Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-11-30
AN ACT in amendment of chapter eighty
three or the General Statutes, entitled 20
the Grand List"

AN ACT in amendment of chapter eighty
three or the General Statutes, entitled OF
the Grand List"
1t is hereby enacted &c.
SEC. II. In all cases where mining or
maineral property or quarrles IN TINS stare
re assessed and set in the list by the listers
of any town, and in all cases where the
owner or owners of any real estate by rea-
son of an alleged error In the quantity,
condition or value of such real estate as may
have been examined and appraised, or set
in the list bv them, and shall feel aggrleyed
or injured by such appraisal or list in each
year. and the Person s2mB 81 18T or eor Pg
erty Or guarries or real estate is dissatisfied
the annual additions to, or attachments from,
the assessment of the person, company or
corporation owning such property and real
estate made by said listers, the person com
pany or corporation may on orbeforC the 1st
day of May in every year, and also on or be
fore the 5th day OF September in each year
of the appraisal of real estate, appeal from
said appraisal, addition or attainment made
by said listers, to the Judges of the County
Court in the county in which said property
| is situated, for relief.
SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty of said judg-
eS to give one or more of said listers and
| the person, company or corporation owning
| such property or real estate, at least six
| days notice of the time and place of hear
| ing such appeal, and after hearing them and
| their proofs on such appeal, said Judges
shall, on or before the 18th day Of May, in
the same year, if the appeal shall have been
| taken from the appraisal, addition or abate-
| ment made III the month of April next pre-
Ceding, and on Or before the both day Of
| September, if the appeal shall have been
taken from the appraisal Of the property,
| certify back to the town clerk of the town
in which such case arose, the price at which
such property shall be set in the list and
the decisions Of said judges shall be final!
for one wear, or until modified by said
board Of COUNTY Judges, application Tor
which may be made by either party and
award or decision made as provided IN TINS
and the preceding section and in hiking
such valuation the pfOGuCtiveness OF sucl
property shall be taken into account, ano
be the basis Of such valuation
SEC. s. Ii shall be the duty Of the list
ers to to complete their appraisal OF the
| property mentioned in this act and make
the additions to, or abatement, if any, from
the assessment, Of the person, company o.
corporation owning, such property at leaS
six days before the expiration of the time
limited for taking an appeal as provided il
2 the first section OF this act.
SEC. d. The fees and expenses of SAFE
3 Judges while in the discharge of their duty
under the provisions of this act, shall bc
, paid by the appellant
SEC. 5. The provisions of this act shall
: not apply TO the list made for the purpose
Of state or county taxation, but the list an
th0rized by this act shall be taken an(
! deemed to be the true list on which all 9th
er taxes shall be assessed.
SEC. 6. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
e Approved Nov. g, 1855
f AN ACT laying a tax on the County 0
Essex
< It is hereby enacted g..
, SEC. [. There is hereby assessed tax 0
Il ten cents on the dollar on the list of tn
Q polls and ratable estate in the several town
Q ID the county of Essex tor the year 1855
9 which was completed in said towns 10
d town taxes, on the 18th day of MY, 1897
i ID be applied towards repairing the Jail an
J. erecting and building a jail house in Guild
1t dali, In the county Of Essex.
If SEC. 2. William H. Kneeland of Victory
1t and Thomas H. CARLY of Guildhall, ar
e hereby constituted q committee TO repair th
b fail and to erect and build a Jail house i
Ie said Guidhal, with power and authority t
Y, purchase the necessary materials. and caus
c. saidiaiI to be repaired and furnished, an
r such iaiI-houSe to be built, furnished an
" completed tor the use of said county.
s. SEC. 8. The treasurer of said county
20 hereby directed, on or before the first day {
ig December, 1865, to issue bis warrants to Ii
n, frat cons:ables of the several towns in sal
I'd county, for the collection of the tax assesse
Of in and by the frst section of this act, to /
i'd collected in the same manner as by La
ly State taxes are required to be collected.
I'd SEC. 4. The selectmen of the sever
ty | teYus in said county SHALL make out and d