Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-04

Village Corporation to take water for
municipal and domestic purposes.
Resolve for an appropriation for the
use of the commissioner of sea and
shore fisheries.
| An Act to amend Chapter Is OF the
| Revised Statutes of Maine relating to
education.
Resolve in favor of the Lee Normal
school.
Resolve in favor OF the Western
State Normal school at Gorham.
Resolve in favor of repairing Malta.
wamkeag bridge.
| Resolve providing for repair OF
roadway IN Townships five and six in
PiscataIuis county.
| An Act relating to fishing In the
tributaries to Anonymous pond.
| Resolve providing for the screening
of Sabattus pond in AndroscOggin
county.
An Act relating to the taking Of
scallops in the Bagaduce river. So
/ called, between the towns of Castine
| and Erooksville. in the county OF Han
Geek. from March to Nov. in each
year.
An Act to prohibit scallop fishing In
Riuehill bay from the LIST day of April
10 the lst day of November in each
year.
An Act relating to the bills Of ex-
nenses of State and county officers.
| An Act relating to compensation Of
trustees. visiting commissioners, or
county commissioners. This bill came
from the House reported by the COM
mittee on salaries Ought to pass" The
report was accepted. and on motion Of
Mr.. Allen of York. the same was ia
hled pending the first reading.
An Act relating to compensation Of
examining boards. This bill also came
| from the House reported by the COM
| mttee on salaries that the came
''onght to pass: report accepted. On
| motion by the same senator the same
was tabled pending its first reading.
| An Act to amend Section II of Chap
ter 106 of the Revised Statutes relating
| to compensation of executive council.
This came from the House. reported by
| the committee on salaries fought to
pass; report accepted. On motion by
the same senator the same was tabled
pending its first reading.
| Mr. POTTER of Cumberland: Mr..
President l ask to be allowed to make
a report for the judiciary committee on
| a bill referred to it, and l desire to
move immediate action upon it. On
the 9th of February last, q bill was
approx cd by the Governor in relation
to the assessment of taxes on the es-
tates of deceased persons, before tho
appOintmnt of executors, or adminis-
traitors of such estates. Prior TO. the
| passage of that act the law did not
permit an assessment of taxes upon the
estate of a deceased person. if there
was no executor or administrator in
existence to be assessed.
| In court the case Of the great Chand-
| Ter estate in New Gloucester ON the LIST
| of April. 1904. there was no executor or
administrator to be assessed and the
| result was that the town Of New Glou-
cester was not able to make valid as
sessment against that estate.
The tax amounted to $1,000 or $4,000.
that being about half the total tax Of
the town.
The judiciary committee reported ia
vorably on a general law designed to
cure that defect, and the bill became
the law Of the State by the approval of
the Governor on the 9th of February
last. But that Act did not go back 50
as to apply to the New Gloucester case.
1t did not permit a reassessment by the
assessors of New Gloucester. so they
could validity assess the Chandler es-
tate for 1904. This bill which l hold in
my hand was referred to the Judiciary
committed: and while it is general in
its terms it was intended to cover the
that. SO as to permit such a reassess-
nient by the assessor to cover the tax
for 1904. The proposed amendment is
as follows: This Act shall apply not
only in the future. but also to the per-
sonal estate Of all persons who have
died since the first day of October. 1902.
upon whose estate no appointment Of
executor or administrator has been
made prior to the 1st day of April. mp
on whose estate no tax had been paid
since the death of such person.
If this amendment becomes a law II
allows the assessors of New GlouceS-
ter to collect tax Of about $4,000,
amounting as have said to about half
their total tax. The passage of the bill
is not objected to by representatives
Of the Chandler estate. but they do
not wish to pay the tax until they are
legally liable for it.
One thing further.--as am informed.
i'm order for this Act to avail anything
for the town of New Gloucester. and
other towns similarly situated, the Act
must be passed Immediately, In order
that the assessors whose term Of office
expires next Monday. can make this
reassessment. 1t Is therefore. necessary.
provided this thing is proper at all
as / assume 1t is-that 1t should be
done at once.
move that the report Of the COM
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