Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-25


after become a tenant in common a., ..
sirh real estate, his share shall De as,
signed from or including sucn part, any
the value of the improvements 20 maue
of shares made in conformity tneIew III
so that said sections. as amehoeo' shall
read as follows: A.. .a,,rt.
in common nv mutual consent. has mad
the exclusive possession OF part or me
estate. and made improvements thereon'
his share shall be assigned from or m
Guiding such part; ana no ,h .sr va,1 IN COM
mon shall be considered. and the assign
ment of shares be made in CONFORMITY
Herewith. When any person snari naks q
improvements upon i part OF any real
estate with the consent Of the owners
thereof, or any of them, and such person
shall have thereafter become tenant IN
common of such real estate. his snare
shall he assigned from or including such
mart. and the value of the improvements
So made shall he considered and the as
signmont of shares made in conformity
Herewith.
Approved March "a, 1901
Chapter TO.
An Act To amend Section twelve 81
I.honfer -four of the Revised Statutes
of nineteen hundred and three. relating
to the election of Selectmen. Overseers
of the Poor and Assessors
l..
four of the revised statutes OF nlne!e.H
hundred and three. Is hereby amended by
aiding after the word town IN me
eleventh line, the following: 'PfoVidea
however. any town electing three seiecl,
men. tnree Overseers OF the poor. ana
three assessors, il il shall vote 50 70 o..
may elect one member or each OF inc
three above named boards Tor one year
one for two years and one for three
years and at each annual meeting there
after one member of each OF Saio o'dra9
shall be ele.ted for a term OF three years
Towns electing more than three sect
men. three overseerS OF the popr ana
thee asses ors may by vote determine
how many of each of said boards shall
he elected annually and the tenure OF
their Office 50 that the section, as
amended. shall read as follows:
Section T. Annual town meetings shall
be held in March and the VOTERS shall
then choose by major vote, clerk.
three, five or seven inhabitants OF the
town to be selec,men and Overseers OF
tlie r lor. when other 1VerSeerS are not
chosen three. or more assessors, two or
more fence viewers treasurer, surveyors
Of lumber, sos.!erS of leather. melsurerS
nf wood and bark. conS;Ibles. collectors
of taxes and other usual town officers;
and If one third of the voters present are
in favor thereof, they shall choose, by "a
maj Vote. one auditor of accounts. al
Of whom shall be sworn. TreaSurrrS
and collectors of towns shall not he
selec men or aSSrSSOrS. until they have
completed their duties as lreaSurerS and
e electors and had Il final settlement with
The town. Provided. however any town
elerting three salectmen. three overseers
of the ppor and three assessors, ii they
shall vote 50 10 do, may elect one men,
Der of each Of the abOve-named boards
for one year, one Tor twb years and one
for three years. and at each annual!
meeting thereafter one member of each
of the said boards shall be elected for =
term of three years; towns ei'etinS more
Fhtn three selectnen. three overSeers Of
The poor and three assessors, may by
we determine how many If each OF said
boards snail be elected annually and the
tenure of their. offices. The treasurer
and cole. tor Of taxes Of cities and towns
may be Dne and the same person
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved.
lApproved March q. 1861
Chapter III.
An Act prohibiting the use Of Titles Ordi-
nari!y applied TO Banks and Trust Com
panies by other than duly authorized
Banking Corporations.
No pei son. Partnership, association or
corporation. hereafter organized. except
ing those duly authorized under the laws
III this state " of thu. United States II
conduct Il bank or trust company bus-
ness. shall Use as part Of their name o.
title or as designating their business, the
word or words bank, savings, savings
bank savings department., trust.
banking company. or the plural of any
such void or words in, Or In connection
with. any other business than that of a
bank or trust company duly authorized
as aforesaid. Any person. partnership.
association or corporation violating the
provisions Of this section may be en-
joined 'therefrOm by any court having
general equity jurisdiction, on application
of the bank examiner or of any person,
corporation. or association injured or af-
fected by such use. and any person or
persons violating the provisions OF this
section either individually, as members OF
a copartnership or as interested in any
such corporation, may be punished on
Indictment by fine not exceeding one
thousand dollars or by Imprisonment for
not less than sixty days nor more than
lnent
EApproved March "a. 1861
Chapter 172.
An Act relating to Corporations.
Section !. The secretary OF state sinai
prepare Il list of all corporations, siVini
Tie corporate name, the name OF tn
treasurer last filed in the Office of the sec
annual franchise tan due for the yea
nineteen hundred and three, except thos
which have been duly excused as proHld
cd by statute or dissolved by decree o
court, which have not paid their franrhis
tax for the year nineteen hundred an'
three. which list shall he published thrt
times for three cons. Cutive weeks in III
month of May nineteen hundred and rive
i'm three places within the state Of Maine
namely. Eangor, Augusta and Portland
in such newspaper i'll each place ds tn
secretary Of state may select The char
ter of any corporation so advertised Wllicl
shall tail to pay said franchise tax. AM
the expenses of advertising the same ol
OF before the first day of December. IL
the wear of our Lord nineteen hundred
and five. shall be- suspended. and sucl
corporation shall have no right to use tn
same. A charter so suspended may b
revived by payment of all franchise take
and expenses of advertising as afOrcsa
due from the corporation at the time o
such payment. Any corporation wher
the charter shall have become Suspendc
as afor. said. shall continue liable for it
yearly franchise tax, but while its char
ter is suspended as aforesaid. no motto
relating to said franchise tax need b
sent to the corporation by any state OFF
Ger. The data covering the avoiding u
location OF the same and the dates thereof
and the avoidance Of said charter b
reason of such publication and the failur
to pay said overdue franchise tax as here
in provided, shall be SO entered upon tn
corporation records of the state and h
certified by the secretary of state as ev
dence Of the suspension of the charte
Of such corporation. That the sum
live hundred dollars be and hereby Ia al
lrnpriatcd TO pay the expense hereof.
Section >. Any person or persons VIII
shall undertake to do business. or do bus