Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-12-13

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qusdIeAnlal appraisal The listers shall appH'.s Ihf
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ing The qusdleAHlal appraisal ~ real estate, 81,
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with the sm0uGl VI biz taxable POLL " shy, shall eeh'
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10 make, swear 70 and deliver said ihNgnlolJ o. "
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% he listers have suieleHt reason 70 believe that an
lRysAlDIY does DOT Cphiaih tullj lIue ahd eoHtt'
slalsmeRt u The taxable properly " The per. ~ eef'
I1faiOh BlRg ppt such ihVenlpTY, according W lht
requirements d this act thea said listers shall ascertain
a. be. they CsR, the smauHi II the taxable properly oi
such peIsh ~ eoipolalIen shall appiast lhe ssn a.
lla VALUE w money ana atall hnubf Ntt amount ~
obIsiRsd And 4 The 'pm oplsihed BY doubling H. IN
The opinion ~ tho listers lees than the amount o. TIC
able property Of such person ~ corporation lhey shall
iunlsI assess such peI,oh 90 eeIpoIalon ,oI ,um'
which Will IN their ndsmeAI, make up such amount
And II no taxable pfePely u such peIsoe ~ corpora
Oa IL aseahable by the ileTs they shall assess such
person ~ corporation ~ sun which, m Their Iuds'
neRI, is the rue value Of all the taxable property
leRl II The amount obtained by doublihg and Of tht
rura assessmenL any % Of the assessment a. Ne
ase may be- shall with The amour, Of the taxable poll,
any, Constitute the st Of such person o. corporation,
Sac "a, A person whose lie, has been made up
ihdrI the pfoylsOns Of the preceding section shall be
lollbed thereof by the listers on OF before the inst day
II May by wHtleh notice delivered 10 him personally,
~ lett al hs last and usual place u abode resident
w. II non resident, mailed 10 him q, his last known
81 o. NONRESIDENT, tA,,ets esly ron Hs'l ss'Air,
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SIZE 70, Real estate situated In town OF city,
shen the aS, owner thereof Of record non.fesdcn
Who " not taxable In such town OF ely lot personal
,siale shall be set In the liz, 10 such owner Al the same
valuation Al which the sane would he required 20 be
&c, In the list by sreiion fifteen to person duly hling
,u,, swearing 10 and returning an inventory,
ABSTRACT o. iNhlWntN lslN =" ~ toh"th !" elnssN
offICE,
SIC. %, The listers Of each town or city shall
arrange In alphabetical order an abstract OF tue ind
'idual liz, OF all taxpayers In such town or el'y, and
odgr the sane IN the town OF city clerks oer on or
before the ,wenyhhh day OF April IN each year, for
Inc Inspection Of the taxpayers OF such town OF eilyj
ADD any taxpayer who feels aggieved by The action
II the listers and desires 10 be heard BY them, shall
notify the listers OF one Of them, before the first
nrSsIsG or PERSONS AdGmryep,
Size, 81, On the frs, Tuesday IN May the lister,
.hal meet a, somr place. TO be appointed by them, and
.ha on that day and from day TO day ihrreai'ef near
persons aggcvcd by their appraisal OF by any OF Their
acts until all applications are heard and dccdcdi pro.
yded however, that when persons list IL made under
Inc provisions OF section =, Of this act, tho listers sh all
have no power to reduce the same below the amount
made by doubling the appraisal AZ therein provided,
and shall correct the list accordingly, hut no hearing
.hsli be held later Than the twelfth day Of May
Notice Of the place Of hearing shall DO posted In the
Town OF city clerks office and In Two other public
places In such town or city on or before the twenty
nth day Of April
SIC, "a, A person aggricvcd by the decision Of the
listers may within .. hours thereafter, appeal TO The
board OF civil authority and In such case shall no'iiy
The listers Of his appeal and OF the time appointed by
The board for hearing the appeal. Said board shall
hear and determine such appeals and shall order the
lis, TO be corrected accordingly but no hearing shall
be held later than the fourteenth day OF May.
Sac an, The members Of the board Of civil author
nv shall each take and subscribe and file in the town
,r city clerks office before entering upon the discharge
u their duties under the preceding section the follow
N such clerks office:
II do solemnly swear Tor affirm that will well
md truly hear and determine all matters at issue be
tween taxpayers and listers submitted Tor my decision
So help me God" Tor under the pains and penalties OF
SIC. "a, la person whose list has been made up
,nder the provisions Of section seventeen appeals from
he decision OF the listers to the board OF civil authority
said board shall have no power to grant him relief
unless he satisfies said board that he has not wlfuly
violated any OF the provisions OF this act.
TiMg wuEs LIST TO BR COMPLETED AND DEPOSITED
Sac as. On or before the fifteenth day OF May, the
The listers shall complete and deposit the list 10 me
Town or city clerks office having first appended TO
1--WE do solcmnly swear that we have set down all
the real estate situated in the town Tor ethyl OF -,
and have appraised all additions, and have made all
deductions REQUIRED Iy a| 10 s, e =,
re statement Of the aggregate amount Of the taxable
personal estate of each person named IN such lisi
according to the hes! Of our information and belief
And the list shall not be legal unless completed,
sworn and deposited in the clerks ONCE as PROVIDED
in this section.
SEc a. The inventories filled out by taxpayers
and taken up by the listers SHALL on or before the rst
day Of June in the year in which they are so taken up
be lodged the Office Of the town or city clerk, where
they shall be preserved fer period Of three years
from such first day Of June After the expiration Of
such period they may be destroyed by such clerk.
SIC. ~. person who wifuly destroys any such
inventory, or removes any such inventory from ths
such inventories required to be preserved IN such
clerks Office except in obedience to process, shall be
fined FIVE hundred dollars. ,
listers selctmen town grand jurors, or city attorney
Of such town city and the state attorney OF the
county TO examine the inventory or inventories oil any
person which they may name, and shall also permit
each taxpayer to examine his her own inventory OF
inventories and shall allow any other person to in
spect said inventories Amy all such inventories as
shall be lodged with the city clerk shall be pro.
duced in court by such clerk upon subpoena Tor that
purpose The contents Of said inventories shall not be
disclosed by any person having access to the same ex
cept as set forth in this section and in the event oil
for breach Of the provisions OF this act
LISTERS OATH. PENALTY FOR NEGLECT OF DUTY,
SEC. TO- Each lister shall take and subscribe and
file in the town clerks office before entering upon the
duties OF his office the following oath, and the oath a.
subscribed shall be recorded In the town or city clerk
office: -,
~ do solcmnly swear Tor affirm that ! will
apprase all the personal and real property subject te
taxation in the town Tor ethyl Of so far as required
by law at its true value in money and will set the
same into the grand list Of said town or Gity at one
DER cent of its true value in money, and will faithfully
discharge all the duties conferred upon me by law
So help me God" Tor under the pains and penal
ties of perjury !,
guilty of perjury and punished accordingly.
SEC 40 II the lister accepts the inventory OF per-
son not ade and sworn to as provided IN TINS act
or negects or refuses 10 appraise and set IN the list
as required by law each item as described IN each
inventory filled up conformaby to the provisions o.
this act he SHALL for each inventory so received and
for each such refusal neglect forfeit TO the town Of
city Of which he is such lister the sum OF two hundred