Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-05

PUBLIC LAWS I
land; Middlesex canal: Days academy;
4. r. Is. w. f. L. s.; S. r. IS, w. p. L.
s; s, E, Is, ", E. L. s; Z. T. f. ". e.
Island; Kineo Farm Island; Kingsbury
plantation; in Piscataqus county.
Lexington plantation: Pleasant Ridge
w. X. r. Dead River plantation; Bige-
low plantation; l. r. 4. B. X. p, w; X.
r.; 2. r. 4, B. X: p: w. X: R.; 3. r. A.
West Forks plantation; .. r. 5. B. X. r.
w. X. r.; 3. r. 5. b. X. p. w. X. f.;
4. r. 5. 3. X. p. W. X. r.; l, r. g. b. X.
L. w. X. r.: >, r. 6, Is. *. F.. w. X. R.:
3 r; 6; B. X: r., w K. r.; 4, R. s, B.
B. X p. W. X. r.: 5. r. !, B. X. p. w.
X. f.: 4. r. !, B. X. p, w. X. R.: 5. r.
I, B. X. p, w. X. r.. 6, r. Z. B. X. p.
and 3, r. !, B. X. p, w. X. F.: Mayfield
plantation; 2, r. 5. B. X. p. L. X. R.;
The Forks plantation: 2. R. 4. B: X. p.
f. K. R.; l. r. 5. 3. X. p. +. X. r.; 2,
r. 5. B: K: p. Z: K. R.. /, r. s, B; X.
/. y. b. X. P: g. r. l, n. B. X. P; Jack
man plantation: 5, r. l, n. B. p. p; 6.
r. /, n. B. p. p; l. r. 2, \. j. X. P;
2. r. 2, \; B. X. p; 8. r. 2 n; B. X. p:
n. B. X P: Little w. y. b. X P; 1, r.
8, n. B. X. P; 2, r. g. \. B. X. p: 3. r.
3, y. B. x. p: 4, r. 3, \: 3: K: p; 5, r.
X. P; ., r. 4. \. 3. K. p; 3, r. 4. n. B.
X. p: 4. r. 4, n. B. K. p, 5, r. 4. n. B.
X. p; 8, r. 5. \. B. K. P; 4. r. 5. n.
B. X. p; 4. r. 16, w. E. l.. s.; 5, r. Is,
IS, W. +. L. s; 5. r. Is, W. Z. L. s.; 9,
r. 16. w. +. l.. s; 10, r. 16, w. r. l.. s.;
4. r. Il, w. e. l.. s; 5, r. II, w. E. L,
s.; s. r. L, W. p. L. s; !, K. T. ". r.
l. S. $. r. IL w. r; l.. $; 9; r. Il, W,
w. +. l.. s.; s. r. IS, w. f. L. s; 6, r.
Is, w. f. l.. s; :, r. IS, W. E. L. s.; 8.
r. IS, w. f. L. s.; 9. r. IS, W. q. L: S;
5. r. 10. W. p. L. s.; 6, r. y, W. p. L.
L. s.: 5, r. 20, w. E. l.. s.: in Somerset
county.
Township number IS. east division;
number 10. east division: number Is, east
division; number q. east division: num-
Der IS, middle division; number 10. middle
division; number "a. middle division;
number 25 middle division: number %.
middle division number 80, middle d-
vision; number 81, middle division; num-
her 36. middle division; number 81; middle
division; number AZ. middle division;
number AZ. middle division: number 5.
north division: strip north of number $,
north division; number s, north division;
strip north of number s. north division:
number /. r. l. Titcomb's survey; Grand
Lake Stream plantation; |. r. 2. Tit
combs survey: l. r. 3. Titcomb's sur
vey; s, r. l. n. b. p. P; :. r. 2 n. B.
P. P; 5. r: 3, n: p. r. p; 10. r. 3, n.
\. =. T. p; Indian township: Codyville
plantation; number IA plantation: num-
Der q plantation: in Washington county.
Section .. An annual tax is hereby as
sessed upon all the property in said dis
trict, including rights in public lots. to
be used for the protection thereof. Said
tax shall be due and payable at the date
of the assessment of the state tax. in the
years when the legislature is in session.
and for other years it shall be due and
payable in one year after the date of
such assessment.
The rate of such tax is hereby fixed at
one and one-half mills on the dollar. The
valuation as determined by the board of
state assessors, and set forth in the state
ment filed by them as provided by the
revised statutes. chapter eight. section
eleven. as amended, shall be the basis
for the computation and appOrtionment
of the tax hereby assessed until the next
biennial equalization.
The tax hereby assessed shall be valid.
and all remedies herein provided shall be
with reasonable accuracy, whether the
ownership thereof is correctly stated Or
not.
Section 8. The board of state assessors
shall within thirty days after such tax
is due. prepare and file with the treasurer
of the state. certificate setting forth
the description of each lot. parcel or right
subject to the tax hereby assessed to-
EetEer with the tax computed at the rate
hereby established.
Section 4. The treasurer of the state
shall cause lists Of the assessments made
hereby to be advertised for three weeks
successively in the state paper and in
some newspaper, if any, in the county
where the land lies, within three months
after such tax is due. Such advertise
ment may he consolidated with the adj
vertisement required by revised statutes
chapter nine, section forty-two, as
amended.
The said land shall he held to the state
for the payment of the tax hereby as
sessed. with interest at twenty par cent
per annum, to commence six months after
such tax is due as herein provided.
Section 5. Owners of lands so assessed
and advertised may redeem them by pay
ing to the treasurer Of the state the tax
with interest thereon. within one year
from the time when such interest com
interest in any tract. whether in common
or not. and upon filing with the state
treasurer a certificate showing the num-
Der of acres. and describing the property
on winch ne desires W pay lue TN. anu
where the same is located. and paving
the amount due. shall receive a certificate
from the treasurer of the state. dis
charging the tax on the number of acres
or interest upon which such payment is
made.
Each part or interest Of every such
township or tract upon which the tax
hereby imposed so advertised is not paid,
with interest. within the time limited in
this section for such redemption. shall he
wholly forfeited to the state and vest
therein free of any claim by any former
owner.
Section e The tax assessed by author
ity of this act shall be held by the state
treasurer as u fund to be used to protect
from fire the forests situated upon and
within the district hereby created. and
to pay expenses incidental thereto and
for no other purpose
The state treasurer shall from such
fund pay bills for this purpose and also
expenses incurred in assessing. advertis-
ing and collecting said tax. Such pay
ment shall he made Immediately upon
approval 10y the state forest commits
soner and auditing by the state auditor.
Section :. The forest commissioner
shall take measures for the prevention
control and eXtinguishment of forest
fires i'm said forestry districts. and to