The Portland daily press., 1862-10-03
O F FICIAL l..
Assessors Notice.

|ASstSSUES NOtCce
NOTICE is hereby given that / have been appoint
~ ed Assessor of Taxes for the First Congressional
District of the State of Maine under the Act of Con-
gress, approved July l, A. d. 1862 entitled An Act
to provide internal revenue to support the Govern
ment and to pay interest on the public debt"
In compliance with the provisions of said Act and
instructions of the COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL
REVENUE, have divided said District into eleven
divisions, and appoint an Assistant Assessor in each
as follows:
The lst division comprises the towns of York.
Wells, kenpebunk, Kennebunkport and the city of
Biddeiord; JOSEPH BRAGDoN, Jr., of York, Assist
ant
I'd division. the towns of Kittery, Eliot, South
Berwick, Berwick and North Berwick; THEODORE
A ROLLINS, OF South Berwiek, Assistant.
Sd division, the towns of Lebanon, Sanford Al
fred, Acton, Shapleigh and Newheld; JOHN S. PAR
KER, of Lebanon Assistant
4th division, the towns of Saco, DAYTON, Lyman
and Marlborough; JOHN GAINS, of saco, Assist
ant.
9th division, the towns of Buxton, Hollis. Lining
ton, Limerick, Cornish and Parsonsfeld; CHARIFs
Z. WELD, of Buxton, Assistant.
9th division, Wards l, 2, and of the CITY of
Portland; SAMUEL SMALL, of Ward 4 in said city
Assistant. ~
9TH division, Wards s, and of said city of Port.
land, AUGUSTUS L. GERRIsH, of Ward6, in said city,
sth division, the towns of westbrook Falmouth
Gorham, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth; DAVID
ToRREY, of WestbroOk, Assistant.
9th division, the towns of Bridgton, Sebago Bald
win, standish, Naples. Harrison and Otisfeld; Ior
Z. NELSON, of Bridgton, Assistant.
10th division, the towns of New Gloucester GRAY
North armouth, Cumberland, Windham Casco and
Raymond; SEwALL n. GROSS, of New Gloucester
Assistant.
llth division, the towns of Freeport. Brunswick
lIarpswell, Pownal and Yarmouth; HEzEKIAu r.
MEANS, of Freeport, Assistant.
The act under which these assistants are appointed
took effect on the LIST day of September Instant
Citizens residing in the large business centres of
this district have doubtless read IL and can hence
form their conclusions in relation to M proy;s
ions but as there many in the agricultural see
tons who may have been unable to obtain copy for
examination wish to call their attention to some of
its principles.
Soon after the rebellion broke out Congress found
II necessary to assess small direct tax on the sever
al States TO maintain the credit of the country The
States being authorized to the payment of the
sum demanded of them had the power to assess II
upon all the property within their limits
Farms and other real estate being from their pa-
ture, moro exposed than other objects of taxation
would suffer severely from the constant draft for
money, created in sustaining the government during
this war and they could not long endure the burden
direct tax would impose upon them.
Names proportion Of that tax has been liquidated
and paid. In order to provide in part for the future
expenses OF the war, Congress wisely determined to
raise money from the people without State interyen-
tion, and without taxing the producing asses To
effect this object and TO make the equal in every
State. they have passed what has been termed an En-
else Act Passing by the farmer, the mechanic the
fisherman, the lumberman, and many other pursuits
SO essential 70 our prosperity as people, this act
levies its light contributions upon the wealth. the
Injuries, the pleasures and business of the country
II confines its operations chiefly TO the cities, towns
and villages and gathers its from the chan
nes in which floats the money of the country
II does not tax real estate of any description nor
with very few exceptions, personal property. The
excess oye 40 ounces of silver spoons or plate aud
riding carriages Of all descriptions, valued with the
harness at so and upwards must be assessed. With
the exception Of these two items there is prob
ably farmer nor mechanic in this district, within
the act: these are taxed at sum inconsderable
that II : to be hoped every citizen who desires the
pcrpetuty of his will in this terrible cri-
ss of its affairs assume ceerfuly his proportion of
It's necessary burdens, and il he is fortunately the
owner of an article liable 10 be assessed put value
upon u which shall bring il within the act 1t may
DC the only opportunity he will ever have TO contri-
pure aoar ior me preservation OF his government.
The professional man = the retail trader whose
sales exceed one thousand dollars per year-the
utacturer OF any article the sales of which exceed
SIX hundred dollars per year-the hotel keeper-the
man whose yearly income exceeds six bundled dol