The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-12
MISCELLANEOUS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
CITY OF PORTLAND.
Assessors Notice.

YYHHE Assessors of the City of Portland here
4 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 fifteentn
day of April, inclusive at their room IN CITY
Hail. from nine to twelve o'clock in the fore
noon and from two to five o'clock in the alter
noon. for the purpose of receiving lists Oh the
polls and estates taxable i'll said CITY.
And all such persons are hereby nouneo TO
make and bring to sad Assessors true ana per,
feet lists of all their Polls and Estates, real and
personal or held by them as guardian, eXecu-
tor. administrator. trustee OF otherwise. on tne
first day of April 1894, and be prepared to
make oath TO the truth OF the same ~
And when estates OF persons deceased nave
been divided during the past year, or nave
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 under
the law to pay the tax assessed although such
estate has been wholly distributed and 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
twentytone years ofage residing i'll the family
3-Nafnes of persons absent at sea, or who are
out OF town for any cause, belonging to the
family, who are legally citizens.
4-Nanles of all boarderS excepting those VINO
have wives or families elsewhere reSldlng)
who were residents here April first 1894
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.
5-A full list Of all children that were born be-
tween January l. 1898, and January l, 1894,
giving their Names sex. cate of birth and the
names of their parents.
6--Household furniture exceeding TWO nun
dred dollars in value
Musical instruments exceeding fifteen dol
lars in value.
S-Number of horses and their value.
9-Number Of carriages and their value.
lO-Number of cows and their value.
And any person who neglects to comply With
this notice will be doomed to tax according 10
the laws of the state, and be barred OF the right
10 make application to the assessors or Coasnty
Commissioners for any abatement OF his taxes,
unless he shows that he was unable to offer
such lists within the time hereby appointed.
Blanks schedules will be furnished the assist
ant 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 once.
Persons not receiving the blanks will be fur
nished at the office of the assessors on appl1ca-
ton.
MrIn 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
ARTHUR L. FARNSWORTH,
JOHN w. YORK,
WILLIAM O. FOX,
aDr2to15 Assessors.