The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-30


road, franchises and property.
SECT. 7. Section two of Echapter eighty-fou
Of the public laws of the year eighteen hun
dred and ninetyive is hereby repealed.
Approved Mar. 22.1
Chapter $50.
AN ACT in relation to Suits for Taxes.
The state treasurer, in the name of the state,
and the assessors OF cities, towns and planta-
tions, in the name of the city, town or planta-
ton, may bring an action of debt within two
years from the date of assessment, to collect
unpaid taxes with interest and charges there
on, in accordance with the provisions of Sec
tons seven and eight Of chapter sixty five Of
the public laws Of eighteen hundred and ninety.
five. The deed given under section seven to
bedeposited with the state treasurer in case of
suits by the state, and in other cases with the
ing the suit.
GApproved Mar. 23.l
Chapter 251.
AN ACT to amend Section seven, Chapter two
hundred forty nine of the Public Laws Of
eighteen hundred and nety.three, relating
to the use Of Purse and Drag Seines in state
waters.
Section seven chapter two hundred and forty
nine, public laws of eighteen hundred and
ninety three, Is hereby amended by adding at
the close of said section the following words,
sor dip nets, no individual to take more than
one-half bushel of smelts within period of
twenty four hours with dip nets so that said
section, as amended, shall read as follows
Section Z. In Georges river, above a line
drawn from Hooper's point in the town of Saint
George, westerly past the northerly end of
Caldwell's island to point opposite on the
shore in the town of Cushing, or to take smelts
In said river and its tributaries in any other
way than by hook and line, or dip nets, no
individual to take more than one-half bushel
of smelts within period of twenty four hours
with dip nets GApproved Mar. %.
Chapter 252.
AN ACT to amend Section thirty-three of
Chapter six of the Revised Statutes, relating
to Taxes on stock of banks and other
corporations
Section thirty three Of chapter six of the
revised statutes, is hereby amended by adding
after the word "bank'' in the second line the
words cor other corporation except manu-
featuring corporation SO that said section, as
amended, shall read as follows:
Section SO. The collector of town, to
whom has been committed tax upon the
stock of any bank or other corporation, ex-
cept manufacturing corporation, SHALL
within thirty days after the bills of assess
ment are delivered to him, cause a written
notice to be delivered to the cashier or presi-
dent thereof, stating the description of stock
taxed, to whom assessed, If stated in the bills,
and the tax thereon. No dividend shall be
paid on such stock after such notice until the
tax and all cost thereon are paid. The cashier
may pay such tax, and payment shall consti-
tute charge in offset against any dividend
thereon. Should such tax remain unpaid for
ninety days after such notice, the collector may
sell such stock in the manner specified in Sec
tons one hundred and thirty weight and one
hundred and thifty-nine. For the purpose of
collecting taxes on bank stock, collectors may
act in any town.
fApproved Mar. 23.l
Chapter 253.
AN ACT additional to Chapter one hundred
and one of the Public Laws of eighteen hun
dred and ninety five, relating to Inspection
of Buildings.
/. The inspector of buildings and the munich
pal officers Of any city or town shall have the
right at all reasonable hours, for the purpose
OF examination, to enter into and upon all
buildings and premises within their jurisdic-
ton. Whenever any of said officers shall find
in any building OF upon any premises COM
bustible material or infiammable conditions
dangerous to the safety of such buildings or
premises they shall order the same to be re-
moved or remedied, and such order shall be
forthwith complied with by the owner or occu-
pant of said buildings premises; provided,
however that if the said owner or occupant
shall deem himself aggrieved by such order
when made by the inspector of buildings he
may, within twenty-fou hours, appeal to the
municipal officers, and the cause of the COM
plant shall be at once investigated by the
direction of the latter, and unless by their
authority the order above named is revoked,
| such order shall remain in force and be forth
with complied with by said owner or occupant.
The inspector of buildings or the municipal
officers shall make, or cause to be made, an
immediate investigation as to the presence of
combustible material or the existence of in
fiammable conditions in any building or upon
dHy premises uQUeI blicll Jun loo1Otiob, upoH
| complaint of any person having an interest in
said buildings OF premises or property ada
cent thereto. Any owner or occupant OF
buildings or premises, failing to comply with
the orders of the authorities above specified,
shall be punished by fine of not less than
| five dollars for each days neglect
[Approved Mar 2al
Chapter 254.
AN ACT to amend Sections six and eight of
Chapter eighty one of the Revised Statutes,
relating to Endorsement of Writs.
SECT. l. Section six of chapter eighty-ene
| of the revised statutes is hereby amended so
that the same as amended, shall read as
| follows.
Section 6. Every writ original, of scire
facias, of error, of audita querela, petition for
writ of certiorari, for review, or for partition
and bill in equity shall when tho plaintiff,
petitioner or complainant is not an inhabitant
Of the state, upon motion filed in court at the
! first term, as of course, be Endorsed by some