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Assessor’s Book 1896, Hazel Dell Township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
 
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  I,  Robert T. Williams , Township Clerk of  Hazel Dell  Township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa do hereby certify that  Soren Antonious  was on the  6th day of Nov 1894  duly elected Assessor, in and for said Township, and that he has given bond and taken the oath required by law, and is duly qualified to act as such Assessor.

      Given under my hand this  6th  day of  April  1896
Robt. T. Williams Township Clerk.

STATE OF IOWA )
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Pottawattamie County, )

  I,  Soren Antonious , Assessor of  Hazel Dell  Township, in said County, do hereby certify that the value of all the real and personal property, moneys and credits required to be listed for taxation by me, is truly returned and set forth in the annexed list, and that in every case I have diligently, and by the best means in my power, endeavored to ascertain the true amount and value of all taxable property, moneys and credits, and as I verily believe the full value thereof, estimated by the rules prescribed by law, is set forth in the list aforesaid; that in no case knowingly have I omitted to assess any property which by law I am repuired [sic] to assess, nor have I in any way connived at any violation or evasion of the requirements of the law in relation to the listing or valuation of property, moneys or credits of any kind for taxation.

                                          Given under my hand this  6  day of  April  1896
Soren Antonious
Assessor of Hazel Dell Township.

  In view of the following Section of the Code of 1873, we deem it best to refer Township Assessors to the pamphlets mentioned for instructions:
  Sec. 828.--The Auditor of State is hereby authorized and required to cause to be published, in pamphlet form, the Revenue Laws of this State, for the benefit of the Township Assessors, and shall cause the same to be distributed to the County Auditors, who shall distribute the same to the Township Assessors of their respective Counties.
 

Contributed by Chris Wilken. Transcribed Stephen D. Williams.