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

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visions Of this statute. may be settled by
the commissioner of sea and shore fish
| cries. upon such terms and conditions as
ne deems advisable. All fines, penaItie:
paid to the, state treasurer, to be added
| 70 and mate a par. Ct the appropriation
for sea ard shore fisheries.
4 SecttHn -. All acts or parts of acts
relating to the regulation OF the lobster
| fisheries, to the packing. canning and
inspection OF herring, sardines. and CLAIMS,
tions If chapter forty Of the revised
statutes, viz; sections one to. thirty
three, both inclusive; sections forty to
forty-six, both inclusive, sections nifty
| SIX. sixty tc sixty-Six, both inclusive, SO
far as they relate to sea and shore fish
| cileS; sections sixty-eight.> sixty nine and
| seventy three, and all acts amendatory
CT or additional TO any OF the foregoing
acts or sections; chapter two hundred
and eighly-hve of the public laws OF
eighteen hundred and ninety-sevell, and
an acts Or parts OF acts additional to or
stmendatory thereof; and all O.her acls
or paris OF acts inconsistent with this
act. Ill" hereby repealed. But this ac:
sna!, not be construed as repeating any
| of the laws relating to inland fish and
| game.
| [Approved March 22.]
Chapter 2S5.
AN ACT providing for State Roads and
Tor the improvement thereof.
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives III Legislature assem-
plsd, as 1olloWs:
Section 1. Upon the request of the
municipal officers of any town, the coun-
ty commissioners of the county wherein
highway running through said town
winch IN their Judgment is the main
tnOroughfare, ana said highway shall he
known as a state road.
section z Towns establishing state
roads as aforesaid may, on complying
with the conditions hereinafter set lorth,
receive f1om the state one-nalI OF the
amount actually expended i'll permanent
Improvement oi said roads, not exceed
ing one hundred dollars per year; pro-
state aid unless Its appropriation ana
expenditure for such road snail amount
to at least one hundred dollars and shall
pave peen exclusive of and in addition
! to the amount regularly raised in such
town Tor highways and bridges; and pro-
vided also, that the amount SO expend-
ed snail be used before the first day of
August In permanent Improvement of d
continuous portion OF said road, anu in
manner satisfactory to the county com
missloners OF the county wherein said
road is located. Such aid shall be paid
from the state treasury on and after the
iirst day OF January, upon certificate by
the gov ernor and council as provided by
Section D. Municipal officers of towns
improving state roads under the forego-
ing provisions shall annually before the
hrst day OF September make return. un-
DER oatn, to the county commissioners of
their county of the amount appropriated
and expended by their town in such per-
manent improvements, the amount of
road improved, and the character OF the
work done. 1t shall be the duty of the
county commissioners to inspect the
road SO improved, and if they are salts
section have been complied with, they
shall certify to the governor and coun-
Gil the sum which said town is entitled
to receive from the state. Any town dis
! satisfied with their decision may apo al
to the governor and council. The COVER
nor and council shall issue a certificate
to the treasurer of the town for such
amount as they adjudge such town en-
titled to receive from the state treasury.
Section 4: Towns desiring to take ad-
vamlage 1r OF the provisions Of this act,
make application therefor to the secre-
tary of the state, and it shall be his duty
to record such applications in the order
II, m WnlGn they are recelEed If the appro-
purpose is insufficient in any year to fur
nish aid to all the towns applying there
for they shall receive such aid in the order
in which their applications were present.
ed, providing the other conditions of this
acc nave been complied with, and those
towns whose claims cannot be paid in
any year by reason of such lack of funds
| shall have the preference of all others in
the succeeding year. and shall be the first
to receive aid out OF the appropriation for
| that year.
Section 5. No town which receives by
| special act or appropriation assistance
| from the state in The construction or re-
| pairs of its highways or bridges shall be
entitled to the benefits of this act during
| the year in which such assistance is
given.
Section 6. For the purpose of carrying
| fifteen thousand dollars is hereby appro-
priated Tor the year nineteen hundred
and two.
| Section Z. The word town in this act
| shall be construed as meaning cities,
| town.; or organized plantations.
| Section S, Nothing herein contained
| shall be construed us changing the exist
| ing control of highways by counties OF
| towns or as limiting or changing theil
| liabilities therefor.
Section 9. This act shall take effect
| when approved. Improved March 81
Chapter 2SG.
AN ACT to Tax Interest Bearing Dc
posts in Trust and Banking Compa
MES.
| Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature assem-
| bled, as follows:
| Section 1. Every trust and banking
company Incorporated under the laws of
this state shall. semi -annually. on or be
fore the second Mondays of May and No
| vember, make a return to tine state as
SCISSORS, signed and sworn to by it's treas
urer. of the average amount of its time
Understanding deposits for the six
months preceding each of said days, from
which return the state assessors shall iii
| each case deduct an amount equal to thI
amount of United States bonds. the
shares of corporation stocks. such as ara
by law of this state free from taxation
ITO the stockholders, and the assessed
value of real estate owned by the said
| trust and banking company. For will
! fully making Il false return the corpora
ton treasurer forfeits not less than five
hundred nor more than five thousand dol
lars. Such treasurer shall pay to the
treasurer of state on account of said de-
posts one-half of one per cent.
| Section 2. One-half of said tax shall be
| assessed on the average amount of said
/ deposits for the six months ending on and
! including the last Saturday of April, and
/ the other half on such average for thf
! six months ending on and including the
! last Saturday of October.
| Section 3. This act shall take effccl
/ when approved. LApproVei March ~
ACTS AND RESOLVES.
Titles Of Those Passed by the 10th Legislator,
and Signed by Gov. Hill.