The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-05
NO. A..
AN ACT TO EXEMPT REFoREsTEp
LANDS FROM TAXATION AND
TO PROMOTE THE GROWTH
AND MAINTENANCE OF WOOD
AND TIMBER LOTS


TO PROMOTE THE GROWTH
AND MAINTENANCE OF WOOD
AND TIMBER LOTS
IL is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly OF the State of Vermont.
section /. The owner of waste. mar
tlaliy denuded or wild forest lands
OF the area of five acres or more out
side of city or village limits within
the state, occupied wholly or in part
by a natural or planted growth of
trees more than fifteen years old, or
by both. which lands are unsuitable
Tor cultivation may apply to the list
ers of the town in which such lands
are situated to have them separately
classified for taxation.
Sec. ?. Each application shall be
pade in duplicate on blanks furnish.
ed by the state forester and shall give
a brief description of the land. its
area. character and LOCATION, and such
other information as the state forest
er may require. Upon the filing of
such application with the listers of
any town they shall make an inspec-
ton Of such land to determine
whether the same is of a suitable
character TO be so classified. III upon
examination. the lis. irs are satisfied
that such land is suitable for the
growing of forest trees, the listers of
such town shall designate such lands
as forest lands and set them in the
grand list at the valuation fixed at
tne last quadrennial appraisal.
Sec 8. From the time of such clas-
sification and so long as the land in
question is maintained as wood and
timber lot, it shall be classified and
taxed as provide in this act. From
the time OF such classification. and
thereafter until the year 1850. II shall
be taxed at the local rate upon the
valuation established at the last pre-
cedins quadrennial appraisal. In the
year 1850 a revaluation of both land
and timber shall be made and such
revaluation shall be subject to an an
nual tax at the local rate for period
OF fifty years from the date of such
revaluation.
Sec. 4. An owner who purposes to
cut live trees from such land. ex-
cept for fire wood. repairs on his own
buildings, or for ,he domestic use of
himself or his tenant, shall give the
listers of the town l. which such land
is situated at least thirty DAYS no.
tice prior to the time he desires to
begin such cutting. After the trees
on such land are cut and before their
removal from the land the owner shall
make an accurate measurement or
count thereof and file the same. to.
gether with a description of the vari.
ETY. and value of such trees, in the
town clerks office; and the listers
-hall forthwith appraise the stump
cge value of the timber so cut: and
before the removal Of any of such
timber such owner shall pay TO the
treasurer OF the town one-tenth OF
one per cent OF such valuation for
each year that such land has been
classified and taxed as provided in
this act. but In no case shall such tax
exceed seven per cent Of such yalua
Z ton. IL such owner fails to give
the notice herein required. OF fails
TO pay the tax as herein required
he shall be liable to a penalty OF
three times the amount thereof. to h
Z recovered by the town In an action
on this statute
Sec. ;. Whenever in the opinion
Of the listers the trees growing on
Ich forest land are mature OF such
land ceases 10 be used as a wood OF
/ timber LOT 10 an extent emitting tho
owner thereof 10 the privileges OF
this act. they shall report that fac'
TO the owner OF manager Of the land
and IL the owner declines TO Gu,
such trees he shall within tire,
months after resolving such report
nav 10 the town treasurer the amount
Of tax that may b. due the town a,
Z specified in the preceding section.
and. on his refusal or neglect q
make such payment. such TAX nav b.
1 recovered By the town in an action nr