Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-03-05
law of spassatbusftts.
An ACI
An ACT
n addition to the several laws now in force
providing for the Collection of Taxes.

IA addition to the several laws now in force
providing for the Collection of Taxes.
U !. AZ enacted BY the Senate and House Of
'~0' ~ Rebyeseniafipes IN Grae,al Cou,, assenl-
bed, and by the aufho,,ty q the sar,e, ih.t tl.m
aaa alssr Inc passing OF tats CT, m be iaw-
f,,i for he nhabi,sn,s OF any town within this
omm ~ wealth, al their meeting in h mna'h
u M.rch or April, snnuslly, TO appoint their
Trss surer collector of Taxes in their said
Towns and the Sressurer, so sPpointed. shall
be, and he hereby is empowered TO substitute
nd az, ONT under him such number OF IiepU-
res or Assistant, as msy be necessary; which
De u,ies or assist. ants. SO appointed, shall give
bonds for The faithful discharge Of their duty in
such sums. and with luch sureties, IS the select
men OF such Town shall think proper and the
sid Collector and his Deputies shaii have the
sane pow rs as are vessed by law In Colieators
OF Faxes chosen by virtue Of the Act now in
force tor that purpose.
Sec. 2. BE "a further Es,acted. That oil such
inhsb,tsnt. Of Xa.a Towns, who shkll voluntarily
pay the said Collector OF his Deputy. wi hin tLir.
q days nex after the delivery OF their tax bills
the smount of their respective Taxes, shall be
e n lcd b an abatement OF such sum, 80 said
ro&n at their annual meeting may agree upon
on the AMOUNT OF their said Taxes and such In
nabi,snts, as shall voluntarily pay ,heir Taxes
the sid Collector or his deputy, within sixty
plays sfier the delivery OF their tax bils. shall
| DC en- tied u All abatement OF such sun, ~ may
! De sgseca upoa as atore said, on he amount of
,beif SAL taxes and al, such inhabitants shall
voupeatliy + ny tothe sid Collector or his Der
uty, wi hin one hundrca md twenty days after
he delivery Of their tax bills, shall be entitled
| 10 sin abatement on the amount OF their said
Taxes. OF suca sum ss may be agreed upon as
sfo, ess,d
| Sec, 8 Beitfrihev enacted. This, all such tax
| es Ms shall nJl have been paid in sgreeably In
the provisions OF the second section Of this Act,
shall and ,nsy be Collected by the ceecler Or
MS Depuy Of Deputies, sgreeahly to the act NOW
in force Tor thal purpose, passed March sixls enth
IN he ear Of our Lord one thousand seven hun-
died aud eighty SIX, Ms also taxes from persons
whose credit they may consider doubtful, At any
time within tie lime specified in the Aforesaid
sec .0a.
Sec. Be IL further enacted, That the ssses-
sors ct lay to~a, wh,co snaii al their snnuat
meeting regaa,e the col ection Of Their taxes, q.
geesbiy 10 the provisions Of shis act, shall assess
their '.xes in due form, and deposit the same in
the bsnds Of the IRE tor collection, toKeth-
CT with wsr.n, according 10 law, To- nsi ,.ns.
pose afsel he shsh have been duly qualified, to-
eetner with his Deputy or Depu les, and 9,
the SINE time shall 0st up no, H. .tni,s thereof
Together wish copy Of the second ec.ion d
Ia. act in o,le or more public planes W. hin SAID
Town.
b fs5aussy Is l8lo-Approsed by tie Governor
ylRS Coy xam,ned by
a. ia DFoRD, Sssy 81 tie Commonwealth.