The Republican journal., 1895-01-24
The 67th Maine Legislature.


| WHAT IS SAID AND DONE At AUGUSTA.
The listing bill which was defeated at til,
last session Of the legsatur has made il
appearance again. Senator Wiggin put it ii
! Jan. 11th 1t is the old bill without change
By it section ", chapter 9, II. 81, is amende,
By the addition Of the followng
THE State Board Of Assessors Shall IRE
pare and cause to be printed lists Of slitabl,
and proper interrogatores, said lists to con
tain all goods, chattels, money and effect,
wherever they are all vessels at home anu
abroad. all obligations for money or othel
property money at interest ana debts ant
the persons to be taxed more than thev Are
owing, an public stock and securities all
shares in moneyed or other corporations
within or without the State, except AS other-
wise provided hy law; all annnities PAYABLE
~ the person to Ne taxed, when Tile rapital ot
such annuitits Is taxed in the State and all
otller property included IL the last State
valuation for tile purpose III taNatiens ana
on or before March, /. of each year furnish 4
sufficient number 10 the a-stSsoTs Of the StaN-
eral cities, TOWNS ana plantations. The es-
SCISSORS shall on " before March IN cf earl
year furnish ~ each perSon owning VI hpltl-
lng taNailie property Al ttlelr teMn sfIdii ist~
or Inv enterieS.
Il is fhen provided that tlits4 lsrs shali w
iiited uiit itN tha taA faNers Whe shai make
pdtlt ~ tifff HSS AJi tiltlI ItiitS nc
assessors MAY a>n ASK questions Whicn Inlist
lt answered under rdtA. concerning rrar-
trtN taxed. Failure ta Eli uut THE returns
SUBJECTS the taxpayer te \ doom WE 25 ptr
eeuf. oNer tile silln iie assessors estimate
ais taxable property at Tile opinion hare
i, Chat the ilaN NJ The listing hi is over lnd
that tlie measure is doomed tQ defeat Id
has hean said that irS friends Had ~ eons-
plttelN lost hope that they Would not intro
dHee the blt Wiggln, however, has never
admitted this to be tile case and With hilI
the decision Has largely rested. Mr. Wiggin
Is AZ he head of tie State Grange which has
endorsed tbe bill. one probable effect If the
passage Of the measure was aptly Int bv a
Senator Wha remarked that in these dfys
when foreign capital begins to show ten
deney to Seek Maine investment, To change
it, the law az the listing bill would change
il, would w As foolishas to put i BUN iog iii
front of dry goods Store when customers
began III come in.
Mr.. Woolside Of Lewiston presented Jan.
l1th Dill in the interest of better loads. 1T
provides that towns at their annual meet
ings shall appropriate not Tess than one
fourth of one Der cent. of their valuation
ANA as much more as may he deemed neces-
sary provided that no town shall be required
to raise more than 50 4 mile for the con
strurtion and repair of roads and bridges
Tile bill provides Ior Ine election ii 4 lpal
commissioner With power to hNy material
and hire men. His compensation Is to be
not less than n. a aay. Na person can lit
WV same time hold the aifiet m highway
commissioner MA s4ltfr,n3,n s.vantvti, ,tg
Ter eent. VI the highway VAN Shall WI eN-
p4ulea lef9re August l5th.
TAe Senate Jan WA passed an 5rler fhat
rAa tnmMittee MA Sta aMa shore Fisheries htt
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aanfeiSilig and revising tlle tNlStlnI laWs
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