Sec. 26-208. Laying of tax.
Sec. 26-208. Laying of tax. All statements so delivered or made shall be alphabetically arranged, and the Commissioner of Agriculture shall determine the value of all
property so returned and described in such statements, which property shall be liable
to taxation at the valuation so determined, including the ten per cent for default as
aforesaid. Said commissioner shall annually declare and lay a tax thereon at the rate of
two per cent of such valuation, payable at the office of said commissioner on and after
the first Monday of the January following, and such tax shall be a lien upon the franchises
and grounds so taxed from the time it is so laid until paid and shall be in lieu of all other
taxes on such property.
(1949 Rev., S. 5036; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 346; 1972, P.A. 52, S. 16; P.A. 96-180, S. 98, 166; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: 1971 act replaced references to shellfish commissioners with references to environmental protection commissioner; 1972 act replaced environmental protection commissioner with commissioner of agriculture; P.A. 96-180 deleted
"said" and inserted "the" before "Commissioner of Agriculture", effective June 3, 1996; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6
replaced Commissioner of Agriculture with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004;
P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture
and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.