The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-31
TO AMEND
THE CHARTER
Representative Pape intro
duceS Bill
IN LEGISLATURE TODAY
Provides Tor the Assessors Department
-0n Plan Much After That Of
Burlington Many Bills
Coming in.

Montpelier, oct. al With only 4 day
and half left III which bills may Be
introduced except By committees or
unanimous consent Of the houses, the
members Of the legislature hustled IN a
lot Of bills when they convened this az
ternoon at $3.50 o'clock, after their over
Sunday vacation The legislative ses
sion is now one.half completed. From
tomorrow on, both the Senate and House
viii proceed to digest the matters set
before them.
Among the bills introduced this after
noon was one presented by Mr.. Pape Of
Barre city to make amendment to the
charter Of Barre city relating to the
assessors department Of that eity's gov
ernment. At the present time tie city
charter does not contain provision to
cover the work Of this department, the
general statutes having been followed
entirely. The proposed change Is mod.
elled after that part Of the Burlington
charter relating to the assessors depart
ment. The material difference that the
proposed enactment will make is to give
the assessors little more time.
Main Features Of Barre Bill.
The grand list IN said city, when COM
pleted, sharIl contain the following:
I'D The name Of each taxable person.
(2l The ward in which he resides II
Ia resident in said city.
(3) The number and name of street
iii his residence is known.
The amount at which such persons
poll is set IN the list.
(5) A description Of all the real es.
tate owned BY such person; but such
real estate shall not be classified as pros
yided in Sec. 3sS Of Vermont Statutes.
{64 The value Of each separate piece
OF parcel Of real estate in said city not
exempt from taxation.
| ~ Tho total value or all such real
lAstate not exempt from taxation
i fSl Tho value Of such persons per
sonal estate taxable IN said sity after
making all deductions for debts OWNS
land other exemptions allowed by law.
l99 The sum obtained by adding ths
poll, II any, to one per cent. Of the value
of such persons real and personal es-
tate.
The bin provides that an abstract
book of the individual list OF all taS
payers Of said city shall be kept. The
abstract shall be completed on or before
the 25th Of May in each year and shall
be lodged in the office Of the said asses.
sors and Be open to the inspection Of al
1 tax payers in said city Notices must BIZ
lposted in at least fiye places and aisc
published in the local newspapers stating
that such abstract shall be open for in
spection from May 25 and that asses.
sors viii hear all persons aggrieved,
Aggrieved persons may appeal to the
board Of civil authority on or before the
third day of June, by filing with the
clerk OF said city statement Of such
grievance; said person must also notify
the assessors. The board of civil al,
thority must hear and determine sucf
lappeal and may order the list to b
made in accordance with its decision
No hearing shall be held later than The
sth day Of June.
AS soon as practicable after the frs
day Of June the assessors shall complet'
the list Of all tax payers who have no
appeared before said hoard to be heart
lupon any grievance; and shall also a.
soon after the ninth day Of June, com
Iplete all lists Of persons who have beer
heard on any grievance by said asses
sors Of board Of civil authority.
4 They shall file their report on Or be
fore June Is and said list shall be tn
grand list Of said city for the ptmpos'
of raising all taxes. Except that prop
erty omitted shall be added until tn
fifteenth Of Sept, as provided by Sec,
OF Act No. Is of the session laws q
f9o2.
Fl maktng return Of the abstract o
said grand list To the secretary Of stat
the city clerk shall be required to max
IA statement OF the amount Of real es
ltate OF the FIRST and second classes n
now defined BY statute
Mr.. pape introduced another bill thu
Eafternooa 10 amend section 3S7 Of tn
Vermont Statutes relating To lists Q
taxation. AS amended the section wOllll
Tread, SIN the year 1898 and quadren
lniaily thereafter the listers shall max
a new appraisal OF the taxable real e.
tate in each town and return the liz
thereof to the town clerks office on Q
<Ebef0re the first Tuesday in July IN sue
wear: but in towns or cities having NOR
than 5000 inhabitants, by the last Unit
cd States census, they shall return tn
lAN Oh OF btiOFe ING A1Atth A1aS7tss 4
August in such year
lhe only change il the substitution
II August IN the last line for the wor
haly
Governor Bell Gains II New Friends.
a pleasant little incident occurred i
the executive chamber at the State Hous
last Thursday morning when a sma
primary school OF n scholars who wcr
visiting the Capitol met the 6oyernol
who shocks hands with each and mad
4 d few pleasant remarks 70 them, Z
e then showed them his new milking stos
i and allowed them to sit On II, tellin
Z them he thought it the finest milkin
stool ever made. 10 the first little bo
S who sat on it, Gov. Bell said Now 70
can 20 home and tell your father 70