Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-04-05

Re il enacted BY tbs Senate and HOUSE Of Rec-
senta'iyes In legislature assembled. n, fol.
lows:
section L Cities. towns and plantations
are authorized to raise annually. by two
thirds vote AZ s6eir annual meeting. am not
exceeding hve hundred dollars, 10 be exuended
by the municipal officers thereof or BY a coru-
missioner elseted by the cities. towns a,
Plantations for the propagation and protee-
tioa OF hsh Ia public waters located wholly or
partially within Their respective limits. re-
port Of the expenditures thereof shall be made
Al the next annual msst'ng by The officer or !
officers authorized TO sxpsnd such apurourfs. |
tion- (
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect when sn- !
proved.
Approved February Ia
Chapter iSa.
AN ACT 30 amend chapter two hundred and
thirty-four of the Public Law. of eighteen
hundred and eighty nine, relating 10 Frater- 4
nai Beneficiary Organizations.
BE II enacted By the Senate and Housa NJ
Representatives in Legislature assembled. /
follows:
Section three Of chapter two hundred and
thirty-four Of the public laws OF eighteen hun
bred aad elsaty-tiins Is hereby amended nv
inserting after the word me siber'' in the
eighteenth lie the following: Or payable to {
the assured in whole or in part upon his or her (
total disability or In yearly instruments unon /
reaching the age Of seventy years." so that
said section as amended shall read as follows
sec .. Any corporation duly organized a.
aforesaid. and which does not employ raid /
agents IN soliciting or procuring business +
other than IN the preliminary organization on
local branches, and which conducts its busi-a
ness as n fraternal society on the lodge sys- (
TEN. or limits its certificate holders to par
tclldr order. class or fraternity. or TO the .
employees of "A particular town or city.
deal - afa HFFp t,ftat
poraiion. may provide in its bylaws for
the payment, from time TO time. of a liked
sum by each member. and from this income
may make weekly or other payments to any |
member during a period of disability of such
member. Such corporation may also provide,
in its bylaws for the payment from time To
time. of a fixed sum by each member 10 be
paid to the benificaries of deceased members
IN such amount and manner rs SHALL be xed
by said bylaws and written in the benefit
certificates issued TO such members and paya-
bic 10 tho husband, wife. children, relatives
Of, or persons dependent upon such member,
or payable 10 the assured In whole or in part
upon his or her total disability, or in YEARLY
instslments upon reaching the age of sew |
enty years; but no contract under this
act shall be valid or legal which shall be
Conditional upon an agreement or under
standing that the beneficiary shall pay the
dues and assessments. o either OF them for
said member And such corporation now or
ganized under the laws of this state which
limits its certificate holders to a particular
order, classor fraternity may employ paid
agents in s1liciting business. But no person
shall act as such an agent until he has first
h.ar, licensed Therefor nv tho Insurance con-,
loci II, ,,oora o,, ,;,L IL -. I'm |
ae,rinn seventv.tbraa chanter fnr,,, g., y,
the revised statutes, and any person violating
this provision shall, upon conviction, be pun.
ishrd as provided in said section seventy
shall receive one dollar.
Approved February L.
Chapter 1853.
AN ACT relating to Highway bitches md
Drains
IA, i, enacted Inv tho Senate and uorse ~ Paw
r...nta,i,.os IN I .e,;sla,,,r. as.o,rhio1 ~
lows. ~ 90 '''-
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~, H. , n,uoa ~ o'" .s'1s' VI .own
Al. ~ ~ .i wv
- AIMS '" e"''' ""''' away iioi"
sny highway or road therein. and over OF
through any lands of persons or corporations
WHEN they deem il necessary for public con-
yenience or for the proper care of such high
way or road provided that no such ditch OF
drain shall pass under nor within twenty feet
of any dwelling house without the consent of
the owner thereof. Such bitches drains
shall be under the control of said municipal
officers, and wlful interference Herewith shall
be punished rs is provided by statute for oh.
struction in u Travelled road. If such town does
not maintain and keep in repair such bitches
aud drains, the owner or occupant of the lands
through or over which they pass may have h-
nciion against the town for damages thereby
sustained.
section p Before land is so taken, notice
shall be given and damages assessed and paid
t"',c'h az II f'uNiu'h iof 'no "c''t'oh vi
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~ ACT to amend chapter six, section nifty
f'fo 81 IN" REVISED statutes relating to taxes
on felephons Companies.
he u enacted by the Senate and House oi
Representatives, in Legislature assembled
rs follows;
Section |. section fifty OF chapter six
oil the revised statues Is hereby amended, 81
as {" read as follows:
section -. Every telephone corporation
company or person doing business within the
state shah annually pay into the state treas
urS ~ tax of two and one-half per cent on the
vain" al any telephone line owned by said
CORPORATION, company or person. within the
state, Including all poles, wires. insulators,
transrditers, telephones, batteries, instru-
mentS. telephone apparatus and office furni-
turn; and also q tax Of two aud onc-half pct
cent on the value of any such telephones OF |
other telephone apparatus of any description
'ist" p"t not owned by such corporation com
po,y OF person ana meier lea'e IRON or sun
wv IVY. 10 lne pty"eh' Oh roy any i"r us use 10
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thaptet 100.
AN Ati IN relation to the ctflrction OF taxes.
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
rrsentatives in Legislature assembled as fol-
lows:
Section one hundred and eighty-two of chap
ter six of the revised statutes Is hereby
amended by prciixing thereto the following !
words THE collector of taxes Of any town
and" so that said section when thus amended
shall read as follows:
section ls,. The collector of taxes of any
town and the treasurer of any town who is
also collector may issue his warrant to the
sheriff of amy county. or his deputy or 10
constable of his town, directing him so dis |
train the person or property of any pcr~nn de-
linquent in pa} ing his taxes after the expira- |
tinn of the time fixed for payment by vote OF
the town. which warrant shall he Of the same
tenor rs that prescribed to he issued by mu.
nicipal officers or asscssors to collectors with
the appropriate changes reiarnablc to the col
lrctornr treasurer issuing the same in thirty,
-tyly or ninety days.
Approved February Ia.
Cbanter I5G.
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