Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-10
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A soRs' NOTICE.!
ASSESSORS OFFICE, No i, CRY HALL, p,

ASSESSORS OFFICE, No. !? 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.
NJ to p NJ, but iH have no regular Office hours daring
Nay and all persons liable to he taxed in said city,
required to bring in to the Assessors within the time
above specified lists 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 H. of the General Statutes of the Common
wealth:
SEorI 81 Keepers oftaverns and boarding houses,
and masters and mlsresses of dwelling houses shall
upon application of Assessor in the place where Their
house is situated, give information OF the names OF all
persons residing therein and liable assessed for
Every such keeper master MISTRESS refusing to give
shall forfeit $1,000 for each offence.
SECTION 49, The assessors SHALL in all cases require
person bringing in such list to make oath that the same
Is rue which oath may be administered by either OF the
Assessors
SECTION &c No person shall have an abatement unless
he has filed with the Assessors list subscribed by him,
OF MS estate liable to taxation and made oath that
full and accurate, according to his best knowledge and
belief When such list Is not filed within the time speci
fed by the Assessors for bringing 1t in complaint from
the judgment Of the Assessors shall be sustained by the
County Commissioners lunless they are satihed that
there was good cause why such list was not seasonaby
When the Assessors Of city or town have given no
tce to the Inhabitants thereof to bring in true lists of all
their polls and estates exempt from taxation
eordanee with the provisions Of the twenty second sec
they SHALL NOT afterwards abate any part Of the
sessed personal estate to who did not bring
in such list within the time specified therefor in such
tce unless such tax exceeds by than fifty per cent
the said amount which would have been assessed to
that personal estate If he had seasonably
brought In said lists; and If said tax exceeds by
than fifty per centun the said amount. the abatement
am provided hooeper that this shall not affect any
person who can show lsonabe excuse for not
ably bringing in said list
Goods Wares Merchandise or Stock in trade must be
taken at their fair marketable value the first day of
May If at such date said stock fair average of the
amount held during the twelve months preceding. But
the stock has different times been of different val
above designated must be given. The return must also
include at value ascertaned above directed Goods
Wares. and Merchandise. which may be owned or held
without the Commonwealth The value of Goods, Wares
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 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 May
rub'ic Stocks Railroad Bonds and Securities of all
kinds. must include the Stocks, Bonds, Notes. other
curtes OF any foreign Nation of any State City
Town, must be returned at their market value the
first day of May
All Personal property held by a wife or minor child,
must be included in the return of the husband father
separate return made as Trustee Guardian.
And whoever does not comply with the above provis
ions of the law. will NOT be entitled attachments
consequence of any estimates that may made by
the Board of Assessors, above the SO per cenum
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