The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-04-02

Section 10. Chapter three hundred thtf-
ty-four of the public laws Of eighteen hun
dred ninetY-seYen, and all other acts AMI
parts of acts inconsistent with this act
are hereby repealed.
Section II. his act shall take effect
June one. nineteen hundred and three.
lApproved March d
Chapter 231.
An Act to amend Chapter three hundred
and seYenty-eight Of the Public Laws
of eighteen hundred and eighty-ive.
regulating the erection Of posts and
lines for purposes of electricity.
hundred seventy-eight of the public laws
of eighteen hundred and eighty-hve is
hereby amended by striking out the first
six lines thereof and inserting in place
thereof the following: No such company.
person or association shall construct lines
upon and along highways aud public
roads. without first obtaining a written
permit signed by the mayor aud alder
men in case Of cities the scleetmcn ia
case of towns, aud the county commits
sioneTs In case of plantations and uuor-
ganiZed townships, specify aB the klud oil
posts, where and how they shall be 10
Gated aud set and the height Of the wire
above the ground; and II the Inc Spccilied
in the permit Is Il telephone line aud is
not constructed and public telephone ser
vice established in connection herewith
within eighteen months from the time
the decision Is filed, the permit shall be
void
Also by adding at the end Of said section
the following words In case Of plauta-
lions and unorganized townships any
person or corporation Interested m M
appeal from the decision al lhe
county commissioners To the supreme
judicial court in the manner pro
Wded in sections forty-eight forty
nine fifty and nfty-one OF chapter
eighteen Of the revised statutes, relating
TO highways. and In case Of cities nId
towns as follows: The decision Of the
mayor and aldermen or the selectmen
shall be filed with the clerk of the city
or town within one week from their final
hearing: and within two weeks from such
filing any person or corporation Interested
may appeal from their decision by ming
notice of appeal with a copy of the origi-
nal petition and adjudication with the
clerk of the city or town and with tine
clerk of the board OF county commission
ers; the commissioners shall Immediately
entertain such appeal and give two weeks
public notice in a county newspaper OF
the time and place of hearing, which time
shall be within thirty days from the tit0e
such appeal IL hled; such hearing may be
adjourned from time to time, not exceed
ing thirty days In all, and the commits
sloners shall file their decision within thir-
tydays from the time the hearing Is closed
and transmit Il copy OF the same 10
the clerk of the, city or town. who shall
forthwith record IT..
Section 2. Said section Is further amend
ed TO conform to section one of this act,
10 that said section as amended shall read
Section 2. No such company. person or
association shall construct lines upon and
along highways and public roads, without
first obtaining a written permit, signed by
the mayor and aldermen In case OF cites.
the selectmen In case of towns, and the
county commissioners In case of planta-
lions and unorganized townships, specl-
flying the kind of posts. where and how
they shall be located and set, and the
height OF the wire above the ground; and
IL the line specified In the permit Is
telephone line and is not constructed and
public telephone setyice established In
connection Herewith within eighteen
months from the time, the decision Is
filed the permit shall be void Before
ora n ting allrh DprnIt fourteen DAYS pub
Tic notice thereof shall be given, and resi-
dents and owners of property upon me
highways to be affected thereby, should
have full opportunity to show cause why
such permit should not be granted. Such
public notice shall be given by ,publie;t-
ton in a county newspaper when the
county commissioners are to act
and in some newspaper printed IN
such city OF town, If any, the last pub,
location to be fourteen days before said
hearing; II in town and no newspaper
is printed therein. then by posting the
same In some public and conspicuous
place therein fourteen days before said
hearing. When the application for such
permit liz filed, personal notice. If deemed
necessary, may be ordered by such OIL
GERS and shall be given by such company,
persons or associations to the residents
and owners of property to be affected
thereby. At the hearing such company,
persons or associations, before proceed
Ing, shall first prove that such order OF
notice has been complied with and public
notice given as hcreinbefore required,
aldermen, selectmen or county commits
sioners that such personal and public
notice has been given shall be tnal and
conclusive. If from any cause the notice
given appears to have been defective said
officers may order new notice, not ex-
ceeding seven days. and adjourn said hear.
ing to a time named in said new order of
notice. After the erection of the lines,
having first gwen all persons Interested
an opportunity to be heard, such officers
may direct any alteration in the orgnai
permit. Such permits, specifications and
decisions shall be recorded In the records
OF the city. town or county commission omission
ICED townships any person or corporation
interested may appeal from the decision
OF the county commissioners to the su-
prene judicial court in the manner pro-
vided In sections forty-eght, forty-nine,
fifty and fifty-one of chapter eighteen of
the revised statutes, relating to high
ways, and in case of cities and towns as
follows: The decision OF the mayor and
aldermen or the selectmen shall be filed
ing; and within two weeks from
such fling any person or corpora,
their decision by fling notice OF appeal
with copy of the original petition and
adjudication with the clerk of the city
or town and with the clerk of the board
of county commissioners; the commits
sioners shall Immediately entertain such
appeal and give two weeks public notice
In a county newspaper of the time and
place Of hearing, which time shall be
within thirty days from the time such
appeal is filed; such hearing may be ad-
journed from time to time, not exceeding
thirty days In all. and the commissioners
shall file their decision within thirty days
from the time the hearing Is closed, and
transmit n copy of the same to the clerk
of the city or town, who shall forthwith
record At
Section g. This act shall take effect
May one, nineteen hundred three.
LApproved March 2S.1
Chapter 232,
An Act to make certain the meaning of
the language Timber and Grass, re-
lating to the Public Lots. so called, In
unincorporated townships in State of
Maine.
Section l. The language Timber and
Grass, as relates to the public lots, 30
called, in unncorponted townships in
state OF Maine, ds hereby construed to
mean all growth Of every description on
said lots.
Section Q This act shall take effect
when approved.
lApproved March Isl
Chapter 233.
An Act providing for a bounty on bears In
oxford County.
A bounty of five dollars for every bear
killed In oxford county by any bona tide
resident of this state, and actually domi-
ciled In said state, may be paid by the
state treasurer upon the production by the
applicant therefor of an inland fish and
game wardens certificate In the form set
forth In Schedule A hereto. Every war
den before issuing any such certificate
and swear to a statement In writing In the
form set forth In said Schedule A, which
oath said warden Is hereby authorized to
administer. and shall also require the pro-
duction by such applicant of the entire
skin of the animal for the killing of which
such bounty is claimed, with the nose
thereof In as perfect a state as when
killed, excepting natural decay; and the
said warden shall thereupon cut off the