Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-02-07
AN IMPORTANT MEASURE.
Acs Relating 10 the Time and
Manner OF Making AS
SeSsmentS.

lbG- has ntFn al
Jefferson City by Mr.. Clark, TO
amend section G6S5. chapter 145,
, of the revised Statutes OF
Missouri, rs amended in session
acts of 1888, relating 10 the time of
making assessments aud what the
list shall contain.
The section, when amended,
shall read as follows:
See. I. The assessor, or his
deputy or deputies, shall, between
the first days OF June and January,
and after being furnished with
the necessary books and blanks by
the county clerk, at the expense
of the county, proceed to takes list
Of the taxable personal property in
his county, town or district, and as
Scss the value thereof in the nan
following, to-wit: He shall
call at the office, place Of doing
business or residence of each per
son required by this 10 lit prop
erty, and shall require such per
son to make Il correct statement of
all taxable property owned 10y such
person or under the care, charge OF
management OF such person, ex-
ccpt merchandise, which may be
required to pay a license tax, being
in any county in this State, IN ac-
eordance with the provisions OF
this chapter: and the person listing
the property shall enter a true and
correct statement Of such property
in a printed or written blank, pre-
pared for that purpose; which
Statement, after being filled out,
shall he signed and swornto, TO The
extent required by his chapter, by
the person listing the property,
and delivered to the assessor.
Such list shall contain: First, q
list of all the real estate and it,
value. to he listed and assessed Oh
the first day Of June. 1881. and
biennially thereafter, anything II
tiiiS vi any oliNi Az ~ VIZ t'A-
trary; second, = list of all the live
stock, showing the number OF asse,
and iennets, and their value; the
number Of mules. and their value
the number of neat cattle, anC
their value; the number of sheep
and their value; the number o
hogs and their value, and all Other
live stock and its value third, M
aggregate statement IF all the farm
machinery and implements ans
their value; fourth, a statement o
household property, including th'
number of pianos and other musl
cal instruments, clocks, watches
chains and appendices, sewini
machines, gold and silver plate
iiewelry. household and kitchen
furniture, and the value thereof
fifth, money Oh hand sixth, none,
deposited i'll bank or other sal
place ; seventh, an aggregate state
ment of solvent notes unsecured b
mortgage or deed of trust eighth
an aggregate statement of all sol
vent notes secured by mortgag
or deed Of trust ; ninth, Il
aggregate statement Of al
solvent bonds, whether state
county, town, city, town
ship, incorporated or unlnc 'rporat
ed companies; tenth, all other pro
perty not above enumerated (eS
cept merchandise and its value
under this head shall be include
all carriages of all kinks, all sh IRE
/ Of stock or interest held in steam
I boats, keel boats, wharf boats an
: All other vessels; all toll bridge.
all printing presses, type al
machinery Herewith connected
and all portable mills of ever
description; all post coaches, ca
riages, wagons and other vehicis
( used by any person IN the tran
portation Of mails, except railwa
-, carriagesD all carriages, hack
l wagons, wagons, buggies and 9TH
5 vehicles of every kind or descril
9 ton kept or used by liveryme'
= all carts, hacks, omnibuses an
ether vehicles used in the tran
pnrtation of persons, Except raj
way carriages;) and all paintin:
and statuary; life policies, eth
paid up or unpaid, provided tht
, are due or may be due in a stipula
ed number of years, r to be a
t -essed according to the amount
: premium already paid, which sha
he their assessed value; and ever
Sperirs OF property not exempt
law from taxation.