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SECRETARY OF STATES OFFICE, }
MONTPELIER, NOVEMBER Is, 1912,

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The following Public Acts of the General As
sembly, passed at the last session thereof, Gor
number one TO number twenty seven, inclusive
are hereby designated for publication in the news
papers in this sae agreeably to the eleventh see
, ton of the fifth chapter of the Revised Statutes
e. L. KNAPP, Acting Secretary Of STATE
No, Ian ACT, IN ADDITION TO. AND N
ALTERATION OF AN ACT RELATING nc
THE GRAND LIST, APPROVED NOV. II
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II as hereby enacted by the General Assemble
OF the Siateo FcrmOnt, MS folows:
SECTION |. All polls liable to be taxed bv III
ac' 10 which this Is in addition, shall be set in TIT
list at two dollars, in lieu Of one dollar, us provi
dcd by said act.
SEC 2, Al practising attorneys and all prac
loners Of ply sic or surgery shall be assessed ant
set IN the list at not less than one dollar and no
exceeding thirty dollars, according to their respee
tive gains, Al the discretion Of the listers.
SEC, 3, The listers. on the npprpisol of ron
estate, shall set all buildings not having more than
ten acres of land attached thereto, mills and Gc,o
rles, buildings on public lois, stores, FORCES, urna
ccS, MINES and quarries where stone is Gnurrjed
IN column separate from other real estate: and
The convention OF listers for averaging the valun.
ION OF The several towns in the county, and the
committee appointed by the General Assembly
Tor equazlns The countess shall equalizc the val
uh'lon IN said columns separately. This section
shall not be so construed as TO require the listers
10 nPpraSe the buildings on any farm gilmore than
len acres, occupied for the use of said farm, semi
rate llom The farm on which they stand, hu, The
same shall be appraised with and as part of said
lNrm.
SEC. 4. The listers composing the convention
for averaging the towns in the several counties.
and the committee appointed by the General As
semb!y for equaIzing the several counties in The
state, shall, before they proceed to make such e.
publication, take the following oath. You SOL
EMMY swear that YOU will cQuuIize the valuation
OF the real estate Of the several towns in this conn
y Tor Of The several counties in this state, as the
case may be,) according to your hest judgement
and discretion, without fear or favor So helm
you God"
Src. 8. Al! animals shalt be considered rs
having been win,ered one winter on the las, day
OF March, that were in existence at the commence
menl Of the then preceding winter
SEC. q. The listers in each town shall desir-
nate in the grand list The number of the school
district in which all real estate is silua. ed.
SEC. 7. The listers shall uppraise and set in the
list of personal property, all SWINE that have been
wln'crcd one winter, all hives or swarms of bees,
pleasure Wagons, carriages and sleighs, gold and
silver watches and all kinds of goods, wares and
acre land2e, or chailes Of whatever kind or name
whether 1t how9Cd.AlEega," r,' ,nlu cArrpl such
property as is exempted by this act or by section
liv. Of the act to which this is in addition
SEc. 8. The term "flrmers' 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 necessary TO cary on the farm
where they are used, aud every person, whether
n farmer or not, liable 10 be taxed shall have one
wagon and one sleigh and harnesses fir using the
same exempt from taxation; pro, ideh that no plea
sure wagon or other vehicle, valued at more than
slAty-Gve dollars, shall be exempt from taxation
All fowls shall be exemp, from taxation.
SEC. g. No deduction shall be made from the
valuation of the personal estate Of any person for
debts owing by him, unless such person shall mike
oath, if required by said listers, that the same is u
bona file debt which he considers himself legally
bound to pay; ror for any debt for which he shall
be holden as surety, and not as principal unless
such principal has actually failed and heroine IT.
responsible; or as partner in any mercantile or
other business, eycep, from the partnership prop.
crty nor for any debt which shall! appear to have
been a gilt from such person; nor for any note or
other security payable ut some future uncertain
day without INTEREST," and us TO the above men
toned particulars the listers may uerrcgatc such
person under oath.
SEC. TO- There shall be deducted, for all pur.
poses (esccp, highway taxes payable in hbor)
from the list Of every person, subject by law 10
military duty, who shall be returned equipped
agreeahly 10 the laws regulating and governing
the militia Of this state, and from the Ii, of every
hal he ,,, l., ,p,,u,,nJ 10,
nor or minors residing in this state, til, sum Of
two dollars for every person so returned equip
ped.
SEC. II. II shall he the duty Of the listers in
The several towns to con plete and return the list
as finished to the office of the town clerk, on or
before the first Monday in December in each
year.
SEC. ~. The listers Of the several towns, in
the discharge Of their Official duties are authorized
to administer Uaths IN all cases required by this
act.
SEC. 10. When any person shall think that he
is assessed by the listers for money hand. debts
due, or for hank and insurance Stock or for fac
ulty or gains, in greater sum than is Just and
reasonable, such person may apply TO the select
men, or a majority Of them of the town where he
resides. and if he by his own testimony on oath
or otherwise, can satisfy said sclccrmcn, that his
assessment, ia too high, said selec,nen shall lodge
in the town clerks office Of such town, by the If
teenlh day Of August certificate uuder their
hands, of the snni TO which they have ed the
assessmt ut Of such person, which sum so certified
shall be taken by the listers as the sum at which
such person shall be assessed.
SEC. A. The person appealing 10 the select
men ns aforesaid, shall give notice to one or more
of said listers Of the time and place Of hearing the
application Of the person so appealing
SEC. Is. Whenever any town in this state
shall not he represented in the General Assembly,
and the grand list Of such town shall no, exceed
six hundred dollars, snch town shall be exempt
from the payment of the state tax.
SEC I6. Section one ofihe act relating to the
collection of state taxes, passed Oct. 20, 1899, is
hereby repealed.
Approved Nov II, 1872.
No. AN ACT. RELATING TO PUBLIC
ACCOUNTS.
Ri,hersby enacted By the General assembly
Il r Ct.