The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-04-08

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isoi 15s, ~. ann and rs. all. and ali amend
The repeal Of the law or any part Of a
shall not revive any law or. part Of law
thereby repealed, nor shall such repeal
affect any act done or offense commit
ted. or penalty. forfeiture. or punish
ment incurred or accrued prior to the
time when this act takes effect, but the
same may be enforced. prosecuted and
been repealed, and all proceedings, com
menced under or by virtue Of any law
eopted to final effect dis fully as they
might be under the laws then existing,
Section 1& This chapter shall be
known as the military law.-tApproved
Chapter 207.
An Act relating to Life insurance Com
panies doing Industrial Business CIV
bers of Lodges ses and LABOR Unions % ne'h-
Any life insurance company doing
business on. the Industrial plan in this
dowment insurance, with or without an
nuity,. with, special rates of premiums
less than the usual rates Of premiums,
unions. lodges. beneficial societies or
similar organizations. or employees of a
single employer who. through their sec
take out Insurance in an aggregate Of
not less than one hundred members and
pay their premiums through such Of
hcer or mployer.--(Approved April %
Chapter 2o8.
An Act to amend Section one of Chapter
one hundred and twenty-eighti OF the
Revised Statutes in regard to Mali
Sioas hi sch ds on.nt.r 49,. ,,,u,,
and twenty-eight Of the revised statutes
Is hereby amended by inserting after
the word animal" In the second line
thereof the words or dog SO that said
section as amended shall read as fol-
lows:
cfously kills, wounds. mains, disfigures
or poisons any domestic animal, or dog.
or exposes any poisonous substance
with intent that the life Of such animal
punished by Imprisonment for not more
than four years. or by fine not exceed
ing five hundred dollars.'-(Approved
Chapter 2oe.
An. Act to amend Chapter forty of the
tor d Factories. workshops. Mines
ssstiosS ftss, Of chapter forty
ed by stfisins s out in the e Fourth e and
s fss s. sa he senaon the w0rss
that said section when amended. will
read as follows:
t nns al 81 tss de
penses Of the inspector of factories,
workshops, mines and quarries, and for
inspectors shall be paid on vouchers az
ter the same shall have been audited
and approved by the governor and
council.'-(Approved April %
Chapter 21o.
thirty-seven and forty-one Of Chap
ter eight of the Revised Statutes re-
lating to Taxation Of Telephone and
Telegraph Companies.
Section 1. Section thirty-five of chap
ter eight of the revised statutes Is here
by amended by striking out, after the
said section, the words from business
done wholly within the state for oper-
ating such business" and inserting In
poration, association or person collected
within this state on account of its tele-
phone or telegraph business. 50 that
Section S.. Every corporation, as
sociatlon or person operating IN whole
Tor toll or other compensation within
first. and ffteenth days OF April. retmrn
its treasurer, If corporation, the
amount of the capital stock Of the cor.
poration, the number and par value of
shareholders resident within the state,
with their places of residence, and the
number of shares belonging to each on
association. the owner or owners or ore
of them shall annually make return
under oath to the secretary Of state state be-
April, OF the names and residences or
the owner or owners and the relative
interest each owner 3 rI has in any such has as
The returns shall also contain a state
ment Of the assessed value in each town
Of the real estate of such
the conduct of a telephne or telegraph
business. and taxed BY any municipal
M sGsi nee or n
phone or telegraph business during the
preceding year ending April first
Section 2. Section thirty-seven OF
said chapter Is hereby amended, so that
said section as amended, shalt read as
follows;
Section 81. The amount Of such an
nuai excise tax shall be ascertainad as
follows: When the gross receipts of
such corporation, association or person
collected within this state on account
during the year for which the tax is as
sessed on such corporation. association
or person. exceed one thousand dollars
the tax shall be one and one-fourth per
cent Of such gross receipts; when such
gross receipts exceed five thousand dol
dollars the tax shall be one and one.
when such gross receipts exceed ten
doars and DE- not the fsa
stall be one and three-fourths n.er cent
OF such gross receipts; when such gross
receipts exceed twenty-five thousand
dollars ana do not exceed fifty thousand
dollars the tax shall be. two per cent Of
such gross. receipts. and so on increas..
ing the rate OF the tax one-quarter of
one per cent for each additional twenty
1--WE thousand dollars, or fractional part
thereof. Of such gross gross receipts, provid-
coed four per cent of such gross re-
ceipts.'
Section g. Section forty-one Of said
chapter Is hereby amended, so that said
section as amended. shall read as fol-
lows:
Section IL. The excise tax collected
under the six preceding sections shall
p DO at NJ therein designated. upon its
shares of capital stock, and It's prop,
and buildings iiiR thereon owned by such
corporation. association. or person shall
be taxed in the municipality in which
the same is situated. The, assessment
Of taxes on such t land ana ~ rns
dent or nonresident property.'-(Ap-
proved April %
Chapter 211.
An Act to amend Section seventy -eight
OF Chapter nine of the Revised Statutes.
in relation to appeal from County Com
missioners.
Section seventy -eight OF chapter nine
of the revised statutes, Of Maine is here,
by amended by inserting after the word
him" in the ninth line either party
may appeal from the decision of said
county commissioners to the supreme
judicial court, under the same conditions
that an appeal lies from the assessors TO