Year: 1877

No. I7-An act to and tax the real estate OF


railroads in this State.


1t is hereby enacted, etc:


Sec l. The listers of the several towns and cities
in this State shall apprase and set ia the grand lists
of their respective tOwns cities all the real estate
situated in such cities which shall be owned
occupied by any railroad corporation which
shall be owned leased, possessed or operated by any
persons company or corporation whose title right,
interest possession shall have been derived in any
from such railroad corporation: and the road
bed and track of any railway and all land owned or
used by said corporations shall be considered real
tate for the purpose of this and all said real estate
shall be set in the lists to such corporations owners
occupants and possessors ard shall be subject the
general provisions relating to the assessment aud tax
provided


the listers OF any town or city at valuation exceea
ing two thousand dollars for every mile OF the main
line of road in such town or city.


Sec. The real estate of any railroad shall be
empt from taxation for period of five years from the
time when regular trains for public trafc and accom-
mediation shall have commenced running into or
through any town or county in this state


Sec. 4. When auy such railroad shall have been 80
completed and in running order into through said
town county for the period of eight years shall be
subject to the general provisions relating TO the as
sessent and taxation of real and personal estate IN
said town county.


i'll this State shall have power. in default of pay
ment of any assessed under and by virtue of this
of the corporation, company persons owning, leas
ing operating or possessing the property upon which
in the same manner as personal property is now taken
and sold for the collection of taxes.


Sec g. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with
this act are hereby repealed.


l. This act shall take effect from its passage.


Approved November %, 1876.


No I8-An act in addition to chapter eighty of


the general statutes entitled "of the grand list"
1t is hereby enacted, etc:


Sec l. That in all cases where the listers in any
town have the year previous may hereafter set the
list of any estate of deceased person in such town
to such deceased persons estate, without naming the
administrator of his estate such list shall
be deemed legal and binding on such deceased per
sons estate and it is hereby made the duty OF the
executor administrator of such estate to pay all
taxes assessed on the same and upon his neglect or
refusal to do any property of said estate may be
taken and sold by the proper collector the pay
ment of such taxes with costs upon the notice
and demand of such executor administrator, and IN
the same manner as provided by law for the collection
of taxes.


2. All real estate belonging to such estate shall
be holden for the payment OF the taxes
on and may be sold for the non payment OF the same
in the manner provided in section eleven of chapter
eighty three of the general statutes


Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from its passage
Approved November 3D. 1876


No ls-An act to amend section sxty-six Of chapter
fifteen of the general statutes.
1t is hereby enacted, etc.
See. Section sixty-six of chapter fifteen of the
follows: selectmen and Justices of the peace resd-
ing in any town shall constitute the board of civil an
thority Of such town and they in conjunction mltE
tute board for the abatement of taxes in the several
towns and at least one of said listers shall always oe
notified of any meeting of the board for such purpose
which notice shall be the is required iof to
board of civil authority and they shall have power 70
abate the tax OF any person IN sucn to~I Mio u is n
have died nsolvent, removed out of the state or -
otherwise unable to pay snch tax and may abaIe m
whole or in part any tax which has been assessea p
| the list of person in which there is manifsS'be
ror, or in which there is mistake Of the a,,seet-
assessors who made mp such list and tpS~ "a shall
shall have all the power in abating t$So abatsS0
| exercised by the inhabitants OF a Az x tax pi.h
ing assembled; provided thar -


Approved November 2Ss.oxr1nuEDsl