{"data":{"id":"us-me/36-m.r.s.-503","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"36 M.R.S. §503","heading":"Town taxes; legality","body":"The assessment of a tax by a town is illegal unless the sum assessed is raised by vote of the voters at a meeting legally called and notified.","path":["TITLE 36: TAXATION","PART 2: PROPERTY TAXES","CHAPTER 105: CITIES AND TOWNS","SUBCHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/36/title36sec503.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:40Z","sha256":"6ba9e30783fc6c8f4efa3c792c475bf56a6f4a4cb105f672849dc1addfe53fa8","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/36-m.r.s.-502","next":"us-me/36-m.r.s.-504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}