The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-06-09
JUHe Terra, 1881

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ygHe Term. 1881.
wHnKLcCs q. yEIEEr. Chief Judge.
r y, ?. nt K,ss, Z, Associate Judges.
Mr. RoS Barton. Sheriff
W. :, BmsrLrr. High Bailif.
j, I. fEss, States Attorney
J. v HAId., Clerk.
II. X. FOWLER, Deputy Clerk
GRAND gUnY.
Arlington, n. Hard; Bennington, T. ID
Fillmore, J. G. Norton; Dorset s. Nichols
Landgroye, w II, Landfear; Manchester
A. J. Gray. james Lamson; Peru. samuc
Stiles. Pownal, G. Rosenbury; Readsboro
NJ. Davidson Rupert. VIM. Root; Sand
gate, Q. j. Hurd Searsburg, l.. L. Stew
ems; shai,sbury, A. s. Webb; Stamford, J
O. Sanford; Sunderland, J T. Powers
winhall, C. X Williams; Woodiord, Johr
Hathaway.
FEuT guIY
Arlington, Lyman Hulett German
Bronson: Bennington, Geo. b. Sears. Geo.
Robinson, Harvey Howes, L. T, Norton,
j.. y, Stafford; Dorset. A. u, Armstrong,
W. b, Sykes, W. II. Beebe; Landgrove.
ID. X Swallow: Manchester, T. G. Burr.
J. J.pet,ibone; Peru, II. Batchelder; Pow
nal, Charles Myers, Henry Dunn; Reads.
boro, H. A. Parsons; Rupert, VIM. Kline,
George =. Hilliard SYNDICATE, Reuben
Bentley; searsburg, Willard Sumner;
SALISBURY, A. G. Niles, Il. I. Galusha, s.
T. Martin; Stamford, Patrick Morrisey
Sunderland, l. W, Marble Winhall, +. b.
Baldwin. Woodford, A. Qnitterfeld.
Court opened with prayer by Rev. A.
G. Reed after which proclamation was
made by Sheriff Barton and the grand
and petit jurors called and sworn. Judge
veazey briefly charged the jurors in rela-
ton TO their duties and his charge in rela-
ton 10 violations Of the new tax law was
40 pointed we give it in full, as follows;
Ny attention has not been called to any
special violation OF law in the county ex-
cept in one particular and that is upon the
subject OF taxation. II has, in general
terms, been represented TO me- that in some
instances, not specified, the new tax law
so-called, has not been complied with, and
tina, individuals in this county in some
cases have been guilty Of perjury under
that law and | have been requested TO ex-
plain TO you when man under that law
becomes subject to indictment for perjury.
This Act, No. rs of $780, is entitled
An act TO equalize taxation" 1t provides
for All appraisal OF property. the duty OF
individuals to make inventories OF their
property asd TO swear to the same the
tho duty OF listers and the oath they shall
take. |, provides quite fully what tho ins
veniories shall contain. and then Section
IL provides that "a person who shall will.
fully swear falsely in violation OF this act
shall be guilty Of perjury aud punished
accordingly" IT. therefore, person will
fully svcars tia, false statement made
by him in his inventory is true he is guilty
and should be indicted for perjury Tn.
der the act man is not obliged TO mako
an inventory. lie is not obliged TO mako
oath to il bu, may leaye il for the listers to
make mp and double, but il he undertakes
10 make one he must tell the truth II ho
viltally lies about it be is subject to pen.
atty aud should he punished.
Section IS proscribes tae oath that the
listers must take, 10 li,e effect that they
will appraise all property subject to tax
alton ., It's iriie ralur "a pt3asv aud will set
the same in the grand list at one per cent
Of such value, aud wall faithfully discharge
all duties conferred upon them. and il is
provided that II the listers violate such
ca,h they shall be guilty Of perjury and
punished accordingly. This is about as
plain as comment or illustration can make
IL /, simply provides that listers shall
appraise property q, iis trne value in money
and 50 report Il, aud faithfully perform all
their duties. II they. 10 any instance, have
not done this according 10 their best judg'
mcni then they should be indicted II.
Tor instance. the listers Of town should
resolve tina, the, would no, pay attention
10 The law OF Try to conform TO il. hut
would make the appraisal Of property &C.
coraing 10 past custom regardless OF it's
true value IN moaey aud should SO make
the appraisal add lisi a, less than they
honestly REGARDED the true value in money
OF the property appraised they would come
under the penal provision Of the statute
and should be panished accordingly. This
is hu, one illustration o. the manner 81
incarrins the penalty, | think the terms
Of The la~ hre plain enough 80 that you
will not have diiiicnl,y II deciding whether
in any insiano. 10 which your aticntion
mag be called the party is sahieo, TO the
penalty prescribed II ,hsge have been
silfal violations Of this Law. which il q
matter for yea to deelde when your aiten.
ton "a called TO alleged instances, and
alsou, which know nothing farther than
have slreaAy stated. thea cannot impress