The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-04-04
Section ii. The state shan not be lia-

Section II. The state shall not be ia
damages arising from the Construction,
Of any hIshwapy under this aea n cass
any. person or persons or corporation
shall sustain damage by any change in
grade or BY taking Of land to alter the
Improved under this act the person or
persons or corporation injured thereby
shall be entitled t2 compensation to be
ton. where the road lies, said damage
to be assessed and paid according to
provisions OF statute. In case the award
Of . damages T. not satisfactory. parties e
q dsnases aiterngy h iag sse case
Section = TO To- provide de-, funds nSs for the
sessed annually on all property in the
state q tax of one-third Of one mill on
each dollar of valuation and the money
exclusive uses and purposes set forth
In this act. Any unexpended balance at
the end of any year shall be added to the
shall be paid all state aid for i road La
proVement as provided for under this
ment Of state aid applied for. the balance
of the fund or any part of it may be ex-
pended by the state commissioner of
highways in building connecting roads
county commissioners with the object of
establishing as far as possible COM
plete system. of continuous main high
however that no expenditure shall be
made under this section in any town
which shall fail to accept the provisions
Of this act as to application for state
aid and expenditure of joint funds. Any
expenditures made under authority of
this section shall be apportioned among
the several counties of the state each
ha h1 Gil of fol rroi1a
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 for the
state roads under this act shall apply to
roads constructed under authority of this
section; except that the whole cost of
construetion may be paid by the state.
missioner of highways may. subject to
the approval of the governor and coun-
Gil, apportion in any one year, in addi-
ton to the amounts apportioned under
section six, not exceeding twenty-five
per Centum of said uneXpended balance of
the appropriation hereunder, after pro-
piled for, to towns in which the Joint
fund is insufficient to properly complete
the work proposed or undertaken and
necessary to be done as one job.
poses of this act shall end December
thirty-one. Wherever the word 'valua-
ton is used in this act it shall mean
board of assessors. Wherever the word
city. town or organized plantation or
unincorporated township is used singly
in, this act and the phrase or clause in
which it is used could as Well apply to
all four classes of political subdivisions
or to any other one class it shall be
understood to so apply.
In ion, y,
foregoing duties the state commissioner
of highways 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 as he shall deem eXpedent, in
order E, to secure better pet and more improv-
ed highways in the state. He shall also
by means of maps, charts, cuts, draw
ings, prints, publications, printed or
written articles LECTURES. or otherwise,
disseminate knowledge throughout the
state concerning the best known eco
nomical methods for the building and
maintaining ,nad.laa Of highways. including
state. and particularly TO impart such
information, in maner as aforesaid, to
the county commissioners of counties,
the street commissioners of cities, the
selectmen of towns and other municipal
officers whose duties it may be to have
the care and management of the eN-
penditure of money and the building and
state. Said commissioner shall hold each
year under the auspices of the county
commissioners. meeting in each coun-
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
in each county by the said county COM
Section 16. The state commissioner of
highways shall make an annual report
to the governor and council of theyopera-
tons of the state highway department.
Ihls report shall show the number of
miles, cost and character of the roads
built under its direction, together with
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
recommendation for any legislation
which to him seem expedient and neces-
Sary.
His report shall be transmitted to the
secretary of state as soon after the first
Wednesday of January of each year as
possible.
city and town officers having the care are
OF and authority over public ways and
bridges throughout the state SHALL on
request furnish said commissioner any
require by him, concerning ways and
bridges within their jurisdiction
Section Is. Sections ninetynine to one
hundred and five inclusive of chapter
twenty-three, Revised Statutes of nine
teen hundred and three and acts amend
atory thereof, and chapter one hun 1red
ald forty-siN of the public laws of nine
teen hundred and five are hereby repealed
when this act takes effect
Section 10. This act shall take effect
January first. nineteen hundred and
eight
IApproved March g. 1901
Chapter 113.
Ar Act additional 10 chapter TWENTY
seven nf the HrTised Statutes, relating
to Iaunais
An li'is f.r s''-~-r. &c eto.n n9,,nars
SHAH b. Il. ID vita ~ e y " o" a ID co,,n-
ell within TIRE n.oau 5 af-er lie same
are contracted. and no such bills shall be
allowed unless they are so filed within
thirty days after. the thirty-first day of
December. of the year in which they are
contracted.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
Approved March 2s 1901
Chapter 114.
An Act in relation to sessions of the Law
Court.
Section forty-three of chapter seventy
nine of the Revised Statutes is hereby
amended by striking out all the words
thereof after. the word year at the be-
ginning of the fifth line of the section
and inserting in the place thereof the
words meetings of the justices shall also
be held at such times and places as the
chief Justice shall appoint for the con-
Sideration and determination of all cases
and questions before submitted and un-
determined. Such meetings shall be held
at least twice in each year. Each JUS