Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-23

siONER OF TAXES, AND To
AMEND SECTION o2S OF THE
GENERAL LAWS RELATING
THERETO.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont
Section I. The commissioner of taxes
shall supervise the collection of de-
linquent taxes by officials of towns and
other municipal corporations whose
duty it is to collect the same.
Sec. 2. Said commissioner may ex-
anime any tax list in the hands Of any
collector; shall from time to time con-
fer with collectors and advise them con-
corning their official duties, and furnish
them printed instructions and directions
/ relating thereto; shall issue such bulle-
tins as in his judgment will aid in en-
forcing the law, and shall formulate
and furnish the necessary blanks for the
use of officials required to make returns
to the commissioner of taxes as pro-
vided by this act
Sec. 3. The commissioner of taxes
shall call meetings of collectors of taxes,
to be held at such places and at such
times as he shall designate for the pur-
pose of instruction as to the law govern
ing their official duties and concerning
the collection of delinquent taxes.
Sec. a. Collectors shall attend all
meetings for instruction to which they
are summoned in writing by the commits
sioner of taxes. If for any reason a
collector is unable so to attend, he shall
forthwith notify said commissioner stat
ing the cause of such inability and said
commissioner may in his discretion sum-
mon said collector to attend such other
meeting as said commissioner may
designate. Collectors attending such
meetings shall receive therefor from the
treasury of their municipality the sum
of three dollars per diem, and their
necessary travel and hotel expenses.
Sec. S. Collectors and other officials
named in this act shall render such
assistance, furnish such information and
make such returns to said commissioner
in relation to the subject of delinquent
taxes and the administration of the law
in reference thereto as he may require.
Sec. E. The treasurer of a town or
other municipal corporation in which
the taxes are collected by the treasurer
thereof shall, within ten days from the
expiration of that time within which
taxes may voluntarily be paid to said
/
taxes as to the amount of delinquent
taxes delivered to the collector of taxes
of such municipality for collection, and
furnish such other information relating
thereto as the commissioner of taxes
may require. The collector of taxes in
towns and other municipal corporations
in which taxes are collected by the COL
lector shall, within ten days from the
date of the expiration of the time within
which taxes may voluntarily be paid to
said collector, notify the commissioner
of taxes as to the amount of delinquent
taxes then in his hands for collection
and furnish such other information re-
lating thereto as the commissioner Of
taxes may require.
Sec. 7. Unless otherwise notified by
the commissioner of taxes, the collector
J of delinquent taxes shall report to him
at the end of every two months the
amount of delinquent taxes collected
during the preceding two months and
paid into the treasury named in the war.
rant of such collector.
Sec. g. Section o28 of the Genera
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows
Sec. o29. A collector who unlawful,
neglects to collect and pay over a tax
delivered to him shall be accountable
for such tax or the arrearages thereof
to the treasurer, selectmen, trustees
. committees or other persons authorized
to receive the same; and they may, anC
upon the receipt Of petition from the
commissioner of taxes alleging that such
collector has unlawfully neglected tc
collect and pay over a tax delivered tc
him, shall, cite him to appear before {
justice residing in an adjoining town
to show cause why an extent should no
, be issued against him for such ar
rearages and the costs of such proceed
, ings, and such citation shall be served
at least six days before the time ap
pointed for hearing the same.
Sec. O. Within six days after the ad
journment of the annual meeting of /;
town or other municipal corporation, thu
= clerk thereof shall report in writing 4
, the commissioner of taxes the methoc
to be employed by said town or othe
r municipal corporation in the collection
( of its taxes, together with such othe
l information relating thereto as the com
= missioner of taxes may require on blank
: furnished for that purpose.
= Sec 10 This act shall take effec
/, from its passage.
e Approved February FL, 1910.