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| Sec. 5. Assessment of taxes. The State Tax Assessor shall assess the real | | and personal property taxes in the Town of Atkinson as of April 1, | | 2002, as provided in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 36, chapter | | 115. |
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| | | Sec. 6. Referendum; certificate to Secretary of State. Notwithstanding the | | Maine Revised Statutes, Title 30-A, section 7209, the board of | | assessors of the town shall submit this Act to the legal voters | | of the Town of Atkinson by ballot at a special election held | | after passage of this Act. This election must be called, | | advertised and conducted according to Title 30-A, sections 2528 | | and 2532. The town clerk shall prepare the required ballots on | | which the clerk shall reduce the subject matter of this Act to | | the following question: |
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| | | "Do you favor the deorganization of the Town of Atkinson?" |
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| | | The voters shall indicate their opinion on this question by a | | cross or check mark placed against the word "Yes" or "No." | | Before becoming effective, this Act must be approved by at least | | 2/3 of the legal voters voting at the special election, and the | | total number of votes cast for and against the acceptance of this | | Act at the election must equal or exceed 50% of the total number | | of votes cast in the town for Governor at the last gubernatorial | | election. |
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| | | The municipal officers of the Town of Atkinson shall declare | | the result of the vote. The town clerk shall file a certificate | | of the election result with the Secretary of State within 10 days | | from the date of the election. |
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| | | Emergency clause. Sections 1 to 5 of this Act take effect on July | | 1, 2002 if deorganization is approved by the voters of the Town | | of Atkinson pursuant to section 6 of this Act. |
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| | | This bill would allow the Town of Atkinson to deorganize. |
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