Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-01
As soRs' NOTICE

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ASSESSORS OFFICE, No. p CITY HALL, /
The Assessors Of the City of Worcester hereby give
notice that their Office will be open from the list until
| the 18th Day of u ne Next inclusive, from A.
N. to but H hare no regular office hours during
Nay and all persons liable he taxed in said city, are
required to bring 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 o.
Chapter H. of the General statu es of the Common
wealth:
sEcTI 81. Keepers oftayerns and boarding houses,
upon application of an Assessor in the place where their
house is situated give information Of the of all
persons residing therein andabe be assessed
Every such keeper, master mistress refusing give
such information. or knowingly giving false information
shall forfeit $40 90 for each offence.
SEC rIoN 3 The assessors SHALL in all require
person bringing in such list oath that the same
Assessors.
SECTION 46 No person shall have an abat ment unless
he has filed with the Assessors list subscribed by him
of his estate liable to taxation and made oath that Ii is
belief When such list is not filed within the time spec
ned by the Assessors for bringing it in complaint from
the Judg nent OF the shall sustained by The
County Commissioners unless they are satided that
there was good cause why such list seasonaby
When the Assessors OF city or town have given no
tce to the nhahl ants thereof to bring lists of all
their polls and estates exempt from tax4tion in se
ance with the provisions Of the twenty second Sec
uon OF the eleventh chaOer OF the General Stltutes
they SHALL afterwards abae any part OF the tax As
sessed personal any per on who did NOT bring
in such list within the time specified there or in such no
tice unless such tax exceeds by than fifty per cent
am the said amount which would have been asses ed 10
that person on personal estate, if he had seasonaby
brou- Mt in said lists and if said exceeds by more
than ftty per centua the said amount, abatement
shall be only o. the above said fifty Der cent
u; propided h0weUer, that this shall not AFFECT any
person who show sonable excuse for moi
| ably bringing in said list"
Goods Wares sic chandise Or Stock in trade must be
taken a. their fair marketable value on the first ay of
May, If at uch date said stock Is fair average of the
amouht helu during the twelve months preceding But
II the stock las at different times been of different val
ues, the tar average value of the during the time
ABOVE designated must be given The return must also
include at value aseerained above directed Goods
wares and Merchandise, which may be owned or held
without the Commonwealth he value of Goods Wares
Merchandise, Stock in trade, CANNOT be offset or de-
creased oy any DEBTS due for the same by any ab-
Household furniture exceeding $1,000 in value inelud
ing Library tic ures, atuary all valuable ARTICLES
Oh neSlor ueeorauoI Shares IN Manufacturing, lnsur
ance RAILROAD, Mining, and other corporations without
the state must be returned their market value on the
first day of NAV. ~ va W
rnb &c Stocks Railroad Bonds and Securities Of NIL
kinds must include the Stocks, Bonds Notes, or other
curties any foreign Nation or of any state civ
or Town must be returned atheir market value on the
first day of May. ~ 49,
All Personal property held by wife or rninor child
must De included in the return OF the husband or father
or separate return made as Trustee or Guardian
And whoever does not comply with the above proyis-
ions of the law, will NOT be entitled to attachments in
consequence of any estimates that may be made BY
the Board of Assessors the 50 per centum over
estimated.
HENRY IT GRIFEIN,l assessors
w.. - + n y ( do SGtfHbA' }cv q Worcester ~
WIN L. CLARK, Secretary.
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