The Portland daily press., 1890-03-31
CITY OF PORTLAND.
AssessOYs' Notice.

TUVHE Assessors of the City of Portland hereby
give notice to all persons liable to taxation in
said city that they will be In session every secular
day from the first to the fifteenth day of April next,
Inclusive, at their room In City Hail. from nine to
twelve o'clock In the forenoon and from two to FIVE
O'Clock in the afternoon for the purpose of receiv-
Ing lists OF the polls and estates taxable In said
And all such persons are hereby notified to make
and bring to said Assessors true and perfect lists
Of all their polls and estates real and personal or
held by them as guardian executor, administrator,
trustee or otherwise, on the first day of April,
1890. and be prepared to make oath TO the truth
OF the same.
And when estates Of persons deceased have been
divided, during the past year, or have changed
hands from any cause, the executor, administrator
or other person interested, is hereby warned to
give notice of such change and in default Of such
notice will be held under the law to pay the tax
assessed. although such estate has been wholly
distributed and paid over.
The State valuation Commission having order
ed the tabulatio nof Personal Propertu the points
relating thereto may b. found among the follow
Ing and on all Of which the Assistant Assessors
VIII be required to return information.
]. Name OF head OF family.
2. Names OF sons, or other male relatives over
twenty-one years Of age residing In the family
8. Names Of persons absent at sea, or who are
out OF town for any cause, belonging to the
family, who are legally citizens.
have wives or families elsewhere residing)who
were residents here April 1, 1899.
The full first name, as well as surname of
should always be given. When there are per-
sons who are aged and iniirm and have no
means OF support the facts should be stated.
8. A fun list OF all children that were born be-
tween April l. 1889. and April L, $780, giving
their names, sex, date of birth and the names
of their parents.
g. Household furniture exceeding two hundred
dollars in value.
7. Musical instruments exceeding fifteen dollars
in value.
8. Number of horses and their value
9. Number OF carriages and their value.
10. Number of cows and their value.
And any person who neglects 10 comply with
this notice will be doomed to tax according 70
the laws of the State. and be barred of the right
TO make application to the assessors the County
Commissioners for any abatement OF his taxes,
unless he shows that he was unable to offer such
lists within the time hereby appointed.
Blank schedules will be furnished the assistant
assessors for delivery where satisfactory infor-
nation Is not obi aimed; and persons receiving the
same viii be expected to return them, properly
filed out, to the assessors office.
Persons not receiving the blanks will be fur.
nished at the Office OF the assessors on applca.
ton.
~ In no case where tie assessors have been
put to the disagreeable necessity OF making a
doom will the possession Of government bonds or
deposits in the savings banks be allowed as a plea
in mitigation Of such doom.
WILLIAM o. FOX.
STEPHEN MARSH,
JOHN w. YORK,
Assessors.