Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-31
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ASSESSOR OFFICE, No. l2 CRY HALL
May !, 1871,
The Assessors of the City OF Worcester hereby give
notice that their Office will be open from the list until
the 18th Day of June Next inclusive, from A.
to P. M but iR hare no regular office hours during
May and all persons liable he taxed in said city
required to bring in to the Assessors, within the time
above specified true lists Of all their polls and estates
real and personal held in their own right in trust or
otherwise, not exempt from taxation.
Your attention is called to the following Sections of
Chapter II, of the General statu. of the Common
wealth:
SEcTI 81 Keepers oftaverns and boarding houses,
and masters and mistresses Of dwelling houses shall
upon application of an Assessor in the place where the
house is situated information of the names OF all
persons residing therein ndabe to be assessed for taxes
ln wgy such keeper master or mistress no
shall forfeit $1,000 for each offence.
SECTION 20. The SHALL in all cases require
person bringing in such list make oath that the same
Is true; which cath may be by either oil the
SECTION 46. No person shall have abatement unless
he has fled with the Assessors list subscribed by him
full and accurate according to his best knowledge and
belief When such list is not filed within the time spec
the judgment Of the Assessors shall be sustained by the
County Commissioners unless they are satited that
there was good why such list was not seasonaby
brought in ~, ,..o.. ,,,..r O,vo .,vor no
tce to the Inhabitants thereof bring in true lists OF all
their polls and estates not exempt from taxation IN ac
coriance with the provisions Of the twenty second sec
ton of the eleventh chapter OF the General statutes
they SHALL afterwards abae any part OF the tax as
sessed personal estate to any person who d not Drg
in such list within the time specified thereof IN such no
tce, unless such tax exceeds by more than MY per c
the said which would have been assessed to
that person personal estate il he had seasonaby
brought in said lists and If said tax exceeds by more
than titty per ceRum the said amount the abatement
shall be only the above the said my per cenf
un; provided howerer, that this act shall not aect any
person who can show reasonable season.
ably bringing in said list.
foods, Wares Me chandise or Stock in trade. must be
taken their fair marketable value the first day Of
May, IL at such date said stock Is fair average OF the
amount held during the twelve months preceding. But
II the stock has at different times, becn OF different val
ues, the fair average value of the stock during the time
above designated be given. The return must also
include, at value ascerained as above directed Goods
Wares. and Merchandise. which may be owned or held
without the Commonwealth. The value of Goods ares
Merchandise Stock in trade, CANNOT be offset de
creased by any DEBTS due for the same or by any ab
ties whatever
Household furniture exceeding $1,000 in value incud
ing Library Pictures, atuary and all valuable articles
of interior decoration Shares IN Manufacturing lnsur
ance, Railroad Mining and other corporations without
the state must be returned at their market value on the
first day of May.
pubic Stocks Railroad Bonds, and Securities of all
kinds must include the Stocks, Bonds Notes, or other
curties OF any foreign Nation of any State, City
or Town. must be returned at their market value on the
first day OF May
must be included in the return Of the husband father
or separate return made Trustee or Guardian.
And whoever does not comply with the above proyts
ions OF the law will NOT be entitled to attachments in
the Board of Assessors above the so per ccnum
estimated.
HENRY GRIFFIN,) assessors
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