The Republican journal., 1907-04-04


the ground or for the reason that thu
otherwise, required of him may tend t.
incriminate or degrade him; but no per
son shall be prosecuted or subjected tt
any, any penalty ef or forfeiture for or on &C
concerning which he may testify or pro-
duce evidence, documentary or other
WISE, and no testimony so given or pro
duced shall be used against him upor
any criminal investigation or proceeding.
lApproved March %, 1907
Chapter III.
AN Act to amend Sections thirteen an6
one hundred and twenty-four of Chap
ter fifteen of the Revised Statutes re.
lating to the mill fund and school tax
Section l. Section thirteen of Chapter
fifteen of the Revised Statutes is hereby
hereof th by Word Ggf N n and min
ing in its stead the word 'flfty-fiye.' s:
that said section as amended, Shall reaC
as follows:
Section 10. Every town shall raise ant
expend, annually, for the support OF
common schools therein, exclusive of the
income of any corporate school fund. OIL
of any grant from the revenue or funC
from the State or of any voluntary do
nation, devise or bequest, or of any for
fixture accruing to the use of schools, not
less than fifty-1ive cents for each inhabi
tant, according to the census by which
representatives to the legislature wer,
last apportioned, under penalty of for
feting not less than twice nor more thar
four times the amount of its deficiency
or apportioned by the state for the sup
port of common schools. shall be ex-
schools established and controlled by tha
towns by which said moneys are provided
or to which said moneys are appor-
toned
Section 2. Section one hundred and
twenty-four of Chapter fifteen of the Re
Vised Statutes is hereby amended by
striking out the words zone milf in the
first line thereof and inserting in their
place the words 'one and one-half mills,
so that said section as amended, shall
read as follows:
mills on a dollar shall annually be as
sessed upon all the property in the state
according to the valuation thereof, and
shall be known as the mill tax for the
support of common schools
Section 3. This act shall take effect
January first nineteen hundred and
eight.
[Arproved March &c, 1907
Chapter 112.
An Act to provide for State Aid, and for
the expenditure OF other public moneys,
in the permanent Improvement OF main
highways or State Roads.
Section l. The objects of this act are
to obtain more uniform system for the
permanent Improvement of main high
ways throughout the state, to secure the
cooperation of the municipalities and
the state in providing nleans therefor.
and to provide for more efficient and eco
nomical expenditure of moneys appropri-
atad for highway construction and re-
pair.
Section 2. The following described
roads shall be considered main highways
or state roads within the meaning OF this
act in towns which have already avail
ed themselves OF the provisions OF sec,
inr1G pNi1 mir 6r~lI RI
five of chapter twenty-three, Revised
Statutes nineteen hundred and three,
and acts amendatory thereof and addi-
tional thereto, such roads as have here
tofore been designated state roads by
the county commissioners; in towns
winch have net heretofore avail ed them
ty-nine to one hundred and five of chap
ter tWenty-three, Revised Statutes. nine
teen hundred and three, and acts amend
atory thereof and additional thereto, but
which vote to accept the provisions oI
this act, such roads as may hereafter be
designated the state road, under the
provisions of this act. When notified by
the state commissioner of highways thai
any town has voted to accept the pro-
visions of this act, it shall be the duty
of the county commissioners of the coun-
before June first of the year of such no.
tification, to make such designation,
and the clerk of each board of
county commissioners shall return forth
ways a record of their proceedings in
each town and a description of each road
designated as state road.
Provided however, that upon petition
of majority of the legal voters in any
town or q majority of the municipal Off
GERS of any city presented to the state
in the judgment of the petitioners the
road as designated by the county COM
missioners is not the main Travelled thor
oughfare in that town and that public
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the designation of some other road as the
state road, which other road must he de
scribed in the petition. it shall be the
duty of the state commissioner of high
ways after such notice as lie NAV order,
to give a public hearing upon said petit
ton at some convenient place where all
state commissioner of highways, the
mayor, or street commissioner or city
engineer, if designated by the mayor to
act in his stead. in the case of cities; the
chairman of the Selectmen or one men,
Der of the board whom the chairman
shall designate, in the cas-. of towns;
the chairman of the board of assessors
or one member of the board of assessors
who shall be designated by the chairman
in the case of plantations; and a county
commissioner from an adjoining county
the city, town or plantation as provided
herein, Shall constitute a board to hear
said petitions and parties interested and
ignation shall be final. County commits
sioners when hearing said petitions shall
receive three dollars per daY and ex-
penses, to be paid together with adver-
Using and incidental expenses from the
treasury of the county in which the town
is located. In case the decision is
against the petitioners said board shall
order in their decision that the petitioners
repay to the county within fixed time
all said costs in connection with the
hearing of the petition. In case such
payment shall not be made within the
time so fixed then the treasurer of the
county within which the petition was
heard shall commence an action of dent
against said petitioners or any of them
i'm the name of the county for the recov-
cry of said costs and expenses
Provided further, that when the state
road in any town has been recon-
structed in a permanent manner within
the meaning of this act it shall be the
duty of the county commissioners to deS-
ignate the next important main thor
oughfare as state road. Municipal Off
GERS may notify the state commissioner
of highways when in their opinion the
state road is entirely reconstructed as
above, but such notification must be
made Immediately upon the completion
of the road. 1t shall then be the duty Of
the state commissioner of highways. to-
gether with the county commissioners of
the county in which the road is located
to make an inspection of tho road and to
determine whether or not it is complete.
If they find the road to be not complete
they shall specify to the municipal Off
GERS in what particulars, and the munich
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