The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-04-04
the tax valuation of said city or town

ANY city or town falling to comply
with the directions OF said commissioner
in the performance of said. work and the
expenditure, of such money within the
time specified by him, then the commas
sioner of agriculture shall cause the SAID
work to be done and shall charge the
actual expense of the same to said city
or town; the amount, however, not to ex-
coed one-twcntieth Of one per cent OF the
total valuation OF such city OF town, sucn
amount to be collected as state tax.
the commissioner OF agriculture OF the
presence Of the brown-tal moth or San
jose scale, the mayor OF eacn city anu
the selectmen Of each town snail noti,
fy each owner CT real estate located
therein, requiring him to destroy the
above named INSECTS on his orchard and
shade trees within Il specified time. IN
the owrer fails to destroy the above
named insects before the specified time,
then the city or town, subject to the ap-
prevail OF the commissioner OF agricul-
ture, shall destroy them, and shall as
sess uron such aforesaid real estate the
actual cost of SO doing, to an amount,
however, not exceeding one-tenth OF one
per cent OF the assessed valuation OF the
above named property The amount 80
assessed shall be collected in the form OF
taxes. .,
err of agriculture to disseminate lntorma-
ton concerning the brown-t2I and gypsy
moths, San Jose scale ana other ln)url-
Gus insects or plant diseases.
Cities and towns may raise the sums
necessary to carry out the proVls1oEs OF
this section in the same manner IN
which money is raised for otner neceS-
sary municipal purposes. ~
Section s. For the purpose CT inspect
lug any trees, shrubs OF plants supposed
to be infected with dangerous insects or
diseases, and for the purpose OF exter-
minating or controlling any dangerous
Insects or diseases that may be found
injecting trees, shrubs Or plants, the
,rr,i..
ployees and municipal officers and their
employees shall have the right to enter
private and public grounds. .
Section 9. The commissioner ct agrl'
culture shall have the power to cause
any street or highway within the state
leading FROM any ncighboflng state or
to be patrolled or watched, and all car
IiageS, automobiles, or other vehicles eA-
amined. and any brown-tail or gypsy
moths, caterpillars or pupae found there
coed: and may make such regulations
for giving notice of this provision and
for the enforcement of the same as may
be necessary.
Section TO- Any person who shall pur-
pusely resist or ohgtruct such commas
sioner or any person or persons under
his employ, OF any officer or agent OF Il
city or town while engaged in the exc.
cution Of the purposes of this act. shall
be punished by a fine not exceeding
twenty-five dqllars for each offense.
Section II. When any 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 cent of its assessed valuation OF the
previous year in destroying or suppress
ing the brown-tal moth, San Jose scale
and similar insects, but not including
the sipsy moth, in any Of their stages.
as herein provided, it shall receive raim-
bursement 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
been necessarily expended by them in
excess of one-twentieth of one per cent
OF such assessed valuation
Cities or towns having 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-five 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 VAL
uation of more than one million five hun
bred thousand dollars shall receive fifty
per cent of such sum as may have been
expended by them in excess OF one
twentieth of one per cent OF such valua-
ton.
No city or town shall be entitled to re-
endorsement from the state as aforesaid
until it shall have submitted to the COM
cepted accounts and vouchers showing
the amounts expended by it for the pur-
poses herein specified, nor until such
vouchers and accounts have been ap-
proved by the commissioner OIL aSrlcul-
ture.
Section IL. Whenever any city or town
shall appropriate or raise sum OF
money and shall pay the same over to
the state treasurer for the purpose of
exterminating the gypsy moth within its
borders the commissioner Of agriculture
shall cause such sum to be expended In
such city or town as herein provided: to-
the appropriation hereafter made. Pro-
vidcd. however, if it be found by the
commissioner of agriculture unnecessary
or impructicable to cXpend such entire
amount during the year following such
payment TO the state treasurer, one-half
of the amount SO remaining unexpended
shall be reimbursed to such city or
town.
Section Is. 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 may be necessary, are here
by appropriated.
partner. of agriculture under which the
state entonIc1ogist performs the duties
required to he done by him. by the pro-
visions of this act, shall be known as
Section Is. In case of violation of this
act it shall be the duty Of the commits
sioner Of agriculture to enforce the pen
allies set down i'll sections three and five
of this act.
Section 16. This shall take effect when
approved
[Approved February Is, 1901
Chapter is.
An Act to amend Section twenty five
of Chapter nine of the Revised Statutes,
relating to taxation of property of
Manufacturing, Mining and Smelling
corporations.
Section 1. 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 and 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 property, in the
towns where the buildings and lands arc
situated and where the personal property
is kept so that said section, as amend
ed, shall read as follows:
Section rs. The buildings, lands and
other property of manufacturing, min
ing and smelling corporations, made per-
Sonal by their charters and not exempt
from taxation. and all stock used in fac
tories, shall be taxed to the corporation,
or to the persons having possession OF
their property or stock, in the town or
place where the corporations are estab-
lished. or the stock Is manufactured; and
the buildings and lands and other prop
of Sfpc lei n