Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-05-01
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Many people hare an idea that after ths
legislature sdjourns there is but little ions
=, ,,s s,zte Honse Such an idea Is quick
w aispelIed. however. after visit among
,hs aepanr,ens. Al are basy. The de-
,,.yure Of the legislators has left chance
10 40 much isar,i work. Wilton committee
,,oo,s have been resiere,i TO their original
sac, a. Offices. snd hut little trace Of the
LyvIih Legislature is left-exeepsing the
,ls,ioaal sorx which il imposed upon the
different departments.
Rank Examiner C.. X. Whitten comes In
a, a large share Of extra work on account
Al the act relating TO the taxation Of saw
iags banks, as may be seen by the follow
srsrsct from that ia~
Section /. Every savings bank. insti-
,,,,oo for savings and trust aud loan a.s1.i-
,t,oa incorporated under the laws of the
s,,te .kali. semi-snnually, on the last
Saturdays OF April and October, make a re-
turn .ixned and sworn TO by its treasurer,
a. the average amount Of its deposits, re-
ssrye fand and undivided profits for the six
months preceding each Of said days together
xj,h a statement in detail of its assets, d,
ioans and Investments and its deposits it'll
ia aaI without the State in separate columns
With Aggregates, so arranged as to Clearly
sl.,s ahsther the purchase or acquisition
of each item in such detailed state
pent sas prior or subsequent to January
first, eighteen hundred and ninety three.
All assets, loans or investments made, pur-
chased or acquired from the proceeds of
assets, loans or investments held on said
January irst and thereafter renewed, sold or
pad shall b. entered in said statement as
ACQUIRED subsequent 10 said January first.
Said return shall be made TO the bank ex-
aminer on or before the second Mondays Of
MAY and November and within thirty days
,ereafter lie shall fI and determine the
market values Of the Investments aforesaid
sgi transmit the same with such vaines so
determined to the State assessors for the
a"cssment required by section two
It will take Mr.. Whitten's whole time for
the month Of May to comply with the re-
qlremeni. Of this section. Then comes the
STATE boar1 Of assess0 0rs turn of extra work
in assessing the franchises in accordance
with the later sections of the act.
IN spite Of the short time since since the
g7th VI March, when the law went into
effect. Mr. Whitten has sent his blanks out
an, II prepared in every way. In addition
to ihi. he has been busy with his report,
which will be ready for issue Tuesday.
lIe has prepared mailing wrappers for a
large number Of copies to be sent to banks
and other similar institutions.
About the first Of June Mr.. Whitten will
begin again his examination OF the savings
banks loan and building associations and
loan and trust companies in the State.
The railroad commissioners hold their
monthly meeting here on Tuesday. They
expect to start this week on their spring in
spcetion Of the roads of the State Col. f..
g. Harrington, the clerk of the board, has
returned from weeks outing near Frye
burg.
The May meeting Of the Council takes
place Tuesday at +. NJ. 1t is expected
that final plans will he made then by the
Governor and the members as to their trip
to the Worlds Fair later in the month
Fertilizer is being put upon the grounds
west and south of the Capitol. The grass
has tlreaiiy assumed a distinctly green hue.
panielions are in full bloom in the favored
plot south of the new part and over the
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