The entire system of local taxation is similar to our own, and the methods of assessment are the same.

The motion was too reasonable in itself, and too popular in the country, to be resisted with safety: one-fourth of the army was disbanded,[c] and the monthly assessment lowered from one hundred and twenty thousand pounds to ninety thousand pounds.

The house, to gratify the soldiers, had advanced their daily pay; and with the view of discharging their arrears, had raised[c] the monthly assessment from thirty-five thousand pounds to one hundred thousand pounds.

For his part he did not see why they even did assessment work.

Bennington imagined he was expected to see certain assessment work done (whatever that was), and was to find out what he could about the value of the property.

Then you'll have to attend to the assessment work.

Do you know what assessment work is?" "No, sir.

As to the assessment work, Old Mizzou had already assured him there was no immediate hurry; men were cheaper in the fall.

" "But there's the assessment work," Bennington objected.

" "Well, then, if you'll help me with the assessment work, when shall we begin?

And for holding the general council of the kingdom concerning the assessment of aids, except in the three cases aforesaid, and for the assessing of scutages, we shall cause to be summoned the archbishops, bishops, abbots, earls, and greater barons of the realm, singly by our letters.

Three days later there was a special meeting of the board of directors; the president, Charles Whitney, was unable to attend, but his Monday morning mail contained this extract from the minutes: "Mr. Ranger offered a resolution that an assessment of two thousand dollars be at once laid upon each share of the capital stock, the proceeds to be expended by the superintendent in betterments.

"What is the meaning of this assessment?"

You ask me to pay an assessment of nearly a million dollars on stock that is worthless.

" "And," replied Scarborough, "at the end of the year we expect to levy another assessment of a thousand a share.

"That assessment scheme was yours, wasn't it?"

"If I were sure you were working with a definite, practical purpose really to secure the future of the company, I'd go heartily into your assessment plan.

He wrote Scarborough, proposing that they delay the assessment until he had a chance to look further into the railway situation.

I feel I can guarantee that no assessment will be necessary.

But my husband left a little mining ground that may, in time, prove worth while if developed; and I have remained where I could look after it, and see that the assessment work was properly done.

SEE SUTHERLAND, J. G. Taxation of property in Illinois: the assessment, levy.

There is evidently some sort of rough assessment here, e.g., Nicholas at Hayne pays 4s.

E. Freshfield) in 1583 it is agreed (p. 27) that the clerk is to pay out of his wages the statutory assessment of 2d.

cit. supra (Barford bridge assessment of 4s.

E.g., See Hale, Churchwardens' Prec., passim, e.g., where the parishioners of Elstree ("Idlestrye"), Herts, cannot agree in 1585/6, some contending for assessment "by their welthe and goods only, and some others do require that the taxation might be made by the acres of grounde only."