The Portland daily press., 1881-05-07
PUBLIC LAWS OF THE STATE OF MAINE.

u LAW Ok THE STATE Of MA
private person, he shall first take bond from such
person, running to such town or city where the child
resides, in such sum and with such suretes as he
shall approve conditioned that such person will hui
namely treat and properly support, clothe and edu
cate the child, and in of the non-performance
of said bond, suit may be commenced thereon,
and the sum recovered upon such bond shall be
paid into the treasury Of the town or city to which
the bond is given. Upon application to any magis-
trate, he shall examine into the condition and well
fare of the children who have been provided for
under this act, and may at any time make such
further order in relation to their care custody sup
port and education as justice shall demand
SECT. 4. Whenever the municipal officers of any
town city have reason to believe that any child
will be removed beyond the limits of the state be-
any time after the fling of the petition, they shall
have the power to take the childn their custody
and keep the same until the hearing before the mag
istrate as provided by this act.
SECT. 5. Whenever any child is in the custody of
any public charitable institution, the parents or
either of them may make application in writing to
any judge of the supreme judicial court to have the
custody of such child restored to them. Such no
tice of the application and the time and place of
the hearing thereon as the court shall order, shall
be given to such Institution and the municipal OIL
GERS of the town or city where the proceedings pro-
vded for In this act commenced, and If 1t shall ap
cient ability and inclination to suitably provide for
the support and education of such child and justice,
requires that the custody Of such child shall be- re-
stored to such applicant, the judge shall order
and the custody and control of said child shall
thereupon be given such applicant until the further
order of the court
SECT. 6. Any town or city mourning expenses
under this act, by reason of the fault Of parents
educate their children, but who wrongfully neglect
and refuse to do may recover of such parents in
an action of debt, the amount 80 expended for the
support of said children.
SECT. 7. Any town or city may make proper pro-
visions for the support of children mentioned in
this act and SUCH support shall not make such chill
SECT. 8. This act shall take effect when approved.
Approved March 10, 1881
Chapter73
AN ACT to amend sections 81 xty-six, sixty-seven
and sixtyeightof chapter six of the Revised Stat
utes, relating to the assessment and abatement of
Taxes.
Be 1t enacted &C.. as follows
SECT. /. Section sixty-six of chapter six of the
revised statutes is hereby amended to read as
follows:
SECT. 66. IT any person after such notice does
not bring in such list the Shall ascertain
otherwise as nearly as may be, the nature, amount
and value of the estate real and PERSONAL for which
in their judgment such person is liable to be taxed,
and he shall be thereby barred of his right to make
application to the assessors or the county commits
soners for any abatement of his taxes, unless he Of
fers such list with his application and satisfies them
that he unable to offer such list at the time ap-
pointed
SECT. 2. Section sixty-seven of said chapter six,
is hereby amended to read as follows:
SECT. 81. The assessors Or either of them may
require the person presenting such list to make oath
to It's truth, which either OF them may adm mister,
and either of them may require such person to
sWer all proper inquiries in writing to the nature,
situation and value of his property liable to be
taxed in this state, and refusal or neglect to
swer such inquiries and subscribe the same, shall
bar the right of such person to an appeal to the
county commissioners, but such lists and answers
shall not be conclusive upon the assessors
SECT. 3. Section sixty-eight OF said chapter six,
is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
SECT. 68. The assessors for the time being, on
written application, stating the grounds therefor,
within two years from the assessment, may make
such reasonable abatement as they think proper.
They shall keep in suitable book form, record of
SUCH abatements, with the reasons for each abate-
ment and shall report the same to the town at it's
annual meeting, and to the mayor and aldermen OF
Giles, or before the first Monday in March of
each year. approved March 16, 1884,
Chapter ~.
AN ACT authorizing the improvement of Marshes,
Meadows and SWamps
Be 1T enacted, &C., as follows:
SECT. l. When any meadow, swamp, marsh,
tors, and it is necessary useful to drain flow
the same, Or remove distractions in rivers
streams leading therefrom, such improvements may
be effected under the direction Of commissioners in
the manner herein provided.
SECT. 2. Such prOprietOrs, or majority of them
in interest, may apply by petition to the supreme jul
dcial court sitting in the county where the lands or
provements and the therefor; and the court
shall cause notice of the petition to be given in such
manner as it may Judge proper, to any proprietors
who have not joined in the petition, that they may
appear and answer thereto.
SECT. 8. 1t upon hearing the parties, it appears
that the improvements proposed will be for the gen.
era advantage of the propretors, the court may APP
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