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The Financial History of Connecticut. 



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used on farms or for transportation of 

 goods, produce, wares and merchandise, 

 shall be valued and set in the list at 



Clocks, watches, and timepieces shall be 

 valued and set in the list at 



Bank and insurance stock to be valued and 

 set in the list at 



United States Bank stock, all monies on 



interest secured by bonds on responsible 



persons, except monies loaned to this 



state, and all monies on interest secured, 



by mortgage, more than the owners 



thereof pay interest for, shall be set 



in the list at 

 United States stock or any other state 



stock belonging to residents in this state 



shall be assessed at its just value and set 



in the list at 

 All fisheries, whether appendages of any 



farm, or lot, or block, or wharf, made 



for the purpose of fishing (not included 



in Act of 1819) shall be valued and set 



in the list at 



Attorneys, physicians, surgeons, ti'aders 

 of all kinds, mechanics, taverners, bro- 

 kers, and distillers, to be assessed at the 

 discretion of the assessors according to 

 the value and income of their occupation. 

 Provided that attorneys, physicians, and 

 mechanics shall not be taxed until after 

 two years from the time of commencing 

 such occupation. 



By the act passed at the May session the provision for polls was 

 the same as the provision of the act passed in the preceding session, 

 but in the act of 1820 the age was raised from sixty years to seventy 

 years and the .sum at which the poll was listed lowered from fort} 

 dollars to thirty dollars. Both of these acts provided that the town 

 assessors (formerly called listers) and the board of relief might abate 

 the polls of the sick and infirm or disabled persons. Such abate- 



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 such value 



