The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-03
CITY ADVERTISEMENT.
CITY OF PORTLAND.
ASSeSS0Ys, Notice.

TIIHE 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 rstto the fifteenth day of April next,
inclusive, at their room In City Hail. from nine to
WE'VE O'Clock in the forenoon and from two TO nye
O'Clock In the afternoon for the purpose Of recely-
ing lists OF the polls and estates taxable In said
And all such persons are hereby notified to make
ana Drlng 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,
1880. 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 adminisiI ator
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
The State Valuation Commission having order
ed the tabulatlo nof Personal Property the points
relating thereto may be found among the follow
ing, and on ali Of which the Assistant Assessors
Will 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.
3. Names of persons absent at sea, or who are
out Of town for any cause, belonging to the
family, who are legally citizens.
A. Names OF all boarders excepting those VIII o
have wives or families elsewhere residiDg)wh0
were residents here April 1, 1890.
The full first name, as well as surname oil
each person, with initials OF middle name,
should always be given. When there are per-
SOnS WHO are dBeu anu innriI, anu nave no
means OF support the facts should be stated.
8. A full list of all children that were born be-
tween April l, 1889. and April 1, $780, giving
their names, sex, date of birth and the names
| of their parents.
8. 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 TO comply with
this notice will be doomed to tax according q
| 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 sucf
i lists within the time hereby appointed.
Blank schedules will be furnished the assistant
assessors for delivery where satisfactory infOr
nation Is not obtained; and persons receiving the
same will be expected TO return them, properly
filled out, to the assessors office.
Persons not receiving the blanks viii be fur
nished at the office THE assessors on applica
| ton.
nR- In no case where tile assessors have beer
put to the disagreeable necessity of making q
| doom will the possession of government bonds Of
| deposits in the savings banks be allowed as plea
| in mitigation Of such DOOM
WILLIAM o. FOX,
STEPHEN MARSH,
JOHN w. YORK,