Third. That said decedent left a last will and testament, which was duly admitted to probate on the .... ... day of ........ 189 (or, that said decedent left no last will and testament) and that letters testamentary (or, of administration) were duly issued to ...... .... upon day of...... 189 and that the postoffice the , is (are) .... Fourth. That as your petitioner is informed and believes, the property of said decedent or some interest therein is subject to the payment of the tax imposed by Article X. of the Tax Law, as amended, in relation to Taxable Transfers. Fifth. That the following are all the persons interested in said estate and who are entitled to notice of these proceedings, including the treasurer of the county of ...... (or, the comptroller of New York city). Name. Nature of Interest. Postoffice Address. Wherefore, your petitioner prays for the appointment of some competent person as appraiser, as provided by law. And your petitioner will ever pray. , being duly sworn, says that he has read the foregoing petition and knows the contents thereof; that the same is true of his own knowledge, except as to the matters therein stated to be alleged information and belief, and that as to those matters he believes it to be true. upon No. 2. ORDER APPOINTING APPRAISER. (Ante, § 230.) At a Surrogate's Court, held in and for the County of at the Surro It appearing to the satisfaction of the Surrogate that certain property left by the above-nained ... of , deceased, is sub late of the ... ject to a State tax, under Article X. of the Tax Law, as amended, in relation to Taxable Transfers, now in pursuance of the statute in such case made and provided (and upon the application of I do hereby appoint ....), N. Y., appraiser, for the purpose of fixing the value of the property which is subject to the payment of said tax. .... And I direct said appraiser to give not less than days' notice by mail, of the time and place of such appraisal to each of the following named persons: Name. Nature of Interest. Postoffice Address. And I further order and direct that at the time and place in said notice mentioned, the said appraiser shall appraise the said property at its fair market value, and forthwith make a report of his proceedings, in writing, to the Surrogate. Surrogate. . being duly sworn, doth depose and say that he is the appraiser appointed in this case by order of Hon. Surrogate, dated 189, under and in pursu ance of Article X. of the Tax Law, as amended, in relation to Taxable Transfers, and that he will faithfully and fairly perform the duties of such appraiser, according to the best of his understanding. |