The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-28

interest at the rate Oh ten per cent Il
year, by action of debt In the name Of
The state. Said TAX shall be lien Oh
the property OF such corporation. an
on its franchise. and upon the property
used in operating a telephone or tele-
graph business by any such association
or person. and takes precedence OYER all
section 6. The state board OF assess
ors or their duly authorized agent. snail
have access to the books Of any such
corporation. associati or person, to as
certain IL the required returns are cor
reetly made; and any corporation, asso-
citation or person operating any tele-
graph or telephone line In this state. and
refusing or nesleetine to make tie re
turns required by Law, or to exhibit II
the state assessors, OF their duly author
lied agent therefor, Is or his books for
the purpose aforesaid or making returns
which the president. clerk, treasurer or
other person certifying such returns
know 10 be false shall forfeit not less
than one thousand or more than ten
thousand dollars. IL he recovered by in
dictment or hS action Of debt in any
county Into which the said telegraph or
telephone lines extend
section = Tie excise Tx collected IN
der this act shall be In lieu of all taxc9
tIiuu any corporation therein designated.
mon its shares I'll capital stock and tts
property used IN The conduct Of It's tele-
phone ur telegraph business. including
the poles. wires. na1laiprs. office furni-
lufe batteries Instruments. topographic
and telephone apparatus. telephones and
fransmitters used under lease or license
nr owned by such corporation. association
or person. provided. however, that the
feal estate and also The personal prop
efty not hereinahoVe exempted. owned
bY such corporation, association or per
san shall be taxed In The munieipalit7
In which the same Is situated; but the
amount of the tax assessed upon such
real estate II owned and actually used by
such corporation, association or person
In the transaction OF their business shall
be deducted 10y the state board of assess
nrs from the tax laid under this act. The
assessment of taxes ON such real estate
shall lac legal, whether assessed as resi-
dent or nonresident property
Section 3. This act shall take effect
when approved. Approved March VI
Chapter 2o2
An ACT To legalize certain days as
School Holidays
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature as
sembled. as follows:
From and after the passage of this aet
the following days, recognized rs legal
holidays by the laws of the state Of
Maine. shall be observed as school halI
ans Washngtons b ff 9as Febr%ary
twenty-five; Memorial day May thirty
independence day, July four; Labor holt
day, first Monday IN September; Christ
mas day. December twenty-five; Thanks
giving, Fast and Arhor days, as appointed
by the governor and council. Provided,
however, that Arbor day shall not be
| recognized as a school holiday, unless
obsery I'd by teacher and pupils for the
purpose for which 1t Is designated by the
governor and council All teachers OF
public schools in this state may close
their schools on the days mentioned In
this act and draw pay the same as +
their schools had been in session upon
those days. Improved March ~
Chapter 2O3.
AN ACT to amend Section three Of
Chapter two hundred and sixteen of the
Public LAWS of eighteen hundred AMI
nlnety-three. relating to Conveyance
BE ii enacted by the Senate and House
| of Representatives in Legislature as
sembled as follows
Section three of chapter two hundred
and sixteen of the public laws OF eighteen
| hundred and ninetV-three. as amended by
| chapter TWO hundred and nlnety-fve of
| the public laws Or eighteen hundred and
ninety seven, and by chapters forty-eig. u.
| and seventy-four of the public laws of
| eighteen hundred and ninety nine. Is
hereby. further appended by inserting
after the word town In the twenty-tirst
| line of said section, as amended by chap
| ter seVenty-fonr of the public laws of
eighteen hundred and ninety-nlne, the
shall read ms follows:
| Section 3. This act shall not abolish or
change the location of any school legally
established at the time OF its passage
but any town at its annual meeting, or at
a meeting called for the purpose, may
determine the number and location of its
|
| change their location; but such discon-
| tinuance or change OF location shall he
! made only ON the written recommends
| ton of the experimenting school com
mittec, and on conditions proper TO pre-
| serve the Just rights and privileges of
the inhabitants for whose benefit such
| schools were established: provided, how
ever, that In case of any school having.
| as now established, or which shall here
after have, too few scholars for It's profit
able maintenance, the experimenting
| school committee may suspend the oper-
| alton of such school for not more than
| one year unless otherwise instructed by
| the town. but any public school failina
| to maintain an average attendance for
| any school year. of at least eight pupils.
shall be and hereby is suspended, unless
| the town IN which said school is located
| shall by vote instruct Its experimenting
school committee To maintain said school.
| The superintendent of schools In each
| town shall procure the conveyance of all
public school pupils residing In his town,
| n part or the whole of the distance, to
and from the nearest suitable school for
| the number of weeks for which schools
are maintained In each year. when such
pupils reside al such distance from Nc
| said school as in the judgment of tho
| experimenting school committee shall
render such conveyance necessary Pro
vided. however. that the superintending
school committee may authorize the
superintendent of schools to pay the
| board of amy pupil or pupils al Il suit
able place near any established school
instead of providing conveyance for said
| pupll of pupils, Wnen III their judgment
ii may b. done at an equal or less eX-
pense than lay conveyance.
Approved March 1871
Chapter 20s
An Act To create a State Department
nj Agriculture.
Be II enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature as
semhled. as follows:
Section l. y state department of agri-
culture for the Improvement of agrcul-
ture and the advancement of the interests
of husbandrY IS hereby established A
commissioner Of agriculture shall be
elected bieanlallX by the legislature by
joint ballot OF the senators and repre-
sentatives In convention and he shall
take and subscribe the oath provided by
the constitution of this state, and shall
hold his office rs follows.
The term of office of said commissioner
shall be two years and until his successor
is elected and qualified, except that the
commissioner first elected under this act
shall enter upon his duties as such com
missioner, January first, nineteen hun
dred and two and shall serve until his
successor shall be elected by the next
Legislature and qualified.
lie shall give bond In the sum OF ten
thousand dollars to the state OF Maine.
with ample suretes, To be approved by
the state treasurer, for the faithful ac.
counting for all moneys received and
dsbursed by him as said commissioner.
Section .. The salary OF said commits
sioncr shall be fifteen hundred dollars,
and expenses incurred by him for actnal
moneys paid out as such commissioner in
the performance of his duties. but not
exceeding the sum of five hundred dot
lars, and he shall account to and turn
over to the state all fees received. lie
may employ such clerical labor as may
be required but not exceeding In the
aggregate the sum of one Thousand dol
lars, 10 be paid ont of the state treasury
on approval Of the governor and council.