Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-04-25
NO. 81.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE
ASSESSMENT OF A STATE TAX.

1t is hereby enacted by the General
! Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section l. There is hereby assessed a
tax of twenty cents on the dollar on the
/ list of the polls and ratable estate of the
/ inhabitants of this state and nonresi-
/ dents who have grand list for the year
! 1917, and tax of twenty cents on the
dollar on the list of the polls and rat
able estate of the inhabitants of this
state and nonresidents who have grand
list for the year 1913 The state treas
urer shall apportion to the several towns
and unorganized towns and cores such
tax, according TO their respective lists,
for the years 1917 and 1913, respectively,
and shall on or before the first day Of
October, 1917 and 1913, respectively,
make out and transmit to the treasurer
OF each town and Che collector of taxes
for the unorganized towns and cores a
notice of the amount so apportioned for
such years; the sum apportioned for the
Iyear 1917 and for 1913 shall be paid into
the treasury of the state on or before
the first day of November, 1917 and 1913,
respectively.
Sec. 2. The several town treasurers
shall, on receipt of such notice, transmit
the same to the selectmen of their re-
spective towns and such selectmen shall
draw an order on the treasurer of their
respective towns for the amount of such
tax and the treasurer shall pay the same
to the state treasurer out of any moneys
belonging to their town, and if there are
not sufficient funds in the hands of such
treasurer to pay such tax, the selectmen
shall borrow the same upon their orders,
and the several towns may provide for
the payment of such tax by a special tax
to be assessed and collected like ordinary
town taxes, or such tax may be provided
for like the ordinary expenses of the sew
eral towns. The supervisors of unor-
ganized towns and cores shall, immedi-
ately on receipt Of such notice, cause the
tax so assessed to be paid into the treas
ury of the state from the ayails of the
tax provided for by an act of the General
Assembly of 1917, approved March IA,
1917, entitled An act to amend and re-
peal certain sections of the Public Stat
utes, relating to the collection of taxes
in unorganized towns and cores"
Sec. 3. The list prepared by the COM
missioner of taxes from the abstracts of
the grand lists of the several towns, UNI
organized towns and cores, which are
now by law required 10 be returned TO
him, shall constitute a basis for the ap-
lportionment of said tax.
Sec. l. The form of extent now pre-
scribed by law TO be issued against the
inhabitants OF a town for the nonpay-
ment of a state tax may be changed TO
conform to the provisions of this act
Sec. 5 One-half of moneys received
by the state treasurer under this act in
each of the years hereinbefore mentioned
shall be used TO retire obligations entered
into by the State or to pay bills con-
Itracted BY the state, under the provisions
OF an act of the General Assembly of
IoIz, entitled An act to provide for the
support Of the national guard and per-
sons dependent upon members thereof,
I approved March 81, 1917, which said act
appropriated one million dollars for the
support Of the national guard and per-
sons dependent upon members thereof
Sec. g. AL moneys derived from the
sale OF agricultural products and live
stock produced at any state institution
are hereby appropriated for the institu-
ton producing the same Such moneys
may be expended as the. board Of control
directs.
Sec. ,. This act shall take effect from
/ ITS passage.
Approved April u, 1917.