The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-12

provisions Of section Of chapter 8, Re-
vissd Statutes, and In The case OF railroad
companies, the lines Of which extend
beyond the limits OF this state, there
shall also be deduotedF such portion Of
the whole valuation OF their capital stock
asosrtaiDed as aforesaid. as 10 proportional
to the length OF that part OF their lines
lying Without the state.
Section 8.--EvsFy railroad corporation
embraced In section / OF this act shall
annually pay tax into the state treasury
uoon its corporats franchise as deter
mined In the preceding section. The tar
for the year one thousand nine hundred
and ons shall bs ct the rate of one and
one-haIr per cent, and for each year
thereafter the rate shall be the same "a
the average rata OF municipal taxation
In the stats for the year preceding as as
certained by the Board OF State Asses
sors. Such tax shall be assessed In the
month of May each year. and the Board
OF State Assessors shall on or before the
first day of June certify to the state treas-
urer the amount OF tax assessed as above
upon each railroad corporation doing
business within the state; the state treas
urer shall thersupon notify this several
corporations taxed under the provisions
Of this act and said corporations shall
pay one-half part OF said tax on or before
the first daY OF July, and the other half
part on or before the thirty-hrst day OF.
December of the year In and for which
such taxes are assessed. Any corporation
negleoting TO make return according to
the requirements OF this act shall forfeit
$50 per day for every days neglect 10 to
do, to be recovered by an action Of debt
brought In the name OF the state. Ana In
case Of such neglect the Board of State
Assessors shall proceed to make the as
sessment OF tax prescribed herein on such
valuation as they may think Just, and
from such assessment there shall exist
no right OF appeal on the part of the
company falling to make returns as
above required, the state treasurer may
forthwith commence an action OF contract
in the name OF the state for the recovery
OF the same with interest.
Section 4.-Mhen such tax is paid the
State Treasurer shall divide the amount
received from each corporation into two
equal parts, one-half to remain in the
treasury for the use OF the state, and one
half to he distributed to the towns where
the stock OF such corporation is held In
proportion 20 the ratio which the stock
held In each town bears to the whole
stock, she remainder not distributed by
this rule to remain in the treasury.
Section 5.-An acts and parts OF acts
inconsistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed, and this act shall take effect when
approved.
DEER IN CUMBERLAND.
Now that giant moose get in front of
trains on the Bridgton & Saco River rail-
road, and the motormen have to shoot
deer from the tracks on the Riverton
| line in Portland, comes q movement to
give the gunners a chance at the deer In
this county, which is now under perpet
uaI close time. The law applies to deer
In Cumberland, York and Sagadahoc
counties. Today, Mr.Sturgis of Standish,
introduced bill in the House to permit
the shooting OF deer in the three counties
between October and November l.
Mr.. White of Naples followed this with
bill to repeal the law altogether. leav-
| ing the three counties under the opera
ton OF the general game laws. The two
bills were referred to the committee on
| inland fisheries and game.
wANTED-MONEY.
! Among the resolves introduced in the
House today were these, asking the fol-
! lowing appropriations:
Maine Central Institute at Pittsfield,
$1,000 annually.
Augusta City Hospital, 5000 annually.
Freedom Ascademy, $500 annually.
For road between Patten and Grand
Lake, $1,000.
Patten Academy, $3.50 annually.
HOUSE BUSINESS.
Among the measures presented in the
HOUSE 5o1ay were the following:
BY Mr.. Shaw OF Bath. act to inoorpo-
rate the Little Churchill Dam Company.
by Mr.. Dunn of Orono, petition of
daniel II, Lambert OF Orono, for expenses
incurred by him in the hearing before
the Governor ana Council In 1898, In a
legislative contest. Lambert was declared
defeated, and now wants his money
back
| BY Mir. Gilmore of Turner, petition OF
f. Quimby and 6o3 others. asking for
full suffrage for women.
by MIR. Dillingham; OF st. Albans,
petition to set off part OF the town of
Wellington to the town OF Cambridge.
This is a measure which promises live
ly fight before the committee Cd towns,
as Wellington jects to being sliced up.
BY MIR. Cushman or Sherman, an act to
amend chapter 10 X. s., of 1883, as
amended by chapter 800 OF public laws
OF 1897, and by chapter % OF public laws
OF 1899. providing means by which taxes
may be worked out in the old way.
BY MIR. Fellows OF Bucksport, an act
to regulate the removal OF buildings
across railway tracks.