The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-28

Section i. Section two of chapter thir-
ty-three of the public laws OF eighteen
hundred aud nlnety-nlne Is hereby
amenee1 by inserting after the word
'purpoae" In the fifteenth line the WORDS
'provld he keeps such dogs within a
proper lnelos1re. SO ,na t, aa,o see'io'' "'
'gectlon O. Every owner or keeper of
dog more than four months old shall an
nually., before the first day oil Hp dn
scrbed and licensed for one year from
the first day Of April, In the Once OF me
clerk of the city. town or p,an'dEi aon
around It's neck a collar distinctly marked
with the owners name and It's registered
number, and shall pay 10 SAID clerk ior
a license the sum Of one dollar ana nj
teen cents for each male dog ana each
female dog incapable OF producing young.
and three dollars and fifteen cents Tor
each other female dog, and person pc
coming the owner or Keeper OF "a dos
after the first day of April. not duly IL
cenBed shall cause 1t to be registered.
numbered, described and licensed as pro-
vIded above Every owner or keeper OF
dogs, kept for breeding purposes. may re-
celve annually a special kennel license
authorizing him to Keep saeh aos7 , iHp
dogs within Il proper Enclosure. When
the number Of dogs so kept does not eN-
coed ten. the fee for such license shall be
ten dollars, when The number OF dogs 80
kept exceeds ten. the fee for such license
shan be twenty dollars, and no fees shaII
be required for the dogs of such owner or
keeper under the age OF six months. Dogs
covered by the kennel license shall be
excepted from the provisions OF ms sec
ton requiring registration. numbering or
Section 2 Section six Of chapter two
hundred eghty-seyen Of the public laws
OF eighteen hundred and nlncty-three Is
hereby amended by inserting after ne
word "colared' In the sixth line the
words or Incosed, 50 that said section'
as amended, shall read as follows:
Section G. The mayor Of each city. the
selectmen OF towns and the assessors of
plantations shall annually within ten
days from the first day OF May issue II
warrant to one or more police officers or
t6iisf isfJies directing ;!ssas "a isyScse;i
forthwith either 10 XIII or cause To be
killed all dogs within such city, town anu
plantation not licensed and eollarcd or
Enclosed according TO the provisions OF
this act, and to enter complaint against
the owners or keepers thereof. Sueh OH
GERS shall receive from the city town or
plantation, one dollar for each dog so
killed All bills for such services shall be
approved by the mayor Of cities. and
municipal officers Of towns and planta-
section g. This act shall take effect
April one In the year OF our Lord nine
teen hundred and one.
Improved March il
Chapter IGi
AN ACT to apporllon Representatives
BE IL enncted by the Senate and House
of Representatives In Legislature as
sembied. as follows:
Section !. The counties OF York anu
Cumberland. shall compose the first dis
trct, and be entitled to one representa-
tive. The counties of oxford. Frankiin'
Androscoggin. Sasadahoc. Knox ana I'm
coin shall compose the second district,
and be entitled TO one representatiV. in'
counties of Kennebec, Somerset, Waldo
and Hancock. shall compose the third
district, and be entitled to one represen-
tatIye. The counties of Penobscot Piscai :
aquls. Aroostook and Washington, snail
compose the fourth district, ana be en-
titled TO one representative.
Section g The election of representa-
tivcs to congress shall take place ana be
on the second Monday OF September, one
thousand nine hundred and two, ana
thereafter biennlally.
Section g. The representatives chosen In
the several districts. shall AT the time, OF
their election be residents therein. inc
foregoing division of the state INTO repre-
sentative districts, shall be and continue
in force until an apportionment shall be
made for representatives to congress aiter
taking the thirteenth census
Section 4. In case any vacancy among
the representatives to congress requires
an election prior to the second Monday
OF September one thousand nine hundred
and two, or at any other time. then such
vacancy shall be nllod by the proper dis
trict under this apportionment.
when approved. lApproved March 81
Chapter 1O5.
AN ACT to amend Chapter one hundred
and twenty three of the Public Laws OF
eighteen hundred and ninety-nine. en-
titled IAN Act In relation 10 Foreign
Ranking Associations and Corpora
BE il enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representative In Legislature as
aembled as follows
section one Of said act is hereby ,,
amended by striking out In the nth line
thereof the words 'one-fourth" and sup
shutting In place thereof the words
'three.qunrters. so that said section snail
section l. Every banking association
or corporation not Incorporated under the
laws OF this state or of the United states,
that maintains a branch or agency IN
this state for the transaction OF bank
ing business. shall pay 20 the state treas
irer a tax of three-qnarters OF one per
cent per nnnum on the amount OF 81 suc N
said tax shall be paid on the amount OF
such business for the six months ending
on the last Saturday of April, ana the
other half on the amount for the SIX
months ending the last Saturday of Octo-
ber,for for such portion of such periods
az snid association or corporation may
transact business In this state. The
amount of such business done In this
state shall be ascertalned by first COM
putting the daily average for each month
OF the period of all the moneys outstand-
ing upon loans and Investments ana or
all other moneys received, used or en-
ployed In connection with such business
and by them dividing the aggregate of
such monthly averages by the number OF
months covered by said return; and the
quotient resulting shall be deemed the
amount of such business. The amount of
such tax 80 ascertained shall be paid to
the state treasurer semi-unnually within
ten days after the first Mondays in June
and December [ApproVed March g.
Chapter 1O6.
AN ACT additional to Chapter nlnety-one
Of the Revised Statutes, relating TO liens
ON WharVes and Piers.
Iie 1t enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives in Legislature ab-
semblcd. as follows:
SECTION /. Whoever performs labor, or
furnishes labor or materials in construct
ing. altering. or repairing wharf, or
pier or any building thereon. by virtue of
IA contract with or by consent of the own
ar. has n lien thereon and on the land on
which II stands. and on any interest that
such owner has In the same. to secure
payment thereof w,th COSTS If the debt
ar has no legal interest In the land on
which the wharf or pier Is erected, the
Hen attaches to the wharf or pier and
riuy be enforced IA hereinafter provided.
and II the owner of such wharf or pier SO
contracting. Is a minor married
woman, such lien shall exist, and such
minority or CoVertnre shall not bar re-
coVery in any proceeding brought TO en-
iofce 1t.
section 3 II the labor or material was
II /. a