The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-12-07

day in Octob T in each year; and 1t snail iurlhei
\ be the duty of the listers or assessors oil eacn
town, in the first week in September, 10 the yeaI
| of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty
{ two, and the first week in September every hve
years thereafter TO meet and designate one OF said
listers or assessors, whose duty it shall be 10
meet at the usual pace Of holding county courts
in such county, except that the listers In the
] county of Bennington shall meet at the stone
church in Arlington and the listers in the county
Of Chittenden at the town. house in Williston, on
| the third Tuesday in September aforesaid; and
such listers assessors, so met. shall appoint a
moderator 10 govern said meeting, and proceed
to average the valuation of the real estate OF the
several towns in their respective counties, justly
and equitably, comparing one with The other, de-
Quoting from or adding TO the valuation of said
amount, so assessed as they may deem proper
and the listers or assessors, met, shall cause a
certificate to be endorsed on such lists, describing
such alterations as they may deem proper 20 make,
which certificate shall be signed by the chairman
of such meeting and such lists shall be returned
TO the respective towns, 50 certified and averaged;
and such lists so 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 10 the Leg
islature Of the state, and there averaged and
equalized by committee 10 be appointed by said
county. adding 10 or deducting from, as the case
may be, and certified by said committee, shall be
the list upon which stale taxes shall be made for
the five succeeding years, together with the list of
the personal estate as heretofore provided.
Sec. 10. Such listers OF assessors snail attach
TO each list certificate, signed by such listers,
and verified by oath before justice Of the peace
which oath shall be in the form following, 10 wit:
"We do solemnY swear that we have set down
q he stata i'm tod in tba 6
according to the best of our information, and we
have estimated the va ue Of such real estate at
such sums as We would apprase the same in pay
ment OF just debt due from a solvent debtor
and that the list aforesaid contains true state
ment OF the aggregate amount of the taxable per-
sonal estate Of e. ch person named in such list,
over and above the debts due from such persons
respectively, and that with the exception of those
cases in which the value of such personal estate
has been sworn 10 by the owner, we have estima-
ted The same according TO our best information
and belief"
Sec. 20. 1t shall be the duty of the cashiers
oil the several banks and Of the clerks o. all other
corporations within this State, To transmit TO the
clerks oil the several towns within this Stale. in
which any stakeholder of such bank or other cor
poraton may reside, true list Of The names of all
such stockholders, with the number Of shares
standing against Il name of all such stnckhold-
ers, on the books Of such bank or other corpora
ton, together with the amount actually paid on
each share, on tie first day of April in each year
hereafter.
Sec. 81. The clerk of the House Of Repre-
senatives, shall at the expense the State cause
To be printed and distributed To the town clerks
of the several organized towns IN this slate in such
manner as he shall deem expedirnt, suitable
blanks upon which TO make up the grand list of
said town, and also blank 10 each town upon
which 10 make ihe annual returns 10 the General
Assembly required to he made by this qcr.
Ser. %. 1t is hereby made the duty OF the
town clerk IN each organ Zed town in this State,
TO prepare and keep list of all the transfers OF
real estate IN such town, commencing on the first
day of April and ending IN the last dav of March
oil each year, for the and benz fit of the listers
Of such town, particularly mentioning in such list
the names Of the grantor and grantee, the number
of acres included in each transfer, with such 9th
er necessary information may be required bv
such listers TO make the transfers in the list of
such town.
Sec. 90. II shall be the du'y of the listers 10
each town, when they return the list of their as
sessmenls Of personal property, TO lodge with the
town clerk written notice. stating on what day,
and at what place, they will meet tn hear appeals,
which time shall be within thirty days from such
return; at which time, and from day TO day, they
shall sit till all appeals are heard and decided
upon.
Sec. "a. All acts and parts OF acts prescribing
the principles on which the grand list shall be
made and directing listers in their Office and duty,
heretofore passed, are hereby repealed; provided
that nothing herein contained shall affect any
acts, things done, or rights accruins, or prosecu-
lions commenced under any former acts.
Approved Nov. II, 1s4I.
u The following little poem was written by the
late President, in his earlier days; it has singular
force the present juncturo. especially the simc
introduced in the two last lines.
FORGET ME- NOT.
BY WA. Il. HARRISON.
The star that shines SO pure and bright,
Like far-off place Of bliss.
That tells tho broken hearted,
There's brighter world than this,
The moon that courses through the sky,
Like mans uncertain doom,
Now shining bright with borrowed light
Now wrapped in deepest gl.om-
Or when eclipsed, dreary blank,
fearful emblem given
Ola heart shut Out by sinful world
From the blessed light of heaven.
The flower that freely casts its wealth
OF perfume on the gale;
The breeze that mourns the summers close,
With melancholy wall
The stream that cleaves the mountains side,
Or gurgles from the grot-
All speak in their Creators name
Ard say 'forget me not"
Forget me not" the thunder roars,
As It bursts its sulphry cloud;
IT'S murmured by the distant hills
In echoes long and loud
IT'S written by the Almighty's hand
In hnrn of anna