Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-10-15

The srgreeats Indebtedness Of all the towns
and elites Ia The STATE, as shown nom the re-
turns made TO the State Treasurer, Is nineteen
hnsayed ssa iI'ye,ns 'Ao1Sss QUE hgni,I =,
he debt 4 found In the counties OF BENNINGTON
and Windsor,
AssEsssENF or FAXEs
II Il evident 10 many who have been called
upon ~ administer our assessment laws, that
the burdens OF taxation do not bear equally
upon all classes o. PFopsT'y,, THIS Z owing, IN
part, TO the method adopted In making up the
list, In some localities the real, aud portion
Of the personal estate Is assessed at about one,
half It's yalae; while IN others II 10 represented
| In the list at It's mll cash value
The assessed value az the real and personal
estate of Vermont was, IN 1863, nearly eighty
ave millions Of dollafs, while Us true yalae IN
money, according "a the eensus Of that year,
was over two hundred and aleen millions, The
existln. laws requiFe that the real and personal
estate shall he SCI N the tst "at its true value
in money" The adoption 81 amy other course
Is unjust a. well ~ illegal, II J. ne practice,
on the part ~ listers IN some localities, 10 ME
their lists In the Town CLERK office without the
oath prescribed by law, thereby. easing their
conscituCrs for any Irregularities In their mode
/ uf assessing the property 80 Ia the lists. II
may b. well 10 iuQuirr d Il here faithful dis
charge Of the duties of ll-trr- would not be Sc
cured by prescribing s0mc penalty Tor their neg
lggt ur violation OF the requirements uf The Law
Ia the party whose prupCri! l. appraised IL
has been suggested that il would be- beneficial
10 give the right OF appeal 20 any tax payer Tor
II any part Of the property In iowui- assessed
at lees than Il, true cash value il j. matter Of
interest 90 all tax payers 70 have u corrected,
This RICH, Of appeal would also ensure more
faithful discharge Of the duties of listers.
The taxation of personal estate, Invested In
this State by non.Tcsidents, has frequently been
the subject Of legislation, and, as yet, wiihon,
. -fagtufK IJ@uit Nh AftVmnt MAS made
al the las, session OF the Legislature 10 enact q
law u regulate the taxation Of stock In railroads
held by u0n.residenI-. The bill passed hotf
houses ON the last nightoi The session, /, wa,
closed its business and adjourned
! on examination of Tho act deemed Il my duiy
10 withhold ny approval believing that had IA,
attention OF The Legislature been called To The
questions Involved, the bill would not have been
I passed.
| At the session OF 1854, the law was passed to
which The bill In question was al amendment
while neither affected the tax ON the stock OF
residents the two acts being identical In tina,
respect, the bill Of the last session changed
( only the manner Of assessing and collecting the
/ tax upon nonresident stockholders, and re
| pealrd without reservation The law Of lNji, lsec
lions $, and 50, and So uI chapter - oil the Gen
| eral Statutesl.
I By the direction or a former Legislature. pro
Ccedirgs had been commenced 10 enforce The
I collection of the tax upuuthr stock OF nonrc~i
IL nat. In Fhtss
man, 4 nm In rb4urgr, iU hrbaIf pf .u,l
Z atugkhahirr-. ua, therefore brnurbt against
J no Sratr Treasure anal AN iriI,lltinu pro
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