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OF Somerset, and for other pur-


poses.


Sec. !, RE h enacted By ahe Senate md House Of


- Representatives IN General Court assem-
Died andy The authority Of the same, That from
and after the passing of this sC, the west line Of
the tract of land, called Bingham's tract or pa
tent or otherwise called the miTion acres lying on
both sides of kenuebeek river, until it ntersects
the north line of said Binghams tract, including
The whole of said million acres, shall be, and here
by is established ard declared to be the west line
OF said County of Somerset


Sec 2. Bel further enacted, That the respective
Ireasurers OF the Counties Of Somerset, Oxford.
Hancock. Penobscot, and Washington, be. and
they hereby are empowered 10 issue their rants
respectively, to the respective Sherifs Of said
Counties, requiring them 10 collect said Comfy
taxes within said counties respectively, which
ha, been assessed upon the several towns, and
unincsrporated plantations and other tracts of land
nnimproved, lying within said Counties respective
ly since the year eighteen hundred and twelve
hut upon which townships, or other tracts of un-
improved land, there was not al the settlement of
The last valuation any person residing thereon,
assessors chosen to whom the said Treasurers could
issue their warrants for the assessing aud collect
ing thereof ;--al which sums are TO he collected
in the same manner collectors or constabies.
directed 10 proceed in the collecting Of taxes. laid
on nonresident proprietors or unimproved lands
and to be paid into the Treasury Of The respec-
tive Counties Of Somerset, Oxford, Hancock, Pc
nobscot and Washington, on or before the frsi
day of September next. Propided, That deduc-
tioRs shall be made and allowed, from said County
taxes, in the same ratio that deductions were made
FROM the State Taxes assessed upon said lands. by
and conformableto resolve passed The seventeenth
day of February, one thousand eight hundred and
eighteen.


A pproved by the Governor, Feb. 2, 1919.