, 1885-11-28
For the Country


For the Country.
Saturday the 18th December for the in
habitantS in both East End Quarters, at
the Stock Estate SaIly'S Fancy at IL
o'clock.
Monday the 1lth December for the in
habitantS iii Compauy's Quarter ut the
Estate Work x Rest-not Grange-at Ii
o'clock.
Tuesday the 18th December for the in.
habitantS in Queens, Kings, and North
side Quarter Ltr. Is. at the Station ut
Kingshill at II o'clock.
1Rmxlay the nth December for the H.
ha6itdHtS in Princes quarter IN the school.
house at the estate Diamond. at ~ O'clock.
Friday the 18th December for the in
habitantS in West End Quarter and North.
side Quarter letter 4. at the Police Office
in FrederikSted.
For Ghc Town of Frcderik~Ged,
same day tor the inhabitants of Strand,
Kings and Queens Streets.
Saturday the 18th December for the in
habitantS Of Princes, Hospitals, andssNew
Streets, Kings Cross Street, Market, Hill,
and Lagoon Streets, all at the said Police
Office ut II o'clock.
Besides those calculations which are
required for the calculation Of taxes and
which every owner or lessee of houses III
and ont of town, or estates, is bound to
give to the commission. the Government
considers il requisite at the same time to
be informed Of the number OF lah0urers OF
the estates or of other persons residing
there. as also Of the quantity of stock on
the estates Sc, for which purpose the
blanks for the tax lists are furnished with
columns to contain such information.
y-,., A. ,f q, fAg n,, TO 1,Naoify -, v-pIN
ing the exact number Of acres i'll sugar
cultivation, in other cultivation, and in
pasture.
II any portion ct the land is con
sidered to be useless, and yields no
revenue to the owner, the number
OF acres of such portion must be
stated in the tax-ljst, and IA certificate
ON oath issued by the proprietor and
two BurgherS residing in the quar-
ter, and furthermore a'teSted by the
quarter officer, delivered TO lhe com
mission, when it will be taken into
consideration if and TO what extent
exemption from taxes a be granted.
Owners of houses that have been
unoccupied for six months and up
wards claiming deduction in the
taxes are to give satisfactory proof
of the house having been vacant
during the period stated.
MT MUSTBES PECIALLYOBSERV WE'D:
Persons ncglectihg to procure the informa-
stion and proof described by the regulations
HR the db0re shape, time, and place must as
scribe to their OUn neglect all losses resulting
ltherefr0m.
As Sereral planters IN the last gears haze
IneqIected to meet at the 1red time and place
Ito delirer their t~drliStS, the Commission beg
Ito announce that tarLjStS 1cjU not be received
] for any quarter, at any other time or place
sthan db0UeStdted. In case a person negtectS
Ito deliUer a tarIiSt for dny estate 5n due time,
1.-The Commission aciU, before closing the meet
lima, assess the tao for said estate according
Ito the best Of cts knowIedge. TGrIiStS achtck
sare f0rwarded later to the Commission 9OtU,
S~tOqether oojth a list Of those estates that haze
a0mjtted to send their t~Grti8tS, be transmitted
Ito the Government IN order that other
ameGSW'eS be taken.
Blanks for tax lists will be distributed
some days previous to the meeting of the
tax Commission, and are required to be
accurately filled out by the parties con-
cerned. and delivered to the Commission
on the day which is fixed on for each
street in the town and for each Quarter
in the Country.
Tax Commission for st. Croix, the Oath