The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-12-04
!. II. JENlSON.
AN ACT, relating to the Grand List.

AN ACT, relating to the Grand List.
n IS hcre6y enc,tct By me General .asscm6yyo'
the state Of Termoat, us follows
|. All steam boat stock owned in any company
chartered by the Legislature of this State whether
the owners thereof reside within or out Of this state
shall be set in the list at the rate of six dollars for
every hundred dollars actually paid in.
2. 1t shall be the duty of every person owning
such stock, to exhibit to the listers or some one OF
them, III the town nwhich he resides, on or before
the first day of May in every year, list Of the
number of shares by HIM owned in such company,
on the first of April next preceding, and the amount
actually paid in on each share
3. If the listers Of such town shall be of the o.
pnon that any person in such town has neglected
to exhibit list of such amount of stock by him
owned, as required in the preceding sections, OF
has exhibited lis, of Il less amour, than he ought
to have douc it shall be the duty of such listers to
insert in the list of such person such an amount as
they shall deem just in the list of such person, &C.
cordng TO the hest judgement of such listers
state shall be sci in the list of the town where sucl
company is required by its charter to hold their an.
nual meeting for the election Of officers.
s. 1t shall be the duty of the clerk of every sucl
company, in the month Of April in every year, tc
report in writing to the town clerk Of each town il
this state where the owner Of such stock resides
the name Of such stakeholder, the amount of sjocl
by him owned the amour, actually paid in on eacl
SHARE and shall also report the names of all stock
holders residing ont Of the state,-the number q
shares by them owned, and the amouut actual,
paid in on each hare TO the town c'erl, in the town
where such company is by its charter required IL
hold its annual meetings TO elect officers.
6. lr the clerk Of amy such company shall neg
lcct to make report to the town clerk as require,
in the two preceding sections, he shall forfeit an,
pay sum not exceeding one hundred dollars 70
every such neglect, to be recovered in an action OF
this statute, in the name Of the town where sucl
report should have been made, for the use Of sucl
town, before any court having jurisdiction Of ;h,
case.
I. Al soops, s'hooucrs and other vessels ownc'
in this state, or held BY any person out Of the state
for the benefit of, or in trust for any other pnTso'
residing in this state, except such vessels as aI'
owned by incorporated companies whose stock T.
/ taxed by virtue Of the preceding sections, shall be
set in the list at four per ccnum on the value there
of in money
g. Where vessels arc owned or held by any per
son out of this state in trust for. and for the bcne
Git of any person in this state, such vessels shall be
set in the list of the person for whose benefit sacl
vessels are owned or he'd
0. Whenever any person shall hereafter he as
sesscd for money on hand, debts due, bank, ia-ur.
ance or steamboat stock, IN greater sum or for {
greater amount than such persons shall deem just;
/ he may, on or before the twentieth day of August
make application to the listers in writing, TO have
his assortment reduced or vacated. and the lister
may examine such person on oath in relation /,
the subject of such application and hear other ties
timony in relation thereto, and after such hearing
shall assess such person in such sum rs from tn,
evidence they shall deem just-which assrssmcn