The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-20
MILITARY CE NSUS
TO Be TAKEN
BY LISTERS
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ceive or recover debt or money. II
this debt is not so evidenced as to be
exempt under the provisions of No. "a
of the Acts of 1915, then it is taxable.
Value-Our statutes use the words
lust value, true value value in
money" anonymously. An act re-
curing property to be taxed accord
ing to its true value in money, means
its value in money to the owner rath-
err than to another. True value means
the value which 1t has in exchange for
money, the price which could be OBJ
tanned therefor at private sale, and
not at a forced or auction sale. AS
used in revenue law, 1t means the
amount at which the property would
be taken in the payment of just
debt due from solvent debtor.
Assessment--If a person, wilfully
omits to make and swear TO and de-
liver an inventory, or to answer any
interrogatory therein as required by
law, or makes a false answer or state
ment therein. CT If the listers believe
that an inventory does not contain
full, true and correct statement OF the
taxable property OF person, the list
ers shall ascertain as best they can
the amount of taxable property OF
such pc. son, and set the same in the
grand list at its value in money This
is called assessing" taxpayer, and
the duty is made mandatory upon
the listers. The practice which pre-
walls in some towns OF not requiring
the taxpayers to file inventories Is an
essential violation OF the law. and
towns in which such custom pre-
walls have an absolutely Illegal grand
list so far as the lists OF persons
made are concerned, unless the list
ers proceed as is provided by law to
assess the tax payer, and TO give him
the notice required by statute.
Money loaned-The act relating to
evidences of money loaned, written
or endorsed at an indeterminate or
conditional rate has cleared the atmos
phese so far as loans covered by IL
are concerned. BY virtue OF its pro-
visions a note or ether evidence OF
money loaned mentioned in No. "a OF
the Acts of 1915, which was originally
WI itten at six per cent. but has later
been endorsed or rewritten so that
by its present terms, the loans is at
five per cent SO long IS the provisions
OF No. "a OF the Acts Of 1915 are in
force, is eyidence Of az loan entitled to
the exemption.
Military census by listers--Pursn-
ant to the provisions 81 House bill No.
lga. which has becbnie a law the list
ers of each town are to make an en-
rollment of the able.bodied male citi-
zens of the state between the ages of
is and IS years II the listers neglect
TO perform their daty they shall for
felt 500. Instructions to listers are
in process OF preparation and it is ex-
peoted that they win be notified at an
early date and that they viii begin
their work at once.
He discussed in detail the provis-
ions of the offset and money loaned
law. using the examples found IN
! Bulletin No. Z i-2 and answered many
questions concerning this and other
laws with which the listers have to
deal
The following regulations Tor the
enrolment of men liable to military
duty pursuant TO the executive order
of March s, 1917, are hereby pre-
scribed.
|. The law under which the enroll
ment is made is contained in Sections
|. 2, and 4 of an act of the general
assembly OF the state of Vermont, en-
titled IAN act to Establish the Mill
tia" approved March 3, 1917. and is
quoted below for ready reference
This law is not new. 1t was former
IN embodied in Sections 50lS to 5O2l
OF the public statutes:
Section I. Able-bodied male citi-
zens of the state. between the ages
of eighteen and forty-tive years, ex-
cept as hereinafter provided, shall
be liable to perform military duty and
shall be enrolled in the militia. The
listers of each town shall make such
enrcllme nts at such time and under
such regulations as the commander
in chief piescribes, and, in case of
neglect. the commander in chief shall
forthwith cause the enrolment to be
made by other persons. at the ex-
pense of such towns and, Tor such
neglect, the listers shall forfeit one
hundred dollars to be recovered in
an action of tort on this statute, by
and in the name Of the adjutant and
Inspector general The supervisors
for unorganized towns and cores
shall perform the same duties in the
towns ana cores for which they are
appointed as are prescribed in this
section for listers in towns. and snail
be subject to the same Liabilities.
Section >. The vice president OF
the United States. the members OF
both houses of congress. postmasters,
persons exempt from military duty by
the laws of the United States on ac,
count Of service, and, while engaged
in their several pursuits, sworn mail
carriers, telegraph operators, engi
neers of locomotives ON railroads, and
engineers and pilots of steamboats,,
which carry the United States mail.
shall be exempt from the performance
of military duty,
Section g. The right to exemption
from military service, for physical
disability or other causes, shall be
determined by such officers and in
such manner and under such regula-
tions as the commander in chief pre-
scribes.