The Powers and Duties of the Town Officer as Contained in the Statutes of Maine: With Forms Adapted Thereto : Including Also the Powers and Duties of Plantation and Parish Officers and Other Useful MatterGlazier, Masters & Smith, 1840 - 321 pages |
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... neglect or re- fusal to be sworn . 3. Selectmen to be Assessors in certain cases . 4. Mode of qualifying ; oath . 5. Compensation . 6. Appointment by Court of Ses- sions . 7. Duty in such case ; compensa- tion ; how paid . 8 ...
... neglect or re- fusal to be sworn . 3. Selectmen to be Assessors in certain cases . 4. Mode of qualifying ; oath . 5. Compensation . 6. Appointment by Court of Ses- sions . 7. Duty in such case ; compensa- tion ; how paid . 8 ...
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... neglect , warrant of distress to issue . be re - assessed . 8. To assess fines imposed by Court of Common Pleas . D. Their power and duty in case of Constable or Col- lector's removal ; insanity ; incapacity through in- firmity ; arrest ...
... neglect , warrant of distress to issue . be re - assessed . 8. To assess fines imposed by Court of Common Pleas . D. Their power and duty in case of Constable or Col- lector's removal ; insanity ; incapacity through in- firmity ; arrest ...
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... neglect to make choice of Selectmen or Assessors , the said default being made known unto the Court of Common Pleast within the same county , such town shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding $ 300 , nor less than $ 100 , as the said ...
... neglect to make choice of Selectmen or Assessors , the said default being made known unto the Court of Common Pleast within the same county , such town shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding $ 300 , nor less than $ 100 , as the said ...
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... neglect to furnish such list on requisition as aforesaid , he shall forfeit and pay the sum of fifty dollars , for every such refusal or neglect to the use of the town or plantation where such Assessors reside , to be recovered by the ...
... neglect to furnish such list on requisition as aforesaid , he shall forfeit and pay the sum of fifty dollars , for every such refusal or neglect to the use of the town or plantation where such Assessors reside , to be recovered by the ...
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... neglect to make such assessment , and to certify the same to the Clerk of the Court , and such town or plantation shall not cause the highway to be repair- ed , to the acceptance of the agent , and pay the costs of prosecution to the ...
... neglect to make such assessment , and to certify the same to the Clerk of the Court , and such town or plantation shall not cause the highway to be repair- ed , to the acceptance of the agent , and pay the costs of prosecution to the ...
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aforesaid appointed assessed authorized cents certificate charges chosen collect committed Common Pleas Constable or Collector County Treasurer Court of Common Court of Sessions deceased deliver deputy directed discharge duly election empowered exceeding execute warrants execution expense fees Fence Viewers forfeit and pay forfeitures hereby highway house of correction hundred dollars inhabitants issue Jurors Justice lands liable license manner master ministerial lands moiety notice notified oath offence open town meeting Overseers owner paid parish or religious partition fence party pauper Peace Penalty person or persons power and duty proprietors prosecute purpose qualified rates receive recovered Register of Deeds remove repair respective towns school district seal Selectmen or Assessors settlement Sheriff summons surveyor sworn tation therein thereof tion town Clerk town meeting town officers town or plantation towns and plantations Treasurer vessel vote voters warrant of distress writ
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Page 98 - to the true payment whereof, we bind ourselves and each of us, our, and each of our heirs, executors and administrators, jointly and severally, by these presents. Sealed with our seals. Dated the day of , in the year of
Page 275 - The Senate shall consist of not less than twenty, nor more than thirty-one members, elected at the same time, and for the same term, as the Representatives, by the qualified electors of the districts, into which the State shall from time to time be divided,
Page 108 - this State, shall not be considered as having obtained such established residence by being stationed in any garrison, barrack or military place, in any town or plantation ; nor shall the residence of a student at any seminary of learning entitle him to the right of suffrage in the town or plantation where such seminary is established. Const.
Page 65 - by himself, our and each of our heirs, executors and administrators, firmly, by these presents. Sealed with our seals. Dated the day of , in the year of
Page 38 - shall be attested by the Selectmen and town Clerks of towns, and the Assessors and Clerks of plantations, and scaled up in open town and plantation meetings-; and the town and plantation Clerks respectively shall cause the same to be delivered into the Secretary's office, thirty days at least before the first Wednesday in January.
Page 234 - for a breach of this act, shall be recovered by indictment or information before any court of competent jurisdiction ; and it shall be the duty of all grand jurors, to make due presentment thereof in all cases that shall come to their knowledge, and such penalty, when recovered, shall in all instances be paid into the treasury of the town
Page 62 - this Act, to issue his warrant to the Sheriff" of the county, or his deputy or to any Constable of the same town, directing them to distrain the person or property of any person or persons, who may be delinquent in the payment of taxes after the expiration of the time fixed for the
Page 69 - well and truly to be made we do hereby bind ourselves and each of us by himself, our and each of our heirs, executors and administrators, firmly, by these presents. Sealed with our seals. Dated the day of , in the year of
Page 182 - Every town within this State shall be holden to relieve and support all poor and indigent persons, lawfully settled therein, whenever they shall stand in need thereof; and may vote and raise moneys therefor, and for their employment, in the same way that moneys for other town
Page 284 - is authorized and directed to issue his warrant under his hand and seal, directed to the Sheriff of the county or his deputy, requiring him to levy and collect, by distress and sale, the sum mentioned therein, of the estates real and personal, of any inhabitant or inhabitants of such deficient town