The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-04
THE STATE ASSESSORS.
Business of the Loan and Building Asso
ciations--Maine Poultry.

The State assessors are finishing their
report, which is supposed to come out
December 1, but viii not be made public
until after the meeting of the Governor
and council on December IS.
This year the State valuation and the
tax law will be printed, as this is done
every other year. The last time the tax
Law was printed in the report, the de-
mand for the reports was exceedingly
large.
The law in regard to poultry passed at
the last session of the Legislature, will
not be in effect until April 1, 1898. 1t
requires that assessors of the various
cities and towns shall take an inventory
of the number of all kinds of poultry
with an estimate of the value of eggs
and poultry, stated separately, produced
the year preceding. The property shall
not be included in the tax list. The
State assessors will tabulate the returns,
and publish them in detail. in their an
nual report. All who are interested in
the poultry business say that the people
will be surprised when the time arrives,
there are in the state, together with the
income derived from them.
The bank examiner has completed his
semi-annUal investigation of the condi-
tion OF the loan and building associations
| and has submitted them to the State as
| SCISSORS, who in turn have prepared them
! for the State treasurer.
! The returns for the past ixsmonths end
| ing upon the last Saturday in October.
shows an increase over the preo eding six
| months, and also an increase over the
same period last year. The tax upon the
monthly dues of the past six months is
$277. IS; for the previous six months,
| $202. 95, and for the six months one year
ago it was 1854. g.
| The tax is assessed on the monthly capt.
tai dues paid in by it's shareholders, ex-
elusive of fines, withdrawals, premiums
and interests. II the amount paid out in
premiums and Withdrawals is larger than
the amount received, there is no tax as
sessed, as the following table giving the
| amount assessed on each association will
| show:
Auburn Loan and Building Assn, S24.75
Augusta Loan and Building Assn,
Bangor Loan and Building Assn,
Bath Loan and Building Assn, 4.75
! Belfast Loan and Building Assn, $50
Brunswick Loan and Building Assn, 4.56
Bucksport Loan and Building Assn, 2.s1
Casco Loan and Building Assn, 25.9S
Cumb erland Loan and building
Assn, 60
| Deering Loan and Building Assn, Is 90
Dexter Loan and BuildingaAs 40
Ellsworth Loan and Building Assn, S.O7
Falmouth Loan and Building Assn, "a. 10
Gardiner Loan and Building Assn, 4.S5
HalIoweIl Loan and Building ASSN .53
Kennebunk Loan and Building
Assn. 5.29
Madison Loan and Building Assn, SO
Mechanics Loan and Building
Assn, 11.s4
Mechanic Falls Loan ana Building
/ Association, Ga IS
Old Town Loan and Building Assn, 4. 16
Penobscot Loan and BuildingsA ss' n, 10. 7S
Piscatauuis Loan and Building
Assn, 2.47
Portland Loan and Building Assn,
Rockland Loan and Building Assn
Rumford Falls Loan and Building
Association, 43S
Sanford Falls Loan and Building AS
soclation, SIG
Somerset Loan and Building Assn,
South Portland Loan and Building
4 Association,
Waldohoro Loan and Building Assn. 1. rs
Waterville Loan and Building Assn. q. "
Wiscasset Loan and Bidding Assn, ais
York Loan and Building Assn, 14.6
Total 1927. 81
/ During the past year the Kennebec ano
the Fort Fairfield associations have sus
pended operations.