The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-05
NO. AZ.
AN ACT RELATING TO THE TAX,
ALTON OF POLLS AND RATE
ABLE ESTATE IN UNORGANIZED
TOWNS AND CORES.


ALTON OF POLLS AND RATE
ABLE ESTATE IN UNORGANIZED
TOWNS AND CORES.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section /. A state tax of one dol
lar and twenty-five cents on a dollar
is hereby annually assessed upon the
grand list of each unorganized town
and gore for the purposes herein pro-
vided, which tax shall be the only tax
assessed or levied therein upon said
grand list, except county taxes,
Sec. g. On or before the first Tues
day in March annually the commits
sioner of taxes, with the approval of
the governor, shall appoint three
boards of appraisers, one for Avery's
Gore in the county of Chittenden, one
for Avery's Gore in the county Of
Franklin, and one for the inorganic
ed towns and cores in the county of
Essex. Each of said boards shall be
composed of three members who shall
hold office until the first Tuesday in
1 March in the year next succeeding
the year Of their appointment, or I'M
til their successors are chosen. Said
commissioner shall in like manner,
with the approval of the governor,
appoint an appraiser to fill any va
cancy created by resignation, re-
moval or otherwise. All such APP
pointments shall be subject to revoca-
tion by said commissioner with the
approval of the governor, for ineffi-
cheney, malfeasance or other due
cause. Nothing herein shall prevent
the appointment Of the same persons
as members of two or more such
/ boards.
! Sec 3. Such appraisers, as soon
as may be after the thirty-first day
of March next succeeding their ap'
pointment, shall appraise all the per
sonal and real property subject TO
! taxation, so far as required by law,
I in the respective unorganized towns
! and cores for which they are appoint
4 ed, at its value in money on the first
day of April in the year of its ap'
pralsal and shall set the same in
the grand list thereof at one per cent
of it's value in money, together with
| the taxable polls therein at two dol
| lars each; and in so doing, such ap
praisers, except as otherwise provid
ed, shall perform the same duties as
are prescribed by law for listers in
| towns, and be subject to the same IL
| abilities.
Sec. 4. The annual appraisals 50
made shall be the only appraisals for
taxation made of the taxable prop
erty in unorganized towns and cores
! but in making such annual appraisals
| the appraisers shall appraise and SET
In the list apart from the taxable
real estate, lands sequestered for pub
! lie, pious or charitable uses and pay
ing an annual rent. Such list shall
contain the name of the occupant and
the amount, value and rent of each
parcel Of such land; and, in case OF
school lands, II shall show the rent
paid on town school, county grammar
school and university lands. and or
lands granted to schools or colleges
by name.
Sec. D. In making such annual ap
! 0raisals, no deductions from the ap
praised value of personal or other es
tate shall be made or allowed because
of debts owing by taxpayers in unor
ganlzed towns or cores, unless such
taxpayer resides therein or, If a cor
poration. has its principal place Of
business therein.
Sec. G. Before entering upon the
duties of his Office each appraiser
shall take and subscribe to an oatl
in form and substance similar to the
/ Ia To- If at In
towns: and the oath so subscribed
shall be filed and recorded IN the OF
fee of the clerk of the county where
the unorganized towns or cores, fol
which such appraiser has been ap
pointed. are situated. II any apprais
er violates such oath. he shall b'
guilty of perjury and punished &C
cordingly.
Sec. Z. Section SIS of the Public
Statutes is hereby amended so as t
read as follows:
Sec. SIS. The lists for lnorganizeC
towns and cores shall be made NJ
by the boards of appraisers therefor
in the form prescribed in this chap
ter and deposited in the offices of thu
clerks of the counties in which suci
unorganized towns or cores are re
spectively situated, on or before thu
first day OF June next following thu
making up of the same. during which
month such appraisers shall hear an'
decide upon the applications OF per
sons aggrieved. sitting at the places
where by the law the lists have beef
deposited: and such appraisers shall
net be required + give notice o
hearings other than to fix the tim
therefor upon application. NJ
changes shall be made in the list
after the expiration of said mont
! Of June.
Sec. s. On or before the fifteenth
. DAY of July annually such appraiser
shall make out and deliver 20 tn
state treasurer tax hills for the stat
tax assessed herein upon the poll
and taxable -operty in unorganizei
, towns aud cores. respectively. base
upon the lists completed during tn
. I month OF June next prior thereto
such tax bills shall contain the nam
, OF each person taxed. with his resi-
! den-e IL known. and the amount o
his tax. and IL a corporation Is 3
taxed. such tax bill shall state tn
principal place Of business Of sucl
corporation, and the state treasure
! shall give his receipt for such Ia
. bills
/ Sec. 9 Such appraisers shall n
. / ceive for their services the sum o
four dollars a day for time actuall
/ spent in the performance Of their d.
} ties. and their accounts therefor. al
er allowance By the auditor Of a,
{ counts. shall be paid By the state.
Sec. 10. Section So Of the Publ
Statutes. as amended By section !
, If No. - Of the acts 81 1919. Is herr
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