The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-05-29
PUBLIC NOTICE is HER EBY
GIVEN

l. NY, at rhe Court House in Newport, on
Monday the 10Th June, next; ai the hepse of
O.Greene, ion keeper, Portsmouth,, on Tues
day the ! lth June at the house of Benjamin
fiow!sDc5 innkeepcr, Tivertop, on Wednes-
day the i2lh June atthe house OF Humphrey
Browneil lunkesper, Little. Compton, on
Thursday the l3Ih Jane at The counting
room OF the subscriber In Bristol, on F,idsy
The l%ih June al the house OF Edward kel-
Icy, innkeeper, Warren, on Saturday the 5ih
June Tor the purpose OF receiving any intor-
mation that may be furnished as TO The chan-
ses which may have takea place 10 the as
sessaoic properly of individuals since the last
assessment, tnade under the act OF January 9,
1915, and previous TO the Isl of June, 1916,
which inform asipo must DC given in writing
under the signature OF The person whose tax
may be affected thereby. These changes
extend TO
|. Assessabie property omitted 70 be as
sessed at the pceceeding assessment, and pro-
perry that has ceased 10 be exempted from
assessment, such IS properly belonging 10
the United S,Mes, oca State, or otherwise
exempted which en- is transfer becomes as.
sessablc, Assuch property is now 10 be as
sesscd, EuS 20 alteration is TO be made in
the p'criousYaiua,ion Of real estate in virtue
OF aIy Improvement, thereon.
ran,lers OF real estate and slaves, ac-
eo,d!ag 80 which IN abatcment in the enum-
erBticos and vaiuations OF the person trans-
ftTjUg h.m wlll be made, aud correspon-
deVt lacrcase in the epumc ations and valua-
tions q The person 10 whora the transfer may
be made. YHH
3. changes ofrcsidcuts and non residents.
hoo n..l,a a.,
lrop The lists of residents 10 that Of nop-rcsi-
dents, OF vice versa, a. the Case may be, OF
the. properly in the ownership or agency Of
WHICH such achangc has occurred
a. The burning or destruction Of houses
Tor which AZ ahaiement equal 10 the injury
arising iFptn these causes is TO be MADE.
S. The. exemption OF property that has
ceased 70 be assessable, for which also an
abase ynent equal 40 its value is 10 be made.
g. slaves that have been born, or have
died, or rave run away or have otherwise be-
come useless since the proceeding assess
ment. In these cases, changes nthe pre-
ceeding Valuations are only TO be made where
the tax chargeaale 10 any person for slaves
would be diminished by the valuation on the
Is, day of June. Of ali those (excepliog such
as have b,en obtained by transfer) then own
eddy such person, aud the reelection in the
valuation in such event is To be equal to the
difference between the Valuation cf those
owned at the proceeding assessment and the
existing value u those owned on the lst of
June, 10, and an abatement equal to such
reduction 10 be made.
The whole Of these changes are to oc reIa-
tive 10 the first Of June I; ond 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 intwo casee,
one where partial alieniaiionsof real estate
shall occur, in which case, as the tax, as FIX
ed agreeabiy to the preceding assessment,
is 10 be apporlioncd among the several parts,
according 10 thcir respcctavc values on ihe
iirs, Of ;une, the proportional value (accord-
ing to the preceding yaluaiion) at that time
Of the part alienaied, and Of the remainder oil
the property, should be stated the other
respecting slaves (other than such as are
transferred within The same collection dis.
tricD which are 10 be valued according TO
their existing value, and slaves that have been
born, or have died, or have runaway, or have
otherwise become useless since the preced-
ing assessment, in which case the course a.
boee stated is to be pursued.
Any person becoming The owner Of Slave
by trsnsfer to him from collection distric,
other than that in which he resides is reqnir-
cd under the penalty Of ten dollars, to rcoder
as aforesaid a statement specifying the age
and sex OF such slave, who is TO be valued &C
cortling to his or her existing value.
In all cases in which such Information Ola
change 10 the asiessabe property of any per-
son, according 10 the preceding assessment,
shall not be so received, such person and
property will continue liable TO the whole tax
chargcSble thereon agreeAby 10 iha, assess
ment.
ind Noiee is further hereby giver.
ThII will attend, in person, OF by depa,y,
on Mondly the 8lh July a, the Cour, House