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relating to the collection of Hie lax iijioii siicii t)l)li<ialions to remain 

 in force. 



Act June 1, 1889, section 2, (P. L., page 421). 



8. Allidavit to return of taxables, to be made before assessor, 

 or person authorized to administer oaths. Oaths to set forth '^hat 

 return is full, true and correct. Making false returns punishable by 

 a fine not exceeding |!r)t)0, imprisonment not exceeding seven years, 

 and disqualification from ever being a witness. 

 Act June 1, 1889, section 3, (P. L., page 422). 



4. Assessors authorized to administer oath to taxables, free of 

 charge; and for accepting return not sworn to or charging for oath, 

 they are subject to a fine not exceeding |500. 



Act June 1, 1889, section 4, (P. L,, page 422). 



5. Assessors to make return from best information obtainable, on 

 failure of taxables to make same, after ten days' notice. To examine 

 lists of judgments and mortgages, and charge defaulters with amount 

 of liens and interest, and add thereto taxable property coming to 

 their knowledge from other sources. Returns to be revised by 

 county commissioners and board of revision of taxes, from records 

 in their offices, and evidence secured from persons and papers, in 

 form prescribed by Auditor General. Fifty per centum to be added 

 to revised and estimated returns. Taxables may substitute sworn 

 return for estimated one, on or before day fixed for appeals from 

 assessments, by presenting satisfactory reasons for not previously 

 making return. 



Act June 1, 1889, section 5, (P. L., page 422). 



6. Assessors and taxables arranging to make false returns to be 

 guilty of conspiracy, and on conviction to be sentenced to pay a 

 fine not exceeding |l,Ot)0, and to imprisonment not exceeding three 

 years. 



Act June 1, 1889, section 6, (P. L., page 423). 



7. Recorders of deeds to keep daily record of mortgages and arti- 

 cles of agreement to secure payment of money, and of assignments 

 of the same, and to file the same monthly with county commission- 

 ers and board of revision of taxes. 



Act June 1, 1889, section 7, (P. L., page 424). 



8. Prothonotaries to keep daily record of judgments and other 

 instruments to secure debt that are entered of record, and file the 

 same, monthly with county commissioners and board of revision 



of taxes. 



Act June 1, 1889, section 8, (P. L., page 424). 



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