St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-01-07

Approved DeceInbor rs, 1850.
No sl-An act relating to the collection of taxes
IL Is hereby enacted, etc.
Sec. l. When the General Assembly imposes a
st te or county tax, the treasurer Of the State or
county shall seasonably transmit to the seectmen
Of each town and the mayor OF each city warrant
for It's collection directed TO said selectmen or
mayor and when collector pays money TO the
treasurer on State taxes he shall take duplicate
receipt therefor and within ten days forward one TO
the auditor OF accounts and u he negects TO do SO
nve dollars, TO be deducted from the amount paid by
such collector and so much 81 the tax to be col
lected by him shall be treated as unpaid
Sec. Z. The treasurer Of the State and the coun-
ty treasurer shall credit collectors on the warrant
issued for the collection Of State or county tax
three per cent Of the whole sum contained In the
warrant which shall cover collection fees and abate-
ments, and shall be in lieu Of all abatements.
Sec .. In cases of unorganizsd towns and cores
the treasurer's warrant shall be addressed 10 the
collectors OF taxes for said unorganized towns and
cores and the fees for collection and allowances
/ for attachments shall be made and allowed as now
| provided by law.
Sec l. Section sixty -four Of chapter eighty -four
| OF the General Statutes Is hereby repealed.
Sec g. II q collector does not pay into the State
treasury State tax by the time prescribed In the
warrant issued for the collection Of such tax, the
treasurer shall issue his extent TO the sheriff OF any
| oouMy,- requiring him 10 levy such tax or the
amount remaining due on the goods and chattels Of
the Inhabitants OF the town from which such tax Is
unpaid and such sheriff shall levy and collect the
same aforesaid of the goods or chattels OF any Of
| such Inhabitants
Sec g. The owners OF goods or chattels so taken
| and sold may recover Of such town payment there
for and twelve per cent interest thereon In an ac-
ton Of assumpst for money paid laid out and ex-
pended
Sec. l. Sections forty-on forty-two ferty-three
and forty-four Of chapter eghtyfour Of the General
| Statutes number nineteen Of the acts Of 1858 and
number sixty OF the acts OF 1874 are hereby re-
pealed.
Approved Dec, "a, 1880
No s2.-An act relating 10 collectors OF taxes.
| II Is hereby enacted, ETC.:
Sec. l.. II ut any time the bonds given By COL
lector Of taxes Of town, village, fire district or
school district become insufficient In the Judgment
Of the seectmen, trustees or prudential committee,
| OF the corporation to which such bond was gwen,
such seectmen, trustees, or committee may require
Of such collector an additional bond In such sums
end with such sureties as they Judge necessary and
they shall notify the collector In writing that such
additional bond ID required.
| Sec. 2. II the collector does not within ten days
| after being notified give such additional bond,
his once shall become vacant and his powers as col
| lector shall cease.
Sec. 8. On demand of the seleetmen, trustees, or
prudential committee as the case may be, the COL
| lector whose ONCE so becomes vacant shall lodge
with the treasurer of the corporation the tax bills
and tax warrants issued TO him and list of the names
Of all persons included In such tax bills against
snch unpaid taxes due from each Of such persons (;
and II such collector wilfully falls TO comply with
| any OF the provisions of this section he shall be
| punished by Imprisonment In the State Prison not
| exceeding five years or by fine not exceeding one
| thousand dollars or both.
Sec. 4. The collector of the corporation or the
collector appointed or elected to I'LL vacancy oc-
curing under section two shall receive from the
treasurer Of the corporation the tax warrants and
tax bills deposited with such treasurer under the
provisions OF section three Of this act and shall COM
plee the collection of the taxes such tax bill
tax warrant as though the same had been originally
| committed to him.
Sec. 8. This act shall not apply to any case in
which the corporation shall have obtained shall
obtain an extent or extents against such collector
and obtained full satisfaction Of all such extens out
Of the goods chattes, or estate OF such collector.
Sec. 8. In case any corporation shall have rea-
llzed or shall realize out of the goods, chattes or
estate Of such delinquent collector only part salts
| faction Of all such extents the said corporation
| shall on demand pay over 70 such collector all