Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-12-19

tons shall be made to snch commissioner in
the same manner as such applications are
made to listers In towns. Such commits
sioners shall have the same power TO act in
the premises as listers and selectmen have,
in like cases, IN towns. and shall on or be-
fore the first Thursday of October in each
year feinrn copy Of each list by him male
. TO the Treasurer OF the State. The first
appraisal of the real estate made bv the
commissioner in making sail list, and the
, appraisel so made at the expiration of each
five years thereafter. shall he III. basis OF
taxation, su',i ct to such corrections and al
terations by the commissioner, as lsters of
organized towns are authorized TO make
each year and II shall not he required that
said list should be revised or acted upon by
The committee of listers or the committee
of the Legislature TO average the grand list
Sec. 3. Whenever any State tax shah
hereafter be assessed on the polls and rate
able estate of The inhabitants of this State,
the Treasurer shall make out tax on the
copies Of the lists so returned to him by
such commissioners, and shall Immediately
transmit to each of the collectors, appointed
by virtue of this act, tax bill on the list
of all the cores or unorganized towns in
their respective counties, with his warrant
attached thereto, commanding such collector
10 levy and collect such tax, and pay the
same into the Treasury.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty of every
! collector, appointed by virtue of this act,
and he Is hereby authorized to collect the
Stale tag agreeably TO the rate bill and
warrant committed 10 him by the Treasurer
. for collection. In the same manner and with
the same powers that frs constablrs have
in organized towls. and be subject to the
, same penalties. Such collectors, before
: they shall proceed TO the discharge of their
) duties, shall give a bond to the State for the
faithful performance of the same, in the
{ same manner as the first constables Of towns
are required to do in like cases to their re.
: spective towns, and in such sum as the
5 Treasurer Of the State shall prescribe.
: which bend shall be approved by the COM
missioner in the County in which he re-
! sides. Which approval shall be endorsed on
: said bond, befnre any warrant for collection
: shall be placed in his hands by the Treas
: arer; and the issuing by the Treasurer of
7 such warrant to the collector shall be sufii-
! cient evidence of the approval and delivery
t Of such bond to the Treasurer as aforesaid.
] And in all cases where constables are now
. required by law in the collection of taxes
= to leave with the town clerk for record any
o advertisements. warrants. rate-blls, or lists
e of land sold, or any other matter or thing,
: the same shall be left by the collectors pro-
vided for in this act, with the town clerk OF
S the town wherein the commissioner for the
Q county wherein such gore or unorganized
= town is situated, resides.--and such town
: clerk is hereby authorized and required to
9 record such advertisements and make cer-
r tificates of the due publication thereof. and
n record all such warrants, rate-bills, lists Of
o lands sold, and any other matter or thing
/ which may be left with him for record a.
e aforesaid, and may receive redemption fol
l. lands sold, in case the collector shall die OIL
,f remove from the town where be resided al
l. the time Of making such sale, and the rec
Of ord of such town clerk and his certificate o
4 publication. and his certified copies OF rec
ord. shall have the same force and effect al
al if made by town clerks of organized town
ii pursuant to the laws regulating the collec
ton of taxes therein.
is Sec. 5. The commissioners appointe,
,r by virtue of this act shall have the sam
$, power TO abate any tax in the hands of tn
e collector, in the county in which he resides
e for collection, as the civil authority have il
2 towns to abate taxes, and to issue certif
IS cate of such abatement, to the Auditor o
e Accounts, who shall draw orders on tn,
State Treasurer Tor the amount of suct
y attachments. which orders shall be receiva
d bic by the Treasurer from the collector fo
IS the amount of such taxes.
10 Sec. 6. The commissioners appointed
e, by virtue of this chapter act shall receivr
e per day, and the collectors shall receive fv,
n per cent for the collection of State taxes
,e and the Auditor of Accounts is hereby au
= thorized to draw orders on the Treasury Il
e Fay the same.
10 Approved, December /, 1862.
No 10. AN ACT appointing coIlectoi
ia of taxes against the inhabitants of thu
n old town of Sterling.
a R is hereby enacted, &c.
: Sec. l. Oren Lyman of Morristown, i
N hereby authorized and directed to levy ant
y. collect any and all taxes that may be as
!, sessed on the Grand List of the inhabitant
Il and territory which would now be the tuwi
n of Sterling, if The same had not been an
i nexed to the towns of johnson. Morristown
a and Stowe, said assessments being made b,
m virtue of an act approved November twen
ty-frst, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, ant
the said Lyman shall pay the amount col
lected to the treasurer of the town of Nor
ristown on or before the first day of June
- eighteen hundred sxty-three, who shall pa,
: the same upon the debts due from the sal,
town of Sterling 10 accordance with th
- aforesaid act, and the act TO which that i
an amendment, and the said Lyman shal
: have all the powers in collecting said tax
! and be subject to the same liabilities tha
. he would if said town had never been an
nexed as aforesaid, and he was the legall
- elected first constable thereof And sal,
y collector shall be entitled TO five per cen
: for collecting said tax.
:. Sec. 2. All acts and parts of acts in
y consistent with the provisions of this ac
= = are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect iron
: IFS passage
= Approved, December |, 1862.
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