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

constitute and form a part of the Main,
Insane Hospital at Augusta, and shall b.
managed by the trustees OF the insan,
hospitals under the provisions of chaptc
one hundred and forty-four of the re
viSed statutes Of nineteen hundred ant
three.
[Approvcd March "a. 1867
Chapter 176.
An Act giving the Trustees of Insane
Hospitals authority to control and oc-
cupy Widows lsard.
Section l. The trustees of insane hos
pitfalls are hereby authorized to take pos
session of Widows Island, situated in
Fox Island thoroughfare on the coast OF
Maine. and prepare the same for occu-
pancy by insane patients The said trus-
tees shall have the same authority and
control over said island which they have
over the insane hospitals of the state,
under the provisions of chap pier one hun
dred and fortyfour of the revised
statutes of nineteen hundred and three.
all the provisions of which said chapter
shall apply to said island, so far as the
same may be applicable
Section 2. The trustees of insane hos
pitfalls may transfer to said island any
patients confined in the insane hospitals
of the state, whenever. in their Judgment,
the welfare of said patients will be pro-
NOTED thereby and may detain said pa
tients on said island for treatment. SO
purposes of such temporary detention,
the said island shall be regarded as a
part of the insane hospitals of the state
and the original commitment papers on
file at either of the insane hospitals shall
be authority for the detention of said
patients on said island under the pro-
visions of this act
[Approved March "a, 1905.
Chapter III.
An Act enlarging the Duties of the
County Attorney.
Section l. The county attorney in each
county shall appear for the county, under
the direction of the county commission
ers. in all suits and other civil proceed
interested, or in which the official acts
and doings of said county commissioners
are called in question, in all the courts
of the state. and in such suits and pro-
ceedings before any other tribunal when
requested by said commissioners. All
such suits and proceedings shall be prose-
cuted by him or under his direction.
Writs; summons, or other processes
sioners shall forthwith be transmitted by
them to him The county commissioners
may employ other counsel if in their
Judgment the public interest so requires
For the services herein mentioned the
county attorney shall receive no COM
pensation other than the salary from the
state: except actual expenses when per
forming said services, the same to be
audited by the county commissioners and
paid from the county treasury.
Section ?. This act shall take effect
on the first day of July. one thousand
nine hundred and five, but shall in no
way relate to or give the county attorney
control of Allegation in which the county
is not financially interested although the
oftieial acts and doing Of the county com
Approved March "a, 1905.
Chapter 178.
An Act to amend Section seventy-three
Chapter ten, OF the Revised Statutes in
relation to the Collection of Taxes.
chapter ten for the collection OF taxes be
and is hereby amended by striking out the
words first Monday in December
wherever they occur in said section OF
any following section, and substituting
therefor the words second Monday i'll
July SO that section seventy-three as
amended, shall read as follows:
Section IS. If any tax assessed on real
under section three of chapter nine, re-
mains unpaid on the second Monday in
July i'll the year succeeding the year in
which said tax was assessed. the collector
Shall sell at public auction SO much OF
such real estate or interest as is neces-
sary for the payment of said tax, interest
and all the charges, at nine O'Clock in
the forenoon Of said second Monday in
July. at the Office of collector of taxes, in
cities, and at the place where the last
preceding annual town meeting was held
in towns. In the case of the real estate
of resident owners the collector may
give notice thereof and OF his intention to
sell so much of said real estate or inter-
est as is necessary for the payment of
said tax and all charges, by posting no.
tees thereof in the same manner and at
the same places that warrants for town
meetings are herein required to be posted
SIX weeks before such second Monday in
July, designating the name of the owner
ii known. the right lot and range, the
number of acres as nearly as may be, the
amount of tax due. and such other short
description as is necessary to render its
Identification certain and plain. And in
the case of taxes assessed on the real
estate of nonresident owners, he shall
cause said notices to be published in some
newspaper, if any, published in the county
where said real estate lies three weeks
successlvely; such publication to begin al
least SIX weeks before said second Mon
day in July, II no newspaper is published
in said county, said notices shall be pub
lished in hike manner, in the state paper
he SHALL i'll the advertisements so pub
HShed, state the name of the town. anG
if within three years it has been changed
Tor the whole or part of the territory
both the present and former name shall
be stated, and that, if the taxes, interest
ana charges are not paid on or befor,
such second Monday in July, so much OF
amount due therefor with interest an5
charges will be sold without further no
tee, at public auction. on said SECOND
Monday in July, at nine O'Clock in th'
forenoon, at the office of the collector O
taxes, in cities. and at the place wher,
the last preceding annual town meeting
was held, in towns. The date of the com
mitment shall be stated in the advertise
ment In all cases. said collector shall
lodge with the town clerk a copy o. eacf
such notice, with his certificate Thereon
that he has given notice of the intended
sale as required by law. Such copy and
certificate shall be recorded by said clerk
and the record SO made shall be open to
the inspection of all persons interested.
The clerk shall furnish to any person
desiring it an attested copy of such
record, on receiving payment or tender
of payment of d reasonabl sum therefor
but notices of sales of real estate within
any village corporation for unpaid taxes
OF said corporation may be given by
notices thereof, posted in the same man
ner, and at the same places as warrants
for corporation meetings, and by publica
ton. as aforesaid. No rregularity, in
formaity or omission in giving the
notices required by this section or in
lodging copy of any of the same with the
town clerk, as herein required, shall rem
der such sale invalid. but such sale shall
be deemed to be legal and valid, if made
at the time and place herein provided
and in other respects according to law
except as to the matter of notice. Fox
any irregularity informality or omission
in giving notice as required by this sec
ton, and in lodging copy of the same
with the town clerk the collector shall
be liable to any person injured thereby
Section 2. This act shall apply only tc
cities having a population of fifteen thou
sand inhabitants or over.