Estates in the possession of a tenant for life or for a term of ten (10) or more years when by the terms of his or her lease the tenant for years is required to pay the taxes on the estate, may be taxed to the tenant, who, for the purposes of taxation is deemed the owner. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 45, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 57, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 59, § 6; P.L. 1929, ch. 1388, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 30, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 44-4-6.
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