USA Statutes : maine
Title : Title 36. TAXATION
Chapter : Chapter 113. TIMBER AND GRASS ON PUBLIC RESERVED LOTS
Title 36 - §1541. Public reserved lots held for payment of taxes
Title 36: TAXATION
Part 2: PROPERTY TAXES
Chapter 113: TIMBER AND GRASS ON PUBLIC RESERVED LOTS
§1541. Public reserved lots held for payment of taxes
The timber and grass claimed on the public reserved lots shall be held to the State for the payment of those taxes which may
be lawfully assessed against them.
[1977, c. 679, § 5 (rpr).]
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Title 36 - §1542. Payment of owner's interest; discharge
Title 36: TAXATION
Part 2: PROPERTY TAXES
Chapter 113: TIMBER AND GRASS ON PUBLIC RESERVED LOTS
§1542. Payment of owner's interest; discharge
Each owner of timber and grass so assessed may pay the part of the tax so assessed proportioned to his interest in any tract,
whether in common or not; and shall receive from the State Tax Assessor a certificate, discharging the tax upon the interest
upon which such payment is made.
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Title 36 - §1543. Each acreage interest forfeited if tax unpaid
Title 36: TAXATION
Part 2: PROPERTY TAXES
Chapter 113: TIMBER AND GRASS ON PUBLIC RESERVED LOTS
§1543. Each acreage interest forfeited if tax unpaid
Each fractional part, or interest represented by acreage, in all such public reserved lots, upon which the state taxes and
interest are not paid by the 30th day of March of the year following the assessment shall be forfeited to the State, and whenever
such taxes are assessed on a biennial basis, such forfeiture shall occur on the 30th day of March following the 2nd year of
the biennium. Any owner may redeem his interest in such public reserved lots by tendering to the State Tax Assessor, within
one year after the date of the forfeiture, his proportional part of all the sums due on such lots, and $1 for a release.
[1977, c. 679, § 6 (amd).]
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Title 36 - §1544. Land unredeemed in one year forfeited to State
Title 36: TAXATION
Part 2: PROPERTY TAXES
Chapter 113: TIMBER AND GRASS ON PUBLIC RESERVED LOTS
§1544. Land unredeemed in one year forfeited to State
If any fractional part or interest represented by acreage in such public reserved lots shall not be redeemed as provided in
section 1543 at the expiration of one year from the date of the forfeiture, then it shall be and remain wholly forfeited to
the State, and shall vest in the State free from all claims by any former owner.
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Title 36 - §1545. Timber and grass forfeited held for benefit of towns
Title 36: TAXATION
Part 2: PROPERTY TAXES
Chapter 113: TIMBER AND GRASS ON PUBLIC RESERVED LOTS
§1545. Timber and grass forfeited held for benefit of towns
All timber and grass forfeited under section 1544 shall be held in trust by the State for the benefit of the people of Maine
and shall be held by the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands subject to the same powers and responsibilities as apply
to other lands in his custody.
[1995, c. 502, Pt. E, §30 (amd).]
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State House Room 108
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Title 36 - §1546. Division of lots partially forfeited
Title 36: TAXATION
Part 2: PROPERTY TAXES
Chapter 113: TIMBER AND GRASS ON PUBLIC RESERVED LOTS
§1546. Division of lots partially forfeited
The Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands shall cause a division to be made, if found necessary from time to time, of
the public reserved lots which have been partially forfeited, and shall set off and hold the forfeited portions for the benefit
of the people of Maine, as provided for in section 1545.
[1995, c. 502, Pt. E, §30 (amd).]
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State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
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Title 36 - §1547. Taxes due from forfeited interest charged against Unorganized Territory Education and Services Fund
Title 36: TAXATION
Part 2: PROPERTY TAXES
Chapter 113: TIMBER AND GRASS ON PUBLIC RESERVED LOTS
§1547. Taxes due from forfeited interest charged against Unorganized Territory Education and Services Fund
After such timber and grass shall be wholly forfeited to the State, the State Tax Assessor shall certify to the State Controller
the amount of unpaid taxes and interest then outstanding. Such state taxes and interest shall be charged to the Unorganized
Territory Education and Services Fund.
[1979, c. 666, § 41 (amd).]
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Office of the Revisor of Statutes
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State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
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