Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-29


second lines of the specification the
words "having, prior to March thirty,
eighteen hundred and eighty-two. plant,
and in the fourth line by striking out the
word had and inserting instead there
of the word has and by inserting after
the word and. and by striking out in
the eighth and ninth lines Of said speci-
fication after the word after the words
said application and INSERTING IN SAID
three years. so that said specification as
amended, shall read as follows:
X. Whenever a landholder plants or
sets apart for the growth and production
of forest trees any cleared land or lanos
from which the primitive forest has been
removed. and successfully cultiyates the
less in numbers than two thousand on
each acre and we'll distributed over the
same. then. on Application OF 1ne owner e
the town in which such land is situated
the same shall be exempt from taxation
for twenty years after the expiration OF
plicant at the same time files with said
assessors a correct plan of such land
with 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 condition.
lApproved March 81. 1901
Chapter 40.
An Act to prohibit the issuance and &c
centance of Free Transportation by
State officials over steam and other
railways.
Section I. No person hlc1ding any state
o!fice shall request for himself or another.
3cct PIT or use any Tree transportation upon
a steam other railway, or any ticket
or token which entities him to transpor-
t;,tion upon such railway. for which ne
has paid a less price than is demanded of
the public generally; and TO officer, agent
or employe of such railway corporation.
shall knowingly issue, deliver or offer to
any pei son herelnbefore mentioned, or to
or for any other person. AZ the request.
officer. except Tor cases OF charity. free
transportation or any ticket or toke n
which entities him to transportation at
a less rate of fare than is demanded of
the public generally.
to the issuance and interchange of passes
for officers, agents. employees, surgeons,
physicians and attorneys OF railroads and
other carriers. and their families. but
such officer, agent or person. if holding )r
receiving free reduced rate tram: porta-
tinn. shall rot receive from the state any
tiOn as such s.ate Official over the steamer
other railway from which he has free or
reduced rate transportation: and ii shall
be the duty of all Railway corporations,
within tive days of issuance. to file with
tho secretary OF state the name Of every
state official to whom free or reduce |
rate transportation is issued by said CO..
poratiCa. the kind of transportation. the
time for which Ii is good and the reason
for so doing.
1t SHAH be the duty of the secretary of
state to keep in a suitable book record
OF all such free OF reduced rate transpor-
tatt)n. so issued to any state ofhcial.
which record shall be open at any time
during office hours for public examina-
ti0n.
Section g. Any person convicted of Il
violation of any Of the provisions of this
act shall be punished by fine not less
than one hundred dollars nor more than
five hundred dollars.
Section T. This act shall take effect
thirty days after It is nppSreoV cd
Chapter III.
An Act to establish the salary of State
Superintendent of Schools and further
define his duties.
Section !. The salary of the state
superintendent of schools is hereby es-
tablished at twenty-five hundred dollars
ton his actual cash expenses incurred
in the performance of his official duties
specific appropriation for that purpose.
the office provided for him at the seat of
meaning. however. to prohibit him from
making such necessary journeys al and
performing such duties as are necessary a:. r
such journey.
Section 2. All acts and parts OF acts
inconsistent with this act, are hereby
repealed.
when approved.
Improved March q. 1901
Chapter 172.
An Act to amend Section one of Chapter
fifty-fve of the Revised Statutes, re-
lating to telegraph and telephone com.
panies, gas. and electric light and
power companies.
pT rhn Mt nf
revised statutes is hereby amended by
inserting at the end of the fourth. line
after the word manufacturing the
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:
! and supply electricity and may sell ant
distribute electricity to any street rail
! road company so that said section as
amended, shall read as follows:
ton of telegraphs or telephones, ant
corporations for the operation of botf
telegraphs and telephones, and corpora
lions for the purpose of making, gen
!, Grating. selling, distributing and sup
plying gas or eIec1TiG,fy or nSth howe Fe
: or mechanical purposes. in any CITY o.
, town, or two or more adjoining cities o.
: towns. within the state, or for either o.
q any of such purposes, may be organizet
: under the provisions of sections five II
! ten inclusive of chapter forty-seven
y But no corporation. so organized, shall
. have authority, without special act of tn
Z legislature. to make, generate, sell dis
. tribute or supply gas or electricity. o
!. both. for any purpose. in or to any cit,
. or town. in or to which another company
person or firm are making. generating
selling. distributing or supplying, o
are authorized to make, generate. sell
distribute or supply gas or electricity,
+ both Provided. however, that an
!; corporation organized as provided in TIL
d section may sell and distribute electric
ity to any other corporation authorize
: To make generate. sell. distribute an
= supply electricity and may sell and dis
= tribute electricity to any street rallroa
4 company.
Q Approved March q, 1901
q Chapter 1873.
An Act to amend section seventy-thre
. of Chapter ten of the Revised Statutes
c relating to the Collection of Taxes.
;, section |. Section seventy-three c
/. chapter ten of the revised statutes
!, hereby amended by striking out IN
. words first Monday in December in III
4 year succeeding the year in which sal
;. lax was assessed in the second. thir
:. and fourth lines of said section. and IT
!. sorting in place thereof the words mrs
! Monday in February next after said "a
and hy striking out IN