Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-19
Notftes.
A ssESs ORs' NOTICE
ASSESSORS OFFICE, No. y CRY Hall, /

ASSESSORS OFFICE, No. y 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 June Next inclusive, from A.
NJ to p NJ but loH hare regular Office hours during
Nay and all persons liable to he taxed in said city, are
required to bring in the Assessors, within the time
above specified lists of all their polls and estates
real and personal held in their right in trust or
otherwise, not exempt from taxation.
Your attention is called to the following Sections Of
Chapter H. of the General Statutes of the Common
wealth:
SRcTI 81. Keepers oftaverns and boarding houses,
and masters and mattresses of dwelling houses, SHALL
upon application Of Assessor in the place where their
house situated give Information o. sne names Of all
Every such keeper, master or mistress refusing 70 give
sSSn s1T@q 81 o. 3 r each oenee
SECTION 25 The assessors SHALL in all cases require
person bringing in such list make oath that the same
Is true which cath may be adminsteredb either of the
SECTION 49, No person shall have abatement unless
he has filed with the Assessors list subscribed by him.
Of his estate liable to taxation, and made oath that it is
belief When such list is filed within the time spec
fed by the Assessors for bringing it in complaint from
County Commissioners unless they are satifed that
there was good cause why such list was not seasonab
When the Assessors OF city or town have given no
tce to the Inhabitants thereof bring true lists of ali
theft polls and estates not exempt from taxation In
cordanee with the provisions Of the twenty second sec
they afterwards abate any partof the tax as
sessed personal estate any person who did not bring
in such list within the time specified therefor no
tee unless such tax exceeds by than fifty per cent
uD the said amount which would have been assessed to
that personal estate, If he had seasonably
brought in said lists and If said exceeds by more
than fifty per eeltam the said amount, the abatement
shall be only OF the excess above the said fifty per cent
UNI pFortded, h0peueT that this act shall Affect any
person who show reasonable for not season.
ably bringing in said list
Goods, Wares Me chandise or Stock in trade must be
taken at their fair marketable value on the first day of
May at such date said stock Is fair average of the
amount held during the twelve months preceding But
ues the fair average value of the stock during the time
above designated must be given. The return
include, at value ascerained above directed, Goods
Wares and Merchandise. which may be owned or held
Merchandise, Stock in trade CANNOT be offset or de
creased by any DEBTS due for the same by any abl
ties whatever.
Household furniture exceeding $1,000 in value includ
of interior decoration, Shares Manufacturing, Insur
ance Railroad Mining, and Other corporations without
the state must be returned at their market value the
first day of Nav.
kinds must include the Stocks Bonds Notes. other
'curties any foreign Nation, of any State City
Town. must be returned at their market value
first day OF May.
All Personal property held by wife or minor child
must be Included in the return OF the husband father
or separate return made as Trustee or Guardian
And whoever does not comply with the above provis
ions of the law. will NOT be entitled Attachments in
consequence of any estimates that may made by
the Board of Assessors above the 50 per over
estimated.
HENRY GRIFEIN,l assessors
WIN. L. CLARK, of the
R. N. GOULD, City Of Worcester
WV. L. CLARK, Secretdry.
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