The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1891-08-27

SECT. l. Al state taxes hereafter assessed shall be
collected by the collector coustaoep 6 the several
cities. towns and plantations, and paid by
tttasurera ofi4'ir respective cities towns and panta
tons taNes are pail said treasu1trs shall
pay such taxes to the treasurer Of state.
StcT. All county taxes hereafter assessed shall
be collected BY collectors or constnes of the
eral cities towns and plantations, und paid by them
70 the reasurers Of their respective cites
Ilantat ons other paid. said treasurer-
shall pay such taxes the county
respective counties.
SECT Section thirty seven Of chapter aix of the
revised statutes Is hereby amended. to read
SECT. 81. The treasurer in his warrant shall re
quire said officers 10 make list Of their assess
ments, setting forth in distinct columns each
person name how much he is HsscSsed for polls how
much for real estate and how much for personal
as guardian OF for any estate in lis possession IS
ecut"r administrator, trustee; insert in suc LIST
tue number OF of land assessed Ia each
dent proprietor, and the value AT which they have.
estimHte ed them, 10 commit such list. when completed
and signed by majority of them To the collector
'onstioies OF such towns or other places with their
warrants IN due form requiring them to collect and
place, such times Legislature In the act ai.
thoIizng such tax, directed them to paid and 10
return certificate of the names Of such officers and
the amount committed to each months Il
least before the time at which they required to
SECT. 4 Section hundred and eleven OF chapter
six OF the revised statutes is hereby amended
SECT. III. II the voters of town Of which state
On county TAX is required, choose assessors who
eject 10 the required by the
to them, and to certify il the law directs and il
estates of such assessors insufficient pay such
taxes already provided tn, treasurer state.
or OF The county as the case may be. for the time be
Ing, shall Issue his warrant TO the sheriff such
county, requiring him to levy, by distress and sale.
such deficiency on the real and personal estates OF
such inhabitants and the sheriff his deputy shall
execute such warrants. observing all the provisions
mentioned IN section one hundred and nine.
SECT. S. section one hundred and TWENTY-FIVE of
chapter six OF the revised statutes hereby amended
to read follows
SECT. l22. The warrant be issued by selectmen
or assessors for collection of state taxes shall be
A. B., constable or collector of the
Town OF Wlthln the county OF Greet
In the name OF the state of Maine, you hereby
required to levy and collect of each of the several
persons named in the list herewith committed you
his respective proportion therein set down, of the
total of such list it being said proportion of the
state tax for ti'e year IS and to transmit and pay
his successor in once and to complete and make an
account OF your collections of the whole sum on
before the day of next. And if person
refuses nogects pay the which he is assessed
In said list you shall distrain his goods chattels
the value thereof and keep the distress taken for
four days at the cost and charge of the owner;
days. then you shall seil public vendue such distress
for payment thereof With charges first giving
in some public place in the town plantation.
may be- and the overpus arising by such sale if
of taking and Keeping the distress you snail iunie.
dately restore the owner; for twelve
days, of goods and chattels wherein make distress
except implements tools and articles Of furniture
empt from attachment for debt you shall take tile
body of such person refusing ur neglecting and
him commit To the jail OF the county there
Abated by the assessors the time being, or the
county commissioners for said county.
Given under our hands, by virtue OF a warrant from
the treasurer aforesaid, this day of eighteen
hundred and
Assessors.
And a certificate of the assessment of any state tax
shall be substance follows.
Pursuant TO warrant from the treasurer of the
state of Maine dated the day OF eighteen
hundred ed and e have assessed the GGs and es
cents and have committed nsts thereof the of
collecting and paying the same to Town
treasurer OF or his successor In Office
before the day OF next ensuing.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands
at thl6 day or eighteen hun
No informality 10 the warrant so far as It
relates TO the description of the officer whom any
invalid or relieve the collector from the duty of
plying with the provisions of the statute In that be
half. from liability account of failure DO.
SECT. g. On or before the first day &c orptember in
to the treasurer of each city and plantation In
the state therein requiring him TO transmit and pay
said towns proportion of the state for the year
eighteen hundred and to treasurer OF
time at which they required to pay such tax.
SECT 7. When the time for the payment of a state
tax to the treasurer of state has EXPIRED and II Is
paid the treasurer of state shall give notice thereof
less such tax shall be paid within sixty days the
of state issue his warrant TO the sheriff of the
county, requiring him to levy, by distress and sale
upon the real and personal property of of the In
shall execute such warrants. observing the regula.
tons provided for satisfying warrants against def.
Gent collectors prescribed by chapter six of the
vised statutes
SECT. 8 On OF before the first day OF September OF
each year. the county shall issue bis
rants to the treasurers of the several cities towns and