The Portland daily press., 1893-04-03
CHAPTER 25y.

Approved March AL
Chapter 259.
E, ACT to regulate the method of obtaining private
aud special legislation for Fish and Game.
,vhnever shall introduce any b act OF resolve for
private and special legislation, regarding or IN any
given notice Of their intention with full description
Of the territory waters affected by such legslation
aeeed for eight Consecutive Weeks the last notice
be not less than one, nor more than three weeks
legislation is required such notice shall be abso-
luely required before any such legislation shall be
this act shall apply any petition, act resolve,
either repeating or amendatory which has for its OBJ
eet the placing of the territory or waters in question
SECT. o All laws hereafter enacted pertaining to
of the state the purposes of this act be deemed
private and special. [Approved March 24.l
Chapter 25S.
AN ACT relating to the Taxation of Savings Banks.
SECTION 1. Every savings bank, institution for saw
ngs and trust and loan association incorporated under
the laws of the state SHALL semi-annually the last
Saturdays of April and October make return, signed
Of its DEPOSITS reserve fund and undSded profits for
the six months preceding each OF said days, together
vestnents and its deposits within and without the
in separate columns with aggregates SO arranged
each te In such detailed statement was PRIOR OF
subsequent to January first, eighteen hundred and
purchased acquired from the proceeds of assets,
loans Investments held on said January first and
thereafter renewed, sold paid shall be entered in
said statement acquired subsequent to said January
first Said return shall be made to the bank examiner
before the second Mondays of May and November
and within thirty days thereafter he shall fix and de-
terne the market values OF the
to the state assessors for the assessment required by
SECT 3 The state assessors shall thereupon deter.
the values of the several franchises OF the said
r arc from s amount Of
deposits, reserve fund and undivided profits SO re-
shall In each case be deducted an amount equal to the
amount of United States bonds the shares OF corpor
taxation to the stockholders and assessed value of
real estate owned by the bank institution or associ
other assets loans and Investments by said detailed
appear to have been acquired prior to jan
equal to two sevenths Of snch other assets,
loans and Investments as BY such statement appear
and doing business in this state, Investments in mort
cages on real estate in Maine and New Hampshire,
OF guaranteed By corporations located and doing bus
mess In this state seyerally made purchased or &C.
deposited within this state Upon the value Of each
shall assess annual tax Of seyeneighths of per
cent one half Of said tax to be assessed on OF before
the fourth Monday In May and half or bsfore
the fourth Monday in November. The state assessors
shall hereupon certify said assessnents to the treas
banks, Illustrations ard associations interssted.
SECT g. All taxes 80 assessed snail ~. re paia semi
in June and December. Onehalf OF the sum so paid
p r n IF IN scon
hundred and seventeen chapter eleven Of tile revised
statutes, aad onehalf to the stare.
SECT. H. Sections sixty for and sixty five OF chap
ter six Of the revised statutes are hereby repeated
lApproyed March Ell
CAapssr ESQ.
AN ACT to prevent and punish fraud IN sales of goods
wares and merchandise ut public private sale by
HineraAt Vendors, and to regulate such sales:
Expose FOR sale pnbde or private SALE aay goods
wares and merchandise without state and local licen
% 81 and sha paahsd oe
Each ot1ense by ne not exceeding tifty dollars or by
not exceeding sixty days, or by both
SECT. 2. All persons, both principals and agents,
who shall by circular handbil newspaper or in any
other mauner, advertise any such sales as those re-
erred TO in the section last preceding before proper
seeJing fifty dollars or imprisonment not exceeding
seer J. It shall be the duty Of every tinerant ven
DOR whether principal or agent, before commencing
he hereinafter set forth, but nothing herein
contained shall affect the right of any municipal Off
vendors may be permissible under the general law
Or under their respective charters.
SECT 4. Every itinerant vendor desiring to do bust
in this state shall deposit with the secretary of
state the sum of five hundred dollars as special de-
proper form and the payment OF a further sum of
Of the state shall issue to him tinerant vendors H.
authorizing him to do business in this state in
conformity with the provisions Of this act for the term
Of year from the date thereof. Every license shall
set forth copy of the application upon which it is
granted Such license shall not be transferable nor
give authority to than person to sell goods
tinerant vendor, either by agent clerk, in
my other way than in his proper person, but any
sons in conducting his business, who shall have au
hory to aid that principal but not to act for or with
out him.
SECT. s. ALI applications for licenses shall be sworn
o. shall disclose the and residences of the
lucted, and shall be kept on file by the secretary OF
ate, and record shall be kept by him of all licenses
ss9ed upon such applications Al Mes a and records
own city clerks, shall be in convenient form and
open for public inspection.
every tinerant vendor shall exhibit the same to the
clerk of the town city where he proposes to make
'ales. And upon payment to said clerk OF further
ocal license fee, to be ascertained in the pro-
7ided in the following section and the proof of pay
nent of all such other license fees any, legal
y chargeable upon local sales the clerk shall record
he said state license in full shall endorse upon it the
words, .local license fees paid and shall ax there
o his official signature together with the date of such
endorsements. ANY failure to Obtain a LOCAL incense,
ense shall be subjected to the same penalty as though
40 state license had been issued.
SECT. l. Any itinerant vendor before making any
sales of such goods, and merchandise shall fur
lish to the clerk OF the city orown where any goods
wares and merchandise are kept or to be kept
If the average quantity and value of the stock of
goods, and merchandise kept or exposed for
SALE The person furnishing such statement shall make
path that the same is true and said oath may be ad
by said clerk any officer qualified to al
Minister oaths. Such clerk shall thereupon ascertain
The amount to be paid for the local license by COM
outation based upon the average valuation of such
stock of goods, and merchandise SO kept or ex
posed for SALE in the ratio and OF the rate per thou
dollars of valuation of the last preceding tax levy
mount so fixed and ascertaned shall issue to the
person filing furnishing such statement local IL
the sale Of spGh s gGods v wares c ana
which license shall be and continue IN force 50 long as