Daily Republican., 1880-01-09

How to set Assessed.

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the first Of January, we hope that al
who have not yet been assessed will
bear in mind that there are special OPP
portunitiss to be offered before the
books ars formally closed and the dp-
plicates made ont and put in the HANDS
of tie tax collectors. There are several
thousand names throughout the State
that are still of tie lists, and should
be on, and they can all be put on If
those not assessed will only acquaint
themselves with the law which We
published on Wednesday and attend at
the time and p aces specified by TIE
assessor himself 10 meet tie
voters and have their names put on
the lists. These officers are now busy
completing their copies of assessment to
be hung up in some public place which
will be announced by the fifteenth Of
January. II the local papers are
watched closely there will be no Difficult
ty in fading where they have been
hung up. Voters who know that they
are not assessed, or are in doubt as to
their assessment should carefully ex-
anime those lists referred to and if
their names are not found thereon, then
their next opportunity to get assessed
will be on the last Saturday in January,
when the assessors will meet at ths
City Hall TO correct errors and to enter
the names of those who may at that
time have been left off. The assessors
will sit until five o'clock on that day
the law providing for an adjournment
At that hour, but if there are more pres
ent than can be assessed or that day,
the assessors can hold sessions on the
following Monday for the same pur-
pose, but longer than Monday the AS
SCISSORS cannot sit because the Levy
Court meets on the following Tuesday
and the assessors are required to be
present at that time with their assess
ment lists which will be left in the
hands of the Levy Court for their &C,
csptance, revision and correction. Ger
tain things are required to be done by
the applicant for assessment at tine
City Hall, which should not be over
looked, and which we would call upon
those not assessed to prepare for in
time. The law provides that any per-
son assessed on the first of January
at any meeting subsequent I'll ereto must
have known and accredited freehold
voucher, who knows the applicant and
who knows him to be proper subject
for assessment. This voucher must be
present in person and must sign a
prepared atidayit as to his knowledge
of the person claiming the privilege
to b. asses sed. 1t is not necessary that
each applicant must have separate
voucher, one will do any number if he
knows them and knows that they are
entitled to be assessed. if their names
are not already on the list. We hope
we have made the matter SO clear, that
there need be no mistake. So much then
for the opportunity offered to be assessed
on the last Saturday of JanufJy and
the following Monday, but We would
simply add that no person should put
off making the application until Mon
day, as it might be possible that the work
would be all finished on Saturday, and
there would be no necessity for meeting
at all ON Monday. 1t should ba remem-
bered that the law does not make it
obligatory to meet on Monday, but
merely provisory, that is, provided the
assessors cannot get through with their
work on Saturday, and it should also
be remembered that the meeting on
Monday is not made obligatory by the
law. But another opportunity will
still be offered by the Levy Court, to
all who may have failed to get assessed
up to the time of its meeting on the first
Tuesday in February. At any time
during the sitting of that body either in
its February or March sitting, voters can
apply in person backed by an accrsdlt-
ed freehold voucher, and have their
names entered. This plan is more in
convenient and expensive than going
before the Assessor, but it is much bet
ter to do this than to remain disfran-
chised and disqualified to cast vote at
the important election to be held next
November for a State Legislature, a
Representative in Congress, and for
President of the United States. We
think we have made the mode by which
voters can get assessed sufficiently plain
to be understood, and if the plan indi-
Gated is faithfully adhered to we think
there can be no doubt that all who are
entitled will be assessed.
If THE Maine Republicans really did
try to brihs the Fusionist members to
help them to obtain their rights, they
are to be blamed but it will perhaps