Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-06
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Assessors; orT1oE, No. 70 CRY HALL,

ASSESSORS OFFICE, No 70 CITY HALL,
The Assessors of the City of Worcester hereby give
notice that their Office will be open from the 1st until
the 18th Day of June Next inclusive, from A.
TO NJ but cH hare no regular Office hours during
May and all persons liable to he taxed In said city, are
required to bring in to the Assessors within the time
above specified lists all their polls and estates,
real and personal held in their right, In trust
otherwise, not exempt from taxation
Your attention called the following Sections of
Chapter II, of the General Statutes of the Common
wealth:
SECTION 81 Keepers oftaverns and boarding houses,
upon application of Assessor in the place where their
house situated give information OF the names of all
persons residing therein and liable assessed for taxes
Every such keeper, master mistress refusing to give
shall forfeit $1,000 for each offence.
SECTION 49, The assessors in all cases require
person bringing in such list to make oath That the same
true; which oath may be administered by either OF the
SECTION 49, No person shall have an abatement unless
he has filed with the Assessors list subscribed by him,
fui and accurate according to his best knowledge and
belief When such list Is not filed within the time speci
the Judgment of the Assessors Shall be sustained by the
County Commissioners unless they are sauhed that
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 not exempt from taxation IN &C
cordance with the provisions Of the twenty SECOND sec
they SHALL afterwards abate any part OF the tax as
sessed personal estate to who did not bring
In such list within the time specified therefor In such no
tce unless such tax exceeds by more than y per cent
the said amount which would have been assessed to
that person personal estate, If he had seasonaby
brought in said lists and if said tax exceeds by more
than fifty peT centuHl the said amount the abatement
shall be only of the excess above the said y per cent
propded, hogever, that this act shall not affect any
person who show reasonable excuse for not season.
ably bringing in said list.
Goods Wares Merchandise Stock in trade, must he
taken at their fair marketable value the first day OF
May If at such date said stock is far average oil te
amount held during the twelve months preceding But
il the stock has at different times, been of different val
ues the fair average value of the stock during the time
above designated must be given The return must also
include at value ascerained above directed, GOODS
Wares and Merchandise. which may he owned or held
without the Commonwealth. The value of Goods wares,
Merchandise, Stock in trade CANNOT be offset or de
creased by any DEBTS due for the same or by any ab
ties whatever.
Household furniture exceeding $1,000 In value includ
ing Library Pictures Statuary, and all valuable articles
of interior decoration, Shares Manufacturing lnsur
ance, Railroad Mining and other corporations without
the state must be returned at their market value on the
first day of May.
Public Stocks, Railroad Bonds and Securities of all
kinds, must include the Stocks Bonds Notes, other
securities 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 a wife minor child,
must be included in the return of the husband or ater
separate return made as Trustee or Guardian
And whoever does not comply with the above provis
ions of the law, will NOT he entitled to attachments in
consequence of any estimates that may be made by
the Board of Assessors above the SO per centum over
estimated.
HENRY GRIFFIN,l Assessors
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