The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-28

, Section . All acts or parts of acts In
consistent with this act. are hereby re
pealed. Improved March 81
Chapter i74.
, AN Act imposing franchise tax upoI
Sleeping and Palace Cars
of Representatives in Legislature as
sembled. as follows.
Section l. Every corporation or person
for for witt Witch extra compensation is charged
for riding therein over any of the rail
roads of the state shall on the first day
after. pay to the treasurer of the state
for the state an annual excise tax for the
privilege of exercising its franchises IN
the state. equal TO four per cent OF It's
gross earnings from business done wholly
in the state OF Maine for the. year end
ing June thrtieth next preceding.
Section 2. Every such corporation or
person shall by its properly authorized
agent or officer annually on or before the
first day Of August. make a return under
oath to the board of state assessors stat
ing the amount of such gro@% earnings
whereup0n the board of state assessors
shall on or before the fifteenth day of
said August assess the tax herein prOvid-
ed and forthwith certify the same TO the
treasurer of the state, who shall there
and said taxes shall be paid into the
state treasury on or before the first day
Of September following.
Section 3 The tax assessed upon said
corporations or persons as aforesaid Is in
the place of all local taxation upon the
business In the state.
| Secfton 4 ANY cornoration or person
Sget2 = 70 make eo ret,,pns accardinq +"
section no of this act forfelfs twenty
Ave dollars for every days neglect. to be
recovered by action OF debt In the namc
SECTION J. The provisions Of section
! sixty-eight Of chapter six of the revised
statutes. "a amended, shall apply to the
assessment ana collection OF The tax I'M
DpSed by this act
section &. This act shall take effect
H., az, a,,,p ~ Annroted Nareb -
Chapter 175
AN Ac5f relating To prisoners In the
(sountv of Sagada hoe
Re II enacted bv the senate and House
Of REPRESENTATIVES, in Legislature as
fv seciinn as SectIon nine of ehanter sew
entv Of the nnblic laws of eighteen hun
ostI al me me- 1'onniy eff Sapadahon is
herabv amended by adding thereto the
rnlIowIng Said county Of Sagndahoc
! NAV aisn make n similar agreement with
he comfy of Androscoggin.. for the same
| uItrnoses and with the Same effect so
thnf said section shall read as follows:
| SECTION . The said county of Sagnda :
bo" is bareby authorized ana empoWered
10 make an agreement with the county of
Kennebec. upon such terms as may he
agreed upon. for the use of the jail OF
said county of kcnnphpc for the pur-
poses and with the same effect mentioned
h. The nreeennas seeiion Said county of
Sapadobnc may also make a similar
agreement with the county of Androscog
gin for the same purposes and with the
| Same effect
| Section > The provisions of the eighth
and ninth sections of said chapter sew
cnty. as amended by the preceding sec
tion are hereby extended in their effect
mill II iau shall be established and
maintaingd in said county of Sagadahoc
Section 2 Nothing in the foregoing
| eectinns shall he SO construed "a 10 con-
tiict with the general laws OF the state re
inting to the jail system.
wien amnroved 1Anproved March i5.1
! ,,.nt.r ,-n
|
AN ACT additional and amendatory 10
Chapter two hundred forty-two of the
Public Laws of eighteen hundred and
ninety,,three, relating to Free Public
! Libraries.
| Be II enacted by the senate ana House
Of Representatives. in Legislature as
sembled. as follows
| Section ]. Section hve OF chapter TWO
eighteen hundred and ninety three Is
hereby amended by striking out In the
fourth line of said section the words 'ot
less than fifteen hundred inhabitants
and" so that said section shall read as
follows: ,,,,
authorized and directed to donate from
the Maine state library to any town nav
ing no Tree pubic library oWned or con
trolled by the town, books purchased FOR
that purpose, not exceeding hfty per cent
IN value the BOOKS ana u ,, ,,n p'l If
founding free pubic library therein
said donation In no case to exceed one
hundred dollars.
! Section z. Any town Is hereby authof-
lied To raise and appropriate annually
sum of money. not exceeding the legal
limit heretofore established. for the pur-
pose of securing to It's inhabitants the
free use OF library located IN an ad-
joining town. and shall be entitled to re
, ceive from the state treasurer sum
equal To ten per cent OF the amount SO
raised, appropriated and expended
yearly. ..,,.e ,.,t,oo,, .o,,,,s
may mite in Establishing and maintain
ing a free public library with branches
| thereof In each town for the free use OF
ali Inc inhabiianta of said towns, and
may each raise and appropriate for tina
burmese annually a sum not exceeding
| The legal limit heretofore established for
| mnintaininp free libraries and such town
| shau he s1i6iert 10 all the duties and Ell.
titled In ali the benefits established by
me laws now I'm force concerning free H.
hra rles
! SECTION 4 That section three of chapte.
two hundred forty-two of rhe public la W.
| of eighteen hundred ninetr-three, as
! amended nv cha oter eleven of the public
laws of eighteen hundred ninety-fve Is
hereby further amended so as to read a.
Follows.
| section 4 ANY town or city, In which
| there ~ n library owned or controlled by
| n cornoratIon or association may appro-
uriafe a sum not exceeding one dollar for
each of It's ratable polls in the year mex:
preceding, to procure from such library