News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-07-26
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however, insists that he has the fast
est horse but that things "was agin"
him this time.
AN ILLEGAL APPRAISAL.
Indications are that the quad
rennial appraisal of real estate in
Hyde Park is illegal. The ground
upon which we make this statement
is that the Listers have not perform
ed their duty according to law. See
tiOn 292 of the Revised Laws of 1880
says
In the year 1882 and quadrennially there
after the Listers in each town shall make a
new appraisal of the taxable real estate in
such town and shall return the list fberaoffo
to the Town Clerks office on or before the
first Tuesday in July in such year"
The Listers have not returned their
list and so have failed to act accord
ing to law. By this negligence they
have made no provision whereby
any person who may feel aggrieved
can appeal. Sections 297 and 29S
read
"a person aggrieved by the appraisal of
the Listers may, within three days after the
first Tuesday in July of the year of appraisal.
appeal to the board of civil authority in the
town where the real estate is situated, and
shall give immediate notice to one of the Se-
lectmen and to one of the Listers.
The Town Clerk upon application by a
member OF the board of civil authority shall
Immediately call a meeting of said board, by
posting notices in three public places, giving
not less than six nor more than ten DAYS no.
tice thereof; and said board shall hear all
appeals and their decision shall be fnal.'
HI. c. Lanpher, who is the chairman
of the board, has had charge of the
matter and we are informed that the
other members have acted as he di-
rected ,supposing of course his knowl-
edge of the Listers duties was such
as to make it impossible for any
error to be made. 1t is therefore
very evident that The board has made
an egregious error. The suggestion
is made that this irregular appraisal
can be made legal by special act of
the Legislature; but the Supreme
Court has held that the General AS
sembly has no power to legalize lists
unless aggrieved taxpayers have an
opportunity to be heard.
We do not wish to make any mis-
statements, but feel it is our duty to
point out this error in order that the
people may see how we'll the Listers
have performed their work. We
shall cheerfully give place to any
statements the Listers may have to
make regarding this matter.
CENTREvILLE.
Several around here finished haying last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Reed and daughter are
visiting friends here.
Joseph Newcity and son of Montgomery
visited at o. W. Williams last week.
Mrs. Efie Jameson of Lowell, Mass, is
spending few weeks with friends here.
Lyman Whitcomb, wife and children of
Wolcott spent Sunday at A. NJ. Whitcomb's.
Mr. and Mrs. lara Griswold of Montpelier
visited at Andrew Calkins' the first of the
week.
Mabel Bissonett, who has been visiting at
E. 6. Sherwin's for the past two weeks, has
returned to her home in Winooski.
RIVERSIDE.
Annie Peck, who has been at Hardwick for
few weeks, is at home for the hot season.
Solon Whitcomb and wife of Claremont, N.
H., have been visiting his brother Willard.
Willard Manning and wife of Swanton have
been visiting at Wilber Griswold's the past
week