Litchfield enquirer., 1877-05-03

ble to taxation in said town, without le- gally notifying him thereof; and in all cases in which the assessors have omitted to compare or sign, 1Or return. date, or make oath to an abstract of the assessment list of their respective towns, or to lodge the same in the to VII clerks office in said town, on or bafore the fifteenth day of December in each year, or having lodged it there on or before that day, have neg. lected tossiga or make oath to it until af- terwafds, or have omitted from said ab: stract the list or part of the list of any per- son; and in all cases in. which -honse lots not exceeding two acres, have not been as- sessed and set in the list separately as land; and in all cases in which the asses sors have not signed the assessment list or lists of their respective town or towns col ctively, but have, signed the same indi- vidually for districts or societies in sald towns: and in all cases in which the asses- ors have not signed any assessment list; and in all cases in which the assessors and board of relief have omitted to set the taxable property of non-residents in sep arate list; and in all cases where the per- sons making the assessment lists were ap- pointed by the selectmen of their respect i've towns; and in all cases where the as- sessment list has been added to, made out, or altered, before the board of relief have capitalized and adjusted the return and assessments of their town; and in all cases where the assessors of any town did not give notice to all persons to hand, in a written or printed list of all taxable property belonging to them on the first day of October, A. D.. 1876: and in all cases where such assessors and boards of relief did not give legal notice of the time and place of their meetings, and where they did not take the oath required by law; and in all cases where any .suca Board of Relief have raised the amount of the list of any person, without giving such person notice of the increase so made and the amount of said list is not in fact excessive and unjust; and in all cases where any member of the Board of Relief has omitted to sign any assessment list. or abstract thereof, after the sane shall have been examined and corrected by such Board of Relief; and in all cases Ill which the Town Clerk of any town has not transmitted to the Comptroller of Public Accounts, an abstract of the lists of such town, by the first day of March of each year, such assessment lists shall not, for any of such causes, be adjudged void or defective, but the same are hereby rat filed and confirmed, and made valid and binding upon the town wherein the same were made; and all taxes which have been or shall hereafter be, laid and imposed according to said assessment lists. may. notwithstanding, be levied and collected.
 Sec. 3. In all cases in which a rate bill heretofore made out for the collection of any tax has not been made under the hands of the Selectmen of any town or of a committee of any other community, &C., cording to the provisions of an act for the assessment and collection of taxes, and acts amendatory thereof; and in all cases where the Selectmen of any town have made their rate bill from the assessment list made out and corrected by the Asses sers and Board of Relief, and lodged in the Town Clerks office, and have disre- garded any illegal alterations in such list made after said list and abstract was so completed and lodged in the town clerks 8 office as aforesaid; and in ali cases in which the selectmen of any town have neglected to sign such rate bill; and in all cases where the warrant has been made out and signed and attached to any rate bill by justice of the peace, such rate bill shall not for any of the reasons afo:e- said be illegal or invalid, but shall be good and valid to all intents and purposes as if no such irregularities had existed. and as if the same had been made out un- der the hands of the selectmen or commit tee, and signed by them as provided by said act; and all warrants heretofore grant ed for the collection of such tax, and all bonds, notes, obligations, or other secur- ities given by any collector of taxes for security. collection, or payment of such taxes, or for tue faithful performance oi his duties, shall in like manner be good and valid, and are hereby made binding and legal.
 Sec. 4. In all cases where the collector of taxes of any town in this State has not published notice of the time and place appointed by such collector for the pur' pose of reciving the taxes of such town. in newspaper printed In the county
 where such tax is or was to be collected,
 but has published said notice in an ad. joining county. such publication in an adjoining county shall be as good and as effectual and valid in every respect, and shall have the same effect as if the same had been published in a newspaper print ed in the county where such tax was or IS to be collected.
 Sec. 5. In all cases Tn which the warn ing of any school district meeting has been
 posted and given. but for shorter time than that required by law, but in all oth' CT respects ln conformity to law; and II
 all cases where the committee of any
 school district have neglected to leave g
 duplicate notice of any meeting of said
 district with the clerk of such district al
 the time required by law. and in all cases
 where the annual meeting of any school
 district has been heretofore held in any
 other month than the months of June, July, August, or September, the acts and doings of such school district, if other.
 wise regular, shall not for either of the
 reasons aforesaid be invalid, but the same shall be, and hereby are ratified and confirmed; and all taxes laid at any such meeting to defray the expenses >oi
 such school district, and to pay the in.
 debtedness of the same, or for any legal
 purpose, shall be valid and legal and
 binding upon such district, and upon the
 inhabitants and taxpayers therein.
 Sec. 6. This act shall take effect from
 and after it's passage, and shall not affect
 any suit now pending.
 Approved March ', 1877.