Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-11
CHAPTER az

An. Act to Amend Section, S;xtv-
tnree and Sixty-four of Chapter
Eight of the Revised Statutes. RE-
T r.ns 10 Maine Forestry District
Sec. I: Section sixty-thrce of
chapter eight of the revised statutes
IS hereby amended by striking out
i ne iM w 0iec said section and insert
that said section, as amended. Shall
read as follows: 0A"''
Sec. s.; The treasurer of state.
shall within three months thereafter.
lands SO assessed by sending to s sach
by mail at his last known address.
statement of such tax containing a
brief description of the land assessed
anu tme amount OF such tax. and the
cate when payment is required. and
snail send like notices of such tax
Tor the following year within three
, months after one year from such
any such lands are unknown instead
OF sending notices by mail he shall
cause the lists of such assessments
to be advertised for three weeks sue
some nsw in 1ne siate paper and in
the county in which the land lies. and
shall cause like advertisement OF the
lists lists OF sucn tax for the following
after one year from such assessment
The land shall be held to the state
for the payment of the tax so asses
seq. with interest at six per cent per
such tax Is due as herein provided
Sec: =. Section siXtyfour of chap
ter eight of the revised statutes is
hereby amended by striking out the
and second lines. so that said section.
as amended. shall read as follows:
sec; "a. owners of lands so as
sessed may redeem them by paying
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interest thereon, within one year
from the time when such interest
commences. Each owner may pay
Tor his interest in any tract, whether
with the treasurer of state n certi-
hcate showing the number of acres
and describing the property on which
he desires to pay the tax and where
amount due. shall receive a certi-
ficate from the treasurer of state, dis
charging the tax on the number of
acres or interest upon which such
payment is made. Each part or inter-
est of every such township or tract
| upon which the tax hereby imposed
and so advertised is not paid. with
int within the time limited in
/ shall be wholly forfeited to the state
and vest therein free of any claim by
any former owner.-App. Mar. 81.
CHATTER 90
An Act to Amend Sections Forty
four and Forty five of Chapter Ten,
of the Revised Statutes. Relating
to Taxes in Cnincorporated Places.
Sec. l. Section forty-four of chap
! ter ten of the revised statutes. is
hereby amended. by inserting after
| the word thereafter" in the second
| line the words notify in writing the
| owners of such lands SO assessed by
! sending to each by mail at his last
| known address a statement of such
| tax containing brief description of
the land assessed and the amount of
such tax. together with the amount
of the county tax on said lands. so
certified to him. and the date when
| payment is required. and shall send
like notices of such state and county
taxes for the following year within
three months after one year from
! such assessment. In case the owners
of any such lands are unknown in
| stead of sending the notices by mail
| he SHALL so that said section, as
amended. shall read as follows:
Sec: A o When the legislature
of state shall. within three months
| thereafter. notify in writing the
| owners OF such lands so assessed by
sending to each by mail at his last
known address a statement of such
| tax containing brief description of
the land assessed and the amount of
such tax. together with the amount
| OIL the county TAX on Sdl0 ldnQS SO
certified to him. and the date when
payment is required. and shall send
like notices of such state and county
taxes for the following year within
such assessment. In case the owners
| of any such lands are unknown in
| stead of sending the notices by mail
he shall cause the lists of such
| assessments, together with the
amounts of county tax on said lands
| so certified to him, both for the cur
rent year. to be advertised for three
| weeks successfully in the state paper.
printed in the county in which the
land lies. and shall cause like
advertisement of the lists of such
state and county tax for the follow
months after, one. year from such
| assessment Said lands are held to
the state for payment of such state
and county taxes, with interest there
commence upon the taxes for the
year for which such assessment is
made at the expiration of six
months and upon the taxes for the
eighteen months from the date OF
| such assessment.
Sec. 2. Section forty, FIVE Of chap
ter ten of the revised -. statutes lis IS
words land advertised' in the first
line. so that said section. as amended.
shall read as follows:
Sec. AS. Owners of the lands so
| assessed may redeem them by paying
! to the treasurer of state the taxes
| with interest thereon within one year
| from the time when such interest
commences. Each owner may pay
| for his interest in any tract whether
| in common or not, and upon filing
with the state assessors a certificate
| showing the number of acres, and
describing the property on which he
desires to pay the tax and where the
| same is located, and paying the
from the treasurer of state. discharg-
ing the tax on the number of acres
| or interest. upon which such pay
ment is made. Each part or interest
of every such township or tract, upon
which the state or county taxes so
advertised are not paid with inter
| est 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
the five following sections do not ap-
ply to taxes upon organized planta-
| lions taxed by the state as wild
lands.'-App. Mar. Il.
CHAPTER c.
An Act to Amend Section Nine Of
Chapter Two Hundred and Nineteen
| of the Public Laws of Nineteen
Hundred and Seventeen. Relating
to the Screening of Lakes and
| Ponds.
! Section nine of chapter two hum
dred and nineteen of the public laws
of nineteen hundred and seventeen is
hereby amended by inserting after the
of said section the words. provided.
further, that the commissioner of in
land fisheries and game. upon petit