The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-03-28

Section 2. All acts or parts of acts, in
consistent with this act, are hereby re-
pealcd. [Approved March 81
Chapter 174
AN ACT imposing a franchise tax upon
( Sleeping and Palace Cars.
! Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature as
sembled. as follows:
Section l. Every corporation or person
owning or operating palace or other cars
! for which extra compensation is charged
for riding therein over any of the rail-
Of September next, and annually there
after, pay to the treasurer of the state
for the state an annual excise tax for the
! privilege of exercising its franchises in
, gross earnings from business done wholly
in the state ot Maine. for the. year end
ing see sane ver ne sbp
person shall by its p4operly authorlzed
agent. or officer annually ON or before the
first day of August, make return under
oath to the board of state assessors, stat
ing the amount of such gross earnings.
whereupOn the board of state assessors
shall on or before the fifteenth day ,,, 81
said August assess the tax herein provid-
cd and forthwith certify the same to the
treasurer of the state, who shall there
; upon notify SAID corporations or persons,
state treasury on or before the hfst cay
of September following.
Section ). The tax assessed upon SAID
corporations or persons as aforesaid Is III
the place of all local taxation upon the
cars and equipment used in carrying on
business in the state.
Section 4. Any corporation or person
ncglecting to make returns according TO
section two of this act forfeits twenty
five dollars for every days neglect, 10 DC
recovered by action of debt in the name
of Inc state.
Section S. The provisions Of section .io
Of ehatgr six Of ,6 the re :" Se
assessment and collection of the tax I'M
posed by this act.
when approved Approved March III
Chapter 175.
AN AC4' relating to prisoners in the
County of Sagadahoc.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature as
scmbled, as follows:
Section /. Section nine Of chapter sev-
cnty of the public laws of eighteen hun
bred and fiftycfour entitled T. IN pa act to
hereby amended by adding thereto, the
following: Said county of Sagadahoc
may also make similar asrfe o thn w WA ,a
purposes and with the same effect. so
that said section shall read as follows:
Section 9. The said county of Sagada-
hoe is hereby authorized and empowered
to make an agreement with the county OF
Kennebec. upon such terms as may, he
agreed upon for the use Of 1o the ny jan n OF
poses and WITH the same effect ment ionea
in the preceung section. Said county of
Sagadahoc may also make a similar
gin. for the same purposes and with fhe
same effect
Section > The provisions of the eighth
and ninth sections of said chapter sew
enty, as amended by the preceding sec
ton, arc hereby extended in their effect;
until jail shall be establ is i, an and
Section 3. Nothing in the foregoing
sections shall be so construed as to con-
hict with the general laws Of the state le-
iatins to the Jail system:
Section 4. This at shall I take a,, e II
Chapter 17G.
AN ACT additional and amcndatory to
Chapter two hundred forty-tWo of the
ninety-three, relating to Free Pubic
Libraries.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representative In Legislature as
Section i. Section five of chapter two
hundred forty-two of the public laws OF
hereby amended by striking out in the
fourth line of said section tho. words "o'
less than fifteen hundred Inhabitants
Section s. The state librarian is hereby
authorized and directed to donate from
ing no free public library owned or con-
trolled by the town books purchased for
that purpose, not eHceedllg MY a per cent
chased Us said town for the purpose of
founding a free public library therein;
said donation in no case to exceed one
Section . Any town is hereby author
lied to raise and appropriate annually i
sum of money not exceeding the leGal
limit heretofore established for the pur-
pose of securing to it's inhabitants the
free use of a library located in an ad-
Joining town. and shall be entitled to re-
ccivc from the state treasurer a sum
cuual to ten per cent of the amount so
raised, appropriated ana expended
yearly.
may unite in establishing and maintain
ing Il free public library with branches
thereof in each town for the free use Of
all the inhabitants OF said towns, and
may each raise and appropriate for thai
purpose annually 4 sum not exceeding
ille legal limit heretofore established for
maintaining free libIarics and slch town
titled to all the benefits established hy
tho laws row in force concerning free H.
brlrieS
wo hundred forty-twn of the public laws
| of eighteen hundred ninety three as
amended by chapter eleven OF the pupi!
hereby further amended, so as to read AZ
follows:
Section 8. Any town or city, in which
| there is d library owned or controlled by
Il corporation or association. may appro-
| pirate q sum not exceeding one COLLAR fer
| each of its ratabic polls in the year mex
preceding to procure from such library
| the free use Of its books for all the IN
habitants Of tho town or city. Under such
| res tlictons and regulations as snail m
sure the safety and good usage ol tn"
| books: and such library shall then u"
| considered IL free public library within
| the meaning Of this act, and said town
| or city snail be entitled to tn" benefits o.
| the preceding section, proNlG d mat ai$
books and documents purchased with
| SAID stipend. and all books and docu-
!aent:; donated by the state. shall be and
""n1ain the property of said mu3ic,pai-
it, Approved March 81
Chapter ~.
| AN 4. ~ 20 further regulate procedure in
the ORGANIZATION Of Street Railroad
| BE it enacted by the Senate and House
Of REPRESENTATIVES. in Legislature as
| scm,1'cd. as follows:
| Articles Of association filed under nc
| general laws of the state tor the orgahl-
2ation of street railroad corporations
| ton therefor signed by all of tie corpo-
rators after such notice thereof as the
railroad commissioners may deem Eec2s-
earr. No proceedings shall be dismissed
hccarsc of the death Of any person
| named as a director or corpora,or bclol
final decree of approval of location. bIt
| the SURVIVORS may elect new d!rech J.
or admit another associate, who sha.
| sign the original articles of associatou
| ana the subscription of stock then on lie
/ in the office of said commissioners lN