Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-12-13

dollars. N'SAS tiian hNe thOusa
thar ow,oo 10 the commissioner of state taxes fin
oiher Ing " .e lneorrectness Of a return or 10 a.
ohs cause tax paid is too small he ssu u 70 a
fortbs,h 80, - .su,ient to cover the de6cit and 81
such additional ~ man the parties so assessed
af,er .i "a assessment is paid within tb;Tt,- A.
after notice as above the eornprss: ny "a
ssme on mnon II IS assessed shall be liable ~
annual tax. " pay senl-annual
NOTIFICATIONS OF PRESENT t.y.
osS. az keal and personal estate use5 y, ...
railroad or used in carving on $3.50 eu IN operatii
Ieephone business in this state and rel & laPh
comnanirs ,s,eS seSSiooat' car, and transportatit
ca I 'es taAeu oy tins act, also stock in steamhoe
car and transportation companies which SSaniooa
arc taxed by this act shall not hereafter he % -
nventoris aIi hot De required to be stated in ii
- required 10 be returned to listers nv scr
3l4 OF the revised laws. And listers in msI;5 eetlS
sishu llsts hereafter shall omit from the last
n appraisal all real estate mentioned in ,h;s i
but this act shall not be construed 10 tsk 81
sIalu Ists OF 1852 or of any previous wear anv ~ ~
Of ~, i ~ sueh lists or to diminish the liabiiii
al any person to the payment of taxes assessi W
| De assessed on such lists ~ Sesseu OF
reIn,in3 &c. sections 1893 to ss97 OF the revised Law
Ieaung TO the taxation of savings banks SAVINGS W
Sttutions and trust companies are bereb1 rs s ~
ms section shall take effect on the twelfth da ~ @
h.S5S' loo3 a. corporation negects pay the Ia
nseu on US deposits and accumulations Tor The .;
months terminating with the last day of Decernb
Ieo2 the payment OF said tax may be enforced in ~
saue manner as II this act had not been Dassed ~.
such tax when collected shall be distributed an n gu
ue towns IN the manner now provided by law
g. sections 3oo2 and 3663 of the revised law
eiahs 10 the taxation OF express and telegraph com
panies are hereby repealed. This section sh5I ~
enect on the hrst day of January 1889 This ACT Sbs
doing express or telegraph business to nav 10 u
me state tor the six months ending with The Is
DAY oil December 1882, at the rate established by s
sections oo2 and 3oo5 IN the same manner as if this a
had not been passed. " ''iS dc
SEC. 81 The first semi annual period on wbicl
taxes assessed by this act shall be based shall W.
period commencing with the first dav OF nnarv so s
and terminating with the thirteth day OF June 80 80
Inc first annual period on which taxes assrssed 10
all he Tho
with tine hrst day OF January 49, and trroi ny
with the last day of December 1884 w
RErEAL or THE EQUALI2EG SYSTEM AND CHANCES .,
ENSUING LAW MADE NECESSARY ny REPEAL
SEc ~. Sections sos and 34a of the revised laws
are heteDS amended by striking out the words 'hI
me state equalizng board where they occur in sai2
sections. :" 'al'
SEC b., Section 54a of the revised laws is hereby
amended by striking out the words "excent il -
cases rovided in sections 2oS and 3o3' in The last ,
lines ot SAID section. wv
SEC IS. Section 3st of the revised laws is ber.h,.
amended by striking out the words Estate and coun,
taxes assessed and in the first line of said section
and by striking out the words except as provided in
section 3o3 in the fifth and sixth lines of said section
SEC 50; Section $50 OF the revised laws is hereby
amended by striking out the words and before the
abstract OF the list is returned to the secretary of
where they occur in said section, and by striking on
The words and abstract in line five of said section
SEC. 81. When the general assembly assesses n
state or county tax the amount per capita shall he
stated IN the act assessing such When tax is ca
voted and when the county Judges lay tax under tho
provisions OF section 1903 of the revised laws the state
al
the cities, towns, unorganZed towns and cores in the
state or county the may be, according 10 tho
canned towns or cores as determined by the United
states census last completed before the passage of the
act laying such taX before its assessment if assessed
by the county judges.
SEC. 3s Having determined the portion of the ta>
o be assessed against ach city, town unoruani1cd
own or gore, the tire 5urer shall within the ,i,
peChed by the act layiul the fixed by general
aw transmit to the may OF each CITY, the selectmen
d each town and the tax commissioners for any unor-
5anzed towns and cores, subject the tax warrant
or its collection, directed TO the first constable or COL
ector of taxes for such city, town or unorpanized
place specifying the amount due from such cV toyn
" unorganized place.
SEC. 90. The officers of a city, town or unoreanized
'ace to whom such warrants transmitted shall
etermine the per of tax necessary to raise The
um called for by the warrant on the grand list of scb
ity, town or unorganzed place, taking for such plr
ose the grand list completed next previous to the
assaSe OF the act laying such tax, and shall make
ak bill for the collection of of the per cent
etermined upon said list and shall deliver such /
ak on TO the person appointed in accordance with
4" TO collect the same or the officers Of towns or
ties, TO whom the for the collection OF such
ak are transmitted, shall draw order the town or
ny treasury tor the amount of the tax NAV borrow
nc amount on the credit OF the town or city
SEC. 40 Section 1868 of the revised laws is hereby
mended by striking out the following words but
ne whole amount of tax ordered to be so collected
-om county in one year shall exceed one cent
the dollar OF the list Of polls and ratabe estate
nd inserting in lieu thereof the following, but the
mole amount OF tax ordered to be collected from
ounty in one year shall not exceed five cents per
ipita on the population of the county as determined
y the United States census last completed before the
ssessment of such tax
SEC. Al, Sections 7go to so7 inclusive 3ro ,17 778,
~ 355, 3o to 300 inclusive, and 37r of the revised
Tvs are hereby repealed.
SEC. a., The provisions OF this act shall not affect
'unty taxes assessed by the general assembly at its
-esent session.
SEC. 49, SO much of the charter of corporation or
'mpany organized under the laws OF this state as ex
npts such corporation or company from taxation SO
r as 1t conflicts with this act is hereby repealed
SEC. ~. This act except sections thirty and thirty
lie, Shall take effect from its passage.
Approved Nov. 2s 1882
o, An act revising, consolidating and amending
the laws relating to the grand list.
is hereby enacted, etc:
INVENTORIES, now FORMULATED
SEC l. The secretary of state shall annually on or
fore the first day OF March furnish at the expense of
state, to the several town and city clerks blank {
ventories sufficient in number to meet the require
.nis OF tins act, and in the most convenient form,
IN suitable heterogeneous, to contain when filled a
u statement OF all taxable property, real and per a
nal, OF each tax payer in said town or city Said t
inks shall be formulated by the secretary of state
to require under OATH from each person and corpor-
on such full information each class and item of
taxable property, real and personal, as will enable
listers after personal examination of such prop- ii
y to apprase 1t at its true value in money s.
'Ec Said blank shall, beside other Undergraduates
luired by the preceding section contain interrog-
Dry Tor a statement OF the amount of cash hand
debts due or to become due from solvent debtors,
uding deposits in banks other than savings banks Il
ngs institutions and companies; an interrog- Il
'ome due to him from insovent debtors; an inter
'atory Tor statement OF the aggregate amount of Il
deposits in excess OF fifteen hundred dollars in all al
ngs banks, savings institutions and companies d.
this state or sewhere; interrogatory for the OF
tement by each taxpayer claiming deduction for tr
DEBTS owing oil the aggregate amount OF his deposits
all savings banks, savings institutions and az
npanics in this state or elsewhere; an interrogatory
a statement OF debts owing by him on account s,
which, he claims a deduction, with the name and in
dence of each person to whom each su h debt is
ing and the amount of each such debt, an inerroga-
q hH flfff tfla
ucton on account of debts owing Of the OF d;
tied States government bonds owned ny him. and be
for statement by each such taxpayer of tn
amount OF other stocks and bonds exempt from r
IN by the laws of this state owned by him su
&c 3. Said inventories shall also contain the fol-
ar or armtha the above is lul true and correct of
and description of all my taxable property, su
n real and personal, and all property which eli
y such debts as am Internationally bound to pay,
the amount of the deduction claimed, that my lis
er to these interrogatores correct, according of
ny best knowledge, and that ! have not conveyed co
disposed Of any property or estate in any manner pc
ms OF law or affecting the value and amount of my in
lble est SO hell me God, Tor under the pains sp
penalties OF perjury. , sh
&C. T. The secretary of state shall cause to be du
tied upon the back OF the blank inventories this act pu
such other portions of the law relating to the de
ing up of the grand list as he may select. ce
DESTRUCTION OF INVENTORIES. pr
&c. g. The town cl rk of each town to whom such
ks are furnished shall, with the aid of the listers
lch person liable taxation in the :Cwn, who is du
ent the meeting. The listers shall send a copy sui
lch blank by mail the principal officer Of each off
,oraon situated in such town city who resides =
Of such city, il known the listers, and to ap
nonresident taxable in such city, known tag
he listers, except non-residents taxable only for by
estate in such town or city san
Try TO PROCURE, FILL AND RETURN INVENTORIES, per
&C. g. Each corporation or person taxable in town dis
ty Except non-residents taxable only for real So
tel who does not duly receive blank inventory ties
l. before the first day of April procure such blank
pplicaton to the listers town or city clerk or in gu
other way, and shall on the first day of April fill S
aid blank and make full answers to all the inter
tories contained therein and shall take and sub or
the oath contained therein, and shall, il resi-
deliver such inventory to the listers either Of inv
on personal demand within three days after this
ten notice therefor left by such listers either Of
at the last and usual place of abode of such city
II in such town or city; and il nonresident shall do
ard such inventory to such listers on or before the TIVE
ltieth day OF April. The listers and all persons pen
by law authorized to administer oaths may admin city
the oath contained in the inventory.
C. T. In case of corporations the officer on whom S
BY law required that wrs shall be served shall nsl
ure copy of the inventory and such corporation fur
fill out such inventory by its president or other
cipa officer In case of property belonging to CON
NJ aGed nd laII,