Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-01
Notiees.
g EMICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
AT LEICESTER.


ASSESSORS OFFICE, No, u CITY HALL
May !, ISL. I
The Assessors of the City OF Worcester hereby give
notice that their oce will be open from the list until
the 18th Day of June Next inclusive, from A.
NJ to 5P NJ, but WiH haze regular office hours during
May and all persons liable he taxed in said CITY, are
required to bring in the Assessors within the time
above specified true lists of all their polls and estates
real and personal, held in their right, in trust or
otherwise not exempt from taxation.
Your attention is called to the following Sections Of
Chapter Il, of the General Statutes of the Common
wealth:
skcTI 81. Keepers oftayerns and boarding houses
and masters and misresses 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 be assessed taxes
Every such keeper, master or mistress refusing to give
such Information. knowingly giving false information,
shall forfeit 5000 for each offence.
person bringing in such list to make oath that the
Is true which oath may be administered by either Of the
Assessors.
SECTION 46 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
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 II in complaint from
the Judg of the Assessors shall be sustained by
County Commissioners unless they are satded 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 not exempt from taxation in
cOrdance with the provisions Of the twenty second sec
ton of the eleventh chapter of the General Statutes
they SHALL NOT afterwards abae any part OF the
sessed on personal estate to any person who did not bring
in such list within the time specified therefor in such
tice, unless such tax exceeds by than nifty
the said amount which would have been assessed
that person personal estate, if he had seasonably
brought in said lists and if said tax exceeds by
than nifty per eetun the said amount, the abatement
shall be only OF the excess above the said fifty per
propided hopeer that this act shall not affect any
person who can show reasonable excuse for
ably bringing in said list
Goods Wares Merchandise, or Stock in trade be
taken at their fair marketable value the day OF
May if at such date said stock is fair average of the
amount held during the twelve months preceding, But
ues, the fair average value of the stock during the time
above designated must be given. The return also
include at value aseertained 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 or do
creased by any DEBTS due for the same by any ab
ties whatever
Household furniture exceeding $1,000 in value includ
Ing Library Pictures atuary, and all valuable articles
of interior decoration, Shares Manufacturing nsur
anee, Railroad Mining, and other corporations without
the state must be returned at their market value the
first day OF May,
kinds. must include the Stocks Bonds, Notes, other
securities 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 wife or minor child
must be included in the return of the husband father
or a separate return made as Trustee Guardian.
And whoever does not comply with the above prOvis
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 50 per
HENRY GRIFFIN,) Assessors
R Nj GOULD, City o. Worcester HEs
WIN L. CLARK, Secretary.
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