The Republican journal., 1905-03-30

devisee that the same is due, cite the
executor, administrator, trustee, heir or
devisee, whose duty it is to pay said
tax, before the probate court in such
manner as is provided for the citation of
trust officers in probate proceedings, and
shall take all other action necessary to
secure the payment of said tax.
In such proceedings the county attor-
ney shall recover costs to be fixed and
determined by the judge of probate in his
discretion. which costs may be retained
by said county attorney for his own use
and shall be additional to any salary
allowed to him by law .'u lfO7.
Section 81. If, upon the decease of
person leaving an estate liable to pay
collateral inheritance tax, will dispos-
ing. of such estate is not offered for pro-
bate, or an application for administra-
ton made within six months after such
decease, the proper probate court, upon
application by the county attorney OF the
county where such court is located, shall
appoint an administrator for such estate,
and it shall be the duty OF the county at
torney, when such case is brought ITO his
attention to petition for administration
on such estate, and the judge in his dis
erection may appoint such county attor-
ministrator, and said county attorney
shall be entitled to costs as in other pro-
bate proceedings
Approved March p, 1861
Chapter 1926.
An Act to amend Section sixteen of Chap
ter eleven of the REVISED Statutes re-
lating to the reco: ding of plans in Reg
istries of Deeds in the several counties.
Section sixteen of chapter eleven of the
revised statutes is hereby amended so
that said section shall read as follows:
Section 16 The county commissioners
at the expense of the several counties
shall provide suitable books at least
twenty-four by thirty-three inches in
dimension, of the best quality of strong
linen drawing paper, alternated with
pages of the best quality of tracing cloth.
substantially bound, for the recording of
such plans presented for record as may
be traced or redrawn upon its pages, and
shall provide other books of substantial
binding with stubs for the inserting and
preservation of such plans as may be
presented for record drawn in ink upon
it may not be expedient to copy into the
first book mentioned; no plan shall be ac-
cepted for record except to be redrawn
upon the pages of said books, except said
plan shall be drawn with ink upon strong
linen paper or tracing cloth and shall
cause a suitable index of all plans on
record to be made
iApproved March p, 1867
Chapter 1876.
An Act to provide for the employment of
Male Prisoners upon public ways or in
preparing materials for the construction
or repair thereof.
Upon written application by the county
commissioners of any county, or by the
municipal officers of any town, the board
of prison and Jail inspectors may direct
and require that any male prisoner I'M
der sentence in any jail shall be en-
ployed in labor upon the public ways or
in preparing materials for the confruc-
ton or repair of such ways in such place,
and under such regulations as the in
spectors may provide. Such county com
missioners and municipal officers shall
as may be necessary to carry out the
foregoing provisions. Prisoners employed
as aforesaid shall be subject to all laws
and penalties provided for escapes or at
temptS to escape from jalS or work.
shops.
[Approved March q. 1861
Chapter 1877.
An Act to amenu Section thirty of Chap
ter tifty-one of the Revised Statutes,
relating to Railroad Branch Tracks.
Section !. Section thirty of chapter
tifty-one of the revised statutes is here
by amended by inserting after the word
tracks" being the last word in the Sec
ond line of said section, the following
words to any railroad station of another
corporation or to connect with another
railroad, or so that said section as
amended, shall read as follows:
Section 30 Any railroad corporation,
under the direction OF the railroad COM
missioners, may locate. construct and
maintain branch railroad tracks to any
railroad station of another corporation
or to connect with another railroad or
to any mills, mines, quarries, gravel pits
or manufacturing establishments erect
ed in any town or township, through
which the main line of said railroad is
constructed, but not within any city
without the consent of the city council
and for that purpose said corporation
shall have all the powers and rights
granted and be subject to all the duties
imposed upon it by its charter
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved.
TApproyed March 81 1905
Chapter 1928.
An Act to create Bridge Commission to
investigate the bridges connecting the
state of Maine and the state of New
Hampshire.
Section l. A bridge commission con-
sisting of three members is hereby
created to act in conjunction with like
commission appointed by the state of
New Hampshire. whose duty it shall be
to consider all questions relating ITO the
freeing of all toll bridges between the
state of Maine and the state of New
Hampshire, and shall ascertain the cost
OF freeing such bridges, number of same
and where located.
They shall also ascertain the number
of free bridges, cost of same, amount
paid by towns in Maine to free the same,
and where located
It shall be their duty also to ascertain
where new bridges, if any, Shall be built
to best accommodate the general public
of Maine. and cost of same.
They shall also decide what shall be the
equitable division of the cost of such
bridges and their maintenance, as divided
between the states of Maine and New
Hampshire.
1t shall be the duty of said commission
also to consider all questions relating to
the freeing of all toll bridges between the
state of Maine and the state of New
Hampshire and they shall ascertain the
cost of freeing such bridges, the number
of the same, and where located
They shall also decide what shall be the
equitable difference of the cost of such
bridges and their maintenance as divided
between the states of Maine and New
Hampshire.
Section 2. 1t shall be the duty of the
governor to appoint the members of such
bridge commission within sixty days
from the time of passage of this act,
and to notify the governor of New
Hampshire of their appointment.
Section g. Members of such bridge
commission shall hold Office for two years
and they shall receive no compensation
for their services.
Section 4. The governor is hereby au-
thor1zed to draw mis- order on the state
treasurer for such sums as may be re-
quired to pay expenses of such commits
sion, and the treasurer shall pay the
same when oountersigned by the gov
ernor.
Section 5. The bridge commission here
by created shall make a full report on
all points mentioned in this act and any
other matter considered by them to have
bearing on the subject, to, the legisa-
ture of nineteen hundred and seven.
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