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ton the Judge shall appoint three disinterested
| persons, who. being first sworn, shall view ana
| appr.,ise such property at its actual market
| value for the purposes of said tax, and shall
make return thereof TO said probate court,
which return may be accepted by said court
\ in the same manner AS the original inventory
| of such estate is accepted. and II SO accepteu
| il shall be binding upon the person by whom
this tax is 10 be paid, and u,'on the state. And
! judge OF probate and paid by the executor.
administrator trustee. In case OF an an
ntsty or life estate the value thereof shaii De
/ determined by the so-callet actuarfes' com.
bned experience tables and i've per cent
compound interest
sser. =. section fourteen Of said chapter Ia
hereby repealed.
SECr. 5. Section sixteen OF said chapter is
hereby amended by adding after the worSl
show in the third tne Of said section the
words on DATA or affirmation of the account.
ant so that said section when amended, shall
read as follows:
'SEcr. l6 No final settlement ofthe account
of any executor, administrator, or trustee
| shall be accepted or allowed by any Judge OF
probate unless il shall show, on oath or anirina-
! ton of the accountant, and the judge OF said
court shall find. that all taxes, imposed by the
provisions of this act, upon any property or
interest therein belonging TO the estate to bo
settled by said account, shall have been paid,
and the receipt OF the treasurer of state for
such lax shall be the proper voucher FOR such
payment
Seer. .. After failure to pay such tax, as
provided in said act, such an administrator,
administration bond for such tax and interest,
and an action shall lie thereon without the
authority OF the judge OF probate; or an action
Of debt may be maintained in the name OF tho
state against any such administrator, execu
tor or trustee, or any such grantee, for such
tax and interest, But If such administrator,
executor or trustee, after being duly cited
therefor, refuses or neglects to return his in
veniory TO settle an account, by reason
whereof the judge of probate cannot determine
the amount OF such tax, such administrator,
executor or trustee shall he liable to the state
on his administration bond for all damages oc.
casioned thereby. approved March H.
Chapter OF.
AN ACT to amend chapter two hundred and
hfty.nine OF the Public Laws of eighteen hum
bred and ninety three, entitled IAN Act to
prevent and punish fraud In sales OF goods,
wares and merchandise AT public or private
such sales"
sEcT. /. section four of chapter two hundred
and nifty nine OF the public laws of eighteen
hundred and ninety three is hereby amended
by adding at the end of said section the follow
ing lords, no person shall be entitled to hold,
OF directly or indirectly receive the benefit OF
more than one state license nj any one time,
and any license obtained, held or used in viola.
ton OF law is void, that said section, ~
amended, shall read as follows;
SECT. 4. Every itinerant vendor desiring to
do business in this state shall deposit with tho
secretary of state the sum OF i've hundred dol.
Tors AS special deposit, and after such deposit,
ment OF a further sum oftwenty five dollars as
state license fee the ecretary of the state shall
issue to him an itinerant vendors license, au-
thOrizing him to do business in this state in
conformity with the provisions of this act for
the term of one year from the date thereof.
Every license shall set forth a copy of the ap-
plication upon which IL is granted. Such license
shall not be transferable nor give authority to
more than one person TO sell goods as an timer
ant vender either by agent or clerk or In any
way than in his own proper person, but any
licensee NAV have the assistance OF one or more
persons In conducting his business, who shall
have authority to aid that principal but not to
act for without him. No person shall be
entitled to hold, or directly or indirectly receive
the benefit of more than one state license Mt
any one time ana any license obtained, held or
used in violation of law is void
SECT. .. section five of said act Is hereby
amended by inserting after the word "for" in
the first line, the word state and by striking
out the words Irrespective town and city
clerks" in the seventh line, and inserting the
words several towns relative 10 such licenses
so that said section as amended, shall read rs
follows
'SECr. 5. All applications for state licenses
shall be sworn TO, shall disclose the names and
residences of the owners or parties in whose
interest said business is conducted, and shall
be kept on file by the secretary of state, and
record shall lie kept by him of all licenses
issued upon such applications. All flies and
records both of the secretary of state and of
the several towns relative 10 such licenses,
shall be In convenient form, and open for
public inspection
D.
amended by striking out the whole section,
and Inserting in place thereof the following:
SECT. O. Every itinerant vendor intending
to sell goods in any town shtli nlc his s,tic u
cense and an application for a local license
with Tie collector OF taxes for suuh Town, AMI
before selling, oficrlng or exposing for saIV
any goods IN such town shan pay 10 the col
lcctur for the usc of such town, as further 10
ca! license fee for such sale In such town, "A
sum 10 he computed rs provided IN the next
following section. y receipt Tor s;lu local IL
cense Ice when paid SNAIL be ihdorsed by said
collector ON tue BACK OF shch state license,
Wilch sllil remain on nc WIN such coiiector
so long as such sale shali continue or such
Soo.s De kept, exposed OF oHefed Ior SAFE IN
sucn Town. Every application iof local lie
cehsc Shtll ne signed ny the noluer OF the &C
conpanylng state Incense ana slali specify
tne klhu anu Inc Oh goous tnei N storh ~ suCn
town, the name 81 inc Town from wnich ssld
goods We're last shpped, ana the name OF the
town IN when SAD g0ods were last exposed or
offered Tor sale. Snch local license Zee shall be
computed ana coliectcd IN cacn town rcspec-
lVeiy, In Which saiu goods shali DC successive
iy onefeu OF exposed lor SAFE .
SECT q section seven OF SAD act Is hereby
amended by STRIKING out tne whoie OF said
section, ana inserting IN place thereof the foi-
lowing:
SECT. Z. Inc collector or taxes for any
town upon receiving an application IN que
form rs PROVIDED IN the lasl preceding sectlon,
accompanied by such applicant s state license
shall iofthWiLh give houce theieol 70 inc as
SCISSORS OF s'uu Town. sara assessors, OF ma
jority oi them, snhii as soon Us practcaDic ex-
anime the stock on goods described IN such ~,