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~OZGr c~tte~~tio~z is t°est~ectfi.cll,J cli,rected to c~yz ~1ct, o/
~lssenzblr~, e~ztitled ``~1rL .flct irrzhosii2~ ~aclclztio~zc~l Taxes for State ~n~•~°,ooses,
aiul to abolis7z, the Peve~z-zee Doce~~rZ," ~~>>p~~evecl ~fh>ril ~ O~Iz, 1 S~/~, the f oztirtlz
section of zv7Liclz reacts as follows:
SEC. -f. That the treasurer of cacti county and city, the burgess or other chief' officers of cacti incorpor-
ated district, or borough of this Commonwealth, within ninety days after the paseage of this act, shall make
return, under oath or ai~irmation, to the 1luditor General, of the amount of scrip, bonds, or certificates of
indebtedness, outstanding by said county, citti-, district, borough or incorporation, as the same existed on the
first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four, and of each succeeding year thereafter,
together with the rates of interest thereon, at each of those periods, undue the penalty of •~ive tlaoresrc~zd
dddars, tlic amount to be settled by the Auditor General, a~~d the ~,~mount thereof sued for and collected
as debts due by dufi~ulting• public officers are collected : Provided, THat ~m the receipt of said returns, the
Auditor General shall proceed to nettle the accounts of each count;-, city and borongli ~aitli the C~ommun-
wealth, fi~ the State tam due and unpaid, and transmit notice of the amount, by mail, to officers making
said returns ; and that if the amount, so found due; shall not be paid witliiii si1t~5- days, the Attorney Geu-
eraf shall sue and collect the name with interest from the date of such settlement; and Hereafter, it shall he
the duty- of the treasurer of every county, city, boruugli and incorporated district in this Common«-ea-lth,
to deduct the said Mate tae, on payment of any interest or dim idend, on debts due by the county, cite, bor-
ougH, or incorporated district, and pay the same o~ er to the Mato 'Treasurer within thirty days after tdie
acid interest or dividend Has f tiller clue.
Irz accor~la~zce witTz tlu; t~~~ovisiorLS of tlLe scci,~ foz~rth secti.o~z of the act
rtl~oz~e refers°ecl to, Joz~ rc,re r•equiy~ed to f u~•rL7.slz tdzis Dep~ta^t,~lzerzt z~~i,tl~ ~r,
eta-temea~zt (o~L tlae erzcloserl l>l~r-izk) ~~l,r~ rte
ia~z~' the deUt, of ~~oa~r
z~~zd~er oath or• r~ ffrr~J2-atioTC, :>•1~ o~r'-
res it, existed, o~z, the
first dazJ of Ja~zwa~°~, 7 <S"r/,~, «~zd sILOZVi~z~ also t7ze cl,<,~,te, c~~rLOlant, cc~zc7,~ -r~cctc
jeer ce~Lt. of each paJnre~tt, of i,i~~teresl r~zrt~lc tlLereorr. <,z~ri,n~ the Jea~~ eT~.cli,~z~.
Dece~~~z7~er v1, 1873.
Ve7°i~ Pes>>ectf~cll~,
HAKRISON ALLEN,
1 zed i.tor Geiger^czb.