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Jtuue 9, 1925
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<br />Thin. king you for prompt ~nd-favorable action on thi~. matter, we are,
<br /> Youms very truly,
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<br />R. A. V. PARKER, ~President."
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<br />The following orders of Oourt were referred to Finance Committee:
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<br />"At a 0ircuit Oourt held for the Oity. of Portsmouth,
<br /> at the COUrt Rouse thereof, on the 5th day of J~ue, 1925,
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<br /> This day came Edmund L. Barlow, Personal Representative of O. H. Barlow, who was Executor
<br />of T. J. Barlew& deceased, who,' on the 8th day ~f Nay, 1925, applied to this Court for redress
<br />against the erroneous assessment of 0ity tJ~mSS ~gainst O. H. Barlow, .Executor of T. J. Barlow,
<br />deceased~ and who alleges that he is ~aggrte~ed. by an entry, in the 192% p_ersonal property book
<br />for tvh_e City of Portsmouth, on page 155, line %, .whereby he is ~c~.vged with One Hundred and -
<br />ThirtF eight Dollars, City taxes for the year 192%, on bonds, etc., Twenty-Seven Thousand Del
<br />1.ars, and shares of stock Forty-two Thousand Dollars, making a total of Sixty-Nine Thousand
<br />D~llars.
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<br /> And thereupon the said Edmund L. Barlow, Perso~l Representative of 0.. H. B~rlow, who was
<br />Executor of T. ~. Barlow, deoeased~ moved the Ooumt to e~onerate the said O. R.- Barlow, Executor
<br />of ~T. J. Barlow, .from the payment of One Hundred and Thirty-eight Dollars, 0ity taxes.so erroneom~
<br />charged against h~m for said yes. r, which motion W~s dele.haled ,by Robert B. AXl~ertson, Attorney
<br />for the Oommonwea/th of said City, smd W. R. Ashbura, Examiner of Records for the 29th Judicial
<br />Circuit, who m~de the assessment, was examined as a witness touching the application.
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<br /> · And it appearing that none of the property so charge~ was in the hands of 0. H. Barlow,
<br />Executor of T. J. Barlow, on the 1st day of February, 192~, 'but distribution of the same h~d
<br />Been m~de to the-parties entitled thereto in December, 19.~3, ~nd said distributees returned
<br />the same in their own names for tax~tion for the year 1925, ~and ps.id the taxes on the same.
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<br /> All of which the Oourt certifies as facts proved upon the at~plication aforesaid. On con-
<br />sideration whereof amd from such facts so proved ~the Cou~t, is satisfied that the ,said O.
<br />Barlow, Executor of T. J~ Barlow, deceased~ is erroneously charged in s~idbook with 0ity .taxes
<br />amounting to One Hundred,~a~d Thir_ty-eight Dollar~.
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<br /> ~hereupon it is ordered th.at .the said O. H. Barlow, Executor of T. J. Ba~low, deceased,
<br />be exonerated from the payment of One Hundre$~and Thirt~y-eight Doll,s, Oity Taxes so ezroneous-
<br />ly c~e.~ged, together with any penalty~u~l~i~terest thereon, the said taxes and penalty not
<br />h~vingbeen paid.
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<br />A Copy- Teste:
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<br />E. Thompson, Clerk.#
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<br />"At a Oircuit Court for the Oity of ~ortsmouth,
<br /> at the Oourt House thereof, on the 8th day of June, 1925.
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<br /> Th? day came,Rebecca 0. N. Murdock, Guardian of Rebecca Marshall Nurdock, and Mary Pauld-
<br />!ng Muraock, who on the ~Sth day of M~y, 1925, applied to this Go-art for redress against the
<br />err~neous~sessmen~ of City taxes, and who a~lleg~s that she is aggrieved by an entry in the
<br />1~2~ Personal Property Book, of the Oity of Portsmouth, ~n page 165, ~ 3~, whereby she~ is
<br />charged with Fifty-four Do!latz, city taxes, for the year 1925, on bonds, et~., Twenty Thousand
<br />Dollars, and sh~res of stockSevmn Thousand Dol!ars, mak~ing a totat of Twenty-Seven Thousand
<br />Dollars.
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<br /> And~hereupon the said R~oeoo~O. N. Murdook, Guardian as a~e~esald,~ moved the Court to
<br />exonerate her from the payment of Fifty-fo,&r Dollars, of city taxes so erroneously charged
<br />against her for the said year, which motion wms~efend~ by Robert B. Albertson, the Attorney
<br />for th.e C~mmonwealth of 'said Oity, and W. R. Ashbttr~,~ the Examiner of Records forthe 28th
<br />Judlc~al Oirouit, who m~de the assessment, was examined as a witness t~ohing the application.
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<br /> And it appearing that on the lstdday of Feb~ry, 1924, the said Rebeoc~ O. N. NurOook,
<br />Guardian as aforesaid, did not have any 9f ssdd property in her possession, and did not receive
<br />the same until the tEth day of July, 192~, on which d~te she received the sum of Twenty-Six
<br />Thousand, Five ~mndred and Ninety-She Dollars an~ Eighty-Seven Oents, in o~sh, from the estate
<br />of Is~c Green Pearson~ of New York.
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<br /> All wlii~h the ~o~t 'certifies as facts, pzoved upon. the application a~oresaid. On con-
<br />sideration whereo..s~.d from SUCh ~acts se proved the Co~.vt is satisfied that, th~? said Rebecca
<br />C. N. ~:vdock, Gmardman as aforesaid, is erroneously charged in said book with city taxes
<br />amounting to Fifty-four Dollars.
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<br /> ~2~t~on it is ordered that the said Rebecca 0. N. Nurdock, Guardian as ~foresaid, be
<br />exonerated fred the%p~y~.ent of Fifty-four Dol.l~.rs, city, taxes so erroneously charged, to,ether
<br />with the pen~ltyana in~erest thereon, the samd taxes and penalty not having been paid.
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<br />A ?opy- Teste:
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<br />E. THOMPSON, Olerk."
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<br />On motion, adjomrne~
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