Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-22
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ASSESSORS OFFICE, No. II; CIR HALL,
The Assessors Of the City of Worcester hereby give
notice that their office will he open from the frs at
P NJ and ali persons liable to be taxed in said city
required to bring in to the Assessors. within the time
above specified, lists Of all their polls and estates
ZEAL and personal held in their right, in trust
Your attention is called to the following Sections Of
Chapter Eleven of the General Statutes Of the Common
Section 2i. Keepers Of taverns and boarding houses
and masters and mistresses Of dwelling houses shall
house IS situated give information Of the names Of ali
persons residing therein and liable be assessed for
to give such Information. or knowingly giving false in
formation, shall forfeit $1,000 for each offence
person bringing in such list to make oath that the
is rue which oath may be administered by either OF the
Section 46 No person shall have abatement unless
ne has MED with me Assessors ist subscribed by hun,
Of his estate liable to taxation and made oath that Is
null and accurate according to his best Enowicdge and
belief When such Inst Is not filed within The time speci
fed by the Assessors for bringing il in complaint
from the Judgment of the Assessors shall be aimed by
the County Commissioners unless they are satisfied that
there was good cause why such list not seonaby
when the Assessors of city or town have given no.
tice to the inhabitants thereof TO bring lists all
their polls and Estates not exempt from taxation in
ton the eeyent chapter Of the snera Sans
they SHALL NOT Afterwards abate any part OF the
assessed on personal estate to person who did not
bring in such list within the time specified therefor
such notice unless such tax exceeds by more than ity
PER cENTUM the said amount which would have been
assessed to that person on personal estate if he had
SOnaDY brought IN said lists; and IL said exceeds by
more than my PER CENTUM the said amount, the ahac
ment shall be only OF the above the said fifty
cENrUA; PROVIDED HOWEVER, that this act shall not
AFFECT any person who can show reasonable Tor
not seasOnably bringing in said list.
Goods. Wares, Merchandise, stock trade must be
taken at their fair marketable value the first day
May If at such date said stock fair the
amount held during the twelve months preceding But
II the stock has at different times, been of different
values, the fair average value of the stock the
time above designated must be given. The must
also include at value ascertaned above di-
rected Goods Wares Merchandise which may he owned
or held without the Commonwealth The value of
Goods Wares, Merchandise Stock in trade CANNOT
be Offset decreased by any DEBTS due for the same or
by any liabilities whatever.
Household furniture exceeding $1,000 in value includ-
Ing Library Pictures Statuary, and all valuable articles
OF interior decoration, Shares in Manufacturing lusur
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
securities OF any foreign nation of State County
Guy or 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
OF q separate return made as Trustee or Guardian.
And whoever does not comply with the above pro-
visions OF the law, will NOT be entitled attachments
IN consequence OF any estimates that may be made
by the Board OF Assessors unless the estimate exceeds
ny more Than 81 per centum, proper valuation
WIN. L. CLARK, Assessors
LEVI BARKER, of the
JOSIAH P. HOUGHToN, SCty Of Worcester
lsR No Regular Office Hours during the month of
May. dW&stlel&dlel5 myl