The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-04-01

sidewalk in front Of said lot to be paved With hrx.
mar stones with suitable curb stones the same 10
to uons under me direction Of and 10 the appToba-
uon OF the committee on streets If the owner nj
such lot shall neglect to pave the same a. foress;J
proslde such curb stones for the space OF twenty
amer he or the tenant of such lot shall have h
thereto required in writing by the commssioner ~
streets II shall then be the duty said commissioner
"a suIo stones and pave the sidewalk or
Iooe"sy' ana tue city shall have q lien on the pron
erty for expenses thereof TO be enforced az i; ~
sscuoh; Inc CITY council before requiring
general ordinance assume porti ~ ss;d sxnarsss
TO an amount not less than one half ths1eof H be
proprietor shall be required 10 constrnct %
said more than two hundred feet in length az ~
walk or iootway in any one street in front of any
unimproved lots or parcels of land.
sEcrIoN2i The mayor and aldermen of said citx
may lay out make, maintain and repair all main
annn 40, or common sewers IN said city may
oenehted thereby, and who shall enter the same d.
Iss.y or indirectly proportional part Of the charge
aseertained and assessed by the MAYOR and Aldermen
OF said city and BY them certified ser notice Thereof
subIIc 20 .ne party 70 be charged or BY
pers in said city but not less than one third mari OF
the cost OF such main drain common sewer shall
us paid by the city, and shall not be charged to the
abuttors. All assessments made shall constitufe
Alien on the real estate assessed for two wears Al
cr ,ney are laid They shall be certified by the may
or ana aldermen under their hands TO the treasurer
and collector Of said city and his successors with a.
Iecnons to collect the same according to law, and
De levied by sale of the estate BY him or them fthe
assessment Is not paid within three months afsar =
s,,h a'en demand o. paymen made by him them,
EITHER upon the persons assessed upon any person
occupying the estate-such sale TO be Conducted in
nSe manner a. sale for non-payment Of taxes on land
OF RESIDENT owners and with similar right of re-
demption- Any person who may deem himself ar
grieved by any such assessments may appeal 10 the
supreme court, the same manner as i herein pro-
vided for appeals for damages for laying out sreets
which court shall, AT the first term, appoint three
persons who may be inhabitants of said city settle
tn hs ela
they shall make return of their doings 10 said court
and their decision If accepted shall be final And in
e ehs te made by the mayor and aldermen
sha not be reduced on such appeal the city shall
cover costs but otherwise shall paw costs ANY per-
son who shall directly or indirectly, enter any such
main drain or common sewer, without first obtaining
apermt from the mayor therefor. shall be subject 70
q nne not exceeding one hundred dollars.
HskcIioN % All acts and parts of acts inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed provided how
ever the repeal of the said acts shall not ct auv act
DONE any act accruing or accrued or esfabli.hed
or any suit or proceeding had commenced in any
civil or criminal before the time whe such re-
peal snail take effect, and that offence committed
ana no penalty or forfeiture incurred. under the acts
hereby repealed and before the time when such re-
peal shall take effect shall be effected by the repeal
Ana prosded also that all persons who, at the time
der the said acts ordinances of the city shall con-
tnue to hold the same according the tenure there
or or until Others are elected and qualified 10 their
stead. And provided. also, that all the ordinances
rules and regulations of the city of Portland which
shall be In force at the time when the said repeal
shall take effect shall continue in until the anne
are repealed No act which has been heretofore re-
peaed shall be revived by the repeal Of the above
acts.
SECTION 26. This act shall be void unless the in
habitants OF the city of Portland legal ward meet
ings called Tor that purpose. by written deter
mine TO adopt the same; and the qualified voters Of
the city shall be called upon to give in their votes
upon the acceptance of tins act meetings IN the
several wards duly warned BY the Mayo and Alder
men, to be held ON the day Of the next municipal
elections and thereupon the same proceedings shkl
be had respecting the sorting. counting declaring
aud recording the returns OF said as Is herein
provided at the election of Mayor; and the Board OF
Mayor and Aldermen shall within three DAYS meet to-
gether aud compare the returns OF the ward officers;
and II 1t appear that majority OF all the votes given
on the question OF its acceptance in thereof
the Mayor shall forthwith make proclamation Of the
fact. aud thereupon this act shall take effect And
In case this act IL adopted. and takes effect the
terms OF office of all city officers which would other
wise expire In April in the of our Lord eighteen
hundred and sixty-four shall expire on the second
Mondayo March in the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred and sixty-four. or As thereafter a.
other persons qualified In their places; subord
nate officers shall be elected In April eighteen hun
dred and sixty-three at the time now hx.d by law.
In the House of Representatives. March Ii. 1853
This bill having had three reading passed 10 be
acted. NELSON DrNGLEY, Jr., Speaker.
In the Senate. March "a. 1853 This bill having had
two several readings. passed 10 be enacted
N. A. FARwELL, President
Approved ABNER C0BURN.
March "a, 1868.