G.-Forms. § 1. To the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of to be held at within and for the Tuesday of next, com that C. D. of day of last, was duly and legal to serve as an county aforesaid, on the plains A. B. Treasurer of the [addition] on the ly chosen by the qualified voters of said Assessor thereof, and that the said C. D. was notified to take the oath of that office as the law directs; yet the said C. D. has for the space of seven days after being notified as aforesaid, neglected, and still neglects to take the said oath whereby he hath forfeited the sum of fifteen dollars for the use of the said ; wherefore your complainant prays that a warrant of distress may be issued against the said C. D. for the forfeiture aforesaid, in form and manner as the law directs: Domini, 18 Dated at the day of Anno A. B. Treasurer. 2. And the same form, with the necessary alterations, may be used in the recovery of any penalty which may be incurred by any person chosen as a town or plantation officer who shall neglect to take the oath of office as required by law. s. 1. 3. SS. To A. B. Constable or Collector of the town of A. within the county of S. Greeting. In the name of the State of Maine you are required to levy and collect of the several persons named in the list herewith committed unto you, each one his respective proportion therein set down, the sum total of such list, it being this town's proportion of a tax or assessment of dollars and cents, granted and agreed upon by the Legislature of said State, at their session begun and held at A. defraying the necessary charges of securing, protecting and defending the same; and you are to transmit and pay in the same unto J. C. B. Treasurer of this State, or to his successor in that office, and to complete and make up an account of your collections of the whole sum, on or before day of [and also including the further this town's proportion of a tax or assessgranted and agreed upon by the Legisla the sum of ment of on the ture aforesaid, begun and held as aforesaid for defraying the usual necessary charges of this county of as ap portioned by the County Commissioners at their session bein and for said county, on gun and held at are to pay in the said sum of before and you unto C. R. Treasurer of said county or to his order, one moiety or half part thereof, on or before next and the remainder of said sum on or Also including the further sum of voted and raised by said town of O. at their annual meeting held on the last past, for the support of schools, and of the poor and other current expenses, besides the further sums of the overlayings; and cies for the year the highway deficien; and you put in a distinct column and unto A. G. Treasurer of said town or to his successor in that office, one are to pay in the said sums of half on or before, &c.] fuse or neglect to pay ; and if any person shall rethe sum he is assessed in the said list, to distrain the goods or chattels of such person to the value thereof; and the distress so taken, to keep for the space of four days, at the cost and charge of the owner; and if he shall not pay the sum so assessed within the said four days, then you are to sell at public vendue the distress so taken, for the payment thereof, with charges, notice of such sale being posted up in some place in the same town or plantation forty-eight hours next before the sale and expiration of the four days aforesaid: And the overplus arising by such sale, if any there be, besides the sum assessed, and the necessary charges of taking and keeping the distress, you are immediately to restore to the owner; and for want of goods or chattels, whereon to make distress for the space of twelve days, you are to take the body of such person, so refusing or neglecting, and him to commit unto the common jail of the county, there to remain until he pay the same, or such part thereof as shall not be abated by the Assessors for the time being, or the Court of Sessions for the said county. Given under our hands by virtue of a warrant from the Treasurer aforesaid, the County Commissioners, and by virtue of the office of Assessors of said O. this day of 18 A. B. C. D.} Assessors. 4. And the certificate of the assessment of any State tax shall be in substance as follows: Pursuant to a warrant from the Treasurer of the State of Maine, dated the day of Anno Domini of to the We have assessed the polls and estates of the the sum of of said viz. to in due form of law, for collecting and paying in the same Treasurer of said State, or his successor in office, to on or before the day of this day of next ensuing. In witness Anno Domini ch. 41, s. 17. 5. The warrant to be issued for collecting county, town or plantation rates or assessments, shall also be made out by the Assessors thereof, in the same tenor, with the necessary alterations. s. 18. 6. Form of Rate Lists, to be made by Assessors, committed to Collectors, or Constables. Form of Rate Lists, of Non-Resident Proprietors of Unimproved Lands. 7. The inhabitants of the of B. and others liable to be assessed therein, are hereby notified to make and bring in to the undersigned, Assessors of said of B. true and perfect lists of their polls and of all their estates both real and personal (saving such as is by law exempted from taxation,) which they were possessed of [or, if previously dated, which they may be possessed of] on the 18 day of If the days of their session are to be specially designated, the following words may be here inserted. And for the purpose of receiving the same and proceeding therein, as by law required, the undersigned will be in session (at their office, or elsewhere, as the case may be) on the [insert the days] of 8. To J. H. Collector of taxes for the town of B. Herewith are committed to you true lists of the assessments of the polls and estates of the persons therein named. You are to levy and collect the same, of each one his respective proportion, therein set down, of the sum total of Dollars, in Cents, (being the amount of lists contained pages,) according to the exigency of any lawful warrant, touching the same, to you committed. Given under our hands this 18 . day of A. D. 9. To J. A. D. one of the Surveyors of Highways in the town of B. Herewith are committed to you a list of the persons and the sums at which they are severally assessed for your limits, each one his respective proportion, therein set down, of the sum total of Dollars Cents, voted by said town, at their last annual meeting to be raised and expended in labor and materials on the highways therein; you are to allow (here insert the rates and prices the town shall affix to labor, oxen, horses, cart and plough) and in case of payment in money of the sums assessed, or any of them, you are to cause the sums thus paid to be carefully expended in labor and materials for repairing the highways in your |