Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-02-04

The grand list of Vermont for the past
year amounts TO Sl,0O3, 50009 This is
made up as follows
Real estate .-....-.. 81 llI,4i. %
Personal estate .---.... 1906 ,2o2 w
ss6,Is2, Oo9 70
One per cent A. .......-..-.- -..-.. So, $40. 90
~ $50 polls Al - each ..........-. 1A9l 10
sl,ooc 4ss %
Deductions --.......... .-. ..-- 1882 20
sl,oo3, 500 %
Those who should know say the new law
will double the real estate valuation, which
will then amount 10 about $40, 1000, 600
The also say valuation of personal estate
may lie multiplied by six which will amount
to about S90,0O0000 Oae per cent of this
gross sum will be $4,000, 600 Calling the
poll list the same as last year, the grand list
will be about 81, 500, 900. The State tax, II
cents, will amount then 10 Si25, 900. When
the State tax was 40 cents with the old plan
it amounted to about 100000.
The blanks which the Secretary of State
will furnish every Town and City Clerk in
HldlC Will ,phthlh iutSiiOHo. ny
will be in every Town Clerks possession and
ready for delivery at the March meeting
The law requires that every taxpayer shall
possess himself of blank and proceed TO fill
il out Question No. l will I've "a TO poll
tax; No. ,, as to real estate, and the value
must be carried out by the owner in the col
umn prepared, as is required of all the ques-
tons No. 3, will require the number of
horses, asses and mules; No 4, oxen, cows
and other neat stock; No. 5, sheep and
swine, all under four months old need
not be counted No. 6, will require
the number and owners name Of
horses, asses mules, oxen, COWS. sheep
swine or other stock in possession ::
No. :, will inquire for swarms of bees, pleas
ure wagons. gold watches, pianos, sleighs,
carriages, silver watches, the number and
value not exempt by law. No. 8, average
value of stock in trade, year ending April l,
1881 No. ., what amount of other goods,
chaitels, effects and moneys beside those in
cluded in questions 3 TO :, inclusive; No.
10, will inquire what amounts VI debts due
of solvent debtors on account. note or bond,
contract, mortgage or other security, wheth-
er then due or due thereafter, was owned on
the first day of April, 1881 No. IL, what
amount Of moneys loaned or debts secured
on real and personal estate where by the
contract such estate is TO be reconveyed on
the payment of the sum loaned or any part
thereof, with or without interest, was owned
on the first day of April, 1881 No. II, will
inquire for perpetual or retleemable lease,
and amount Of rent; No. l3, what stock in
public funds, including all State, county,
city, town, village OF school district stocks
or bonds of this or any other State, etc; No
IA, will inquire for stock in banks. trust
companies and other corporations in this
State, except what is exempt in manufactur
ing and railroad corporations No. Is, will
inquire for stock in corporations located out
of State. etc; No. 10, for surplus capital
of banking Institutions; No. II, for trust
funds as executor, administrator, guardian,
or trustee; No. IS, for stocks, bonds or
other securities, exempt by State or
United States No. IS, what amount
of stocks, bonds. or of money in
vested in manufacturing, claimed to be ex-
empt from taxation under laws of this State,
was owned or held by you, etc." No. 20,
what amount of personal estate owned by
! You should be exempt by reason Of debts
owing 2" No. 81, "what is the amount of
debts you are now owing, and the name and
residence of creditor - The third page of
the blank will contain the oath, which is an
iron clad" one The listers must also sign
the blank. II n taxpayer refuses to make
ont blank or take the oath, the listers can
make out his list then double it