Welcome to the City of Bath Assessor's Office. It is our job to equitably apply Maine tax law to the properties here in Bath. The purpose of this site is to provide relevant related information. Links are provided to our own on-line resources and to information hosted by the Maine Revenue Service and the Maine Municipal Association. Please feel free to contact me via phone, e-mail or in person with any question or concern that you may have.
Section 22. Taxes
"No tax or duty shall be imposed without the consent of the people or of their representatives in the Legislature."
Article IX General Provisions
Section 8. …"All taxes upon real and personal estate, assessed by authority of this State, shall be apportioned and assessed equally according to the just value thereof."
Section 9. Power of Taxation. "The Legislature shall never, in any manner, suspend or surrender the power of taxation."