The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-06-05
PUBLIC NOTICE is HEREBY
GIVEN.

THAT will attend 10 person, or by dep
n uty, at the Court.Hoase 10 Newport, Oh
Monday the 10th June, nexi; at the house of
.. Greene, ion keeper, Portsmouth, on Tues
day the lth June at the house OF Beniamin
Howland, innkeeper, Tiverton, on Wedaes-
day the IL III June al the house OF Humphrey
Brownell; innkeeper, Little. Compton, on
Thursday the l3lh June (; at The counting
room OF the subscriber in Bristol, on Friday
the 18th June /; at the house of Edward kel-
ley, innkeeper, Warren, on Saturday the l5th
June for the purpose OF receiviog any iDfor-
nation that ,nay be furnished az 10 the chan.
ges which may have taken place 10 the as
sessablc property of Individuals since the last
assessment, made under the act of January 9,
ial5, and previous 10 the lst of Jane, 1916,
which information must be given in wiiung
under the signature Of the person whose tax
may be affected thereby. These changes
extend TO
l. Assessabie property omitted TO be as
,ossed at the proceeding assessment, and pro-
perry that has ceased to be exempted from
assessment, such as property belonging 10
the United States, ora State, or otherwise
exempted, which on its transf.i becomes as
ssssabic.t llsuch properly is now to be as
sessed But no alter alton /, TO DE made in
tho previous valuation of real estate In virtue
OF any Improvement thereon.
g. Tranafers ofreal estate and slaves, ac-
sordipg To which an abatement In the enurn-
erations and valuations Of the person trans
ferriDg them will be made, and corrcspon-
dent increase in the enumet ations and vaiua-
tions Of the person to whom the transfer may
be made.
s. Changes Of residents and non.residcnts.
These changes will merely require transfei
from the lists of residents TO that Of non-rcsi-
dents, or vice versa, as the Case may be, Of
tbe properly in the Ownership or agency OF
which such change has occurred
A. The burning or destructionsof houses
or other fixed Improvements Of real estate,
tor which an abatement equal TO the injury
arising from these causes is 10 be mace.
S. The exemption Of property that has
ceased to be assessable, for which also an
abatement equal 10 its value is TO be made.
6 Slaves that have bcen born, or have
died, or have run away, OF have otherwise be-
Come useless since the p ececding assess.
ment. In these cases, changes IN the pre-
ceeaing valuations are only 10 be m ade where
the tax chargesble TO anv person for slaves
would be diminished by t'c valuation on the
Sc dSy cs IsGe, cf all tnose (excspiing such
as hsve been ob,aihed by transfer) then own
ed by such person, aud he reduction In the
valuation in such event Is 10 be equal 10 the
difference between the valuation of those
owned at the proceeding assessment and the
existing value Of those owned on the lst ol
June, l8 l6, and an abatement equal to such
reduction to be made.
The whole Of these changes are TO oe rela-
tive 10 the first of June aud in all of them
the rates of the valuations made under the
act of January 9, 1915, are, as near as may
be, to be maintained excepting in two cases,
one where partial alienation of real estate
shall occur, in which case, as the tax, IS fix
ed agreeably to the preceding assessment,
is TO BE- appoetioned among the several parls
accot ding 10 their respectave values on the
first of June, the proportional value (accord
ing to the preceding valuation) at that time
of the part aieoated, and Of the remainder o
the property, should be stated tho other
respecting slave, (other than such as are
transferred within the same collection dis
trict) which are 10 be valued according "a
their existing value, and slaves that have been
born, or have died, or have runaway, or have
otherwise become useless since the proceed
ing assessment, in which case the course a
boye stated is 10 be pursued.
Any PEI son becoming the owner OF a slave
by traosfeg TO him ftom a collection district
other thsn that IN which he resides is requir
cd under the penalty of ten dollars, to render
as aforesaid statement specifying the age
and sex of such slave, who is to be valued &C
cordng tn his or her existing value.
In all cases in which such infor nation of
change in the assessable property of any per
son, according to the precedlog assessment
shall not be so received, such person anC
property will continue liable TO the whole Ia,
ehsrgcable thereon agrecsbly to that assess
ment.
Ind Notice 10 further hereby given,
That will attend, in person, or by depoiy
on Monday the 9Th July a, the Court House
in Newport AT Portsmouth on Tue ,ds,
the 9th July az the House Of Mr.. .. Greene
-At Tiver,on on We1ncsday the 10th Jul,
At The House Of Beoj. Rowland Esq A
Little Compton on Thursday the ith Jul