The Republican journal., 1903-04-09

r MAINE, PASSED BY THE SIEVE
al gift may be by vote Of the city council,
, instead of by the inhabitants at speclai
election if the muaiclp naa, 1esrs sbs sa aiye ye
public notice in their warrants, or the op-
jects of said meeting OF the lnnapleants,
and such other notice as sad municlpai
officers shall deem proper. At such meet
ing, the said inhabitants, or the city coun,
Gil at regular meeting, or at speclai
meeting called for that purpose, shall
or hequest or conditional gift, and ii a
majority of the legal voters, OF of the
members OF the city council present, then
and there vote to accepL SAD 4 uenase rS ~, oe
with the terms contained in said Will, ana
upon the conditions made by the testator
OF by said Individual, said munlclpal o.
1icers OF said city or town, shall forth
| with notify said executors or trustees, or
individual, in writing, OF said acceptance
by said city or town AFORESAID, Oh the
non acceptance thereof.
Section q Section two Of chapter eleven
of the public laws of eighteen hundred and
eighuy-seven, as amenued by chapter FOR
tty-four of the public laws OF eighteen gteseIl
/ amended by adding 10. said section the
words, or of cemetery lots owned by IN
| ulVluualS, tntlL Sttlu SeCllOlA a~l1CAlo-
/ ed, shall read as follows:
| Section 2 Whenever the executors or
! trustees of said Individual, under any VIII
have fully discharged their duties respect peel
wise OF any devise OF beGuest, or con,
ditional gift to said city or town; and
said city or town have accepted sald de-
| wise or bequest or conditional gift in &C,
| cordance with the conditions OF said Will
or the terms of said conditional gift as set
forth in section one of this chapter, then
said city or town shall perpetually COM
ply, ana strictly maintain and keep, all
| the conditions and terms contained an
said will or said conditional gift by VIZ
J tue of which said devise Or pequeSt or
| conditional gift was SO made, and any
| city or town so accepting said devise or
bequest, or conditional gift and receiv-
ing the same, or enjoying the dement's
| therefrom, is hereby authorized to raise
! money TO carry into effect the require
| 1nents and terms of said will or said con-
| ditional gift by virtue of which said de-
| accepted and received. The provisions o.
this chapter shall apply only to deViSes
and bequests and gifts, devised and be
| queathed or given to cities and towns for
educational, benevolent and charitable
! purposes and objects, OF for the care, pro-
| lection, repair and improvement OF celne-
teries owned BY said cities i'll or Towns towns or
| Section s. This act snail take elect
when approved.
[Approved March ISL
Chapter 1S9.
An Act to. repeal so m much e. OF Chapter
| thirty of the Revised Statutes, as
| amended by Chapter forty-tWo, Section
| five, OF the Public Laws of eighteen
| hundred ninety-nine, as amended by
Chapter three HUNDRED seVensy n aine 13ro oI
| teen hundred one, as prohibits hshlng
! through the ice in Palmer Pond, so
called in Mayield Plantation, in the
| Secfion i. So much of chapter thirty
of The revised statutes, as amended py
| chapter torty-tWo, section hVe, or the
nine ana as amended by, chapter, three
/ hundred seventy-rine of the private and
special laws Of nineteen hundred one as
! prohibits fishing through the ice IN ac-
! ccrdanoc with the general law, in Palmer
| pond so called, in Nlayfleld plantation,
| in the county of Somerset, is hereby re-
| pealed.
| [Approved March Isl
Chapter 1870.
An Act to amend Section one hundred of
| Chapter forty-seven Of the Revised
| Statutes, as amended by Chapter one
| hundred siXty-one of the Publlc Laws
of eighteen hundred and nlnety-hve, re.
| lating to the investment OF fuads OF
| Section /. Section one hundred of chap
| ter forty-seven OF the revised statutes as
1
one OF the public laws OF eighteen nun
lrcd and nnety~tive, is hereby amended
| 50 rs to read as follows:
| Section 100. Savings banks and lnSttu-
! tiolis for savings are restricted to and
hereafter may invest their deposits as
| follows:
United States and District of Columbia;
| b: IN the public funds of any OF the
New England states and Of the s5ates aa,s % 81
New York, fennsylyanml9l, Ma1y1ana, i3 M31
conslE. Minnesota, Iowa. Illinois, Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Nebraska.
Second. "a In the bonds of the coun-
ties, cities and towns OF any of the New
b: In the bonds of cities and districts
in the states of New York, PennsylVania
Maryland, oalo, lnd5ana, keh'urns 1nws
Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska
having a population of seventy-iiVe sthou-
sand or more, when issued Tor muhlGlp't
| purposes and which are u direct uDllSii-
ton on all the taxable property tHereln
y: In the bonds of counties of tWent5
thousand inhabitants OF more IN a. III, tns
Maryland, ohio, lndjana, Kentucky
| Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa
Illinois, Missouri Kansas and Nebraska
which al" a direct obligation on su th+
| taxable property therein, except when IS
sued ia aid Of railroads, provided that tht
net municipal indebtedness OF such couh
|
last preceding valuation of the property
therein for the assessment of taxes
| IL: In the bonds of amy city Oh tei
thousand inhabitants or more III tn
states of New York, Pennsylvan!a, MARY
land. Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, MichlSah
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, MIS-
souri,, Kansas and Nebraska, when, IS
: sued for municipal purposes and Wllici
are direct obligation on all the ti&apll
property therein, except When l5saeo II
| aid OF railroads: provided the net mimic
:pal Indebtedness of such city does no
) exceed five per cent of the last preceding
valuation of the property therein tor th'
assessment Of taxes. ...
! e: In the refrndins bonds OF countle
and cities above enumerated issued u
take up at maturity bonds which Wer
. legal and constitutional when issued, pro
yIded the interest has been fully p;ld OF
7 stlcn original bonds for at least i've yea:
T last prior to such retundlngS; pfoVloc'
further that such counties ana cltes c.tl
t otherwise meet the foregoing conditions
e f: In the bonds and oblisa ations o
school district boards, boards OF educa
$ ton and other corporate BODIES "lthN
Q such cities, authorized to issue bonds pay
: able primarily from taxes leTlea on a!
e the taxable property in said district; pro
= yided that the population OF the olstr!c
| is ten thousand or more ana the popIiil
t lion and assessed valuation OF the dis
trict are equal to at least ninety per cen
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