Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-03-30

To the truth of the above Mr.. Bari
made usua iroMclad Affirmation:

10 soeinnly swear that the above is a full, true
ami correct list nj description of all my taxable
property, Drih real and personal, aud all property
which should be set IN the list to me, and that
nave set down only such debts a5 AN uncCndiiOn.
ally bound 10 pay, 10 the amount OF deduction
Claimed. that my answers TO these iutcrruga;Ories
are correct and that have not conveyed ,r d s.
posed OF ANY property or estate IN any manner. OF
created any nctcluus dent To- the purpose OF evad-
INF any provisions OF law, or affecting the value
and amount ui my taxable estate, ~ help me God.
The amour, of debts illus owed by MIR.
Barlow, for which he claimed exemption
from taxation on all his personal property,
showed an actual deficit of S14, $50 Ia his
financial status on his 81. Albaus list. Mr.
Barlow at this time stated TO the listers that
this amount (S3io, 300 was not haf of what
he owed.
1t is said that Mr. Barlow, finding this
statement injurious to his credit, decided not
to make OIL n list the second Year. luas.
much as Mr. Barlow had been herald.
ell AS II millionaire and was rcputcd to
have made much money from his Star route
business the disclosure of his actual financial
status us shown by his inventory, vas sur
prise to many
In April, 1882, when the listers came
around for his inventory they We're led to
believe from Mr., Barlow's vigorous scn,i-
mcns expressed N that occa ion, that he
stood upon NandcIblts ''damn the public
platform. lie refused to give ia his list.
Failing to secure his inventory, the listers
had no other alternative under the law, than
to ascertain as best they could the amount of
MIR. Barlow's property AMI to double the
same, as n basis for taxation.
by the return made on April first of the
year previous TO the town clerk the listers
found tlst 1915 shares of the capital stock of
The Vermont National bank of St. Adams
! stood in MIR. Burlow's name. This stock
they appraised at its par value, making
Sill, 800 The real estate belonging to Mr..
Barlow was valued at S25, 500. These
amounts doubled made Si04 800, and as nc
Offsets for debts owed are allowed under the
doubling process, this amount stood as Mr..
Bailow's grand list for 1882
The amount Of taxes assessed on this lis,
for the year, against him, was about 81, 500.
The listers did not think that Mr.. Barlow
was unfairly taxed, as he had the year pre-.
vious returned his personal property AT S2G0,
O4O, while this year he was assessed only on
his bank stock (Sl77, 500 and real estate,
both Of course being doubled. The taxes
assessed upon his list for 1889, Mr.. Barlow
refused to pay on the ground that the listers
had no right TO double the amount of his
bank stock. The collector Of taxes conse
qnently levied upon Mr.. Barow's property
for the amount due. The goods seized were
subsequently released on writs of replevin
sued out by MIR. Barlow's attorneys bonds
being given with sureties TO pay the taxes
with COSTS or return the property, if the court
sb ould eventually hold that the taxes were
legal. The suits are made returnablc al the
coming April term of the Franklin County
Court" T..