Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-29
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ASSESSORS OFFICE, No. u, CRY HALL.
May l, lsI2.

NAV l, 1872.
The Assessors Of the City of Worcester hereby give
notice that their office will be open from the aTsf gati
che steea day Of June merit inclusive, from A. ~ 20
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 OF
otherwise, not exempt from taxation -,
Your attention is called 10 the following Sections o
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 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
formation, shall forfeit $1,000 for each offence.
Section 23 The Assessors SHALL in all require
person bringing in such list TO make oath that the same
is true which oath may be administered by either Of the
Section 49, 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 Is
belief When such is not filed within the time speci-
fed by the Assessors for bringing Il IN; NO complaint
te County Commissioners unless they satisfied that
there good cause why such list was not seasOnahy
when the Assessors of a city or town have given no.
ce to the Inhabitants thereof TO bring in true lists OF all
their polls and estates, hot exempt from taxation in ac-
eordance with the provisions OF tile twenty sec
ton of the eleventh chapter of the General statutes,
they SHALL NOT Afterwards ahate any part Of tine tax
assessed on personal estate to any person who did not
bIng IN sueh list within TIE time specified Therefor in
PER cEHrUN the said amount which would hive been
assessed that person on personal estate if he had
more than MY PER CESTUH the said amount, The abate
ment shall be only of the excess above the said fifty
CENTUA; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that this act shall not
AFFECT any person who show reasonable excuse for
not seasonably bringing in said list
Goods. Wares, Merchandise, Stock in trade be
taken at their fair marketable value the first DAY
May, If at such date said 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 must
rected, Goods Wares, Merchandise, wichmay he owned
| or held without the Commonwealth. The value Of
Goods, Wares Merchandise or Stock in trade CANNOT
be offset OF decreased by any DEBTS due for the same
| by any liabilities whatever.
Household furniture exceeding $1,000 in value, nclud-
ing Library Pictures. Statuary and all valuable articles
OF interior decoration, shares in Manufacturing Insur-
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. or other
securities of any foreign nation of any state County
City, Town, must be returned 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-
in consequence OF any estimates that may be made
by the Board of Assessors unless the estimate exceeds
by more than 50 per centum, proper valuation.
WIN. L. CLARK, Assessors
LEVI BARKER, of the
JOSIAH Z. HOUGHToN,) City OF Worcester
nsFS No Regular Office Hours during the month OF
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