Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-29


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Of said section, and inserting in the place
| thereof the word street. 30 that SAID section
as amended, shall read rs follows
| SECT. A.. Street railroad corpo6A0ons and
1 associations arc subject to the SIX preceding
! sections, aud to section four. excdpe That the
tax shall DO ascertained as follows when the
one Thousand dollars, tie tax shall be equal to
/ one tenth of one per cent on the gross trsns-
| portation receipts; and for each thousand dol-
| or fractional part thereof, the rate shall Dc
SECT. = This. act shall take effect when
approved. lApproved Feb Isl
Chapter Is.
AN ACT to amend section two Of chapter two
| hundred forty.two Of the Public Laws OF
eighteen hundred ninety-three. relating 70
section two OF chapter two hundred forty two
! of the public laws of eighteen hundred Ninety
| three Is hereby amended by inserting therein
after the words, /" for the use and benefit OF
| such free public library" the following words !:
and for the payment of the running exf enses
thereof; so that said section rs amended, shall
| read as follows:
SECT. ;. The municipal officers in any town
or city where free public library Is estaDhsn'
ed silail annually, on the first day OF May, Ger
tify to the state treasurer the amount OF money
Appropriated and expended by said town or
| city during tho preceding year for the purchase
, of books and documents for the use ana Dene-
| fit of such free public library and for the pay
ment Of fine running expenses thereof; and the
state treasurer thereupon shall pay TO SAID
| town from the state treasury, for the purchase
OF books for the use OF such library, sum
| equal to ten per cent OF the amount EXPENDED
| by said town as certified by its municipal
oi1icer5.' tApproved feos Zo'1
Chapter 40.
AN ACT to amend chapter two hundred and
twcnty-three of the Public Laws Of eighteen
hundred and ninety-three, relating to Acci-
dent or Casualty Insurance. Com panies.
Chapter two hundred and twenty-three OF the
public laws of eighteen hundred and ninety
three is hereby amended by striking out the
word " sixty" in the seventh and ninth lines
thereof and inserting the word thirty SO
that said act as amended, shall read as follows:
no conditions, stpulations, or agreements con-
tanned in any application for insurance In any
foreign or domestic casualty or accident IN
issued by any such company, or In any way
made by any such company, limiting the time
within which notice Of the accident or injury,
or death, shall be given to such company, to
period of less than thirty days after the hap:
pening of the accident or injury, or death, shall
be valid. Said notice may be given TO the COM
after the happening of the accident or Injury.
or death and shall be valid and binding on tho
company [Approved Feb 95.J
Chapter ~.
AN ACT to amend section eight Of chapter
eleven of the Revised Statutes, as amended
by chapter two hundred sixty-eight of the
Public Laws of one thousand eight hundred
and eighty. nine, relating to School Books. :,
Section eight OF chaPter eleven OF t tng Mdred
and sixty eight OF tile public laws of eighteen
hundred and eighty-n nine, is hereby amended
by adding TO said section the following: .rro,
vided, however, that any parent or guardian
of any pupil in the public schools may, at his
own expense, procure for the separate and
exclusive use of such pupil the text books
required to be used in such schools SO that
said section, as amended, shall read as follows:
SECT. s. Towns shall provide school books
for the use Of the pupils IN the pn55hc G., scn o
raised and appropriated for that purpose shall
be assessed like other moneys, Provided,
that any parent or IA b Hf
expense, procure for the separate and eXclu:
sive use of such pupil the text books required
to be used in such schools
Improved February ISL
Chapter 4s.
AN ACT relating to Safe Deposit Companies.
safe, or box, in the vaults of any safe deposit
company, shall not have been paid for three
years, such corporation may, at the expiration
Of such period, cause to be sent to the person
in whose name such safe, or box, stands on It's
books notice in writing in a securely closed,
postpaid registered letter, direc,ed TO s9od
upon the books of the corporation, notifying
| such person that If the amount then due for
the use of such safe, or box, Is not paid within
sixty days from the date of such notice. the cor
poratiom viii then cause such safe or box, to
be opened in the manner hereinafter provided;
at the expiration Of sixty days after the mail
ing of said notice, the corporation may then
cause such safe or box, to be opened in the
presence of its president, secretary or treas
in the employ OK the corporation, and the con.
tents of said safe or box, shall then be sealed
up by such notary public in a package and 9
certificate of such sealing shall be Endorsed
thereon, signed by such notary and attested by
his seal, and said package shall be distinctly
marked with the name and address or the per-
son In whose name such safe, or box, stands
upon the books of the corporation, and the es
tiInated value thereof; said package shall then
be placed in one of the general safes or boxes
OF the corporation, and shall be held subject
to redemption by the owner thereof, who shall
be required to pay the rent due for said safe
or box, and all costs and damages attending
charges for the custody Of said package by the
corporation and the corporation shall have
lien upon said package to secure the payment
of such rent damages and charges.
IApproved February 2ol
Chapter 40.
AN ACT renting to the taxation of Express
CORPORATIONS, Companies or Persons.
SECT. /. Section ffty-six of chapter six of
tho revised statutes, Is hereby amended' SO
that said section as amended, shall read as
follows:
'SEcT. SO. Every such corporation company
or person, shall, by it's properly anthorizea
agent or office, annually, on or before the nj
teenth day of May, make return under oatn
to the state assessors, stating the amount OF
said receipts Tor all express mntterS CaTTicC
within the state as specified in the preceding
section; whereupon the state assessors shall
on or before the fifteenth day of June follow
ing assess the tax therein provided, and forth
with certify the same to the treasurer OF state,
who shall thereupon notify said corporations,
companies or persons and said taxes shall be
,mid into the state treasury on OF before the
first day of May following
SECr.a. Section fifty OF chapter six OF
the revised statutes, Is hereby amended, SO
that said section AS amended, shall read as
follows
SECT. 81. The tax assessed upon express
corporations, companies and persons as afore.
said is in place OF all local taxation. except
that real estate owned by such corporations,
companies or persons shall be taxed in the
municipality where the same is situated, as
non resident real estate, but the amount OF
taxes assessed upon such portion OF real es
tate owned and actually used by them i'll the
transaction of their business shall be deducted
bv the state assessors from the tax hercinbe-
fore provided
the revised statutes, is hereby amended, so
that said section as amended, shall read as
follows:
SECT S. Any corporation, company. or
person, neglecting to make returns according
to section fifty six, forfets twenty five dollars
for every days neglect, to be recovered by &C
ton of debt in the name of the state
[Approved February sS.1
Chapter SO.
AN ACT to authorize Licensed Taxidermists