The Portland daily press., 1863-04-02

method of keeping. vouching and settling his nc.
counts, shall be subject to such rules and regulations
the city council may establish said treasurer and
collector shall collect all such uncollected taxes and
assessments In whatever assessed may be col
lected during his term of office; and at the expira.
ton of said term, his powers collector shall wholly
cease; all sales dstresses and all other acts and pro-
ceedings. lawfully commenced by him such treas
urer and collector, may be as effectuay continued
and completed by his successor in office as thou oh
done BY himself: and all unreturned warrants which
would otherwise be returnsbe to him shall be re-
rurned to his successor in Office These provisions
shall apply in all respects to the uncoeced taxes of
said city assessed in the year eighteen hundred and
sixty three but shall not in any way be Construed 70
effect the collection OF taxes assessed in other pre-
and ways in said city shall. in ten years or oft
ener, be ascertained by the city engineer under the
direction OF the city council accurately as practi
ctbeIthe location of different streets being ascer-
tanned By him from time time when ex pediept lie
shaii make written report of his doings to the
mittee on new streets which shall give twenty days'
notice, by advertisement In or more public pa-
pers in the city of the time and place which il will
act upon SAID report Any person may appear and
object to the report and ater full hearing of ali
parties Interested the committee NAV accent altar or
amend the report as it shall think right and shall re-
port their proceedings to the city council who shall
thereupon determine the lines of such streets and
ways in said city, according the ginaI location
thereoi, and shall order the same to be designated
anew by fixed and permanent bou ndaries as and for
the original boundaries; and record of the location
thereofto be made upon the city records and a copy
of the last record such proceedings respecting apy
street. with evidence of the location of the bounda
res therein designated shall In all judicial proceed
ings be prima lce evidence of the place of the orig
lna location of said street.
SECTION q. The mayor and aldermen of said CITY
may on public occasions, by their order forbid the
passing, temporarily of horses carriages or other
sehce-, over or through such WAYS in said
city as they NAV deem expedient No existing wharf
In Portland shall be extended into the harbor great
er distance below low water mark than the same now
exists, and hereafter such wharf shall be ex
tended below low water mark into the harbor, with
out in either case the written assent of the mavor
and aderuen No wharf or incumbrance shall here
aer be erected or extended into said harbor beyond
the haroor commissioners line
SECTION 23. The city council OF Portland NAV re-
quire the owner of lot of ground fronting on any
street OF way In said city, to cause the fbotwav or
sidewalk In front Of said lot TO be paved with bricks
or fiat stones, with suitable curb stones the same 10
be done under the direction Of and TO the approba-
uon OF the committee on streets. If the owner of
such lot shall neglect TO pave the same a.
and provide snch curb stones for the space twenty
thereto required In writing by the commissioner of
streets. 1t shall then be the duty said comm
to procure the curb stones and pave the sidewalk or
footway: and the city shall have a lien on the prom
erty for expenses thereof 10 be enforced a. in the
Following section The city council before requiring
any snch sidewalk or footway TO be paved shall by
general ordinance assume portion Of aid on nensa
10 an amount not less than one half thereof To be
paid by the city IN money materials, but owner
proprietor shall be required 10 construct AZ afore
said more than two hundred feet in length of side
walk or footway, In any one street in front of any
un1nproyed lots or parcels of land.
sEcrIoS24. The mayor and aldermen of said city
may lay OUT make, maintain and repair all main
drains or common sewers in said city and assess
upon the owners of the abuting lots and other lots
benefited thereby, and who shall enter the same di-
recuy or indirectly proportional part Of the charge
OF making such main drain common sewer TO Be
ascertained and assessed by the mayor aud aldermen
o said city and By them certified after notice thereof
gwen IN writing TO the party to be charged by
public advertisement for days in two daily pa
pers in said city but not less than one third part of
the cost of such main drain or common sewer shall
be paid by the city and shall be charged TO the
abuttors. All assessments so made shall constitute
lien the real estate assessed for two wears AZ
ter they are laid They shall be certified by the may
or and aldermen under their hands TO the treasurer
and collector of said city aud his successors with d.
rections TO collect the same according to law and
may together with all incidental costs and expenses
be levied by sale of the BY him or them the
assessment is not paid within three months after
written demand of payment made by him or them
either upon the persons assessed upon any
occupying the estate-such sale TO be conducted in
hke manner a. sale for nonpayment oftaxes on land
Oh resident owners, and with similar right of
dempfion Any person who may deem himself ag-
grieFed by any sneh assessments may appeal 10 the
supreme court, n the same manner il herein pro-
vided for appeals for damages for iayng ont streets
which court shall, at the first term appoint three
persons who may be inhabitants Of said city, settle
and assess the share to be charged to such
they shall make 4 return of their dongs to -aid court
and their decision If accepted, shall be final And in
case the assessment made by the mayor and aldermen
shall not be reduced such appeal the city shall re-
cover costs but otherwise shall paw co.fs ANY uar-
son who shall, directly or indirectly enter any such
man drain or common sewer. without hrst obtaining
permit from the mayor therefor shall be subject 10
iine not exceeding one hundred dollars.
chcIloN 20 All aete and parts OF acts Inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed provided how
ever, the repeal of the said shall not affect any act
done, or any act acerung accrued or established
or any suit or proceeding had or commenced in any
civil or criminal before the time whe such re-
peal snail take effect. aud that offence committed
aud penalty forfeiture incurred under the acts
hereby repealed and before the time when such re-
peal shall take effect, shall be effected By the repeal
And provided also, that all persons who. the time
said repeal shall take effect. shall hold any office un
der the said acts ordinances of the city, shall con-
nue to hold the same according the tenure there
OF. or uatil Others elected AID qualified Ia their
stead. And provided also, that all the ordinsnces
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 force until the same
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 for that purpose, by written vote. deter
mine to adopt the same aud the qualified voters of
the city shall be called upon TO give in their votes
upon the acceptance of this act meetings in tho
several wards, duly warned by the Mayor and Alder
men. to be held on the dsy OF the next muuicipal
election; and thereupon the proceedings shall
be had respecting the sorting counting. declaring
and recording the returns of said as herein
provided at the election of Mayor aud the Board OF
Mayor and Aldermen shall within three days meet to-
gefher and compare the returns OF the ward oicers
aud If appear that majority of all the votes given
on the question of its acceptance in favor thereof
the Mayor shall forthwith make proclamation OF the
fact. aud thereupon this act shall take effect And
IN case this act Is 30 adopted aud takes effect the
terms of office of all city officers which would other
Ni-c sApitt apfi wear OF our Lord eighteen
hundred and sixty-four, shall expire on the second
Monday OF March, in the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred aud sixty-four, soon thereafter as
other persons qualified In their places; snbord
nate officers shall be elected in April eighteen hum
dred aud sixty-thr AZ the time fixed by law
In the House of Representatives, March l3, 1863
This bill having had three reading passed to be en-
acted. NgLsDs DINgIRy Jr Sneaker
la the Senate, March "a. 1883 This bill having had
two several readings, passed to be enacted.
n. A FARwELL, President.
. Approved ABNER COBURN.
March "A. 1868.