The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-03-30

LAWS OF THE STATE OF MAI
r.u4.itair md form a pltt Of tne N i'm.
luslae Hospital at Augusta. aud sa4ll u
uAtafsed rN ~" trustees o. tt' nslu'
ho.pua1s under the provisions ot eht"t
~, haalrel and fri -ioar %, TN &c.
e.sr1 statutes al nineteen hundred an'
lApproved March q. 1901
Chapter 176.
An Aet giving the Trustees OF Insane
Hospitals authority to control and oc-
cupy Widows Island.
Sectlon J. The trustees of insane hos
pitfalls are hereby authorized to take pos-
session of Widows Island, situated in
Fox Island thoroughfare on the coast Of
Maine. and prepare the same for oecU-
paucY by insane patients. The said truS-
tees shall have the same authority ana
control over said isand which they have
over The insane hospitals Of the state,
under the provisions of chapter one nun
dred and fortyfoar OF tho revised
statutes nf nineteen. hundred and three,
all the provisions of which said chapter
shall apply to said island 50 far rs the
same may h. applicable.
Scc.ln =. The trnste of insane hos
pinls may transfer 10 sud island any
patients confined In the insane hospitals
81 the state. Whenever. i'm their Judgment,
the welfare of said patients will b. pro-
mutea thereby and may detaln said pa
long as hey shall deem II advisable. For
purposes ut such temporary detention,
the said island shall be regarded as Il
part Of the insane hospitals of thu state
and ihe original commitment papers ON
elc III either ~ the insane hospitals shall
De- authority Tor the detention oil said
patients ou said island under The pro-
Visions of his act
Approved March p l90l.l
Chapter III.
An Act charging the Duties Of the
County Attorney.
Section J. The county attorney I'm e3' h
county shall appear Tor the county. under
the direction of the county commission
erA tn all suits and other civil proceed
ings in which the county Is party or
Interested, or in which the official acts
and doiags OF said county commissioners
are called i'm question, in all the courts
oT thu state. aud I'm such suits and pro-
eeediugs before any other tribunal when
requested 10y said commissioners. All
sach sGts aud proceedings shall be prose-
cuted by him or under his direction.
" ritS. summons. or other process S
served upon the county OF said commits
siuuris shall forthwith be transmitted NY
them To MIN. The county commissioners
may employ other counsel if in thcir
Judgment the public interest 50 requires.
For thu services herein mentioned the
county attorney shall receive no com
peusation other than the saiary from the
state. except actual expenses when per
forming said services, the same to be
audited by the county commissioners and
PAID from tie county treasury.
section > This act shall take effect
on the first day of July, one thousand
nine hundred and five, hut shall In 40
way relate to or give The county attorney
control OF allegation IN which the county
is NOT financially interested although he
ofticial aets and doing OF the county COM
mi,sloners may be called in question
Improved March a. 1906
Chapter 178.
An Act to amend Section sevcnty-threc,
Chapter ten, OF the Revised Statutes in
relation to the Collection OF TlNes.
Section l. Section seventy three of
chapter ten for the collection of taxes hc
and is hereby amended by striking out the
words FIRST Monday in December
wherever they occur i'll said section or
any following section, and substituting
therefor the words second Monday in
July 50 that section seventy three as
amended, shall read rs follows:
SECTION -. If any tax assessed on real
estate, or ON equitable interests Hssesscd
under section three of chapter nine. re
maiuS unpaid on the second Monday IN
July in the year succeeding IN" year in
which said tax was assessed. the collector
shall sell at public auction 81 much Ol
such read estate or interest rs Is neccs-
sary for the payment of said tax, interest
and all the charges, At nine O'Clock in
tho forenoon of said second Monday in
July, IT thr, office of collector al taxes, in
cItlCS and ut lii" place where the last
preceding annual town met ting was held,
in towns. In the c'tst Of tn" real estat"
of resident owners, III" Collco tor may
giVt. notice thereof ANA OF lis intention To
sell 50 much of said real estate or inter
est ~ Is niece SSarN Tor tho ptNmcnt OF
said tax aud III charges, by posting no
tees thereof IN tn" sam" manner aud ut
the same places that warrants iOr town
meetings ar" herein required to b" posted,
six weeks before such second Monday in
July, designating the name OF Tho owner
il known. the right, lot ANA fi"Rr, the
number Of acre as nearly as may BE- IN"
auO mt Of tax due, and such Other short
description rs Is necessary 10 render li4
identification certain and plain. And in
tho ease of taxes assessed on the real
estate Of nonresident owners, ne shall
eauS" said notices to be published in some
newspaper. if any, published IN the county
where said red estate Hes three week :
successfully; such publication 10 begin at
least six weeks before said second Mon
day in July; II no newspaper Is published
in said county, said notices shall be pub
lishrd in like manner, In the state papori
he shall. in the advertisements SO pub
lishcd, state the name oil til" town, and
IL within three years 1t has been changed
for the whole or a paft OF the territory.
both the present and former name +null
be stated. and that, if TIE ttNes, interest
ana charges are not paid on or before
such second Monday III July, 50 much OF
the estate as rs SufilelCat 10 pay the
amount due therefor with interest ana
charges Will be sold without further no
tice ut public auction, on said second
Monday in July, at nine O'Clock in The
forenoon, at the office Of the collector of
taxes, In cities, and at the place where
the last preceding annual town meeting
was held, in towns. The date Of the eom-
mt:rcnt shall be stated in the advertise
mont In all cases, said collector shall
lodge with the town clerk copy OF eucn
such notice. with his certificate thereon
that he has given notice of the intended
SAFE as required by laH. Such copy and
certificate shall be recorded by said clerk
and the record So made shall be open to
the inspection of all persons intercste!
The clerk shall furnish to any person
desiring it an attested copy of such
record ON receiving payment or tender
Of payment of 4 reasonable sum therefor;
but notices of sales of real estate within
any village corporation for unpaid taxes
notices thereof posted In the same MAJ
ner, aud AT he same places As warrants
for corporation meetings, and by publc1-
ton, Is aforesaid. No rregularity, in
formality or omission In giving the
notices required by this section OF in
lodging copy of any Of the same with the
town clerk. rs herein required. shah reu-
der such sale Invalid, but such sale shall
be deemed to be legal and valid, II M lie
1T the time and place herein provided,
and In oaAer respects according TO law.
except As to the matter of notice. Fog
any irresularity. iufOrmality or omission
in giving notice as required by ms scc-
ton. and in lodging copy OF the same
with the town clerk. the collector shall
be liable to any person injured thereby
Section .. This act shall apply only to
cities having population of iitcCn thu
sand inhabitants or oyer.
Section g. This act shall take effect
when approved
Approved March o. 1901
Resolves Passed by the 72d