When a collector has a tax for collection against a person residing outside the town in which the collector resides, he or she may notify such person thereof by a letter containing a statement of the amount of such tax and of the time and place when and where the collector will receive payment thereof. The time appointed for payment shall not be less than 20 nor more than 40 days from the time when the letter is deposited in the post office.
32 V.S.A. § 4842