§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. [PL 1977, c. 679, §5 (RPR).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c. 625, §259 (AMD). PL 1977, […]
§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 […]
§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 […]
§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, […]
§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 […]
§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 […]
§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 […]
