The Republican journal., 1907-04-04

the tax shall be equal to the same pro-
portion of the gross receipts in the state,
be determined as follows: the gross
transportation receipts of such railroad,
line or system. as the case may be, over
state, shall be divided by the total mum
Der of miles operated to obtain the aver
age gross receipts per mile. and the gross
receipts in the state shall be taken to be
the average, gross receipts per mile, null
tiplied by the number of miles operated
Section 2. This act shall take erect
Improved March OF. 1901
Chapter 1859.
An Act to amend specification ten OF
vised Statutes. relating to the exemp-
ton from taxation of lands set apart
for the production of Forest Trees.
Specification ten of section six OF, chap
amended by striking out in the first and
second lines of the specification the
words having. prior to March thirty
ed and inserting instead thereof plants
and in the fourth line by striking out the
word had and inserting instead there
the word removed in said fourth line
the word and and by striking out in
the eighth and ninth lines of said speci-
sad appi h Ion " and inserting sc instead
thereof the words the expiration of said
three years 50 that said specification as
amended, shall read as follows,
X. Whenever a 1andholder, plants or
sets apart for the growth and production
of forest trees any cleared land or lands
from which the primitive forest has been
same for three years, the trees being not
less in numbers than two thousand on
each acre and well distributed over the
same, then, on application of the owner
or occupant thereof to the assessors of
the town in which such land is situated,
the same shall be exempt from taxation
said three years, provided, that said APP
plicant at the same time files with said
assessors a correct plan of such land
with a description. of its location, and
statement of all the facts in relation to
the growth and cultivation of said in
cipient forest; provided, further that
such grove or plantation of trees is dur
ing that period kept alive and in thriv-
ing condition.
Approved March 27. 1901
Chapter 40.
An Act to amend Section ninety-five OF
Chapter forty-nine of the Revised Stat
utes, as amended by Chapter one hun
bred twenty-one of the Public Laws of
nineteen hundred and five. relating to
notice of injury to Casualty Insurance
Companies.
Section l. Section nincty-five of chap
ter forty-nine of the revised statutes.
as amended by chapter one hundred
twenty-one of the public laws of nine
teen hundred and five, is hereby amend
ed, so as to read az follows:
Section 95. No conditions, stipu-
lions or agreements contained in any APP
plication for Insurance in any foreign or
company, or contained in any policy is
sued by any such company, or Tin any way
made by any such company. limiting
the time within which notice of the acct
M, ifN1I1 6nof Ia hnn In c1xr
70 such company to period of less than
thirty days after the happening of the
accident {. or injury. or death, shall be
company insuring, at any time within
thirty days after the happening of the
accident. or injury. or death and shall
be valid and binding on the company
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved.
Improved March 81, 1901
Chapter III.
An Act to establish the salary of State
Superintendent of Schools and further
define his duties.
Section |. The salary of the. state
tablished at twenty-five hundred dollars
per annum. He shall receive in addi-
ton his actual cash expenses incurred
in The performance of his official duties
specific appropriation for that purpose
He shall perform his official duties at
the office provided for him at the seat of
government and not elsewhere, not
meaning, however, to prohibit him from
making such necessary journeys and
performing such duties as are necessary
or incidental to the immediate object Of
such journey.
Section .. All acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with this act, are hereby
repealed.
Section 8. This act shall take effect
when approved.
Improved March Of, 1901
Chapter 172.
An Act to amend Section one of Chapter
tifty-five of the Revised Statutes, re-
lating to telegraph and telephone COM
panieS, gas, and electric light and
power companies.
Section one of chapter fifty-five of the
revised statutes is hereby amended by
inserting at the end Of the fourth line
word power and by adding to said sec
ton at the end thereof the following
words: Provided however. that any cor
poration may sell and distribute cleo
tricity to any other corporations author
lied to make. generate, sell, distribute
and supply electricity and may sell and
road SO that saia section as
amended, shall read as follows:
Section l. Corporation for the opera,
1n or be or of both
telegraphs and telephones, and corpora
tions for the purpose of making, gen
Grating, selling, distributing ana sup
plying gas or electricity, or both. for
lighting, heating, manufacturing, power
or mechanical purposes, in any city or
town. or two or more adjoining cities or
towns. within the state or for either or
any of such purposes, may be organlzed
under the provisions of sections five to
ten inclusive Of chapter forty-seyen;;
But no corporation. so organized shall
have authority, without special act of the
legislature, to make, generate, sell, dis
tribute or supply gas or electricity, or
both, for any purpose, in or to any city
or town, in or to which another company,
person or firm are making, generating,
selling, distributing or supplying, or
are authorized to make, generate, sell,
distribute or supply gas or electricity, or
both Provided, however, that any
corporation organized as provided in this
section may sell and distribute electric
ity to any other corporation authorized
to make, generate, sell. distribute and
supply electricity and may sell and dis
tribute electricity to any street railroad
company
Approved March 27, 1901
Chapter 173.
An Act to amend section seventy-three
of Chapter ten of the Revised Statutes,
relating to the Collection of Taxes.
Section i. Section seventy-three OF
chapter ten of the revised statutes IS
hereby amended by striking out the
words "first Monday in December in the
year succeeding the year in which said
tax was assessed" in the second, third
and fourth lines of said section, and in
sorting in place thereof the words first
Monday in February next after said tax