Taxes. Ward of the city of town of [or, ], according to our best information; and that, with the exception of those cases in which the value of the said real estate has been changed by reason of proof produced before us, we have estimated the value of the said real estate at the sums which a majority of the assessors have decided to be the full and true value thereof, and at which they would appraise the same in payment of a just debt due from a solvent debtor; and also that the said assessment-roll contains a true statement of the aggregate amount of the taxable personal estate of each and every person named in such roll, over and above the amount of debts due from such persons respectively, and excluding such stocks as are otherwise taxable, and such other property as is exempt by law from taxation, at the full and true value thereof, according to our best judgment and belief. [Signatures of assessors.] I certify that the foregoing was severally subscribed and sworn by said assessors before me, this day of 18 . [Signature of] Justice of the Peace. 1276. Notice by Supervisor to Collector, of the Amount of Taxes. To A. B., collector of the town of : You are hereby notified that the amount of taxes to be collected by you in said town of [Date.] for the current year, is cents. dollars and [Signature.] 1277. Bond of Collector. [Penal clause running to the supervisor of the town (see p. 212), and in a penalty double the amount of the taxes.] THE CONDITION of this obligation is such, that whereas the said A. B. has been chosen [or, appointed] collector of said town, and has received [or, will receive] the assessment-roll of said town, for the purpose of collecting the taxes therein named, amounting to the sum of dollars: now, therefore, if the said A. B. shall faithfully execute the duties of said collector, then this obligation to be void; otherwise, to remain in full force and virtue. In presence of [Signature of witness.] 1278. Approval by Supervisor. [Signatures.] I approve the within bond and the surety [or, sureties] therein. The People of the State of New York to A. B., collector of the town of in said county: You are hereby commanded to collect from the several persons named in the assessment-roll hereunto annexed and herewith delivered to you, the Custom-house Power. several sums mentioned in the last column thereof opposite to their respective names [also to collect the sum of 50 cents, as commutation tax, from every person appearing by said assessment-roll liable to pay the same; and when the name of any person between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one years shall appear in said roll liable to pay said commutation tax, you are hereby further directed to collect the said sum of 50 cents of the father, master or guardian with whom such person shall reside, or out of any property such minor may have in the town]. And on all sums of taxes received or collected within thirty days after giving the notices required by the 29th section of the act of May 10, 1845, chapter 180, and the acts amending the same, you are directed to receive and collect, in addition to the taxes named in the said assessment roll, cents on every dollar of tax, for your fees for collecting the same. And on all sums of taxes remaining unpaid after the expiration of thirty days from posting the notices specified in said act, you are directed to receive and collect, in addition to the said tax so remaining unpaid, five cents on every dollar for your fees for collecting the same. And you are hereby directed out of the moneys so collected to pay on or before the day of 18 [here insert directions as to what officers the moneys are to be paid to, and the amount to be paid to each]. And in case any person named in the assessment-roll shall neglect or refuse to pay his taxes or the fees for collecting the same (after the notice allowed by law), you are hereby authorized to levy the said taxes and fees as aforesaid, by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of such person, together with the costs and charges of such distress and sale; and for so doing this shall be your sufficient warrant. GIVEN under our hands and seals, this day of 18 [Signatures, titles and seals.] [or, 1280. Collector's Notice. Ward of the city of Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned, the collector of taxes in and for the town of ], have received the warrant for the collection of the taxes for the present year; and that I will attend at [specifying the place], in said town [or, ward], on day of each week, for thirty days from the date heroof, from nine o'clock in the forenoon until four o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of receiving payment of taxes. [Date.] [Signature.] Towns. CHAPTER XCI. TOWNS. TOWNSHIPS, or towns, as they are designated in the laws of New York and some other States, in contradistinction to cities and other municipalities incorporated by special charters, for the most part administer their affairs according to general laws applicable throughout the State at large. There are many exceptions to this, however, arising where local statutes exist affecting one or more towns. The following forms relate to the ordinary cases of proceedings in the administration of town affairs. Special subjects, such as DISORDERLY PERSONS, ESTRAYS, FENCES, HIGHWAYS, POOR LAWS and SCHOOLS, are the subject of separate chapters. 1281. Call for a special town meeting.... PAGE 666 1282. Notice of intention to propose resolution to build new town-house........ 666 1288. Notice to board of supervisors, of resolution to raise money for new townhouse... 1284. Resolution of the board of supervisors... 667 667 1285. Division of a town into election districts, or alteration of the districts..... 667 1286. Notice of supervisor or town clerk, calling meeting to fill vacancy in office of inspector of elections.... 1287. Appointment of an inspector of elections to fill a vacancy.. 1288. Notice of acceptance of resignation of a town officer... 1289. Affidavit to be attached to an account presented for audit 1290. Certificate of town auditors. 667 667 668 .... 668 668 668 1291. Abstract of claims presented to the town auditors for audit... 1281. Call for a Special Town Meeting. To the clerk of the town of : The undersigned persons, who are by law eligible to the office of supervisor, require a special town meeting to be called for the purpose of [here state the object], and request you to give due notice thereof, to be held on 1282. Notice of Intention to Propose Resolution to Build New Town-House. TOWN OF of Notice is hereby given that at the annual town meeting, on the day next, the undersigned will propose a resolution, authorizing the sum of dollars to be raised for the purchase of a site for, and the building of, a town-house, in said town. [Date.] [Signature.] Election Districts. Inspectors. 1283. Notice to Board of Supervisors, of Resolution to Raise Money for New Town-House. To the board of supervisors of the county of The electors of the town of : in which there is now no town-house, and the number of electors in which town is adopted the following resolution, after due previous notice, at a meeting held on the [Date.] [Copy of resolution.] day of [Signatures of justices who presided.] 1284. Resolution of the Board of Supervisors. Resolved, That the question of raising the sum of dollars in the town of for the purchase of a site for, and the building of, a townhouse, in said town, voted upon at the last annual town meeting held therein, be again submitted to the electors thereof, at the next annual town meeting. 1285. Division of a Town Into Election Districts, or Alteration of the Districts. do We, the undersigned, composing the board of town officers of hereby certify that we have divided the town into [three] election districts [or, that we have altered the existing election districts in said town, so that it now consists of election districts], which are numbered and bounded as follows-viz.: Number one, bounded [describing each district]. [Signatures and titles.] 1286. Notice of Supervisor or Town Clerk Calling Meeting to Fill Vacancy in Office of Inspector of Elections. You are hereby notified to attend a meeting of the supervisor, town clerk, and justices of the peace, of this town, appointed by me to be held at the office of the purpose of filling a on the election district number [Date.] 1287. Appointment of an Inspector of Elections to Fill a Vacancy. TOWN OF 88. A. B. is hereby appointed an inspector of elections in and for election district number in said town, to fill the vacancy occasioned by [here state cause of vacancy, naming the previous incumbent]. GIVEN under our hands, this day of 18. [Signatures.] Audit of Claims. 1288. Notice of Acceptance of Resignation of a Town Officer. To the town clerk of the town of : You are hereby notified, that we, the undersigned, justices of the peace of the said town, have, for good cause shown, accépted the resignation of A. B. [here designate also his office], of said town. [Date.] [Signatures of justices.] [Appointment to fill a vacancy may be as in Form 1270.] 1289. Affidavit to be Attached to an Account Presented for Audit. COUNTY OF 88. A. B., of being duly sworn, says, that the items for services and disbursements mentioned in the foregoing account by him presented [or, claimed], are in all respects correct; that such disbursements and services have in fact been made or rendered, or are necessary to be made or rendered at this session of the board; and that no part thereof has been paid or satisfied. SWORN to, this day of 18 before me [Signature of deponent.] [Signature of] Chairman of the Board of Auditors of the Town of COUNTY OF 1290. Certificate of Town Auditors.(a) 88. We, the undersigned, composing the board of town auditors of said town, hereby certify, that we have this day audited and allowed to A. B. [designating his office, if any], by whom the foregoing account has been presented to us, the sum of dollars, as and for his services as such [and the disbursements necessarily paid out by him in the discharge of his duties], up to, and including, the instant; and that we cents, to be due from [or, to] the find a balance of day of dollars and said A. B., to [or, from] the town of [Date.] [Signatures.] 1291. Abstract of Claims Presented to the Town Auditors, for Audit. ABSTRACT of the names of all persons who presented accounts to be audited, to the board of town auditors of the town of |