The Portland daily press., 1893-04-03
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CITY OF PORTLAND.
Assessors Notice.

TIME Assessors of the City of Portland here
Il by give notice to all persons liable to taxa
ton in said City, that they will be in session
every secular day from the first to the fifteenth
day of April, inclusive. at their room In City
Hall, from nine to twelve o'clock in the fore
noon and from two to five O'Clock in the after
noon for the purpose ofreceiylng lists OF the
polls and estates taxable in said City.
And all such persons are hereby notified to
make and bring to said Assessors true and per-
feet lists of all their Polls and Estates real and
personal or held BY them as guardian, execu-
tor administrator, trustee or otherwise. on the
first day of April, 1898, 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 willlbe held uuder
the law to pay the tax assessed although such
estate has been wholly distributed aud paid
over.
The Assistant Assessors will be required to
return information on the following points:
Name of head of family.
2-Names OF sons, or other male relatlves over
twenty-one years of age residing in the family.
3.-Names persons absent at sea, or VINO are
out of town for any cause. belonging to the
family, who are legally citizens:
Names of all bOarderS excepting those who
have wives or families elsewhere residing)
who were residents here April first, 1898.
The full first name as well as the surname of
each person, with the initials OF middle name,
should always be given. When there are
persons who are aged and infirm, and have no
means OF support the facts should be stated
g. A full list of all children that were born be-
tween January 1892, and January l, 1898.
giving their names, sex, date 0fNbirth and the
names of their parents.
6-HouSehould furniture exceeding two hum
bred dollars in value.
7.-Musical instruments exceeding fifteen dol
lars in value.
8.-Number of horses and their value.
9-Number of carriages and their value,
1O-Number of COWS and their value.
And any person who neglectS to comply with
this notice will be doomed to a tax according TO
the laws of the state, and be barred of the right
to make application to the ssessors or 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 assist
and assessors for delivery where satisfactory
information is not obtained and persons re-
ceiving the same will be expected to return
them properly filled out, to the assessors office.
Persons not receiving the blanks will be fur
nished at the Office of the assessors on appica-
tion.
nY-In no case where the assessors have
been put to the diSagreeable necessity of max
ing doom will the possession of government
bonds or deposits in the savings banks be
allowed as plea in mitigation of such doom.
WILLIAM O. FOX
ARTHUR /. FARNSWORTH
JOHN w. YORK,
apr1to15 Assessors.