Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-03-28
The South Paris Lighting Bill.
FULL TEXT OF THE MEASURE PAssEr
BY THE LEGISLATURE.

Following is the full text of the bill re-
Gently passed by the legislature permit
ting South Paris 20 establish lighting
plant:
SECTION /. The South Paris Village
Corporation, created by law and duly
organized, in the town OF Paris, in addi-
tion to the powers already granted it, is
hereby authorized and empowered TO in
stall plant Tor the purpose Of making,
generating and supplying gas or electric
ity, or both, for the purpose of lighting
its streets and public buildings, also for
the purpose Of selling, distributing and
supplying gas or electricity, or both, for
lighting houses, stores and other build
ings, and furnishing heat and power for
any other purpose 10 its citizens and in
habitants, within It's corporate limits.
SECTION 2 For the purpose Of carry
ing out the provisions of this act said
south Paris Village Corporation shall
have power "a purchase, or lease for a
term Of years, and control, any water
power or privilege, within the limits of
the town Of Paris, or II may furnish such
necessary power by the establishment of
a steam plant, or may lease or purchase
the necessary power 10 carry cut the
provisions Of this act, as il may here
after determine, from any corporation,
person or firm, owning or controlling
any such power. Said village corpora
ton shall have the authority TO lay its
pipes and wires and construct and main
tain it's lines in, upon, along, over, across
and under the roads and streets within
its corporate limits, or within the said
town of Paris, subject, however, to the
conditions and restrictions hereinafter
provided.
SECTION 3. Said village corporation
shall not lay its pipes or bury its wires
in any road or street, or dig up or open
the ground in any road or street, or
erect its poles and string its wires and
cables within the said town of Paris or
within its corporate limits, without first
obtaining permit from the municipal
officers of said town in the same manner
as provided for corporations organized
under chapter l02 of the Public Laws of
1898.
SECTION 4. SAID village corporation is
hereby authorized TO construct and
maintain its poles, lines, fixtures and ap-
pliances upon, along, over and across the
roads and streets of the town of Paris,
upon the conditions and under the re-
strictions provided by section s of
chapter l02 of the Public Laws of 1895.
SECTION 5. Said village corporation,
for the purpose of carrying into full
effect the provisions of this act in the
establishing, constructing, furnishing,
equipping and fully maintaining its
works, may, at any legal meeting of said
corporation, called for that purpose,
raise money, and issue bonds registered,
or with interest coupons, in such de-
nominations, and on such time and rate
of interest, as may be determined at such
meeting, to an amount necessary for said
purpose, which, taken in connection with
any other indebtedness of said village
corporation, will not exceed five per
centum of the last regular valuation
thereof. said bonds shall be signed by
the assessors and treasurer Of said vii
lage corporation, but the coupons need
be signed by the treasurer only.
SECTION q. The care and management
OF said lighting system, and regulation
of charges for lighting Of houses, stores
and other buildings. shall be under the
control Of the assessors Of said village
corporation; or, IL the corporation SIS
vote. said duties shall be placed in the
hands of a commission who shall be
chosen at its first meeting after this act
shall be accepted. said commission
shall consist Of three legal voters, one 20
be chosen for one year, one for two
years, and one for three years, and after
said first meeting one shall be chosen an
nually for three years. In case of va
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ill the same by appointment until the
next annual election.
SECTION I. said village corporation
shall not proceed under the provisions Of
this act until after the same shall be nc
cepted by majority Of the voters pres
ent at meeting of said corporation
called for that purpose. And there may
be held not exceeding four such meet
ings within two years from the date of
approval of this act for said purpose Of
acceptance-the first one 10 be held
within four months from said date of
approval, and no subsequent meetings
for that purpose TO be held within four
months of the next previous meeting.
SECTION s. Said South Paris Village
Corporation shall be further required 10
purchase at a fair cash value of the Nor
way and Paris Street Railway Company,
after this act shall have been legally ac-
cepted, all its poles set in the ground,
cross arms and insulators thereon, wires
strung, and transformers, now in use
within the limits of said South Paris
Village Corporation, which were former
ly owned by the Oxford Light Company,
but no other property; provided said
Norway and Paris Street Railway Com
pany desires TO dispose of the same and
will deliver the same free of incumbran-
ces; but said purchase shall no. include
any part Of the property as above de-
scribed not heretofore used and owned
by said Oxford Light Company.
SECTION Q. In case said village cor
poration fails to agree with said Norway
and Paris Street Railway Company as
the present owners of said property,
upon the terms of purchase and value of
the property above mentioned within
three months after this act shall have
been accepted by said village corpora
ton, then the value of said property
shall be determined by appraisal by three
disinterested men, one to be designated
by said Norway and Paris Street Railway
Company, another by said village cor
poration, and the third to be chosen by
the two thus designated. Each party
shall notify the other in writing of the
name of the person so chosen by it, and
all subsequent proceedings in arriving at
a hearing shall be under the direction of
said appraisers, the award of whom, or a
majority of whom, made in writing to
each party shall be binding on both
parties and shall be carried out within
sixty days after such award is made. On
payment, or tender, within said time by
said village corporation of the amount so
fixed, said property hereinbefore desig-
mated shall become vested in said South
Paris Village Corporation and be free
from all liens, mortgages, and incum-
brances heretofore created by the Ok
ford Light Company, or the Norway and
Paris Street Railway Company.
SECTION 10. This act shall take effect
when approved.
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