The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-07-25
LAWS OF THE STATE.


AN ACT 10 ascertain the Estate ratea-
HE withis THE State.
SIR. I. REI~ssfsd ~ Ne ssns'' and House
sswA'sd, That The Asssssoss los saeh town, dis
tret and plantation ID this State los the year ono
thsusasd eight hundred and twesty. shall on or
before the fret DAY Of November next, take and
lodge 10 the sscrstary's clice, atrus and perfect
Ii.t. ssreeahy to the list hereto annexed, Of all
male polls, including negroes and mulattoss Of
eighteen years old and. upwards, whether at
empted from taxstios, and Of oil ratsabls estate
both real and peuoral, lying within, or adjacent
to their respective towns. districts. or plsnta-
tiens, (not exempted by law from paying state
taxes) expressing by vhom occupied OF possess-
ed. particularly distinguishing soch adjacent e..
tate, and particularly mentioning dwelling. hou.
ses, dwelling houses and shops under the eame
ROOF. or adjoining thereto, shops separate from
them, distil housss, sugar houses, tan houses,
slaughter houses, pot and pearl.ash works. ware
houses. whArves, rope walks, grist mills, and the
pumhsr Of pairs stones, fnllins mills. casdine ma
chimes, with their buildings, law mills; With the
ten, With their buildings, small arm masufacto-
rss, With their buildings, Sitting mills and all
oshSv mile. estton and wooden factosiss, with
their buildings, iron works, And furnaces. baks
houses. bavss and ell other building. and edsA-
res Of thS value Of twenty dollars and upwards,
ana the puu,bes tons II vessels. small craft Of sv-
cry kidd e i've teas burthsn and upwards, COM
putny the same according to the rules establish.
ID BY the hws Of the United States, whether at
ho~ss or abroad and the amount Of each per.
s"~'s while stsck Ia trade inelbding all goods,
wsres sud wesshsndise at home or abroad, paid
fcs NJ mi paid for slso those in their hands BY
faesessge also Gove.pnsnt securities Of all
kinds. psrtirslavly distinguishing securities Of
The UsitsA svstes whtthsr due for loans. upon
thsir lsss sstahlishsd funds o. otherwise, and all
"shss w,criss NJ interest, more than such person
pays interest for also the whole amount Of al
s.oc;.. "a land, including such ~ may be depos-
Ned in sit hank, o. with any agent, exclusive Of
Inch - may belong to any other stakeholder, ~
each ; the ameunt Of stock held BY the stock
holders IN any hank the number If ouDces Of
'plsts ef ali kinds the number Of shares in any
toll bridges ~ turnpikci homes neat cattle.
and swine Of the respective ages in the said list
mentioned and an carriages kept for the iraRs.
pcvsation Of persons and thsii baggage. And tn
safd Assessors In taking sha said valuatisn shall
distinguish the different modes n improvement
III land, and return the list 10 the following man.
ues, viz. The number of acres If pasture land.
with the number Of cove the same land will keep:
the number OF barrels Of cider that has been an
nually Produced on an average, upon the whole
farm since the last valuation the number Of
acres Of tillagc land. annually improved for that
purpose the number Of bushels Of grain and
corn o. ell scvts, the same will yearly produce
the number Of acres Of salt marsh with The tons