Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-23

I !
nc defaultcd for Il specific sum for the
soariy damages. or a sum in gross as r.
arn I pc compensation for all damages,
gu ny StrlklnS out the word it in the
| t'hrd me and insert in its place either
ana adding to said section the following
| WORDS, a not accepted within such time
as me court orders. it shall not be ,ffer e I
| IN evidence or have any effect upon the
| rights OF the parties, or the Judgment to
ne rendered except the costs. If the COM
piainant rails to recover a sum greater
| than the sum rendered or offered he re-
covers such costs only as accrued before
| ire offer. and the respondent RECEIVERS
coStS accrued after that time and his
luusment FOR costs may he set off against
the complainants judgment for DANA ges
ana cost, SO that said section as amend
| ed shall read as follows:
| Section -. In case of an original com
plaint, the respondent may, with the
same advantages to himself, tender and
| bring money snto court, or if the issue is
| uccldcd in favor of the complainant, or
| II the respondent is dcfaulted or does
not plead or show any legal objection to
proceedings the respondent may in writ
| lnS entered of record with its date. offer
| to be dcfautcd for specific sum for the
yearly damages or a sum in gross as rea-
scnable compensation for all damages, as
| IN an action at common law; ant. if
either is accepted, the judgment has the
same effect as If rendered on a verdict
| 1t not accepted within such time as the
| court orders. ii Suall not be offered in eV-
| Idence or have any effect upon the rights
| of the parties, or the judgment to be rem
| dcrcd except the costs. If the complain
ant fails to recover a sum greater than
| the sum rendered or offered he RECEIVERS
| such costs only as accrued before the Of
| FER and the respondent RECEIVERS costs ac-
| crued after that time. and his judgment
for costs may be set off against the com
| plainants judgment for damages and
| cost. lApproVed March 10
| Chapter 1919.
| AN ACT relating to compensation of
| County Commissioners of Franklin
Be II enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature as
SCmbled. as follows:
| 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
ana NIFTY cents per day. while actually
| employed in the service of the county. in
! Guiding the time spent in travelling. for
| which every commissioner shall have ten
| cents per mile for the distance actually
| travelled: but no commissioner shall have
| more than one travel for the same hear
| ing or session, or for more than two adj
| Journments of any regular term, or for
| travel on more than one petition or case
| considered at the same session.
approved March l6.I
Chapter 200.
| AN ACT to amend Chapter tifty-iive OF
the Public Laws of eighteen hundred
and ninety-one. relating to the Incor
poration of Churches
Be il enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature as
Semb.eu, as follows:
Section /. Section six of chapter fifty
five OF the public laws of eighteen hum
bred and ninetY-One is hereby repealed
and the following substituted in the place
thereof.
Section g Such church may by its by
laws extend to all persons not members
of the church. VINO are twenty-one years
of age and upwards and who regularly
contribute toward the expenses of the
church, the right ~ attend and partic
| ipate in the annual and special meetings
of the church. when action Is to be taken
relative to the use and appropriation OF
funds toward which they have contrib
uted or toward which they have pledged
contributions. and meetings called for the
purpose of obtaining or disnissinS a pas
tor.
Section >. This act shall take erect
when approved. Approved March 16.l
Chapter 2Oi.
AN ACT relating to the Taxation of
Telegraph and Telephone Companies
Be ii enacted By the Senate and IIous.
of Representatives in Legislature as
SCmbled. as follows:
Section 1. Strike out sections forty
eight to tilIy-four, inclusive of chapter
six of the Revised Statutes, as amendcu
by. chapter one hundred titty-four OF tn
laws OF eighteen hundred ana ninety
three. and substitute therefor the follow
ing:
Section /. Every corporation. assoC-
alton or person operating in whole or in
part telephone or telegraph line Tor toll
or other compensation within the state
shall annually, between the tIISt and
fifteenth days of april. return To the
secretary of state under oath of its trta
urer if Il corporation, the amount of the
capital stock of the corporation. the num-
her and par value of the shares, and d
complete list of its shareholders resident
within the state, With their places ol
residence, and thetnUmbcr of shares he
longing to each on said tlrst day OF April;
# a person or associations the owner or
| .,f th.r1 r41l
make a return under oath to the Secr@-
tary of state, between the 1irst and
fifteenth days of April of the names and
residences OF the owner or owners anu
the relative interest each owner has in
any such association on the first day Of
April. The returns shall also contain Il
statement of the assessed value in each
town of the real estate of such corpo-
ration. association or person used solely
for the conduct of telephone or tclc-
graph business and taxed by any NUM-
cipality. and the gross receipts from bust
ness done wholly within the state for
operating such business during the pre-
| ceding year ending April first;
Section > Every corporation, assoc
alton or person operating in whole or III
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
6GSinf 5 within ro, me fa taG s @en se I@H
of this act. is in place of all taxes upon
the property of such corporation. asso-
citation or person employed in such bust
ness. and of all taxes upon the shares of
the capital stock Of any such corporation
There shall he apportloncd ana 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 own
ers or owner of an interest in any tele-
graph or telephone lines operated by any
aSsociat ton or person not a corporation
and taxed under this act, an amoun;
equal to one per cent on the value of such
stock on that day as determined by the
state assessors. If corporation and il
not Il 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
interest owned by resident in any such
municipality bears to the whole owner
thus apportioned on account of such
stock if a corporation. shall not exceed
the sum received by the state tax
on account of such corporation; and pro-
vided further that there shall not be
apportioned on account. of any such
corporal ton a greater pdrt of the whole
tax received by the state from such
corporation than the proportion which
the amount Of capital stock of such
corporation owned in this state bears to
the whole amount of the capital stock of
such corporation.
Section 3. The amount of such annual
excise tax shall be asccrtaned as follows: