The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-04-08

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county.
Township number 1S. east division;
number 10, east division; number rs, east
division; number n, east division; num-
Der IS. middle division; number IL, middle
division; number "a. middle division
number Is. middle division; number e.
middle division; number 20. middle dr.
vision; number 81. middle division; num-
Der IS. middle division; number 81 ,, middle
number AZ. middle division; number 8.
north division; strip north OF number 8.
north division; number 3, north division:
number /, r. l. Titcomb's survey; Grand
r consS,s st surve sitcomb's sur
vey: ) r. i N. B. Er7, 4. 2. ". B.
s. r. r + II H. r. ~ ). h. il. i. r; 5. r. l.
n. B. p. r.; Indian township; Codyville
plantation number "A plantation; num-
Der 81 plantation; in Washington county
Section 2. 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 1t 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
ment filed by them as provided by the
revised statutes. chapter eight, section
eleven, as amended. shall be the basis
for the computation and apportionrnent
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 II said property Is described
with reasonable accuracy, whether the
ownership thereof is correctly stated or
not.
Section 3 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 l. The treasurer of the state
shall cause lists of the assessments made
IN advarfiapd for three weeks
successfully In the state paper, and in
some newspaper, II any. In the county
where the land lies. within three months
ment may be consolidated with the ad-
vertlsement 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 s. Owners of lands 80 assessed
and advertised may redeem them by pay
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
treasurer a 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 a fund to be used to protect
within the district hereby. created. and
to pay expenses incidental thereto and
for no other purpose.
The state treasurer shall from such
fQnd pay bills for this purpose and also
expenses incurred in assessing. advertise
ing and collecting said tax. Such pay
ment shall be made immediately upon
sioner and auditing by the state auditor.
shall take measures for the prevention.
fires in said forestry districts. and to
this end he shall establish such sub
forestry districts as he may deem neces-
sary for ee ct shs AGAINST haSs a
thority to establish lookout stations con-
nected by telephone. and to equip and
maintain depots for necessary tools for
the extinguishment of forest fires.
Section 8. The said commissioner shall
appoint in and for each of said districts
80 established, a chief forest fire warden,
and he shall also appoint within such
districts such number OF deputy forest
fire wardens as in his judgment may be
required to carry out the provisions of
this act, assigning to each Of the latter
the territory over and within which he
shall have Jurisdiction. All chief and
deputy forest fire wardens, SO appointed.
shall hold office during the pleasure :, Q Of
ftl discharge of their duties by any off,
Ger authorized to administer oaths, and a
certificate thereof shall be returned to
the Office OF such commissioners.
Section O. The said chief forest fire
warden6, under the direction of said
commissioner, shall have general supervi-
sion OF their respective districts and of
the deputy forest fire wardens therein.
Each chief forest fire warden. when
directed by the said eommissiSner e. sh th
purpose of searching out, extingaiishins
and guarding against forest fires. He
shall Investigate and gather evidence re-
garding the causes OF forest fires en-
force all laws relating to forests and
forest presentations, arrest all yiolaters
same. and in this connection shall have
the same power to serve criminal pro-
cesses against such offenders and shall
be allowed the same fees as a sheriff. OF
have and enjoy the, same right as a
sheriff to require aid In executing the
dulles of his ONCE. Said chief forest fire
wardens shall perform such other duties
at such times, and under such rules and
regulations, as the said commissioner
compensation three dollars for each and
every day Of actual service. with an al
lowance for expenses OF travel and sub
sistence not to- exceed two dollars daily