The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-15

apparently not impressed with the eftica-
cy of these measures, for they promptly
! decided to report them adversely.
The Listing Bill.
The following is the full text OF the
listing bill as passed by the House.
Be it enacted by the Senate. md House OF
Representatives IN Legislature assem-
bled, as follows:
SECTION l.. Section 20 Of said chapter
is hereby amended by adding thereto the
following: IL. 4@e. ,s>,,r.s.,
1.-THE State Board of Assessors shall
prepare and causeyto be,sprinted lists OF
suitable and proper intefrogatorles sald
| lists to contain all goods, chatgeis, money
and effects, wheresoever they are; all
vessels at home or abroad all obliga-
| lions for money or other property;
money at interest and debts due the per-
sons to be taxed more than they are
owing; all public stock and securities;
all shares in moneyed or other corpora
tons within or without the State, except
as otherwise provided by law; all annui-
ties payable to the person to be taxed,
when the capital of such annuity is not
taxed in the State; and all other proper
ty included in the last, preceding State
valuation for the purpose of taxation;
and, on OF before March list, of each year
furnish sufficient number to the asses
sors OF the several cities, towns and plan
tations. The assessors Of said cities,
towns and plantations SHALL onior before
March twentieth, of each year, furnish to
each person owning or holding taxable
property in their town, such lists forin-
ventories.' So that said section as
amended shall read as followssa
Section 90. Before making an assess
ment, the assessors shall give seasonable
notice in writing to the Inhabitants by
posting notifications in some public
place in the town, or shall no
notify them in such other way as
the town at it's annual town meeting d.
reefs, to make aid bring into them true
and perfect lists of their polls and all
their estates, real and personal, not by
law exempt from taxation, of which they
were possessed on the first day Of April
of the same year. The State Board of
printed lists of suitable and propersinter-
rogatories, said lists to contain all goods,
chattels, money and effects, wheresoever
they are ;sall vessels at home and abroad,
all obligations for money or other prop
| erty; money at interest and debts due
the persons to be taxed more than they
are owing; all public stocks and securi-
ties; all shares in mpneyed or other cor
porations within or without the State,
except as otherwise provided by law; all
annuities payable to the person to be
taxed, when the capital of such annuity
is not taxed in the State: and all other
property included In the last preceding
State valuation for the purpose of taxa
| L e., lraxo 1r40 onI,
year, furnish sufficient number to the
assessors of the several cities, towns and
plantations, The assessors of said cities,
towns and plantations shall, on or before
March goth, of each year, furnish to each
person owning or holding taxable ypro-
perty in their town, such lists or inven-
| tories" IA gs
| SEC. 3. Section SO of said chapter 6 of
the Revised Statutes is hereby amended
so as to read as follows: q,
"Section 90. All persons taxable shall
bring in such lists before the Goth day of
April properly filled out The assessors
shall appraise each item of property, in
order to determine its just value, at such
sum as they would appraise the same in
payment of a just debt due from sol
rent value of such property, and the
sales thereof other than auction sales, in
the locality where it is situated, and shall
in the assessment lists describe each par
eel of real estate, sufficiently to make its
exact location and identity clear. If any
person does not bring in such lists before
the goth day of April, the assessors shall
ascertain otherwise as nearly as may be,
the value of the estate, real and person
al, for which in their Judgment he is Ea-
BILE to be taxed, and shall add to said
value twenty-five per cent. thereof, and
shall assess his tax on the amount SO
obtained, and he is barred of his right to
make application to the assessors or
county commissioners for any abate-
ment of his taxes unless he offers such
list with his application and satisfies
them that he was unable to offer it at the
time appointed. And for any wilful
neglect to comply with the provisions of
this section any assessors shall be pun
ished by a fine of 500, to be recovered
by Indictment ~ n
SEC. 8. Section "a of said chapter six
of the Revised Statutes is hereby
amended so that said section shall read
as follows:
'Section "a. The assessors shall re-
quire the person presenting such list to
sign it and may require any person pre-
senting such list orFresident in said town
to answer under oath all proper inquir-
les in writing as to the nature, situation
and value Of his property liable to be
taxed in the State, and a refusal or neg
lect to make such cath in answer to such
inquiries, and suscribe the same, bars an
appeal to the county commissioners.
Such lists and answers shall not be con-
elusive upon the assessors. The oaths
required by this section may be admins
tered by one of the assessors of said town
or by any person duly qualified toad
minister oaths.'' IL .s'ffti
SEC. 4. This act shall not apply to the
assessment and collection of taxes for
the year 1898.
A Corporation Sole.
The Bishop of the Roman Catholic
Diocese of Portland was made corpora
ton sole a number of years ago. Now it
is proposed to give the same powers to
the Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal
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