Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-29

the tax valuation of said city or town
for the preceding year
= ANY city OF town failing to comply
with the directions of said commits 1ioner
in the performance of said work and the
expenditure of such money within the,
time specihed by him. then the commits
siUner Of agriculture shall cause the said
WORK To be done ana shall charge the
actual ,NpcnS,. Of the same to said city
or town: the amount, however, not to eX-
coed one-tWcntleth of one per cent OF thu
total valuation OF such city " town. such
amount to be collected as n state tax.
Whenever Il city q" town is notified bY
the commissioner OF agriculture OF the
presence of the broWn-tail moth or San
jose sc2le. the mayor OF each city and
the selectmcn of each town shall noti-
fy each owner &C real estate located
therein, requiring him TO destroy the
above named insects on his orchard and
shade trees within Il specified time. III
The owrer fails 10 destroy the above
named insects before the specified time,
then the city or town, subject I" the APP
prevail OF the commissioner oil agricul-
ture, shall destroy them, and shall as
sess uron such aforesaid real estate the
actual cost of 50 doing, Ia an amount,
however, not exceeding ona-tenth Of on
per cent Of the assessed valuation of the
above named property. The amount -
assessed shall be collected in the form OF
taxes.
II shall he the duty of the commission
er of agriculture TO disseminate Informal
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moths. San Jose scale and other injuri-
Gus insects or plant diseases.
Cities and towns may raise the sums
necessary to carry out the provisions OF
this section in The same manner in
which money is raised for othcr neces-
sary municipal PURPOSES.
Section s. For the purpose Of inspect
i-S any tees. shrubs or plants supposed
to be infected with dangerous insects or
diseases, and for the purpose of eXter
minating or controlling any dangerous
injecting trees, shrubs plants. the
commissioner of agriculture and his en-
ployees and municipal officers and their
employees shall have the right 10 enter
private and public grounds.
Section 9. The commissioner Of agri-
culture shall have the power to cause
any. street or highway within the state
leading from, any neighboring state or
province, or from any infected district,
to be patrolled or watched. and all car
riascs. automobiles. or other vehicles eX
amined. and any brown-tail on gypsy
moths. caternillars or pupae found there
on removed before said vehicles may pro-
coed: and may make such regulations
for giving notice of this provision and
for the enforcement of the same as may
be necessary.
Section ~. Any person who shall pur
poscly resist or obEtruct such commits
sioacr or any person or persons under
his employ. or any officer or agent OF a
city or town while engaged in the exc
cution Of the purposes of this act, shall
be punished by fine not exceeding
twenty-five dallars for each offense.
Section II. When amy city or town
shall have expended in any one calendar
year. within its limits, its funds to an
amount equal TO one-twentieth OF one
per ccut of its assessed valuation of the
previous year in destroying or suppress
Ing the brown-tail moth, San Jose sca:a
and similar insects. but not including
the. gypsy moth, in any Of their stages.
as herein provided, it shall receive rcirl-
bursemcht from the state as follows:
Cities or towns having a total assess
ed valuation Of seven hundred and fifty
thousand dollars or less shall receive
such sums as may in the Judgment Of
the commissioner of agriculture have
been necessarily expended by them in
excess of one-twentieth Of one per cent
of such assessed valuation.
Cities or towns having a total assessed
valuation Of more than seven hundred and
fifty thousand dollars and not exceeding
one million five hundred thousand dol
lars assessed valuation. shall receive sew
enty-iive per cent Of such sum as may
have been expended by them in excess o.:
one-twentieth of one per cent of SUCH
valuation.
Cities or towns having an assessed va,
uation Of more than one million five hun
dred thousand dollars shall receive fifty
per cent Of such sum as may have been
expended by them i'll excess Of one
twentieth of one per cent OF such valua
ton.
No city or Town shall be entitled to r.
until it shall have submitted TO the com
missioner of agriculture its itemiZed re
ceiptod accounts and vouchers showing
the amounts expended by it for tn, pur-
poses herein specified, nor until such
vouchers and accounts have beer APP
proved by the commissioner OF agricul-
ture.
Section 10. Whenever any city or town
money and shall paw the same over To
the state Treasurer for the purpose OF
extermirating the gypsy moth within its
borders the cOmmlS >irner oil agrlcutul'i
shall cause such sum to be expended in
such city OF town as herein provided. to-
gcther with an equivalent amount from
the appropriation hereafter m ide. Pro
vidcd. however. if il be found by til"
commissioner OF agriculture unnecessary
or Mnpr~ cticabc to CXpcnG such entire
amount during the year following such
payment ~ the state treasurer, one-half
of the amount So remaining uneXpended
shall be reimbursed TO such city or
town.
Section 49, For the purpose of carry
ing into effect the provision of this act
the sums of thirty thousand dollars for
the year nineteen hundred and seven
ana thirty thousand dollars for the year
nineteen hundred and eight, or such part
thereof as mny be necessary, are here
by appropriated.
Section A. The subdivision of the de-
plrtmen: Of agriculture under which the
state ertomolorist performs the dutie,
required to he done by him. by the pro-
visions of this act. shall be known as
the bureau of entomology.
Section Is In case az violation Of this
act it snail be the duty Of the commits
siuner Of agriculture to enforce the pen
alties set down i'll sections three and five
OF this act
Section H. This shall take eject when
approved.
Improved February H. 1901
Chapter IS.
. An Act to amend Section twenty Ave
Of Chapter nine OF the Revised Statutes.
relating to taxation of property OF
Manufacturing, Mining and Smelling
corporations.
Section !. Section twenty-five of chap
ter nine of the revised statutes is hereby
amended by inserting after the word
manufactured in the sixth line thereof
, the words ard the buildings and lands
: and other property OF agricultural and
stock raising corporations shall be taxed
to the corporation. or to the person hav-
ing possession OF the properly, in the
, towns where the buildings and lands arc
situated and whore the personal property
? is kept 50 that said section, as amend
/ cd. shalt read as follows:
Section -. The buildings. lands and
other property Of manufacturing, min
, ing and smelling corporations, made per
. SOnal by their charters, and not exeinDt