Inhabitants of Plymouth v. Inhabitants of Wareham
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Contract for supplies furnished to Daniel McLeod, a pauper, in the years 1875, 1876 and 1877. At the trial in the Superior Court, before Brigham, C. J., without a jury, the plaintiff contended that McLeod had acquired a settlement in the defendant town, under the provisions of the St. of 1874, o. 274, by residing there for five years together, and paying all taxes duly assessed on his poll or estate for three years within that time.
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Contract for supplies furnished to Daniel McLeod, a pauper, in the years 1875, 1876 and 1877. At the trial in the Superior Court, before Brigham, C. J., without a jury, the plaintiff contended that McLeod had acquired a settlement in the defendant town, under the provisions of the St. of 1874, o. 274, by residing there for five years together, and paying all taxes duly assessed on his poll or estate for three years within that time. It appeared that McLeod had lived in the defendant town for five years together, and had- been duly assessed a tax upon his poll for the years 1868 and 1870, two…
1Opinion of the CourtLord, J.
The only question raised in this case is whether a poll-tax was legally assessed upon Donald McLeod in the defendant town for the year 1869; or, to state the question more precisely, according to the theory of the plaintiff, Is it competent, upon the facts shown in the case, for the defendant to deny that such poll-tax was duly assessed upon McLeod for that year ?
The facts are these: McLeod was duly assessed a poll-tax foi 1868 and 1870, which he paid; his name was not placed upon *476the valuation list, nor was any tax assessed upon him by the assessors of Wareham in 1869; the assessors,…
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