The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-12
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
CITY OF PORTLAND.
Assessors Notice.

rT'aE Assessors IF the City of Portland here
IL 3y give notice 10 all persons liable to taxa
tiol in said '-i5y, that they viii be in session
every secular day from the first to the fifteenth
dDy If April. inclusive. at their room in City
Han, RON nine to twelve O'Clock in the fore
noon and from two to five O'Clock in the after
noon, for the purpose Of receiving 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 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, OF 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 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
names of sons. or other male relatives over
tWenty-One years OF age residing III 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.
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 ana 1nllrm. ana nave no
means of support the facts snoulG lie stated
5.1A fnlldst of all children that were born be-
tween January 1892, and january |, 1893
giving their names. sex, date OF birth and the
names. of their parents.
6.-Househould furniture exceeding two hun
bred dollars in value.
7.--Musical instruments exceeding fifteen dol
lars In value.
s.--Number OF horses and their value.
9.--Eumber 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
HE laws of the state, and be barred OF the right
TO make application to the assessors on. County
Commissioners for any abatement OF his taxes,
unless ne shows that he was unable to offer
such lists within the time hereby appointed.
Blank schedules will be furnished the assist
endsassessors for delivery where satisfactory
information is not obtained; aud persons re-
peivilig the same will be expected to return
them properly filled out, to the assessors office.
Persons not receiving the blanks will be fur
nisnedat the office of the assessors on applica-
tiOn.
es&#-In no case where the assessors have
bean put to the diSagreeable necessity of max
Ing q 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.
4isi e.. ARTHUR L. FARNSWORTH
JOHN w. YORK,
apr1to15 Assessors.