The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-12-10
Laws of Vermont.
Public Acts designated for publication In the new
papers by the Secretary OF State.

No. IAN act providing for the assessment
of State Tax.
1t is hereby enacted by the General Assembly
of the State of Vermont
SEC 1. A 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
bf such tax shall be transmitted by the treas
irer of the State to the proper officers before
he first day of December, 1885, and the tax
hall be paid into the State treasury before the
irst day of January, 1886
Sec. 2. Section 800 of the Revised Laws
shall not apply to the tax assessed by this act.
Sec. 3. The officers to whom such warrants
ire transmitted may forthwith, upon receiving
such warrants, make out tax bills for the col
ection of such tax and place the same in the
lands of the proper officers for collection, or
nay draw an order on the town treasury for
he amount of the tax, or may borrow the
mount on the credit of the town.
SEC. A. The Secretary of State shall, be-
ween the first day of July and first day of
October, 1885, prepare the list for state taxes
rom the abstracts of the list of 1885, required
o be deposited in his Office by section four
Of an act entitled, AN act proUiding TOR st0tis-
ical Information relatioe to the rate ofpr0perty
aration, approced November 24M, 1884" and
shall. on or before the first day of October,
1856, transmit certified copy of such list to
he treasurer of the State; and such list shall
be the basis on which the tax assessed by this
act shall be laid.
SEC. 8. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. &C. 1884.
No. 2.-An act providing for statistical in
formation relative to the rate of property
taxation
{ is hereby enacted, ETC.:
SEC /. On or before the first day of February
n each year, school district clerks, fire district
clerks and clerks of incorporated villages, shall
make aud deliver to the clerk of the town in which
such districts and villages are situateda statement
pf all taxes assessed by said districts and villages
$1uring 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
Df all taxes assessed in said districts and villages
SEC. 9. On or before the fifteenth day of Feb.
uary in each year, town clerks, city clerks and com
missioners of taxes in unorganized towns and
cores, shall make and transmit to the secretary of
state statement showing the average rate per
dollar and the total amount of all taxes assessed
n all the school districts, statement showing
The average rate per dollar aud 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 q statement of
assessed in their respective towns, cities and cores
for and during year ending with the last day of
December next preceding.
SEC g. On or before the fifteenth day of February
IN each year next after county tax is assessed,
county treasurers shall make and transmit to the
secretary of state statement of the grand list,
he 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
To thn ,fotn tn hofn tf,a
first day of July, annually, the abstracts required
10 be deposited by the listers with the town
clerks under the provisions of section three hun
dered and fitty-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
ar abstract of their grand list. Such abstracts
shall be placed on file in the Office of the secre-
Larry of State.
SEC. 5. fla lister commissioner, town, city,
school district fire district clerk, clerk of in
corporated village, or county treasurer, fail to per-
form the duties imposed upon him by section
three hundred and fity-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, I'M an 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-.
treasurers and commissioners of taxes in unor-
ganized towns and cores, blank forms of returns
tor use in carrying out the provisions of this act
and they shall distribute the said blank forms OF
Ireturns as the secretary of State shall direct.
SEC. Z. The secretary of state shall, biennialy
on before the first day OF July, in the years oil
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 al
taxes assessed in all the fire districts and the
average rate per dollar and the amount of al
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 a statement of the average rate
per dollar and the amount of all taxes assessed IL
each and all of the towns cities and cores for ant
during the two years ending with the last day o
December next preceding, which report shall b'
printed with the state officers reports
SEC. g. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage. Approved Nov. "a. 1884,
No. 3.-An act relating to the grand list.
1t is hereby enacted, etc.:
SEC. 1. The time now limited by law fol
completing and depositing the annual CRANE
list with the town or city clerk, as well as al
times limited for the performance of any &C
mentioned in sections Is to 26 of number TIVE
of the acts of 1882, and section 1853 of tn,
Revised Laws also, the time limited for tn
assessing the highway tax mentioned in sec
ton 3044 of the Revised Laws, and the TIM
for making rate bills for said tax, mentioned il
section 1852 of the Revised Laws, are hereb,
extended as follows: In towns of more thai
{, 900 and less than 5000 inhabitants, fv
days in towns of more than 5000 and les
than 5 900 inhabitants, ten days in towns o
more than 5000 inhabitants, fifteen days.
Sec. 2. This act shall not affect the limita
ton of twenty -four hours for appeal, men
toned in section % of number two of the act
of 1882.
SEC 8. The number of inhabitants of
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 censu
last completed before the making of the list
Approved Nov. IS, A d. 1884.
No. Am act in amendment of number tw
of the Laws of Vermont for the year 1888
1t is hereby enacted, etc.:
SEC. l. Section twenty-six of number tw
of the Laws of Vermont for the year 1882,
hereby amended by adding the following
This section shall be so construed as to il
clude the inventories for the years 1881 an
1882
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from il
passage.
Approved Nov. %, 1884.
No. 5.-An act in amendment of section
5, 6, IL, II, 10 and 10 of Session Law
No. / of 1882, entitled can act to provic
arevenue for the payment of state expenses