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22. Record oi valuation to be made by board of revenue cominis 

 sioners in duplicate, and one copy filed with Auditor General and 

 State Treasurer. 



Act May 24, 1878, section 4, (P. L., page 127). 



23. State Treasurer to send copy of record of valuation to county 

 commissioners and board of revision of taxes, and issue his precept 

 requiring them to collect tax on the amount of valuation and prop- 

 erty ascertained to be liable for taxation; and in cases of increase 

 in valuation of property subject to taxation, statement of quota 

 or amount of tax due on account of such increase is to be trans- 

 mitted to county commissioners and board of revision of taxes, 

 and they are to collect and pay into the State Treasury the sum fixed 



by the board of revenue commissioners. 



Act May 24, 1878, section 5, (P. L., page 127). 



24. Counties aggrieved by action of board of revenue commission- 

 ers may appeal to court of common pleas of Dauphin county. Court 

 to fix time of hearing, and notice to be served on Auditor General 



and State Treasurer thirty days before hearing. 

 Act May 24, 1878, section 7, (P. L., page 128). 



25. Court to hear and determine proceedings on appeal. 

 Act May 24, 1878, section 8, (P. L., page 128). 



26. Court to ascertain errors and certify amount of same to 



Auditor General, who shall give credit therefor to counties. 

 Act May 24, 1878, section 9, (P. L., page 128). 



27. Appeals not to suspend or postpone collection of taxes. 

 Act May 24, 1878, section 10, (P. L., page 129). 



28. Board of revenue commissioners to keep journal of proceed- 

 ings and report to Legislature. 



Act May 24, 1878, section 11, (P. L., page 129). 



29. Tax collected on any excess of valuation to belong to counties. 



Act May 24, 1878, section 12, (P. L., page 129). 



30. Board of revenue commissioners to receive a salary of |300 



for each member. 



Act May 24, 1878, section 13, (P. L,., page 129). 



TAX ON WRITS, WILLS, DEEDS, ET CETERA. 



1. Prothonotaries of courts of common pleas, recorders of deeds 



and registers of wills are required to demand and receive from 



parties applying for process or services sums as follow hereafter, 



to be taxed in bill of costs, to abide the event of suits, and to be 



paid by the losing party.* 



Act April 16, 1830, section 1, (P. L., 1829-30, page 272). 



*No tax to be allowed on any appeal or on any writ or process issued out 

 of the Supreme or Superior Court. Act May 19, 1897, section 3, (P. L., page 68). 



