Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-04-03

iuh al NknbktSs ds III al action aL common |
law and II either is accepted the jueg
ment has the same effect as II rendered en-
verdict. If not accepted within such time
as the court orders, 1t shall not be offered
In evidence or have any effect upon the
rights Of the parties, or the Judgment to be
rendered except the costs. If the complain
ant falls to recover sum greater than the |
sum rendered or offered, he RECEIVERS such |
costs only as accrued before the offer, and
the respondent RECEIVERS costs accrued after !,
that time and his Judgment for costs may |
be set of against the compliments Judg
ment for damages and cost
IApproved March 16l
CHAPTER 1919.
AN ACT relating to compensation Of County
Commissioners of Franklin County.
On and after April first IN the year OF
our Lord one thousand nine hundred and
one. each county commissioner of Franklin
county shall receive two dollars and fifty
cents per day, while actually employed in
the service Of the county, including the time
spent In travelling, for which every commits
sloner shall have ten cents per mile for the
distance actually travelled; but no commits
sioner shall have more than one travel for
the same hearing or session, or for more
| than two adjournments of any regular term
or for travel on more than one petition or
case considered at the same session.
IApproved March 1871
! CHAPTER 200.
AN ACT to amend Chapter fifty FIVE OF tbs
Public Laws OF eighteen hundred ant
ninety one, relating to the Incorporation
of Churches
Section l. Section six OF chapter fifty
I'VE of the public laws of eighteen hundred
and nInety-one is hereby repealed and thu
following substituted In the place thereof
Section 6. Such church may by Its by
laws extend to all persons not members of
the church. who are twenty one years Of age
and upwards and who regularly contribute
toward the expenses Of the church the
right to attend and participate In the an |
nual and special meetings of the church |
when action Is to be taken relative to the
use and appropriation of funds toward
which they have contributed or toward
which they have pledged contributions. and
meetings called for the purpose of obtaining
or dismissing a pastor
| Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved. [Approved March 1871
CHAPTER 2o1.
An AL relating 10 the Iaxation OF lee
graph and Telephone Companies.
Section l. Strike out sections forty eight
to fifty-four inclusive OF chapter six OF the
revised statutes, as amended by chapter one
hundred iftyfour of the laws of eighteen
hundred and ninety-three, and substitute
therefor the following:
Section /. Every corporation, associa-
tion or person operating in Whole or In
part a telephone or telegraph line for
toll or other compensation within the state
shall annually, between the first and fif
tenth days of April, return to the secretary
of state under oath of its treasurer, if q
corporation, the amount of the capital
stock of the corporation, the number and
par value of the shares, and a complete list
Of its shareholders resident within the
state, with their places of residence, and
the number of shares belonging to each on
said first day of April If person or as
ISOLATION, the owner or owners or one Of
them shall annually make return under
oath to the secretary of state, between
the first and fifteenth days of April, Of the
names and residences of the owner or
owners and the relative interest each own
er has in any such association on the
first day of April The returns shall also
contain q Sldtcu4tuL OIL the dSSeSstN value
in each town of the real estate of such cor
poration, association or person used so'ety
for the conduct Of telephone or telegraph
business, and taxed by any municipality,
and the gross receipts from business done
wholly within the state for operating such
business during the preceding year ending
April first
Section 2. Every corporation, associa-
ton or person operating in whole or In part
telephone or telegraph line within the
state for tolls or other compensation, shall
pay to the treasurer of the state for the
use of the state an annual excise tax for the
privilege of conducting such business with
In the state which tax with the tax pro-
vlded for in section seven Of this act, Is In
place Of all taxes upon the property of such
corporation, association or person employed
In such business, and of all taxes upon the
shares Of the capital stock OF any such
corporation.
| There shall be apportioned and paid by
the state from the taxes collected under this
section to the several cities and towns In
which on the first day OF April in each year
is held stock Of any such corporation, or in
which resides the owners or owner Of an
| interest in any telegraph or telephone lines
operated by any association or person not
a corporation and taxed under this act, an
amount equal to one per cent on the value
Of such stock on that day as determined
by the state assessors, II corporation 2;
and II not corporation, such proportion Of
the amount of such excise tax paid into
the state treasury by the association. person
or persons operating such line as such Inter
est owned by resident In any such muni-
cipality bears to the whole ownership pro-
rided. however, that the total thus sppor-