Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-03-10
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
tc'ontinned from LIST page.

iContinued from LIST page.
Revised Statutes. to provide for the pay
ment Of expenses Of hast sickness and fune-
raj expenses of wihoe out of the estate of
the deceased iasbaGa.
An art 10 incorporate the Granite City
Village Cooperation.
An act 10 authorize the town Of Brooks
to create and uisintain a sinking fund and
elect trustees.
An act 10 amend sec. II, eiisp. 40, Re-
Weed Statutes relating 10 corporations.
An act 10 provide for the education of
scholars living al any light station not EN-
braced within the limits of any school dis
lrict.
Aa az; ID make valid the t,nings of the
to~ . Of Mars Hill, .trsostoak county.
An set To ana nj dap. l0t OF ti,e Private
ami SPECIAL i.rsr of 1885,, emitted an act
grap'iag additional pee.r 10 the inhabitants
OF school district No, j in the town Of Zen
neimnk.
an act to amend see. - of chap. Al OF
thu Revised Statutes relating to the ex-
animation pf savings banks.
In act 10 amend see. . of chap Is OF
tie Reyis.4l Starntes relating to ways.
IN act L, amend the act TO incorporate
the eiyy Of Passport.
Al act 10 make valid the organization OF
the Gilman F.tIls Co.
Al act authorizing the HowlaDl Falls
Pnip Co 10 erect and maintain piers and
boon,s in the penobscot rIver.
An act tc amend An act entitled an act to
extirpate contagious diseases among cat,
tie.
An act authorizing the county commits
sioners of Lincoln county to locate and
establish highway across Sheepscot river,
so called, connecting the towns of Alma and
New castle.
An act to provide for the free education
of the deaf, dumb and blind.
An act to further amend see. . of chap
Is of the Re, ised Statutes relating TO bury
ing grounds.
FISALLY PASSED..
Resolve relating 10 school lo., called Of the
-., rri,l Plantations anl unor inized townships o
tlIc Stale.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
TnE LisrING BiLL.
Mr. D-ake of Albion Withdrew th,
,nlenduIenf that he offered yesterday.
Mr. Se"tt of patten: This bin is merely
a slight amendment Il the present system
We irst amend see. - of chap. 6 of tn,
Revised Statutes by adding the following
The State boar of assessors shall pre-
pare AMI caused to be printed lists of suita
BILE aH;I proper interrog tories, said lists t,
contain all goohs. chattcls. money an6
fleets, wheresover they are; all vessels a,
home or abroad; all obligations for money
mr. other property money AT interest ana
debts lne the persons 10 be taxed more thar
they are owing all public stock and secur
tiles; all shares in noneyed or other cor
p1r atoms within or without the State, eS
cept as otherwise provided by Law; al
annuities payable to the person to be taxed
taxed in the State. and all other property
included in the last preceding State valua-
ton for the purpose of ttxation.
That simply requires that the State asses
sor~ shall prepare blanks continuing lists OF
the property that is now taxable under the
law. and furnish them Ia the town asses
sors, aud that those shall be distributed I,
the tax payers On or before the Pol. OF
March of ea,h year. This is done in order
that thu. lists iuay be uniform throughout
the State. The next charge Is in see. 93.
See 2. Section 93 of said chapter six OF
The Revised Statutes is hereby amended So
ns to read as follows;
Section 90. Al persons taxable shall
bring in such lists before the 10Th day OF
April properly filled out, The assessors
snail appraise each item of property. In
order TO determine It's Just value, at such
SUM as they wonil appraise the same in
payment of just debt due from Il solvent
ieh,or. having regard to the current value
of such property and the sales thereof other
than auction sales, in the locality where il
i situated, and shall in the assessment
Lists, describe each parcel of real
estate, sufficiently to make its exact
location and identity clear. If any
person does not bring in such lists before
the goth day Of April, the assessors shall
ascertain otherwise as nearly as may be.
the value of the estate, real and personal
for which in their Judgment he is liable to
be taxed, AMI shall add to sail value - per
cent. thereof and shall assess his tax on the
amount SO obtained, a;id he is barred of his
right to make application To the assessors
or county commissioners for any abatement
of his taxes unless he offers such list with
his application and satisfies them that he
was unable TO offer it At tie time appointed.
And for any wilfuI neglect to comply with
the provisions of this section any assessor
shall be punished by fine of 800, to be
recovered by Indictment
In regar to this penalty, IN other states
where they have listing bills, the enalty Is
much more severe.
The only substantial amendment is in sec
ton %. 1t is in the use of the word tshali'
instead of 'tmav''
Sec. ,. Section . of said chapter six of
lhe Revised Statutes Is hereby amended so
that said section shall read as follows:
Sec. ~. The assessors shall require
the person presenting such list to
sign it AMI make oath to its
truth. and may require any person
such list or resident in said town
TO answer under oath all proper inquiries in
writing as to the nature, situation and value
Of his property liable to be taxed in the
State, and a refusal or neglect TO take such
path in answer to such inquiries, and sub
seribes the same bars an appeal to the
county commissioners. Such lists and
answers sbail not De conclusive upon
the assessors. The oaths required by this
section may be administered by one of the
assessors Of said town or by any person
lnly qualified to administer oaths'
As it is now, assessors may require the
tax payer To make oath to his list of proper
y. We simply require that they shall do
L. Those are the only changes in the law
If we are to have a listing bill so as to find
al the taxable property in the State, we
get at ii by this bill in the simples, possible
manner. \ listing bill seems to strike some
people as new and unheard of
hing, but all the states III New England ex.
.ept Maine have such bill now, only the
provisions are more stringent than in or
bill. Ohio. Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Min
,esota. California, Missouri. Oregon and
'arious other states have what are called
listing bills. where taxpayers are required
o return list of their property unier oath,
,nly these other bills are mud, more strin-
yent than this one that we are presenting
iere today. Unier the Present law certain