Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-49
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Sec. 12-49. Lists to be verified.
Official statutory text
I do hereby declare under penalty of false statement that the foregoing list, according to the best of my knowledge, remembrance and belief, is a true statement of all my property liable to taxation. I also declare under penalty of false statement that I have not conveyed or temporarily disposed of any estate for the purpose of evading the laws relating to the assessment and collection of taxes.
Dated at .... this .... day of ...., 20…
Each person signing and delivering to the assessors a false statement of the foregoing form shall be subject to the penalty provided for false statement. Any assessor failing to comply with the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than fifty dollars for each offense.
What oath sufficient. 23 C. 148; 41 C. 206. When list made by authorized agent, valuation placed in list is not admissible in evidence as admission of owner unless special authority in agent to give valuation is shown. 106 C. 426. Oath does not embrace owner's valuation; hence false statement of valuation of property is not perjury; nor admissible to affect credibility. 108 C. 125. Cited. 127 C. 597; 240 C. 422.
Cited. 39 CS 142.
Dated at .... this .... day of ...., 20…
Each person signing and delivering to the assessors a false statement of the foregoing form shall be subject to the penalty provided for false statement. Any assessor failing to comply with the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than fifty dollars for each offense.
What oath sufficient. 23 C. 148; 41 C. 206. When list made by authorized agent, valuation placed in list is not admissible in evidence as admission of owner unless special authority in agent to give valuation is shown. 106 C. 426. Oath does not embrace owner's valuation; hence false statement of valuation of property is not perjury; nor admissible to affect credibility. 108 C. 125. Cited. 127 C. 597; 240 C. 422.
Cited. 39 CS 142.
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