all laws, or parts of l iws, that contravene any of lhe provisious of this act, arc her -by repealed, and especially sounuch of sect ions ;:q > 5.'), 3lt and 55.0 f van' act to provide for the valuation ajtd assessme'.ii of tlie real and personal proper; v ami the collection of taxes in tlie Ntate of Indiana, for the election of Township Assessors add prescribing the darics of Assessors, .1 ppraisors of Real Properly,'County 'idva-upu s ami .liaditors, and the Treasurer and Auditor of Stall' aporoved .lune 21 sf, 1852,” as are inconsistent, with the provisions of 1 his act. Sr.ej 25. Inasmuch as by the provi-imis of this theofficers -therein nam at are required T ocutler tipon their duties before the acts of 'this-Session can he published, an emerg/mov exists for the ..immediate taking effect of tins act, therefore this act shall be in force from ainl after jts passage and publication An the Indiana Journal and Indiana Hi ale isentuiel, and tinAuditor of State shall forward a copy of this act to each County Auditor as soon as the same is published. ' A. A HAMMOND, I’resident of the Senate. J . i\‘. GORDON. „ * S}X‘akor of the House of R *pivs ai‘a! ve-. Approved December 21st, ISSS. ASIIBEL P. W 11,LARI), Governor of the State ol Indiana. STATE OF INDIANA ,/ ss St-:eii:iNr.Y S Oi-u-'ivi:. S’’ J,.Cyrils d, Dunham. Secretary ofSta eof rh>* State“aforesaid, do hereby certify the ffixuve and fojegoiug to he a true and complete com , its appetus from enrollment on file in this office. lii testimony whereof 1 have hereunto set the* hand and affixed my seal of tlie State, [seal]] at Indianapolis, thi' 21:li day of Do comber, A. 1)., 1858, CYRUS L. DUNHAM, Sicretary of State. By Thomas Sun: v. l’ipnty.

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