Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-11
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ASSESSORS OFFICE, No. Y, CRY HAIL,

MAY |, is72.
The Assessors o the City of Worcester hereby give
notice that their office will be from the frt until
The fifteenth day Of June merit iRclaSrf, from A. A. to
required 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 Eleven of the General Statutes of the Common
/ wealth:
Section n. Keepers of taverns and boarding houses
ana masters and mstresses OF dwelling houses, shall
upon application of an Asses the place where then
persons residing therein and liable assessed fol
taxes. Every such keeper master Mistress refusing
formation, shall forfeit SOTO for each offence
Section 2S The Assessors SHALL in az cases require
IS true which oath may be administered by either OF the
Section g. No person shall have abatement unless
he has filed with the Assessors list subscribed BY him.
Of his estate, liable to taxation, and made oath that IL is
full and accurate according TO his best Knowiedge aud
belief When such Inst is not filed within the time speci
fed by the Assessors for bringing it in complaint
from the Judgment Of the Assessors shall be aimed by
the County Commissioners unless they satisfied that
there was good cause why such list was not seasOnaby
When the Assessors of a city town have given
tice to the inhabitants thereof bring lists all
their polls and estates exempt taxation
lion The eleventh chapter Of the General Statutes,
they SHALL NOT afterwards abate any partof the tax
assessed personal estate to any person who did
bring in such hist within the time specified therefor in
such notice, unless such Xceeds by than fifty
PER CENTUM the said amount which would have been
assessed to mat person on personal estate he had sea
s0naby brought IN said lists and ii said tax exceeds by
more than hfy PER cENTUN the said amount the abate
ment shall he only OF the above the said y
cENTuM; PROVIDED, HOWEVER. tfat this act shall not
affect person who show reasonable for
not seasonably br nging in said list"
Goods. Wares Merchandise, stock in trade must be
taken at their fair marketable value the
May if at such date stock fair average 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
also include, at value ascertained above d.
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 decreased by any DEBrs due for the same
by any liabilities whatever.
Household furniture exceeding $1,000 in value includ
ing Library. Pictures atuary, and all valuable articles
OF interior decoration, shares IN Manufacturing lnsur
ance Railroad Mining, and other corporations without
the state must be returned at their market value the
first day OF May.
Public Stocks, Rsroad Bonds, and securities of all
securities OF foreign nation of any state County.
City, Town. must be 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
a separate return made as Trustee or Guardian.
And whoever does not comply with the above pro-
visions OF the law, will NOT he entitled to Attachments
in consequence OF any estimates that may be
by the Board Of Assessors, unless the estimate
by more than 50 per centuin, proper valuation.
WIN. l.. CLARK, Assessors
LEVI BARKER. of the
JOSIAH Z. HOUGHrON, City of Worcester
~ No Regular Office Hours during the month of
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