The Portland daily press., 1891-04-07

nomination paper or any part thereof which has been
ment on any ballots or wilfuly destroy or deface any
ballot wilfuly delay the delivery OF any ballots
shall take or remove any ballot 6asia n OF the ncl1s
shall be punished by fine not exceeding one thousand
dollars or by Imprisonment in the jail not more than
SECT. 81 Any public officer upon whom duty IS
nero s by ns 1 act who VINO sh na
in such way to hinder the objects of this act shall
than one thousand dollars or by Imprisonment in jail
i0r more than one year, or ny D0h snch me ana
Chapter 1913
ANACT to create Board of State Assessors.
SECT. l. A board of state assessors shall be chosen
ators and representatives in convention consisting of
three members not more than two Of whom shall be
and subscribe the oath provided by the constitution of
this state and hold their offices provided in the
SECT. 3 The term Of Office of said assessors under
said first section shall be, for two years. one for
several successors elected and qualified; and the
member having the shortest time to serve shall be
chairman of the board. Said state shall be
elected after the approval Of this act by the egls
azure now IN session. ana snail nold iaelr 1rsC teu
The assessors thereafter elected shall hold office for
the term of six years each, excepting elections made
SECT. g. Said board of state assessors shall have
power to summon before them and examine on oath
any town assessor other officer person whose es-
timony they shall deem necessary in the proper dis
charge their duties may require such witnesses
to bring with Them for examination, any records
other public documents in their custody control
which said state assessors may deem necessary tor
their information in the performance of their duties
Each of said shall have power to administer
all oaths required by this act.
SECT. Any two of said board shall have authority
but ali three must be duly notied of each and every
meeting for the transaction of business. In case of
the death, resignation REFUSAL inability to of
any of said board, the governor, with adj
vice and consent of the council, SHALL may
SO appointed shall hold said Office until his successor
is elected by the pext legislature and qualified Said
hrst Tuesday of each month.
nish to the town assessors blanks which to return
the aggregates required by section fifteen, and shall
have the required oath printed thereon.
SECT 6. Said state assessors shall do and perform
all the acts and duties required by law to be done
by the governor council relating to the assessing
and taxing of railroad corporations and associations
and all corporations companies or persons doing tee
graph telephone express business within the state,
and shall assess all taxes upon corporate franchises
SECT T. The state assessors shall annually, before
the first day of December make report to the gov
ernor and council of their proceedings and shall in
cude therein tabular statement OF all statistics de-
ules of all corporations on which state taxes
they shall equaze the valuation of the state their re-
port shall include tabular statements of the state valu
SECT s. Said state assessors shall constitute state
board of equalization whose duty it shall be to equal
ganzed townships according to their several vaua-
TONS to fix the valuation of real and personal estate
each town and unorganized townships; and to per
form the duties heretofore devoving upon the legs-
the several towns of the state.
SECT. g. Said state assessors shall visit officially
every county in the state at least two years,
and shall there sit at such times and places as they
them to make just and equal assessment of the val
alton of the taxable property in any place therein
and to investigate charges of cOnceament of property
liable to assessment Said assessors shall give such
proper and shall receive such official visits in adj
dltOn to their salaries the amount by them actually
paid for travelling expenses said expenses to be al
lowed by the governor and council on properly item
lied accounts.
SECT. TO- Said state assessors shall be provided
with suitable rooms in the state house, andsha be
furnished by the secretary of state with necessary
BOOKS, blankS stationery printing notices and
monses, and may employ such clerical assistance
they shall deem necessary, at expense not exceed
ing six hundred dollars per annum.
SECT. ii. statement of the amount of the
valuation for each town, township and lot parcel
of land not included in any township after adjust
ment provided by section thirteen the aggregate
amount for each county, and for the entire state
fixed by the board of equalization, shall be certified
by said board and deposited in the office of the
try of state completed and before the first
day of December preceding the regular sessions of
the legislature The valuation thus determined shall
be the basis for the computation and apportionment
OF the state and county taxes until the next biennial
assessment and equalization.
SECT r. Said state assessors shall be held to con.
slant attendance upon the duties of their office shall
be viglant and prompt in the correcting and equal
izng of valuations and in the investigation of charges
of concealed property liable to assessment Said state
assessors shall receive salary of fifteen hundred dol
lars each which shall be in full for all services
penses except as provided in section nine.
SECT. 13. Said state assessors shall equalize and
adjust the assessment list of each town, by adding
deductng from it such amount will make it
equal to its full market value.
SECT. IA. If the assessors of any town. or one of
them, shall fail to before said nj