Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-12-08
LAWS OF VERMONT. 1890.
Public Acts designated for Publication
in the Newspapers by tIae Secretary of
SSate.

year so and 1854 Tor the purpose OF paying
the d-bentures Of lieutenant Governor, the sen
ate and the mousse of representatives and the
contingent expenses of the general assembly.
Sec. 2. The sum Of four hundred and TWEEN
fy-iive thousand dollars y hereby appropriated
for the fiscal year 1850 and Ie9i- and the sun
0i four hundred { .ousand dollars FOR the hsea
year 1891 and los2. fer the purpose or paying
such demands against the State as may be al
lowed by the auditor Of accounts
See. 3. The sum OF thirty Thousand dollars
is hereby appropriated for each Of the fiscal
years of 1880 and 1891. and 1881 and 1872, foI
the purpose OF paving the interest ON the bonds
aad other debts of the Stat.
SIC. 4. The sum of fifty thousand dollars
IS hereby appropriated for each Of the fiscal
years of 1890 and l691. and 1891 and 1892, for
the purpose of paying the expenses OF . penal
Institutions Of the State.
SEC. ). The treasurer OF the State is hereby
authorized to borrow ON the credit Of the State
"A not exceeding five hundred thousand
dollars for the purpose Of Geffaying xhe ex-
nses OF government and laying such appro-
prlati0ns as are or may BE- made
SEC. 6. So much of act number one of the
laws of 1855 as authorized the treasurer of the
State to borrow money on the credit Of the
State IS hereby REPEALED
SEC. z. This act shall take effect from its
Approved November 25, 1890.
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ment of a State tax.
1t Is hereby enacted by the general assembly
of the State of Vermont:
Section l. A tax of eighteen cents on a dol
lar Is hereby assessed the list of the polls and
ratabe estate of the inhabitants of this State. and
non-residents who have grand list for the year
1891. The treasurer of the State shall appOr-
ton to the several towns and cities and unor-
ganized towns and cores in this State such tax
according to their respective lists. and shall on
or before the tenth day OF October. A. D. 1891,
make out and transmit to the treasuFers of each
town and city and to the collector of taxss for
the unOrganized towns and cores III this State
a notice OF the amount so apportioned and one
half of said shall be paid into the treasury
of the State or before the tenth day of No
vember, A. D. 1891, and the remaining half
shall be so paid on or before the tenth day of
June. A. d. 1892.
Sec. >. The commissioner of taxes for all
unOrganized towns and cores shall Immediately
upon receipt Of such notice assess tax tor the
amount specified, and the same to be
collected in the manner prescribed by law, up
on such unOrganized towns and cores, and cause
the same to be paid into the state treasury ac-
eOrding to such notice; and the several town and
city treasurers shall, upon the receipt OF such
notice transmit the same to the seiectnen. or
the mayor of their respective towns or cities,
and such selectmen mayor shall draw an
order on the treasurer of their respective town
city for the amount of such tax and such
treasurer shall pay the same to the state treas
urer according to such notice. out of any mon
eys belonging to their town or city, and if there
is not sufficient funds In the hands of such treas
urer to pay such tax, the selectlnen or mayor
shall borrow the same upon their orders and
the several towns cities may provide for the
payment of such tax by special tax to be assess
ed by the selectmen on the lists Of the several
towns respectively and collected like ordinary
town or city taxes, or such State tax may be
provided for like the ordinary expenses of the
several towns cities.
Sec. ;. The lists prepared by the secretary
of State from the abstracts of the grand lists of
the several towns, cities, unorganized towns or
CORES which are now by law required to be re-
turned TO his office shall constitute a basis for
the apportionment of said tax.
Sec. 4. The form Of extent now prescribed
by law to be issued against the inhabitants of a
town for the non-payment of a State tax may
be changed to conform to the provisions Of this
act
Sec. 8. The provisions of section three hun
dred and sixty-nine of the revised laws shall
not apply to the tax assessed by this act.
Sec. q. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved November,26 1890
No. San AcT to provide revenue for the
payment of state expenses.
1t * hereby enacted by the general assembly
of the state of Vermont:
Section /. There shall be assessed a state
tax for the payment OF state expenses upon the
property, business. or corporate franchises of
this state, OF railroad. Insurance. guaranty, ex
press, telegraph, telephone, steamboat, car and
transportation companies, sleeping-car COM
panies, savings banks, savings institutions and
trust companies, mortgage, loan or investment
companies, and other corporations and persons.
associations, societies or firms as provided in
this act and shall be payable IN money to the
state treasurer for the use of the state.
COMMISSIONERS OF STATE TAXES.
Sec. 2 The governor during the present
session of the legislature and biennially there
after, shall appoint, with the advice and con
sent OF the senate. commissioner OF STATE
taxes, whose term of Office shall commence OF
the first day OF December next succeeding hi
appointment, and continue until his successor
is appointed, and he shall be sworn to the faith
full performance of his duties. Vacancies il
such office shall be filed by the governor
The commissioner OF state taxes shall repOr
biennially to the general assembly, and his re
port shall be printed with tie Vermont STATE
officers reports. Such commissioner shall re
ceive from the state treasurer an annual salary
of eleven hundred dollars, and may appoint
clerk il the business of the office demands 1t
whose salary shall not exceed three hundred
dollars annually.
RETURNS.
Sec. g. The commissioner of state taxe
shall send by mail, otherwise furnish to the
proper officer of each corporation, company
person or persons required by this act to pay
tax to the state. upon request OF such officer
person or peIso.is, land. II he shall deem it nee
essary, to such agents in this state of foreign
insurance companies as do not make returns t,
other agents in this statel, blanks IN tripiieate
so formulated as TO require a statement of al
the facts necessary to determine the amount O
each annual or semi annual tax required to b,
paid.
Sec 4. A corporation, company. person o.
persons. required by this act to pay
tax to the state, and, if required. the agents
OF foreign insurance conipanies), shall cause
such blanks to be filed out with full answers
to all interrogatories therein contained anc
shall cause the same to be returned as herein
after provided. Such blanks so filed out shall
be signed and sworn to by the cashier, chic
financial or other proper officer of the corpor
alton or company, or IL made by an individual
or firm. then the oath shall be by the person
or persons making the return.
Sec. >. Blanks filed out and sworn to as
provided in the preceding section shall be re
turned at the expense of the party returning
the same, one copy to the commissioner so1
state taxes, one copy to the state treasurer
and one copy shall be retained by the corpora
tion- company, person or persons making sncl
returns. such returns shall be made annual,
on or before the 18th day of September for the
year terminating with the last day of June
next preceding. or seTnI-annuaily on or before
the 18th day of March and the 10th day oil
September, for the seTIl-annuai period terni
mating with the last day of June, or Decem-
Der next preceding, respectively, except as
otherwise provided in this act.
PAYMENT OF TAXES
Sec. 6. Within thirty days OF making re
turns the corporation. company, person or per
making the same. Except agents Of for
eigyn insurance companies. should they be re
quired TO make returns, shall forward TO ths
state treasurer the amount of annual or semi
ray for he l1odf .rsy nv
turns.
PENALTIES
Sec. 7. A corporation. company, person d
persons whose duty It Is to make returns to tn
commissioner of state taxes. and who fails t.
do so within the time required BIZ this act I'M
less otherwise provided, shall forfeit to tl'
state one hundred dollars for each days neg
lect to make such returns.
Sec s. a corporation company. person Of
persons falling to pay the amount Of the annusa