Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-10-17
OFFICIAL
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ASSESSORS OFFICE,
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Firth COLLECTION DISTRICT
ASSESSORS OFFICE,
Ellsworth Me-, Sept 1862.
Having been duly commissioned and qualifedj
as the Assessor Of the fifth Collection District iii
the State of Maine consisting of the Counties Of
Washington, Hancock, Waldo AMI Knox, under
the Act of Congress approved July lst, A. u.
1897 entitled IAN Act to provide internal revenue
to support the Government, and pay tho interest
on the public debt" and by virtue of authority
vested in me Assessor by the provisions Of said
Act. and under the direction of the Commissioner
of Internal Revenue, hereby give notice that
have divided said Collection District into fifteen
Assessment Districts, and have appointed an As
,istant Assessor in each as follows to wit.
DISTRICT Ne. l.
Towns of
Kobiusten Charlotte, Cooper Alexander, Calais,
Barring, Baiieyville, Princeton, Hincklcy, Waite,
Tn,mudge, Topsfeld, Naneeburo, CodyyIlle, Dan
forth, M.ddy bemps, and all the Plantations and
Townships north Of the rurth line Of Crawford
and No. 20 in Washington County Thomas 7.
Abbott, OF Alexander, Assistant Assessor.
DISTRICT no. =.
Towns Of
Perry, Pembroke, Dennysvilie, Edmunds, Md
rion, hitting, Cutler. Prescott, Lubec, Eastport
and No. li-Jethro Brown, of Perry, Assistant
Assessor
DISTRICT No. 2.
Towns Of
Jonesport, tohesboro, Centertille, Whitney
Vile, Machias East Machias, Machiasport,
Marsbfeid Northheid, Crawford, Wesley, and
No. Is. 70 and 26-Jercutiah Foster, Of East
| Machas, assistant Assessor.
DISTRICT No. 4.
Towns of
steuben, MiIbridge, Cherry field Harrington,
Columbia, Deblois, Beddington, Addison and all
| the Townships south, of the North limo OF No
Grand Lake township. nnd west Of the east line
of said township in Washington County-Henry
Bailey, Of Columbia, Assistan mt Assessor.
DISTRICT No. 81
Towns Of
Gould.boro', Sullivan franklin, Hancock.
Trenton, Eden, Mt. Desert, fremont, Cranberry
| Isle, swans Isle Plantation, Long Island Plants-
ton, and Townships No. IS, and lo-Danforth
/ z. Marcyes of Eden, Assistant Assessor.
DISTRICT NJ {.
/ Towns Of
Verona Bucksport Deihain Cts, Mariatille.
4 Amherst, Aurora, WuIthan, Eastbrouk, and all
the townships north ., the above named towns in
Iiancock County-Ephraim IL. Hardin; of Maria
/ Vile, Assistant Assessor.
DISTRICT No. y.
Towns of
Ellsworth, Surty, GRAND IND Blaehill-John
IL. Partridge, of Ellsworth, Assistant Assessor.
DISTRICT NO. 8.
Towns Of
| Penobscot, c. stine, BtooksfilIe, Scdgwek,
! BROOKLYN, Deer Isle, and Isle au llaut-Williain
Grinllc, Jf., of Penobseot, Assistant Aazcssor.
DISTRICT no. ..
Towns Of
winterport. Monroe, Jackson, Thorndike, Uni
| ty Know, Troy Freedom and Burnham-Reubcn
A. Rich, Df Wnterpott, Assistant Assessor.
DISTRICT NO. 10.
Towns OF
Frankfort, Prospect, Stockton, Searsport and
evansville, Charles II. Pierce, Of Frankfort, ASS
sstant Assessor.
DISTRICT no II.
Towns Of
Belfast, Waldo md Rrooss-Jamcs W. Welt
ter, of Belfast, Assistant Assessor.
DISTRICT No. II.
Towns of
/ Islesboro, Northport, hneolptille. Belmont.
Searsmont, Morrill,. Montviliei Liberty and Pa
lermo-Da,id Howe, Of hincolnsille, Assistant
Assessor.
DISTRICT No. 49,
/ Towns of
Washington, Union, Hope, Appleton aud Cam
den w illam IL. Messcrvry, of Appleton. Az
sistant Assessor.
DISTRICT No. u.
fowls OF
Rockland South Thomaston, North lIaveh.
vnalhuven, Matinecus Plantation, and Muscle
Ridge Island Plantation jeremiah Tolman Of
Rocklaud, Assistant Assessor.
DISTRICT no. u.
/ Towns Of
Thonaston, Warren, Gushing. Friendship and
St George, Barney W. couneej Of fhvmsston,
Assistant Assessor.
If The appointment Of Assistant Assessors
have endeayosed to select persons OF geOd bust
ness habits, tavorably known in their several
/ Districts, and well acquainted with the character
and value OF property to be taxed.
| Each Assistant Assessor will be supplied with
a copy of the law Of Congress authorizing tho
Assessment, and will be instructed to give persons
interested all necessary information as to the re-
| quircments of the Act;
The Law conemplates that the Assistant AS
SCISSORS shall have tree access TO the Assessment
Lists Books, and records of the several Downs in
their respective Districts, To enable them to find
cut proper objects of taxation, and ii is expected
that citizens will give them all reasonable tacil-
ties to enable them to collect tho lists Of taxable
property, as promptly rs possible
Al persons engaged in the various branches OF
business requiring u License, uhdet the provis-
ions of this Act which took effect the first lust
are repuestcd to call On the Assistant Assessor Of
the u district where they resls, who win furnish
them With the uea' sary blanks. IT, obtain q Ii
cepse irem the Collector OF the District.
The Assistant ASss ssOr will also furnish Manu-
facturers &C.. who are required to mike MONTH y
returns, the nec,sssry blanks for that purpose.
NAfiiL. A. JOY, Assessor,