The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-18


LECTION OF TANEs.
The Popir # e Stale Of New York. represented in Se~ss
and .qssenby, do ,rgact foiious:
Sec l. See two article title two. chapter thir-
teen part rs Of the Revised Statutes in relation 70 the
assessment and collection Of taxes hereby amended -
to read follows: Land occupied by n person
cthr than the may he assessed to the
occupant or "a non-rerid, mt lands"
See 2 Section fvo Of the title Is hereby amend
ed read fellows: Every person shall be -
sessed in the ward where he resides when the
scssment made for all personal estate owned by him
including all personal cstatc in his possession
der his control agent trustee guardian. executor
administrator and in shall the property held
under either Of these trusts be assessed against oes
person aud In person possessed o such person
al estate shall reside during In which taxes may
D. levied In two more counties towns wards, his
residence for the purposes and within the meaning %
this section shall be deemed and held to be In the
,y,tosn or ward III when MS pr'neipai business snaA
have been but the products OF amy state o4
the United States, consigned to agents In any town OF
ward Of this State for sale commission for the benefit
Of the thereof shall not be assessed TO such AGENT
shall such agents of moneyed corporations capital
lists be liable 10 taxation under this section, for any
moneys Ia their possession under their CONTROL trans
msd 70 them Tor purposes of investment OF other.
wi-en
See o Sections fifteen sixteen twenty two twenty.
three, twenty -four twenty-five and twentysix Of the
title hereby repealed and section seventeen u
the same titls hereby amended TO read ~ fol-
lows "A real and personal estate liable to Ia xa1ion,
shall be estimated aud assessed by the 1t is
fun and true value they would eppraise the sans II
payment a just debt due from solvent debtor"
Sec 4 Section twenty Of the article Is hersey
amended TO read follows Such notices shsu 81
ie5h that The assessors have completed their ass nr.a
number at place TO lie specified therein where the same
may te seen and examined by any person intercstsd
until the third Tuesday Of August; and that that
day the win meet at time and place aso TO b
specified In such notice to review their asscssmente On
the application cf any person conceving himself az
grieved il sha be the duty II the said assessors on sA
day 10 NJ the time and place specified and hear aud
examine all complaints in relation to such cnts
that he brought before them and they hereby
empowered and II she'll be their duty TO adjourn from
time TO time, may be necessary to hear and detsr
lit. ar
State the notice required by this section, may
form TO the requrcme nt II ths respective laws rculAt
ing the time and place aud manner for revising the
scssm.nts in said cities, in all csscs where difrrcut
time, place and manner Is prescribed by said laws from
that mentioned In this ect,
Sec s. II the assessors sha wifuly neglect to hold
the meeting specified In the last preceding section eas
ssscstor 20 n.glccting shall be- Liable 10 penalty u
twenty dollars 10 b. sued for and recovered before any
court having jurisdiction thereof by the supervisor a
the town for the o the poor o the town. and
in a such neglect 10 meet for review any person
nggri,vsd ty the of the asses1or may appel
20 the beard II spervi-ors at their next meeting. whs
fhs have power review aud such assessment
Sec G. Whenever any person On his own behalf,
behalf a. these whom DE may rPrescnt. shall apply 70
the asssos Of any town or ward 70 reduce the value q
Its rial md estate act down In their
mcnt r IL shall b. the duty a such to
Inc such pcon under CATH touching the value Of his
their aid rea personal estate and after such xsmina
ticn they shall hx the value thereof at such amount
they may dee ju.t but II such person shall rcfuse
answer any question 70 the value ~ his real personal
estate the amount thereof the said shall not
reduce The value d such real personal estate. Ths
examination taken shall lie written. and shall bc
scrttd ly the person examined and ha b. filed la the
tcc c the town clerk q the town city in which such
nsscsi ment shal be made aud any person who shall
vhfuly swear hlcly such examination before the
nsscssors shall he deemed guilty q wi:ul and corruJA
perjury.
See The sracrsors cf the several towns and wards Of
this state shall have power to administer oahs to auy
applying 70 them under the provisions Of the sixth
section 81 this act.
Sec When the nsscssor~ or m, jo-ity cf them shsli
have completed their roll they shs sevcray appear be-
fore Il the Justices c the town city which they
shall reside and sha everay make ard subacrbc befocs
SUE b justice. an oath. IN the following form
We, the undersigned, do seyerally deposa and
that we have set down In the foregoing assessment roll
a the real estate situate In the town ward the
case may be nc ,ordng TO best information; and
that, with the exception Of those In which tho
value a the snd real estate has been changed BY
of proof produced before have estimated The vnus
Of the said ~ nj estate at the which majority a
the have decided to be the full and true vslus
ther,,f and ri which they would sppraise the In
payment Of just debt due from solvent debtcr; AMI
also that the said assessment roll contains
msnt q the aggregate amount Of the taxable personal
estate n each aud every named In such roll
nd above the amount of debts of ius from such pcrrons
respectively and xcluding such stocks otherviss
taxable and such other property IL exempt by Lac
from taxation nj he full aud true value thereof accord
ng to best Judgment and belief Which oath shal
be written said roll signed by the
t6sd by the justice and shall he In place of the ocial
certificate required by Law and every who
shall wilfuy fsc in taking and subscribing said
ties, of wful and corrupt perjury.
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