The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-10-18


che Efreatfd wisdom ual nat perl
mst thr present session 20 psss over
uBbaut aaor3.ng feac g We quote 4
fus iis Message fnt
auEsxrsf - Ta1r
uar sYstem for a Assessment 90
taxes defective Tbe amount ol pgf
sal estate Nh5ch escapes taxation 3
enormous Nal0aticas are unequal
aH tlst burden IL tanaiitu tears uue-
qualify upon auf eit-zeas Real estate
saanof escape bat personal property
Through ibs mach ahBsed privilege 81
offset iar 3ebis. and a e various shifts of
evasion and eaacealmeut too commonly
prset.rra Is largely omitted from our
ABaaal hsts
Ahn Is prepared to deny ibo truth
here 80 louhl ! aa, the barciaeci
igequality and llariug injustice q the
Ifesept system is spparent 70 every
oae v.ha will devote a thought % thc
subject Ii has been suffered 70 exist
ihraugl. The grsspiag eonnivanec q thc
uch on tie one hand. aud tbc sloiid
Indifference Of the poor on the other.
The evil is prevalent and ut iquitous
throughout the state IL bids Tor iui
putty aad aG,rs sure reward m the
iaad practicet upon our State and
muuicipal organizations and the still
greater fraud upon our less wealthy
ncighbors Then why not remedy this
great public wrong
Il reqaires no argument 10 convince
men Of its exist, nee all admit it. aud
express an apparent willingness to
have il corrected. Then why not as
certain the officially and apply an APP
propriatc and ciiectnal remedy The
difficulty arises as our Executive has
well expressed H. through the n neh
abused privilege 81 Offset for debts, and
the various shifts Of evasion and con.
ccalmcni
Now COZ those conceded difficulties
We have a remedy 70 propose. Let
there be an act passed requiring every
person liable to pay taxes in any town
70 present 20 the listers schedule
practically definite Of their personal
property liable TO taxation IN said town,
which shall be recorded by the listers
10 book 10 be kept for that purpose,
and deposited in the town clerks Office
after the list shall have been completed
Aud copies from said books certified by
the town clerks, 10 be received in evi-
deuce No offsets for debts TO be al
lowed, except the person to whom the
same il owing, be an inhahitant Of this
State, whose name and residence shall
be- disclosed And il shall be the duty
Of the listers in the same book to keep
a record Of said debts, and of the nau cs
and residence Of the persons to whom
owing and within certain time to no
iiiy by mail Or otherwise the listers Of
the tcwn where said creditors reside
Of the same
That il any person shall neglect or
refuse by an agent or otherwise to en-.
brace aid set forth in said schedule
any personal property liable to taxa.
ton, the owner shall forfeit the same
Of the value thereof to the town where
said tax was payable, 70 be recovered
IN the name Of the town in an action on
the case founded on the statute
Aud any selectman, grand juror, or
agent 10 prosecute suits, or either of
them, Of any town aggfieyed, may
commence said suit And If said suit /
shall not be commenced by either Of
the officers above named for Tho period |
81 siS months after the cause Of action
shall have accrued, then any common
iulafmer may prosecute the same and I
recover a. aforesaid one hall for hun
4ltaud the , Their half fcr the benefit Of
said tuwh
We believe, The above points pro-
perry embodied IN statute. would I
have the effect 10 bring forward upon
the grand lists, All the taxable property /
81 the State
Ii would seem that a law which !
would accomplish 30 desirable a re, alt, /
with, NJ inllieiing any wrong OF hard .
ship upon the innocent, would meet
with no opposition.
ID TACT a opposition would not only
lctay Willingness TO have the pre-
sent inequality continued, but disclose
that the person making opposition is
pccuuiarily benefited by the injustice
II ,he present system lis who appre-
Lends Injury by such a law, may well
take alarm at the law Thou shalt not
stel
Secondly we quote iron q G message
81 u uiya q the attachment law
sTtAfHNENf ttN
esteem 4 my du,y Is cali y6ur 81
ictaim ihc evils q ul Itw oi sam.
maf attachment They have long
lasen fcii and acknowledged A per
icctly solvent busincs- man Is liable 10
summary attachment q al his pro
periy npan ciaim whieh may prove