Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-10-22
on Of Senator North, adjourned.


FklbAhr VII -, NV
BiilS etc, introduced and rcirrrcd-By MIR Haf
yey of Topshain. act 10 amend chapter - "i the
general statutes, entitled 'of the grand list The
b provides % that It sliail bc the duty Oi The Src
reiary of STATE annually Un or before the Olh daN
OF March, 10 distribute to the several town and ciiy
clerks blank Inventories containing suitable inter
r0gai0rles 10 bc answered 10y making iull state
ment of all the taxable property real and personal,
OF each tan payer In said town or city, with the np
praisal OF each item at rs true value In money, siid
clerks 10 also require from each taxpayer, under
oath iull information as I" each class of his iaNi
bL property, real and personal, md ITS value iu-
cuiing money un hand. all debts due him AT their
face all debts due secured 10y lien or inJTtgigc
with full statement Of the kind situation aud val
ne vi such morgage'i property and the name OF The
owner AMI Including IA iull statement al debts
owed 10y him. their nature AMI how secured ~ re
luiTe,l in regard 10 debts due him, AMI fu state
Inent OF all stocks, bonds iaNallc or not shares In
corpOrstIOs, money or other property now III trust,
their amount nni value % that The oath al
the iput of each OF said blanks 10 he sworn Ia 10y
each tax payer, shall be as follows: 81 - Of the
town of --- In the county of --, do solcInny
swear Tor atiirml that the above In true liHi and
description Oi all my taxable property, both real
and personal, appraised at us irue nnd Just value
IN money, together with II tue and fu statement
nf all delIs due, either 10 ur from me. with II full
descriptldh OF all hens and mortgages, ami The
property aud estate mu!tglpcd, hrld hy or against
me. and that the answers 10 the foregoing iniciTng
atorirs are all true that have set down only such
debts as ! am Internationally bound To pay AMI
that have not conveyed OF distressed Of ANY prop
crty or estate In any manner. Or created any ne
titions debt for The purpose Of eyailng the pro-
vision of this act, To affect the amount aui value
of my taxable property estate, hri me
God y t3l that each taxpayer shall comply with
the provisions above mentioned before
the 3lst OF April each year, nnd IL he ncglrcs
fuses 30 Ia do or u he makes "a false statement.
then The listers shall nh out the blanks for nm,
and he shall he Obliged io pay IN double valuation
In punishment; "a FIRST listers of each town Ia
pose county cquazing boards which boards are Ia
appralsc real estate In respective counties, and
three ui the board shall bc Apporiiuned Tor each
town, the chairman of such town board To lee the
Iiafp pr ntlgh and
lutions 10 govern rs now In the appraisal nf real
estate ) provides each lister shall forfeit aud pay
10 his town 500 for each list which he consents o
and does receive from person which Is not nllcd
out and sworn 10 as provided In this act, and pro
vidrs that any taxpayer may sue for and recover
said sum IN the and fpr the benefit of each
town; t6D that each lister shall take oath To ap
praise and set in the list The property N its true
money value, which oath shall he ilrd In the town
CLERK s Office, and false statements On the part Of
listers shalt be punishable AZ perjury; "a that town
clerks listers shall mail blanks 10 each person,