Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-26
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ASSESSORS OFFICE, No. p CITY HALL
May l, 1911.
The Assessors of the City OF Worcester hereby give
notice that their Office win be open from the list until
the 18th Day of June Next inclusive from A..
NJ to P, NJ, but eN hare 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 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 of
Chapter II, of the General statu es of the Common
wealth
sEoTI 81 Keepers oftaverns and boarding houses,
and masters and mistresses Of dwelling houses shall
house is situated give information OF the Of all
persons residing therein liable to be assessed for taxes
such Information or knowingly giving false information
shall forfeit S200O for each offence.
SECTION 49, The assessors SHALL in all cases require
person bringing in such list to make oath that the
Is true which cath 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.
Of his estate liable to taxation, and made oath that Il is
iul and accurate according TO his best knowledge and
belief When such list is not filed within the time spec
fed by the Assessors for bringing in complaint from
the judgment Of the Assessors shall be sustained by the
County Commissioners unless they satihed that
there was good cause why such list was not seasOnaby
brought in.
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
cordance with the provisions of the twenty second
ton of the eleventh chapter of the General Statutes
they SHALL afterwards abate any part of the tax
sessed on personal estate to who did not bring
in such hist within the time specified therefor in such no
tce unless such tax exceeds by than nifty per ceat
the said amount which would have been assessed TO
that person on personal estate If he had seasOnaby
broueh in said lists and if said tax exceeds by more
than iity per centHm the said amount the abatement
shall be only OF the excess above the said y per cent
provided, however, that this act shall not affect any
person who can show reasonable excuse for not
ably bringing in said list
foods Wares Me chandse, 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
II the stock has at different times, been of different
ueS, the fair average value of the stock during the time
above designated must be given The return must also
include at value asceraned above directed, Goods
Wares, and Merchandise. which may be owned held
without the Commonwealth. The value of Goods, Wares
Merchandise or stock in trade CANNOT be offset de
creased by any DEBTS due Tor the same, by any ab
ties whatever
Household furniture exceeding $1,000 in value, nclud
ing Library Pictures, atuary and all valuable articles
Of interior decoration, Shares IN Manufacturing, nsur
anCe Railroad Mining, and other corporations without
first day of May.
Pubic Stocks, Railroad Bonds, and Securities of all
kinds, must include the Stocks, Bonds Notes. other
stcurties OF any foreign Nation OF any State City
or 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
or 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
consequence of any estimates that may be made by
the Board Of Assessors above the so centum
estimated.
R. N. doGfb, city Of Worcester a5s
WIN L. CLARK, SecretdTy.
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