Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-30

dliQ SD,tIdi IdWS Oh nineteen nuHuTtu dilli
one, as prohibits fishing through the ice
In Black, Whittier ana Perry ponds, IN
the towns of Vienna and Chesterville, in
Kennebec and Franklin counties, is here
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved.
[Approved March PSI
Chapter 1854.
An Act to amend section sixteen, chap
ter fifty one of the Revised Statutes re-
lating to railroads
Section l. Section sixteen of chapter
fifty-one of the revised statutes is hereby
amended by inserting after the word sta
tions' in the third line thereof the words
coal sheds, 50 that said section, as
amended, shall read as follows:
Section 16 Any railroad corporation
may also purchase or take and hold, as
for public uses. land for borrow and
gravel pits, necessary tracks, side tracks.
stations, coal-sheds, Wood-sheds, repair
shops, and car, engine and freight houses
but If the owner of said land does not
consent thereto, or il the parties do not
area necessary to be taken, the corpora
ticn may make written application to the
railroad commissioners, describing the
estate, and naming the persons inter-
eSted: the commissioners shall thereJpOn
appoint a time for the hearing near the
premises, and require notice to be gwen
to the persons interested, as they may
direct. fourteen days at least, before said
time; and shall then view the premises
hear the parties and determine how much
ii any, of such real estate is necessary for
the reasonable accommodation OF the
traffic and appropriate business of the
corporation. If they find that any of it
is SO necessary they shall furnish the cor
poration with certificate containing a
definite description thereof, and when it
is filed with the clerk of courts In the
county where the land lies, it shall be
deemed and treated as taken; provided,
however. that when land is held by q
rDr. H.
tinsent as to the persons in whom it may
vest on the termination of the life estate,
such fact shall be stated in the applica-
ton. and the commissioners shall, in adj
dition to the notice to the tenant for life,
give notice by publication to all others
interested. in, such manner as they may
deem proper
[Approved March PSI
Chapter 1856.
An Act to amend Section six of Chapter
eleven of the Revised Statutes of Maine
relating to the raising ana expanding
of Common School Funds.
Section !. Section SIX of chapter eleven
of the revised statutes is hereby amended
by inserting before the word schools"
in the second line of said section the word
common Nnd by adding after the word
in said section the words and all moneys
provided By towns, or apport;oned by the
state for the support of common schools
shall be expended for the maintenance
trolled by the town by which said moneys
are provided or to which said moneys are
apportioned, so that said section as
amended, by this act, shall read as fol-
lows:
Section E, Every town shall raise and
eXpend, annually for the support of COM
mon schools therein, exclusive of the in
come of any corporate school fund, or of
any grant from the revenue or fund from
the state. or of any voluntary donation.
devise or bequest, or of any forfeiture
n rir,Cr tn hn <.fc Eaf loe-t.
than eighty cents for each inhabitant,
according to the census by which repre-
sentatives to the Legislature were last
apportioned. under penalty of FORGETTING
not less than twice nor more than four
times the amount of its deficiency, and
all moneys provided by towns,
or apportioned by the state :, for
expended for the maintenance of common
schools established and controlled by the
town by which said moneys are provided,
Section 2. All acts, or parts of acts in
consistent with this act, are hereby re-
Section 8. This act shall take effect
when approved.
[Approved March 26.]
Chapter 1866.
An Act to repeal Sections one to forty
seven, inclusive, and Sections forty-nine
to eighty-two, inclusive. of Chapter
forty-seven Of the. Revised Statutes re-
Section l. Sections one to forty-seven,
both inclusive, and sections forty-nine to
eighty-two, both inclusive, of chapter
forty-seven of the revised statutes are
hereby repealed.
Section 2 The sections declared to be
repealed in the foregoing section remain
all past violations of them; and for the
recovery of penalties or forfeitureS al
ready incurred: and for the preservation
of all rights and their remedies existing
n - fD hoy
apply to any office, trust, judicial pro-
ceeding, right, contract, limitation or
event already affected by them.
Section 3. This act shall take effect
when approved.
Improved March PSI
Chapter 167.
An Act to amend Sections thirty-two,
thirty-thrce, thirty-four, thirty-five OF
Chapter, eighteen of the Revised Stat
1tes rsla ting, to the assessment ;s OF
Section l.. Section thirty-two of said
chapter eighteen is hereby amended by
striking out the word thirty in the third
and eighth lines of said section and sub
shtuting in place thereof the word ten.
50 that said section as amended shall
read as follows: After said assessment
and the amount fixed on each. the same
shall be recorded by the city clerk, and
notice shall be given within ten days
after the assessment by delivering to
each owner of said assessed lots resident
in said city certified copy of such re-
corded assessment, or by leaving it at
his last and usual place Of abode, and by
publishing the same three weeks success
S1Vely in some newspaper published in
said city. the first publication to be with
in said ten days, and the said clerk with
In ten days shall deposit in the postofficc
of said city, postage paid, a certified copy
of such assessment directed to each
owner or proprietor residing out OF said
city, whose place of residence is known to
said clerk, and the certificate of said
clerk shall be sufficient evidence of
these facts and in the registry Of deeds
shall be the evidence of title in allowing
or assessing damages and improvements
SO far as notice is concerned
Section 2. Section thirty-three of said
chapter eighteen Is hereby amended by
striking out the entire section and insert
ing in place thereof the following: Amy
person not satisfied with the amount for
after service of the notice provided for by
the preceding section in either manner |
therein provided by request in writing
given to the city clerk, have the assess.
ment upon his lot or parcel of land de- |
termined by arbitration. The municipal
officers shall nominate six persons who |
are residents of said city, two of whom |
selected by the applicant, with 4 third res |
ident person selected by said two persons |
shall fix the sum to be paid by him, and |
the report of such referees made to the |
shall he final and binding upon all parties |
Said reference shall be had and their re- !
port made to said city clerk within thirty |!
days from the time of hearing before the |
officers as provided in section |
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