The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-28
Chapter 1872.

AN ACT to make State Tax Sales more e1fectual.
SECT. l. When the state has taxed wild land,
and the state treasurer has decided it, or part
of 1t, tor non-payment of tax, by deed pur-
porting to convey the interest of the state by
forfeiture for such non-payment and his rec
ord shows that the grantee, his heirs or assigns,
on his acres or interest therein as stated in the
deed continuously for the twenty years subse-
quent to such deed; and when person claims
under d recorded deed describing wild land
taxed by the state, and the state treasurer's
record shows that he has, by himself or by his
predecessors under such deed, paid the state
terest therein as stated in the deed, continu-
OuSly for twenty years subsequent to record
ing such deed; and whenever, i'll either case,
it appears that the person claiming under such
deed, and those under whom he claims,
have, during such PERIOD held such exclusive,
peaceable, continuous and adverse possession
thereof as COMFORTS with the ordinary man
agement of wild lands in Maine, and it further
appears that during such period, no former
owner, or person claiming under him, has paid
any such tax or any assessment by the county
tive of ownership, no action shall be main
tanned by former owner, or those claiming
under him. to recover such land, or to avoid
such deed, unless commenced within said
twenty years. or before January one, nineteen
hundred Such payment shall give such
grantee or person claiming as aforesaid, his
heirs or assigns, a right of entry and screen IN
the whole, OF such part, in common and undt-
vided, of the whole tract rs the deed states, OF
as the number of acres in the deed is to the
number of acres assessed.
SECT. 2. If any such former owner, or per-
son claiming under him, during said period of
twenty years, or any portion thereof Is
minor, married woman, insane, imprisoned or
absent from the United States, he may, II 9th
erWlse entitled, bring such action at any time
within ten years after such disability is re-
moved Notwithstanding said period OF twenty
years has expired. And if such person dies
during the continuance of the disability. and
no Denomination or Judgment has been had
on nus title or right of action, such action may
be brought by his heirs, or other person claim
ing under him, at any time within ten years
AFTER his death, notwithstanding the twenty
years have elapsed.
SECT. =. Before trial of an action involving
the validity OF a tax sale made by the state
treasurer, the party claiming under such sale
may nle IN court, treasurer's certificates show
ing the amount paid by him at such sale and
afterwards, for state and county taxes and
charges, Whereupon the other party shall pay
TO the clerk the amount thereof with interest
from each time of payment to the time of de-
post, 10 be finally paid out by order of court
10 me party equitably entitled thereto; on mo-
tlon the court shall determine the amount to
pc deposited, and when: and on failure to de-
poslt as ordered, the court shall render judg-
ment by default against the party so failing.
SECT. 4. This act shall not apply to actions
between cotenants, nor to actions now pend
lns IN court, nor to those commenced before
January one, nineteen hundred.
lApproved March 26.l