The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-03-30

istrators, receivers. assignees under vol
unltary assignment for the benefit of
creditors, trustees in bankruptcy, or by
any public officer under judicial process,
or to mortgages made In good faith for
the purpose of security only.
Section 3, This act shall take effect
July first, in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and five.
[Approved March q, 1861
Chapter 115.
On Act to amend Sections one hundred.
one hundred one and hundred two Of
Chapter twenty-three of the Revised
Statutes, relating to State Roads.
Section l. Section one hundred Of chap
ter twenty-three of the revised statutes
Is hereby amended, SO as to read as fol-
lows:
Section 100. Towns establishing state
roads as aforesaid may, on complying
with the conditions hereinafter set forth,
receive from the state one-half of the
Improvement of said roads. not exceeding
three hundred dollars a year; provided,
that no town shall receive such state aid
unless it's expenditure for such road shall
amount to at least one hundred dollars,
and shall have been exclusive of and in
addition to the amount regularly raised in
such town for highways and bridges; and
pended shall be used before the first day
of October in permanent improvement Of
portion of said road. and in a manner
satisfactory to the county commissioners
of the county wherein said road is located.
Said permanent Improvement shall be on
continuous portion of said road for at
least one year. Such aid shall be paid
from the state treasury on and after the
first day OF January, upon certificate by
the governor and council, as provided
by the following section
Section 2. Section one hundred and one
statutes is hereby amended by striking
out the word October in the second line
thereof and inserting in it's place the
word November so that said section
as amended, shall read as follows:
Section 1O1. Municipal officers of towns
improving state roads under the forego-
ing provisions shall annually before the
first day, of November make returns
of their county of the amount appropri-
ated and expended by their town in such
permanent improvements, the amount of
road improved, and the character Of the
shall inspect the roads SO improved and
if they are satisfied that the provisions
of the preceding sections have been COM
piled with, they shall certify to the gov
ernor and council the sum which said
town is entitled to receive from the state.
Any town dissatisfied with their decision
may appeal to the governor and council.
The governor and council shall issue
certificate to the treasurer of the town
for such amount as they adjudge such
town entitled to receive from the state
treasury.
Section 8. Section one hundred and two
of chapter tWentythree of the revised
statutes is hereby amended by striking
out all after the fourth line thereof, so
that said section as amended, shall read
as follows:
Section 1O2. Towns desiring to take
advantage of the provisions of sections
ninety-three to one hundred and five in
elusive, may, through their municipal
officers, make application therefor to the
secretary of state and q shall
such applications in the order in which
they are received
Section 4 Section one hundred and
four of chapter twenty-three of the
revised statutes, is hereby repealed.
Section s. This act shall take effect
when approved.
[Approved March q, 1861
Chapter 116.
An Act relating to the compensation of
County TreaSurers.
Section l. The salaries of the treasurers
In the following named counties shall be
their counties as follows:
Androscoggin, twelve hundred dollars.
AroostoOk, six hundred dollars.
Cumberland, fifteen hundred dollars.
Franklin, three hundred dollars.
Hancock, four hundred and fifty dollars.
Kennebec, twelve hundred dollars.
Knox, four hundred dollars
Lincoln, three hundred dollars.
Oxford, five hundred dollars.
Penobscot, twelve hundred dollars.
Piscataquis, four hundred dollars.
Sagadahoc, three hundred and fifty dol
lars.
Somerset, four hundred dollars.
Waldo, four hundred dollars.
Washington, four hundred dollars.
York, seven hundred and fifty dollars.
The above salaries shall be in full for
all services and expenses, including clerk
hire.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
on the first day of July, one thousand
nine hundred and five.
[Approved March q, 1861
Chapter 117.
An Act relating to the compensation Of
County Commissioners.
Section l; The annual salary for each
counties, shall be as follows:
Androscoggin. six hundred dollars.
Aroostook, eleven hundred dollars
Cumberland, one thousand fifty dollars.
Franklin, three hundred and fifty dollars.
Hancock, seven hundred and fifty dollars.
Kennebec, one thousand dollars.
Knox, three hundred dollars.
Lincoln, three hundred dollars.
Oxford, five hundred dollars.
Penobscot, twelve hundred dollars.
Piscataquis, five hundred dollars.
Sagadahoc, two hundred and fifty dollars.
Somerset, six hundred and fifty dollars.
Waldo four hundred dollars
Washington, five hundred and fifty dol
lars.
York, seven hundred and fifty dollars.
Said salaries are payable from the
county treasures in quarterly payments
on the first days of January, April, July
and October of each year, in full for all
services, expenses and travel, including
the management of the Jail workshops
and the sale of their products, except
actual necessary cash expenses incurred
outside of their respective counties for
the transaction of official business; all
bills for such expenses shall be approved
by the clerk of courts and the county
attorney of their county.
Section 2. For services performed by
county commissioners in the assessment
of damages for land or easements sought
poraitions, they shall charge three dollars
a day and actual travelling expenses, and
certify the same in a bill of items to the
county attorney, who shall collect the
sums so charged of the party seeking to
exercise the right Of eminent domain,
and forthwith pay the same to the county
treasurer.
Section 8. Sections twenty-five, twenty
three and twenty-four of chapter eighty
of the revised statutes, are hereby re-
pealed.
Section 4 This act shall take effect on
the first day of January. one thousand
nine hundred and six.
[Approved March q, 1861
Chapter 118.
An Act relating to the compensation of
Clerks of Courts.
Section I. The clerks of the judicial
courts in the several counties shall re-