Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-10
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ASSESSORS OFFICE, No. p CITY HALL, I
May l, 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. NJ but WH hare no regular office hours during
May and all persons liable to he taxed in said city,
required to bring the Assessors within the time
above specified true lists of all their polls and estates
real and personal held in their right in trust
otherwise, not exempt from taxation.
Your attention is called to the following Sections
Chapter H. of the General Statutes of the Common
wealth:
SECTION 81. Keepers taverns and boarding houses
and masters and mstresses Of dwelling houses, shall,
upon application of an Assessor in the place where their
house is situated, give information OF the names of all
persons residing therein and liable to be assessed for taxes
Every such keeper, mistress, refusing give
such Information. knowingly giving false Information
SECTION 49, The in all require
person bringing in such list to make oath that the
Is rue which oath may be administered by either of the
SECTION 49, No person shall have an abatement unless
he has led with the Assessors list subscribed by him.
Of his estate liable to taxation and made oath that 1t is
belief When such list is not filed within the time spec
fed by the Assessors for bringing in no complaint from
the judgment of the Assessors shall be sustained by the
County Commissioners unless they are satifed that
there was good cause why such list was not seasonaby
When the Assessors OF city or town have given no
ce to the inhabitants thereof to bring in true lists of all
their polls and estates not exempt from taxation in ac
cordance 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
sessed personal estate to any person who did not bring
in such list within the time specified therefor in such
tce unless such tax exceeds by than fifty per cent
am the said amount which would have been assessed to
that person personal estate, if he had seasonably
brought in said lists and If said tax exceeds by more
than fifty per ceRtam the said amount, the abatement
shall be only of the above the said fifty per cent
u pr0uded hOceUeT that this act shall not affect any
person who show reasonable 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
May If at such date said stock Is fair average of the
amount held during the twelve months preceding. But
ues average value of the stock during the time
above designated must be given. The return must also
include at value ascertained 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 ab
ties whatever.
Household furniture exceeding $1,000 in value, ineud
ing Library Pictures SJatuary, and all valuable articles
of interior decoration Shares Manufacturing nsur
ance Railroad, Mining and other corporations without
the state must be returned at their market value the
first day of May.
Public stocks Railroad Bonds and Securities of all
kinds. must include the Stocks Bonds Notes, other
curties OF any foreign Nation of any State, City
Town. must be returned at their market value on the
first day of May.
All Personal property held by wife or minor child
must be included in the return of the husband father
a separate return made as Trustee or Guardian.
And whoever does not comply with the above provs
ions Of the law will NOT be entitled to attachments in
consequence Of any estimates that may be made by
the Board of Assessors above the 80 per centum
estimated.
HENRY GRIFFIN,l assessors
R. SH NJ. GOULD SthSA' 5cay d Worcester aEs
WIN. L. CLARK, Secretary
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