Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-12-07

cfN ~ IN case the owner OF unoccuuifd
real estate shall BE- unknown 10 the assessors the
same shall be ST in the is either in the name Of
the original grnn,ce, or by such other description as
m the judgment of the shall bcs designate
the same
SIC IL II any person whose estate shall have
been 80 ASSESSED, shall feel himself aggrieved by
such ASSESSMENT such person may, within thirty
days after such list shall have been deposited IN the
town clerks office Aforesaid make application to the
listers IN writing To have his assessn,n, reduced or
vacated the listers may examine such person ON |
oath in relation to the suhec, of such application |
and hear other testimony IN relation thereto and az
ter such hearing shall assess such person as from
the evidence, they shall deem JUS and equitable
which shall be taken as the assessment of
such person Such applican, shall not in such ex-
animation by the listers, be required 10 disclose the
names Of persons who mny be indebted to him
SEC Is. 1t shall be the duty of the assessors in
each town, in the month Of September of each year
and revise and correc, all errors tina, NAV be
discovered IN the list Of such town. agrecably to the
provisions Of this act and make duplicates thereof
one of which shall be deposited with the town clerk
Of such town and the other shall be delivered to the
Clerk of the House Of Representatives on or before
the second Tuesday Of October in each year and
shall further be the duty of the listers of
| each town, in the first week in September in the
! year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
fortytwo and the first week in September every five
years thereafter, TO NEE, and designate one of said
listers ssossors whose duty shall be to meet at
the usual place of holding county courts in such
county, except that the listers in the county of Ben.
nngton shall meet at the stone church in Arlington
and the listers in the county of Chittenden at the
town house in Williston the third Tuesday in
September aforesaid and such listers or assessors, so
met, shall appoint moderator TO govern said meet
ing and proceed to average the valuation of the real
estate OF the several towns in their respective coun
ties ms wit tho
other deductint from adding to the valuation Of
SAID amount so assessed, as they may deem proper
and the listers or assessors met shall cause
tificate to be endorsed on such lists describing such
alterations as they may deem proper to make, which
certificate shall be signed by the chairman of such
meeting and such lists shall be returned to the re-
spectve towns so certified and averaged and such
lists, returned and so certified shall stand for the
valuation of the real estate for the succeeding five
years and such lists having been thus returned and
certified and sent to the Legislature Of the state and
there averaged and equalized by committee to be
appointed by said legislature consisting of one mem
Der from each county, adding to deducting from,
as the case may be- and certified by said committee
shall be the isl upon which state taxes shall be made
for the five succeeding years together with the list
of the personal estate as heretofore provided
s SEC Is Such listers or assessors shall attach to
each list certificate signed by such listers and
flied by oath before justice of the peace; which
b oath shall be in the form following, to wit w,
V do solemnly swear that we have set down all Tho
r real estate situated in the town of ac
cordng to the best of our information and we have
estimated the value of such real estate at such sum
C ms would appraise the same IN payment OF a JUS
o debt due from solvent debtor, and that the lis
e aforesaid contains true statement of the aggregate
amount of the taxable personal estate OF each person
Z named in such list, and above the debts du
from such persons respectively, and that, with the ex
4: ception of those cases in which the value of sucl
V personal estate has been TO by the owner, w
II have estimated the according to our best mfor
q nation and belief
e SEC 20 il shall be the duty of the cashiers 9th
several banks and of the clerks of all other corpora
tons within this state to transmit to the clerks ofth
d several towns within this state, in which any stock
l. holder of such bank or other corporation may re
70 side true list of the Of all such stockholders
IS with the number of shares standing against tn
n names Of all such stockholders the books OF suc
bank or other corporation, together with the nmour
actually paid in on each share, on the first day
to April in each year thereafter.
ID SEc 81 The Clerk of the House of Represents
s. tives shall, the expense of the state, to
n printed and distributed the clerks Of the
~ erni organized towns in this state, such manner
of he shall deem expedient suitable blanks upon whic
ir to make up the grand list of said town. and also
n blank to each town upon which to make the annua
or returns to the General Assembly required to b
> SEC 90 1t is hereby made the duty of the tow
$ clerk in each organized town in this state, to PR
X pare and keep lit of all the transfers Of real esta
in in such town, commencing on the first day OF Apr
and ending on the last day of March of each yea
: for the use and benefit Of the listers Of such tow
er particularly mentioning in such list the names
he the prantor and grantee the number Of acres ncl
of ded in each transfer with such other necessary II
formation as may be required by such listers to max
n, the transfers IN the list of such town
al SEC % 1t shall be the duty Of the listers in eac
on town, when they return the list of their assessment
nd Of personal properly to lodge with the town clerk
an written notice, stating on what day, and at VIII
place they will meet to hear appeals, which tin
or Shall be within thirty days from such raum
nd which time and from day to day, they shall SIT II
an all appeals are heard and decided upon
NE SEc "a All acts and parts Of acts prescnbir
the principles on which the grand list shall be mad
HE and directing listers in their office and duty hera
fore passed are hereby repealed provided that n
rb thing herein contained shall affect any acts thin
ION done. or rights accruinC or prosecutions common
al under any former acts
I'D Approved Nov II, ls4l.