Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-13

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ASSESSORS oFFIcE, No. u, CrrY HALL,
The Assessors Of the city of Worcester hereby give
notice that their office will be open from the frS una
p H. and all persons liable taxed in said city are
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 or
otherwise not exempt from taxation.
Your attention is called to the following Sections of
chapter Eleven Of the General Statutes of the Common
Section 81 Keepers of taverns and boarding houses,
ana masters and mistresses 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 to be assessed for
taxes Every such keeper, master mistress, refusing
TO give such information, knowingly giving false lr-
formation, shall forfeit $1,000 for each offence.
Section 90 The Assessors SHALL in all cases reuuire
person bringing in such list, TO make oath that the
IS true which oath may be administered by either tine
Section 49, No person shall have abatement unless
he has filed with The Assessors list subscribed bv him.
OF ms estate liable to taxation and made oath that 1t is
iul and accurate according to his best knowledge and
belief When such Inst is not filed within the time speci-
fed by the Assessors for bringing in. NO complaint
from the Judgment of the Assessors shall be sustained by
the County Commissioners unless they satisfied that
there was good cause why such list was not seasonaby
brought In.
uce TO the inhabitants thereof bring in true lists of an
their polls and estates not exempt from taxation In
cordance with the provisions of the tweuty-second
ton of the eleventh chapter Of the General Statutes
they SHALL NOT afterwards abae any part of the tax
bring In such list within the time specified therefor in
such notice. unless such tax exceeds by more than fifty
PER oENTuM the said amount which would have been
assessed TO that person personal estate if he had
sonably brought in said lists and If said exceeds by
more than tly CEETUM the said amount, the ahate-
ment shall be only OF the excess above the said htv
oESTuM; PROVIDED, HOWEVER. that this act shall not
alect any person who show reasonable excuse for
not seasOnahy bringing in said list
Goods. Wares, Merchandise Stock in trade must be
taken at hef fair marketable value on the first day OF
May if at such date SAID stock fair average of the
amount held during the twelve months preceding Bur
if the stock has at different times been different
values the fair average value Of the stock during the
time above designated must be given The return must
also include, az, value ascertaned above Ill
rected, Goods Wares Merchandise which may be owned
or held without the Commonwealth. The value of
Goods, Wares, Merchandise, stock In trade CANNOT
be offset or decreased by any due for the same or
by any liabilities whatever
Household furniture exceeding $1,000 IN value incIui-
ing Library Pictures Statuary and all valuable articles
OF interior decoration, Shares Manufacturing Insur
ance Railroad Mining, and other corporations without
The state must be returned at their market value
first day OF May.
Public Stocks, Railroad Bonds and securities of all
kinds, must include the Stocks, Bonds, Notes or other
securesO OF any foreign nation any State County,
City or Town. must he returned at their market value
on the first day Of May.
All Personal Property held by wife or minor child
must he included In the return OF the husband father
or separate return made as Trustee or Guardian.
And whoever does comply with the above pro
in consequence of any estimates that may be made
by the Board OF Assessors unless the estimate exceeds
| by more than % per centum proper valuation.
WIN L. CLARK, Assessors
LEVI BARKER. of the
JOSIAH 2. HOUGHTON City of Worcester.
~ No Regular Office Hours during the month of
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