Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1841-12-03

vacated the listers may examine such per-
son on oath in relation to the subject OF such
application, and hear other testimony IN re-
lation thereto, and, after such hearing, shall
assess such person as, from the evidence,
they shall deem Just and equitable, which
assessment shall be taken as the assessment
of such person. Such applicant shall not, IN
such examination by the listers, be required
TO disclose the names of persons who may be
indebted to him.
IS. 1t shall be the duty of the assessors
in each town, in the month of September, OF
each year, to meet and revise and correct all
errors that may be discovered in the list of
such town, agreeably 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 deliver
i, ed to the Clerk of the House of Representa-
, tives on or before tic second Thursday of
October in each year and it shall further
be the duty ofthe listers or assessors of each
town, in the first week in September, in the
| ear of our lord one thousand eight hundred
and forty-two, and the first week IN Septem-
Der every five years thereafter, to meet and
e designate one of said listers or assessors,
\ whose duty il shall be to meet at the usual
i place of holding county courts in such coun-
~, except that the listers in the county of
= Bennington shall meet at the stone church in
: Arlington, and the listers in the county of
e Chittenden at the town house in Williston,
: on the third Tuesday in September aiorc-
f said and such listers or assessors, so met,
o shall appoint moderator to govern said
meeting, and proceed to average the vaua-
= ton ofthc real estate of the several towns in
: their respective counties, Justly and equia-
r bly,, comparing one with the other, deducling
C from or adding to the valuation of said
II amount, 50 assessed, as they may deem pro-
= per; and the listers or assessors, so met, shall
" cause certificate to be endorsed on such
&c lists, describing such alterations as they may
j. deem proper to make, which certificate shall
Y, be signed by the chairman of such meeting :;
o1 and such lists shall be returned to the res
|c peCtiye towns, SO certified and averaged !:
and such liste, so returned and so certified,
c shall stand for the valuation of the real estate
for the succeeding five years and such lists
j, having been thus returned and certified,
j, and sent to the legislature of the state, and
III there averaged and equalized by a commit
IN tee to be appointed by said legislature, con-
v sisting of one member from each county
IN adding to or deducting from, as the case ma,
ch be-, and certified by said committee shall be
be the list upon which state taxes shall be mad,
H. for the five succeeding years, together will
,h the list of the personal estate as heretofore
ne provided.
al SEC. 10. Such listers or assessors shall
he attach to each list certificate, signed b,
Mt such listers, and verified by oath before
,e Justice of the peace which oath shall be il
on the form following, TO wit ave do solemn
lot y swear that we have set down all the rea
N, estate situated in the town of ac
I'M cording to the best of our information, am
nd we have estimated the value of such real es
p tate at such sums as we would apprase tn
he same in payment of a just debt due from
RS, solvent debtor, and that the list aforesal
if contains a true statement of the aggrcrat
ed amount Of the taxable personal estate ofeac
nd person named in such list, over and abov
ms the debts due from such persons respective
ay ly, and that with the exception of those ca
all SEES IN which the value of such personal cstat
,es has been sworn to by the owner, we have e.
,er timaed the same according to our hes, in
ms formation and belief"
NO SEC. 20. 1t shall he the duty Of the casl
lst icrs ofthe several banks and of the clerks
me- all other corporations within this state,
he transmit to the clerks of the several towr
It's within this state, in which any stockIoll,
ne, OF such bank or other corporation NAV rcsid,
of a true list OF the names Of all such stocholt
to ers, with the number of shares standin
to against the names of all such stakeholder
the on the books Of such bank or other corpol
af- alton, together with the amount actually pai
al in on each share, on the first day April
lie, each year hereafter.
re- SEC. 81. The Clerk of tho House
inc Representatives shall, at the expense of I'll
state, cause to be printed and distributed
all the town clerks of the several organize
* towns in this state, in such manner as he sha
by deem eXpedient, suitable blanks upon whc
w. to make up the grand list of said town, an
or also blank TO each town upon which
nv make the annual returns to the General A,
al sembly required to be made by this act.
md SEC. p. 1t is hereby made the duty
in the town clerk, in each organized town
this state, TO prepare and keep IA list of a
lue the transfers Of real estate in such tow
md commencing on the first day of April and el
her ding on the last day of March of each yea
led for the use and benefit of the listers of sue
)yc town, particularly mentioning in such list Il
err names of the grantor and grantee, the nun
bCl VI dtiSS IIt4uutt III tuCIl transfer,
wn such other necessary information as may |
in required by such listers TO make the transfe
ice in the list Of such town.
list SEC. 23 1t shall be the duty of the Ii
WIS tiers in each town, when they return the Ii
OF their assessments of personal property,
ach lodge with the town clerk written motto
stating on what day, and what place thoyw
unit meet to hear appeals, which time shall |
by within thirty days from such return at whic
time, and from day to day, they shall sit t
or all appeals are heard and decided upon.
SEC. a All acts and parts of acts pre-
) of crl0lng the principles on winch tn. era,
INST snail be made, ana directing listers
of HER Office and duty, heretofore passed, a
uch Hereby repealed I; provided ,hatnothing her
ned N contained shall affect any acts things don
or rights accruing, or prosecutions cor