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LAWS OF VERMONT.
SECRETARY OF STATE's OFFICE,
MONTPELIER, NOVEMBER Is, 1912,

MONTPELIER, NOVEMBER 10, 1912,
The following Public Acts of the Gener-
Al Assembly, passed at the last session there
of, from number one to number twenty. sew
en-, Inclusive, are hereby designated for pub
LEGATION in the newspapers published in this
state agreeaby to the eleventh section of
he fifth chapter of the Revised Statutes.
C L. KNAPP, Acting Secretary Of Slate.
No. IAN ACT, in addition TO, and in
alteration of an act relating to the Grand
List, approved Nov. IL, ls41.
1t is hereby enacted by the General AS
semblv Of the State of Vermont, as follows
Section l. All polls liable to be taxed by
the act 10 which this is in addition, shall be
SET in the list at two dollars, in lieu of one
dollar, as provided by said act.
Sec. 2. Ali practising attorneys and all
practitioners of physic or surgery shall be
assessed and set in the list at not less than
one dollar and not exceeding thirty dollars.
according TO their respective gains, at the
discretion of the listers.
Sec. 3. The listers on the appraisal of
real estate, shall set all buildings not having
more than ten acres Of land attached thereto
mill, and factories, buildings on public lots,
stores, FORCES, furnaces, mines and quarries
where stone is quarried, in column seper-
ate from o;her real estate and tie conven-
ton Of listers for averaging the valuation Of
the several towns in the courtyard the com.
mitiee appointed by the General Assembly
for equalizing the counties, shall equalize
the valuation In said columns Separately
This section shall not be so construed as to
require the listers to appraise the buildings
on any farm Of more than ten acres, occupi.
Cd for the use Of said farm, seperate from
the farm on which they stand, but the same
shall sc appraised with and as part of said
farm.
Sec. 4. The listers composing the con-
vcntion for averaging the towns in the sew
eral counties, and The committee appointed
by The General Assembly for equalzing the
several counties in the state, shall, before
they proceed TO make such equalization,
take the following oath. You solemnly
swear that you will equalizs the valuation of
the real estate of the several towns in the
county Tor Of the several counties in this
state. as the case may be, )according to your
best judgment and discretion. without fear
or favor. So help you God. ii
Sec. 5. All animals shall be considered as
having been wintered one winter on the last
day of March, that were in existence at the
commencement Of the then preceding win
ter.
Sec. 6. The listers in each town shall
designate in the grand list the number Of
the school district in which all real estate is
situated.
Sec. I. The listers shall appraisc and set
in the list of personal property, al swine,
that have been wintered one winter, all hives
or swarma of bees, pleasure wagons, carrla-
ges and sleighs, gold and silver watches and
all kinds Of goods, wares and merchandise,
or chaliels of whatever kind or name, wheth-
er al home or abroad, unless The property
abroad is taxed in another state, and except
such property as is exem ted by this act or
BY section Eve of the act TO which this is in
addition.
Sec. 8. The term FARMERS tools" used
in section five of the act TO which this is In
addition, shall be construed to include
all carts, wagons and other vehicles necessa-
ry TO carry on the farm where they are u
sed, and every person, whether farmer or
not, liable to be taxed, shall have one wOg-
on ard one sleigh and harnesses for using
the same exempt from taxation provided
that no pleasure wagon or other vehicle,
valued at more than sixty-five dollars, shall
De exen;2t from taxation. All fowls shall be
exempt from iSyation-
Sec. 9. No deduction shall be made from
the valuation of the personal estate OF any
person for debts owing by him, unless such
person shall make oath, if required by sa'd
listers, that the same is bona fde debt
which he considers himself legally bound 10
pay nor for any debt for which he shall be
holden as surety. and not as principal, I'm.
less such principal has actually failed and
become irresponsible; or as partner in any
mercantile or other business, except from
The partnership property nor for any debt
which shall appear to have been gift from
such person; nor for any note or other Sc
curity payable at some future uncertain day
~lthou, interest and as to the above men,
Toned particulars the listers may interrogate
such person under oath.
Sec. 10. There shall be deducted, for all
Proposes Except highway taxes payable in
labor) from the list of every person, subject
by law 10 military duty, who shall be return
ed equipped agreeably TO the laws regula.
ting and governing TIE militia of this state,
and from The list of every person, who by
law is required to equip any minor or min.
ors residing in this slate, the sum of two
dollars for every person so returned equip
ped.
se;. II. 1t shall be the duty of the listers