Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-02
State Assessors Sending
Out Valuation Blanks.
Maine Corporation Votes 70
Increase It's Capital Stock.
Commissions. Gilman Will hoId
Series Of Fruit Institutes.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Council
Wednesday, March 80, at 10 A. m.

The Board of State Assessors is send
Ing out to the assessors of the various
cities and towns Of the State the usual
blanks for the purpose of securing the
list Of property in each at its just value
for the year 1910, also the, number of
polls taxed. the rate of taxation and
the amount assessed on each poll. re-
turn of which is requested to be made
at an early date. Included in the blank
is a letter to the assessors calling at
scntion to the act OF the last Legisla-
ture under which the State assessors
are required to- have and exercise su-
pervisiOn overMtbe administration of
the State. ans 1y6rs local assessors in
the perfornaafiee 0f their duties The
text of the fettff Is as follows:
I'VE maiI yotsnerewith blank return
Of valuation u property in your town.
III Is Important that you make up the
return and forxxId it to this Office i'm
5nediately AFTER com pleting your as
EessMent. xs
sss.ssUnder the net Of the Legislature Of
i 3so9. the State assessors are required
: 10 have and exercise supervision over
The administration of the assessment
and taxation laws of the State, and
FOver local assessors in the performance
OF their duties, to the end that all prop
erty shall be assessed at the just value
thereof
'This act also provides that the State
assessors shall investigate all cases of
which they have knowledge or on COM
plaint to them, of cOncealment Of prop
erty from taxation, Of under valuation,
and Of failure 20 assess property liable
TO taxation. The board shall have
power TO order the reassessment Of any
or all real and personal property. or
either, in any town where in the judg-
ment of said board sucn reassessment
is advisable or necessary to the end
that all classes, Of property in such
town shall be assessed in compliance
with the law.
ITO confcrrn with the law referred
10, it is your manifest duty to make
the valuation Of all taxable property
in your town upon the basis of just
value,-what the property is fairly and
reasonably worth as nearly as you can
determine.
CLAUSE of section l3. chapter 9.
Revised Statutes, was amended by
chapter 4, Public Laws Of 1909. so as to
Include personal property in store
houses.
1T is very important that all town
propcrt,. and all exempted property he
returned at it's Just and reasonable
value.
"If anything OCCURS to you that you
cannot fully state on the return ar-
pend any statement you desire.
Very truly yours
l. GEORGE POTTLE,
h w. j. THOMPSON,
" F. NJ. THOMPSON,
/ Roardof State Assessors.
The blank itself contains a large
number of questions to be answered,
they being as follows:
Description of Property-Real estate,
resident and nonresident, personal es-
tate. resident and nonresident, togeth-
pr with the total amount of each, value
Ind total value.
Personal Property, observation-disclosures
and mules. colts 3 to 4 years old, colts
2 to 3 years old, colts under 2 years OLD.
COWS, oxen years old, , years old. ]
wear old. sheep and swine. together
with number. average value and total |
value.
All Other Kinds of Personal Proper
ty-Shares Of railroad stock. street
railroad companies stock, railroad
bonds other bonds, shares OF bank
stock, trust companies stock. gas COM
Danies' stock. water companies stock.
electric light companies stock and 9TH
er companies stock. money at interest,
stock in trade shipping Ulns). small
boats. logs and lumber. wood ana park
estates held in trust, carriages. auto
mobiles, musical instruments 1urhi-
turc. finished products in mills. materl-
ais in stock, machinery not taxed as
real estate. other property, together
with number of each and value.
Dissertation of Real Estate property
xuitb assessed value-RailrOad proper
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