Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-14

ASSESSORS OFFICE, No. u, CITY HALL,
The Assessors Of the City of Worcester hereby give
notice that their office will be open from the first Ha
ne feeath day Of June merit jaeiusive from A. d. 10
d., and all persons liable to he taxed in said city are
above specified true lists Of ali their polls and estates
real and personal hedin 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 an ASSESSOR in the place where their
house is situated, give information of the of all
persons residing therein and liable 10 be assessed for
taxes Every sucI keeper, master or mistress, refusing
to give such inormaon, or knowingly giving false in
Section 23. The Assessors SHALL in all cases require
person bringing in such list to make oath that The same
true which oath may be administered by either OF the
Assessors.
Section 49, No person shall have abatement unless
he has filed with the Assessors list subscribed by him.
full and accurate according to his best Enowedge and
belief When such list is not filed within the time spec
fed by the Assessors for bringing it in. NO complaint
from The Judgment of the Assessors shall he aimed by
the County Commissioners unless they satisfied that
brought in,
ce to the inhabitants thereof TO bring in true lists of all
their polls and estates not exempt from taxation, in
ton the eleventh chapter Of the General statutes
they SHALL NOT afterwards abate any part of the tax
assessed personal to any person who did not
bring in such list within the time specified therefor in
such notice. unless such exceeds by more than fifty
PER CENTUM the said amount which would have been
assessed TO that person on personal estate if he had
sOnaby brought in said lists; and if said exceeds
more than fry PER 0ENTUM the said amount The abate
ment shall be only of the above the said ty
oRSruM; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that this act shall not
AFFECT any person who show reasonable excuse for
not seasonably bringing in said list
Goods. Wares, Merchandise or Stock in trade, be
taken at their fair marketable value the first DAY Of
May, if at such date stock Is fair average of the
amount held during the twelve months preceding But
if the stock has at different times. been of different
values, the fair average value of the stock during the
time above designated must be given The return must
also include, at value ascertained above d-
reeted Goods Wares Merchandise, which may be owned
or held without the Commonwealth The value Of
Goods, Wares, Merchandise Stock In trade CANNOT
be offset decreased by any due for the same or
by any liabilities 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
the State must be returned at their market on 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 any State County
City Town, must DE returned at their market value
| on the first day OF May.
All Personal Property held by wife minor child
must be included IN the return OF the husband father
| or separate return made as Trustee 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 madt
by the Board Of Assessors unless the estimate exceed
| by mere than 80 per centum, proper valuation.
| WIN. l.. CLARK, Assessors
| LEVI BARKER, of the
| JOSIAH p. HOCGHToN,) City of Worcester
| ES~ No Regular Office Hours during the month O
| May. dW&St1el&dUiel5 mYl