The Somerset reporter., 1907-04-04

any person or persons OF coIpofaaioh
shall sustain damage by any change in
grade or by taking OF land to alter the
location OF any highway which may be
improved under this act the person or
persons or corporation injured thereby
shall be entitled to compensation to be
asssssed by the officers having jurisdic-
tion where the road Hes, said damage
provisions of statute In case the award
OF damages y not satisfactory. parties
asgrieved shall have the same right OF
PD:ss q ae4a sy as ses case
p.asposss Of this act there shall he as
sssss a tax OF one-third OF one mil On
each DOLLAR Of valuation and the money
osftvSd from said tax shall be FOR mo
IN this act. Any unexDended balance at
the snd II any year shall be added to the
fund for the next year. From thls iand
shall be paid all state aid Tor road ii
p9ovement as provided for under TINS
act.
Section 49, After providing for the pay
mest Of state aid applied for, the balance
OF tha fund or any part of It may he eN-
psndsd by the state commissioning or
highways In building connecting roads
betwsen state roads designated by the
eUunty com miss toner's with the object of
establishing as far az possible com
piete system of continuous main high-
ways throughout the state. Provided,
however that no expenditure shall lie
made under this section in any town
WAlph shall fall to accept the provisions
u this net as to application for state
ala and expenditure OF Joint funds. Any
expenditures made under authority OF
this section shall be apportioned among
the several counties of the state each
year on the basis of total road mileage
In the county to total mileage In the
state and the location of roads to be
improved under this section shall be de-
termined for each county by the state
commissioner of highways and the coun-
ty commissioners of the county The
same general provisions made Tor the
construction and maintenance. of other
state roads under this act shall apply to
roads constructed under authority OF this
section except that me whole Die Cost ,s,e OF
Provided, further. that the state conf
missioner of highways may, subject To
the approval of the governor and conn-
ell, apportion in any one year, in addl-
ton to tho amounts apportioned under
section six, not exceeding twenty-five
per centum of said unexpended balance OF
the appropriation hereunder after pro-
viding for the payment of state aid APP
piled for. to towns in which the Joint
fund Ia INSULT to properly complete
the work proposed or undertaken and
necessary to be done as one job.
Section IA The fiscal year for the onr.
poses Of this act shall end December
ton Is used In this act It shall mean
the valuation last made by the state
board Of assessors. Wherever the word
unSncorporated township Is used singy
In this act and the phrase or clause in
which 1t Is used could as well apply TO
all four classes OF political subdivisions
or to any other one class 1t shall be-
understood to so apply. -
Section To- In connection with the
foregoing duties the state commissioner
OF high ways. having first regard for the
performance OF those duties, shall also
compile statistics relating to the public
ways In the cities and towns of the state,
and make such Investigation relating
thereto al he shall deem expedient. In
order to secure better and more inproV-
cd highways In the state lie shall also
by means of maps. charts, cuts, draw
ffgs, prints, pubica lions. printed or
written articles, lectures. or otherwise,
dfsssminate knowleSge throu nsh the the
nDfnical methods. for the building and
fnHintatning Of highways, including
briaaes n the cities ana towns owns OF the
Information, In manner as aforesaid. 10
the county commissioners OF counties,
the street commissioners of cities the
sefectmen of towns and other municipal
6fifcers whose duties 1t may be to have
tho care and management or me ex,
pendtture of money and the building and
Keeping IN repair Of the highways In the
STATE Said commissioner shall hold each
year under the auspices of the county
commissioners. meeting In each conn-
ty for the open discussion of questions
relating to the building and maintain
ing Of public ways. OF which due notice
shall be given to the towns and cities
u
section l6 The state commissioner of
highways shall make an annual report
70 the governor and council OF the opera
tons of the state highway department.
This report shall show the number OF
miles, cost and character of the roads
built under Its direction. together with a
statement of expenses of the department
and such other information concerning
the condition of public roads of the state
and the progress OF their improvement
M may be proper FIe shall also make
recommenda tons for any Legislation
witch to him seem expedient and neees-
HIS report shall be transmitted to the
secretary of state as soon after the hrst
Wednesday of January of each year as
Section H. County commissioners and
city and town officers having the care
of and authority over public ways and
bridges throushout tho state shall, on
reqnest. furnish said commissioner any
information which they may possess and
require by him. concerning ways and
bridges within their jurisdiction.
hundred and five inclusive of chapter
twenty-three, Revised Statutes of nine
teen hundred and three and acts amend
Atory thereof, and chapter one hundred
and fofty-sx Of the puhlic laws of nine
teen hundred and five are hereby repealed
when this act takes effect.
Seetion 49, This act shall take effect
January first, nineteen hundred and
eight.
[Approved March 26. 1901
Chapter 113.
An Act additional TO chapter twenty
seven Of tho Revised Statutes relating
tn Panpes.
All Hills fur suoro"t r. e'a'o nqt'nars
shall be hl'.d WAN th q = ~ a ID eo9n-
ell within three n.0lt.s Gt,er the SIM
iHte contracted, ana no sLCn h. Is shall bt
allowed unless they are so filed within
thirty days after the thirty-first day OF
December Of the year In which they are
Section . This act shall take effect
tApprovcd March 20. 1901
Chapter ia.
An. Act in relation to sessions of the La"
Section forty-three Of chapter seventy.
nine OF the Revised Statutes Is hereby
aTnendex. by striking out all the words
thereof after che word year ut the be
ginning OF the afth line of the sector
and inserting In the place thereof th'
be held at such times and places as tht
chief justice shall appoint for the con.
sfderntion and discrimination of all cases
and questions before submitted and UNI
determined. Such meetings shall be held
at feast twice In each year. Each Jus
tiee shall be reimbursed by tho state foi
his expenses actually and asonably III
cupred In attending such meetings and
the sessions Of the law court upon pre-,
sentation to the governor and council OF
n detailed statement of such expenses
90 that said section forty-three, as thus
amended. shall read ~ follows
Section AZ. For the purposes of the
law court the state shall constitute one
law court shall be holden at Augusta or
the second Tuesday of December, nj
Bangor on the first Tuesday of June
and at Portland on the fourth Tuesday
t. Al. A1.a.t At..Es nj