The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-04-08

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land; ,Middlesex canal; Days academy
4. R. Is. W. E. L. S, s. r. Is. w. e. L.
s.; s, r. IS, W. E. Z. s.; z, r. Is. W. E.
I. s.; g. r; Is; W: e; L. S.; .. R. IS. W.
Island; Kineo, Farm Island; Kingsbury
plantation; in Piscataquis county,
Lexington plantation; Pleasant Ridge
plantation; Highland plantation; l. R. 8,
". K. r.: Dead River plantation: Biee..
low plantation; 1. r. 4. r. K. p, W. K.
R.: 2. r. 4. B. K. p, W.. K. r.; 3, r. I.
B. K. p, W. K. R.; Flagstaff plantation;
West Forks plantation; 2, r s, B. Z. F..
P, w. K. R.; 2, R. 6, B. K. p, w. K. r. !;
s. r. &, B. K. p, W. K. R.; H. R. s, b.
K. p, W. K: Rs. R. 6. B. K. p, W: K.
B.K. r, ". K. R.;s. r: I. B. K. r.. ".
X. R.; 4. r. Z, B. K. p, W. K. R.; 5, R.
Z. B. X. P, W. K. R.; 6, R. Z. B. K. p.
W. (. R.; Gore North Of numbers !, 2
pna 6 e. p K < B. W X r. ri : M x ED
The Forks plantation; 2, R. 4. B. K. p,
f. K. r.; /, R. 5. B. K. p, E. K. r.; 2,
r. s. B. K. p, E. X. R.; l, r. 6, B. K.
F., E, X; R.: l, r; ], y. 3. X. F.; 2 r.
man plantation: s. R. i. n. B. P. p; s.
r. 1, N. B. P. P; i, R. 2, N. B. X. P;
2, r. 2, N. B. K. p; R. 2, N. B. K. P.;
Moose River plantation; Dennistown
r. K - s. LITTLE # n n r r + + K Big Y \
9, N. B. K. p: :, R. 8, N. B. K. p. IS, R.
3. N; B: K: P; seboomook; !. R. 4. n. 3.
+. BIZ r. = n B. +. E: 9, r. = n. B.
<. p; 8, R. 5, n. B. K. P; 4, R. 5, n.
B. K. P; 4, r. 16, w. E. L. S.; 5, r. 16,
w. p. Z. s.; s. r. 16, W. q. L. S.; Z, R.
l6 W. 3. L. s.; s, R. 49, w. E. L. s.; 8,
R. IS. W. F. 1. s.; 10, R. IS, ". z. L: s;
s.; 6, r. L, W. p. L. s.; 7, R. Il. W. q.
L. s.; 8, r. II. w. e. L. s.; 9, R. II, w.
e. L. s.; 10, R. II, w. E. l.. S.; 4, r. Is.
" y e p L s.; s r. s. " F. I. s.; 8 r
R. IS, w. r. L. s.; 9. r. 49, W. 3. L. s.;
5. r. 10, W. E. L. S.; 6, r. 10, w. e. L.
S.; 7, r. 10, w. E. L. S.; g. r. 10, w. E.
L. s.; s. r. 20, W. E. l.. s.; in Somerset
county.
Township number Is, east division;
number 10, east division: number 26, east
division; number q, east division; num-
Der 49, middle division; number 10, middle
division; number "a, middle division;
number Is, middle division; number %,
vision; number 81, middle division; num-
Der 49, middle division; number 81, middle
division; number a., middle division;
number 43, middle division; number 5,
north division; strip north of number 5.
north division; number 6, north division;
strip north of number g. north division;
number l. R. l, Titcomb's survey; Grand
Lake Stream plantation; !, R.. 2, Tit
vey: 8, R. l. n. 3. P. p F I. R. 2. N. B.
P. P; 8, r. 8, N. B. p P; 10. r. 8, N.
B. P. P; II, R. g. N. B. P. P; s. R. 4,
n. B. P. P; Indian township. codyville
,tn}f
Der 81 plantation; in Washington county.
Section g An annual tax is hereby as
sessed upon all the property in said dis
trict, including rights in public lots, to
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
in full force if said property is described
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, a certificate setting forth
the description of each lot, parcel Or right
subject to the tax hereby assessed, to-
gether with the tax computed at the rate
hereby established
Section 4. The treasurer of the state
CHI jctc of hn a,fS- do
hereby to be advertised for three weeks
successfully 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 be consolidated with the ad-
vertisement required by revised statutes
chapter nine, section forty-two, as
The said land shall be held to the state
for the payment of the tax hereby as
sessed, with interest at twenty per 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
mences. Each owner may pay for his
interest in any tract, whether in common
or not, and upon filing with the state
treasurer certificate showing the NUM-
Der of acres, and describing the property
on which he desires to pay the tax, and
where the same is located and paying
the amount due, shall receive 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 be
wholly forfeited to the state and vest
therein free of any claim by any former
owner.
Section G. The tax assessed by author
ity of this act shall be held by the state
treasurer as 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 be made Immediately upon
approval by the state forest commits
sioner and auditing by the state auditor.
Section T. The forest commissioner
shall take measures for the prevention.
control and extinguishment of forest
fires in said forestry districts. and to
this end he shall establish such SUBJ
forestry districts as he may deem neces-
sary for effective protection against loss
or damage by. fire. He shall have au-