, 1867-10-18
publication,

aforementioned days, to receive information in
writing relating to the taxes for the present
year.
For the Town Of CEaristTamsted
at the Royal Treasury'S Office at 10 O'Clock,
forenoon, viz:
Saturday the 18Th October, for the inhabitants
of Kings, Company, Queens, Strand, North
and West Streets, also Western suburbs.
Monday the 18th October, for the inhabit-
ants of Smith, West and Ulke lanes, Watergut,
Market and Princes Street, Kings and Queens
Cross Streets, Church, Hospital aud Green
Streets and Eastern Suburbs.
Tuesday the 10th October, for the inhabitants
Of Hill, East, Lagoon, little Hospital, New and
Fisher Streets.
For sEae Country
at IL O'Clock forenoon, viz:
Wednesday the 10th October, for the inhabit-
ants in both East End Quarters, at the Stock
Estate Sallys Fancy.
Thursday the 18th October, for the inhabit-
ants in Companys Quarter at the Estate Work
and Rest.
Friday the 18th October, for the inhabitants
in Queens, Kings and Nortbside Quarter Ltr.
B, at tho Courthouse at Kingshill.
Tuesday the 22ad October, for the inhabitants
in Princes Quarter, at the Estate Grove Place.
Monday the 2Sth October, for the inhabitants
in Wcstend Quarter and Northside Quarter
Letter 4, at the Police Office in Frederiksted.
For t8le EOyy8s OG FFcderIksGcd
Same day for the inhabitants Of Strand, Kings
and Queen Streets.
Tuesday the Doth October, for the inhabit-
ants Of Princes, Hospitals, and New Streets,
Kings Cross Street, Market, Hill and Lagoon
Streets, all at the said Police Office.
Besides those calculations, which are reduir-
cd for the calculation Of Taxes and which everv
owner or lessee Of houses in aud out of town, or
Of estates, is bound to give to the commission,
the Government considers it requisite at the
same time to be informed of the number of
labourcrs on the estates or of other persons
residing there, as also Of the quantity Of stock
on the estates &c, for which purpose the blanks
for the tax lists are furnished with columns to
contain such information.
Owners of estates are to specify in writing
the exact number of acres in Sugar cultivation,
in Cotton cultivation, in other cultivation and
in pasture.
If any portion of the land is considered to be
useless, and yields no revenue to the owner, the
number of acres of such portion must be stated
in the tax list, and a certificate on oath, issued
by the proprietor and two burghers residing in
the quarter and furthermore attested by the
quarter officer, delivered to the commission.
when it will be taken into consideration if and
to what extent exemption from taxes can be
granted,
Owners Of houses that have been unoccupied
for six months and upwards claiming reduction
IN the taxes, are to give satisfactory proof of
the house having been vacant during the period
stated.
Persons neglecting to procure the informa-
ton and proof prescribed by the regulations in
the above shape, time and place, must ascribe
to their own neglect all losses resulting there
from.
Blanks for tax lists will be distributed some
days previous to the meeting of the Tax Com
mission, and are required to be accurately filed
out by the concerned, and delivered to the
Commission on the day, which is fixed on for
each street in the towns, and for each Quarter
in the Country.
Tax Commission for st. Croix, the LIST Octo-
Der 1867.
Carl Hattonscn. j. ]. Helm. II. Raupach,
conEt.