St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-12-18
Laws of Vermont.
Public Acts designated for publication In the news
papers by the Secretary OF State.

Public Acts designated for publication In the
papers by the Secretary of State.
No. IAN act providing for the assessment
of State Tax.
II is hereby enacted BY the General Assembly
of the State of Vermont;
SEC. l. tax of ten cents on the dollar is
hereby assessed on the list of the polls and
ratable estate of the inhabitants Of this State
for the year 1885. Warrants for the collection
of such tax shall be transmitted by the treas
urer of the State TO the proper officers before
the first day of December, 1885, and the tax
shall be paid into the State treasury before the
FIRST day of January, 1886.
SEC 3 Section 369 of the Revised Laws
shall not apply to the tax assessed by this act.
SEC. g. The officers to whom such warrants
are transmitted may forthwith upon receiving
such warrants, make out tax bills for the col
lection of such tax and place the same in the
hands of the proper officers for collection, or
may draw an order on the town treasury for
the amount of the tax, or may borrow the
amount on the credit of the town.
SEC. 4. The Secretary of State shall. be-
tween the first day of July and first day of
October, 1885, prepare the list for state taxes
from the abstracts of the list of 1885, required
TO be deposited in his office by section four
of act entitled, AN act pr0Diding for stats
teal Information re1atiUe 10 the rate ofproperty
tarHtion dppr0Ued NO0ember 24th, 1884" and
1885, transmit a certified copy of such list TO
the treasurer of the State; and such list shall
be the basis on which the tax assessed by this
act shall be laid
SEC. .. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. 26, 1884.
No. Am act providing for statistical in
formation relative to the rate of property
taxation.
II is hereby enacted, etc:
SEC l. On or before the first day OF February
in each year. school district clerks, fire district
clerks and clerks of Incorporated villages, shall
make and deliver to the clerk of the town in which
such districts and villages are situated statement
OF all taxes assessed by said districts and villages
during the year ending with the last day of De-
cember next, preceding, giving the amount of the
grand list of and the rate per dollar and amount
of all taxes assessed in said districts and villages
SEC. 9. On or before the fifteenth day of Feb.
ruary in each year. town clerks, city clerks and com
missioneTs of taxes in unorgauiZed towns and
gores shall make and transmit to the secretary OF
state statement showing the average rate per
dollar and the total amount of all taxes assessed
in all the school districts, statement showing
the average rate per dollar and the total amount
OF all taxes assessed in all the fire districts and
statement showing the average rate per dollar and
the total amount of all taxes assessed in all the
villages in their respective towns, cities and cores
for and during the year ending with the last day
Of December next preceding. Also statement of
the rate per dollar and the amount of all taxes
assessed in their respective towns cities and CORES
for and during year ending with the last day of
December next preceding.
SEC 3. On or before the fifteenth day of February
In each year next after county tax is assessed,
county trensurers shall make and transmit to the
secretary of state, statement of the grand list,
the rate per dollar and the amount of all county
taxes assessed in the county for the year ending
with the last day of December next preceding.
SEC. 4. Town and city clerks shall transmit
by mail to the secretary of state on or before the
first day of july annually, the abstracts required
to be deposited by the listers with the town
clerks under the provisions of section three hun
dered and fifly-eight of the Revised Laws.
The commissioners of unorganized towns and
cores, shall, in like manner, make and transmit,
on or before the first day of July annually SINH
lar abstract of their grand list. Such abstracts
shall he placed on file in the office of the secre-
tary of State.
SEC s. liza lister commissioner, town, city,
school district fire district clerk clerk of in
corporated village, county treasurer, fail to per-
form the duties imposed upon him by section
three hundred and fify-eight of the Revised Laws,
the provisions of this act he shall be fined ten
dollars and costs, to be recovered by the states
attorney of the county in which such county
treasurer resides, or said town, city, district
village or gore Is situated, in action in
the name of the State.
SEC. 6. The secretary of state shall, on or be-
fore the first day OF January in each year, pre-
pare and furnish TO town and city clerks, county
treasurers and commissioners of taxes in unor-
ganized towns and cores, blank forms of returns
for use in carrying out the provisions of this act
and they shall distribute the said blank forms Of
returns as the secretary of State shall direct.
SEQ z. The secretary of state shall, biennially
on before the first day OF July, in the years of
the session of the legislature report to the legis-
lature the average rate per dollar and the amount
of all taxes assessed in all the school DISTRICTS the
average rate per dollar and the amount of all
taxes assessed in all the fire districts, and the
average rate per COLLAR and the amount of all
taxes assessed in all villages in each and all of the
towns, cities and cores, for and during the two
years ending with the last day of December next
preceding also u statement of the average rate
per dollar and the amount of all taxes assessed in
each and oil of the towns, cities and cores for and
during the two years ending with the last day of
December next preceding, which report shall be
printed with the state officers reports.
SEC. s. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage. Approved Nov. "a. 1884.
No. 3.-An act relating to the grand list.
II is hereby enacted, etc:
SEC. /. The time now limited by law for
completing and depositing the annual grand
list with the town or city clerk, as well all
times limited for the performance of any act
mentioned in sections IS to % of number two
of the acts of 1882, and section 35S of the
Revised Laws also, the time limited for the
assessing the highway tax mentioned in sec
ton 3044 of the Revised Laws and the time
for making rate bills for said tax mentioned in
section 1862 of the Revised Laws. are hereby
extended as follows: In towns of more than
1000 and less than 5000 Inhabitants five
days in towns of more than 5000 and less
than 900 inhabitants ten days in towns of
more than D, 900 inhabitants fifteen days.
SEC. ?. This act shall not affect the limita-
ton of twenty -four hours for appeal, men
toned in section % of number two of the acts
of 1882
SEC. 3. The number of inhabitants of a
town or city, for the purposes of this act,
shall be deemed to be the number of inhabit-
ants as returned by the United States census
last completed before the making of the list.
Approved Nov. Is, A D. 1884.
~
/ No. Am act in amendment of number two
of the Laws of Vermont for the year 1882
1t is hereby enacted, ETC.:
SEC. l. Section twenty-six of number two
of the Laws of Vermont for the year 1882, is
hereby amended by adding the following:
| This section shall be so construed as TO in
clude the inventories for the years 1881 and
| 1882.
SEC. p This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. IS, 1884.
| No. 5.-An act in amendment of sections
8. 6, L. II, IS and 10 of Session Laws.
No. / of 1882. entitled IAN act TO provide
arevenue for the payment of state expenses -
/ 1t is hereby enacted. etc:
SEC. l. Section five of the Laws of 1882
entitled AN act to provide revenue for the
payment of state expenses, approved NoveIn-