The Republican journal., 1905-03-30

Section 9. Sections ten, eleven, twelve.
thirteen, fourteen. fifteen, sixteen and
seventeen OF chapter one hundred and
twenty-nine Of the revised statutes and
all acts or parts of acts inconsistent
herewith. are hereby repealed.
Section 10. This act shall take effect
when approved.
tApproved March 10. 1861
Chapter 50.
An Act to amend Chapter nine of the
Revised Statutes, relating to the As
sessment of Taxes on lands in places
not Incorporated.
ter nine of the revised statutes is hereby
amended by adding after the word Jan
uary" in the last line of said section,!
the words May and September SO that
said section when amended. shall read
Section Al. Such lands may be as
sessed by the county commissioners ac-
cording to the last state valuation for
due proportion Of county taxes. Lists
OF such taxes shall Immediately be GER
titled and transmitted by the county
treasurer to the treasurer Of state. In
the list, each such township and tract
shall be sufficiently described. with the
date and amount of assessment on each
The treasurer of state shall, in his
books. credit the county treasurer for
the amount of each such assessment:
and when paid him, shall certify to
the county treasurer the amount of tax
and interest so paid on the first Monday
of each January, May and September
Section 2. Section forty-two of chap
ter nine of the revised statutes is here
by amended by striking out the words
"one year" in the eighth line of said
section and inserting in lieu thereof
the words six months also by strik-
ing out the words ''one year. in the
eleventh line of said section and insert
in hn syi~
months;' also by striking out the words
two years" in the twelfth line Of said
section and inserting in lieu thereof the
words eighteen months. so that said
section when amended, shall read as fol-
lows:
Section AZ. When the legislature as
sesses such state tax, the treasurer of
state shall. within three months there
after, cause the lists Of such assess
mentst with the lists Of any county tax
so certified to him, both for the current
year, to be advertised for three weeks
successfully in the state paper. and in
county in which the land lies. and shall
cause like advertisement of the lists of
such state and county taxes for the fol-
lowing year to be made within three
months after six months from such as
sessment. Said lands are held to the
state. for payment of such state and
county taxes. with interest thereon at
the rate of twenty per cent, to COM
which such assessment is made at the
expiration of six months, and upon the
taxes for the following year upon the
expiration of eighteen months from the
date of such assessment
Section 3. Section forty-three of
chapter nine of the revised statutes is
hereby amended by inserting in the fifth
line of said section after the word "and"
the following words, upon filing with
the state treasurer Il certificate Show
ing the number of acres, and describing
the property on which he desires to pay
the tax, and where the same is located,
and paying the amount due so that
said section when amended, shall read
as follows:
Section 43. Owners of the lands so
assessed and advertised may redeem
them by paying to the treasurer of state
the taxes with interest thereon within
terest commences. Each owner may
pay for his interest in any tract wheth-
er In common or not. and upon filing
with the state treasurer a certificate
showing the number of acres, and
describing the property on which he de-
sires to pay the tax, and where
the same is located, and paying
the amount due. shall receive certifi-
cate from the treasurer of state, dis
charging the tax upon the number of
acres or interest. upon which such pay
ment is made. Each part or interest Of
every such township or tract, upon
which the state or county taxes so adj
vertised are not paid with interest with
in the time limited in this section for
such redemption. shall he wholly for
free of any claim by any former owner
But this section and the five following
sections do not apply to taxes upon
organized plantations taxed by The state
as wild lands
[Approved March Is. 1861
Chapter TO-
An Act to amend the Revised Statutes,
Chapter one hundred and twenty-five,
Section forty eight, relating to Cruel
ty to Animals
Section forty-eight of chapter one
hundred and twenty-five of the revised
statutes is hereby amended by striking
out from the third line thereof the
word and and inserting instead there
OF the word or and inserting after the
word injured in The fifth line, the fol-
lowing; or in a condition from lack of
food or water or shelter. so that the said
section as amended. shall read as fol-
lows:
Section 4S. Any officer or agent of
any society for the prevention of cruelty
to animals may lawfully cause to be
destroyed forthwith. any animal found
abandoned or not properly cared for
appearing in the Judgment of two repu-
table persons called by him to View the
same in his presence, to be diseased or
injured or in condition from lack of
rood, water or shelter, past recovery for
any useful purpose
Improved March II, 1909
Chapter II.
An Act relating to Plumbers ana Plumb
ing.
Section l. In water districts and in
cities and towns which own and con-
troll municipal water works, either by
direct ownership OF the plant or by
ownership of the majority of the stock
thereof. no plumbing shall hereafter be
done on any pipes or fixtures for the
use of water from such water works,
unless done by plumber or other per-
son licensed by the water board Of such
district or the board of water commits
sioners of such cities or the municipal
officers of such towns. Said water boards
and municipal officers are hereby author
lied to grant and revoke licenses
Section 2. Every plumber or the per-
son who shall set up any pipes or fix
lures for the use Of water from such
municipal water works, or from any
other water works in the state of Maine
or shall make repairs upon, addi ions
to. or alterations of, any pipes or fix
lures set up previous thereto. shall, be-
tween the first and tenth days of the
succeeding month. after the same shall
be completed. fill up and return to the
superintendent of the water works on
which such work, repairs or alterations
are made. Il report, stating particularly
what new pipes and fixtures he has set up
and what repairs, additions and altera-