Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-29

A S SEES SORs' NOTIl Ice!
ASSESSORS OFFICE, No. y CITY HALL /
May l, ISL.
The Assessors of the City OF Worcester hereby give
notice that their ONCE will be open from the LIST
the 18th Day of June Next inclusive, from A.
to 5P. NJ but ioiH have regular Office hours during
Nay and all persons liable to he taxed in said city
required to bring in to the Assessors within the time
above specified lists of all their polls and estates
real and personal held in their right trust or
otherwise, not exempt from taxation.
Your attention is called to the following Sections of
Chspter IL, of the General statu. of the Common
wealth:
SKCTI 81 Keepers oftaverns and boarding houses,
and masters and mistresses Of dwelling houses shall
upon application of Assessor in the place where their
house is situated, give information OF the of all
persons residing therein ard liable to be assessed for taxes
Every such keeper, master mistress refusing to give
such Information. knowingly giving false information
SECTION 23. The assessors SHALL in all cases require
person bringing in such list TO make oath that the same
is Te which cath may be administered by either of the
SECTION &c No person shall have an abatement unless
he has filed 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 specf
fled by the Assessors for bringing 1t ill., complaint from
the udg of the shall be sustained by the
County Commissioners unless 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 lists of all
their polls and estates exempt from taxation in &C
eorjance with the provisions of the twenty second sec
ton of the eleventh chapter of the General Statutes
they afterwards abae any part of the tax as
sessed on 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 y per cent
the said amount which would have been assess ed to
that person on personal estate, II he had seasonaby
Drought in said lists and If said tax exceeds by
than fifty per eetun the said amount the abatement
shall be only the above the said hy per cent
um provided hooerer that this shall not affect any
person who show lsonabe excuse for not season.
ably bringing in said list
Goods, Wares, Me chandse Stock in trade must be
taken at their fair marketable value the first day Of
May, at such date said stock fair average OF the
amount held during the twelve months preceding But
II the stock different times been of different val
the fair average value of The stock during the time
above designated must be given. The return must also
Wares. and Merchandise. which may be owned or held
without the Commonwealth The value of Goods Wares
Merchandise or Stock in trade, CANNOT be offset de-
creased by any DEBTS due for the same by any abl
ties whatever
Household furniture exceeding $1,000 in value includ
ing Library Pic atuary, and all valuable articles
ance, Railroad Mining anu other corporations without
The state, must be returned their market value on the
first day of Nav.
rubic stocks Railroad Bonds and Securities of all
kinds must include the Stocks Bonds Notes. or other
scuries OF any foreign Nation, of any State City
or Town. must be returned at their market value tine
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 or Guardian
And whoever does not comply with the above proVis
ions OF the law. will NOT be entitled to attachments
consequence of any estimates that may be made by
the Board of Assessors above the 50 per
estlm ated
HENRY GRIFEIN,) Assessors
WIN. L. CLARK, of the
r. N. GOULD, City Of Woree,tsr
WIN. L. CLARK, SecretorV.
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