Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-31

bill received it's third reading and was
passed to be engrossed. 60
| Special assignment: An Act relating
| to the better enforcement OF the laws
against the manufacture and sale OF
intoxicating liquors.
| Mr.. Burleigh of Augusta moved that
| further consideration Of this bill be
postponed until Thursday next.
Mr.. Wing of Auburn called Tor d.
vision on that question.
Mr.. PETERS of Ellsworth: Mr.
Speaker: With the permission of the
gentleman from Augusta, | VIII offer
an amendment to the conditional re-
peal of the bill to correspond with the
| amendment passed by the House ana
now in the Senate, submitting to the
| people a resolve in regard to the ten
ure of office by sheriffs, SO as to make
this proposed conditional bill consistent
with the action of the House in regard
to the resolve in the matter of tenure
of office of sherffs. I will say that the
original bill, of which this is a proposed
amendment conditionally repeats the
so-called Sturgis bill,to take effect up
on the acceptance by the people or the
amendment to the Constitution where
nv the tenure of office was changed
ca that sheriffs would be removed and
others appointed by the Governor. Inc
House afterwards adopted an amend
ment to that resolve, which IS calico
the Eaton resolve, whereby the tenure
| of office was changed so that in GER
tain eases the Governor would CAL a
snecial election of sheriffs in the coun-
ties where the delinquency appeared.
THAT amendment was adopted by the
House and | believe it is now in the
Senate. This bill conditonally repeating
the Sturgis law never was changed by
| amendments. 1t stands now 70 take
effect upon the passage or upon lne
adoption by the people Of the resolve
called the Eaton resolve; and TINS
amendment with the conditional repea
, of the Sturgis law would simply take
effect upon the adoption by the people
+ of the proposed change by the law au-
, th0rizing the Governor to call spe-
, cial election, making the proposed leg
islation consistent making the resolve
, and conditional repeal dependent upon
: the same matter. Otherwise they would
not be consistent; and it is for that
{ reason | offer the amendment which
f has been submitted. / will say thai
f this amendment provides that the Stur-
: cis law shall be repealed in case OF the
? adoption by the people of the change n
2 the Constitution whereby shefiiIS may
have their tenure of office terminated
by the Governor and the calling OF Spe-
cial elections For that reason l move
that we reconsider the vote whereby
this bill was passed to be engrossed.
. The motion was agreed to.
Mr. Peters offered House Amendment
I A.
Mr. Montgomery of Camden moved
= that the amendment lie upon the table
. TO be considered with the bill on Thurs
day.
The motion was agreed to.
| On motion by Mr.. Sleeper of Soutf
s Berwick, resolve in favor of the towr
of Old Orchard for receipt of the State
treasurer for state tax to be giver
said town on the valuation of 100000
was taken from the table.
Mr. SLEEPER: Mr.. Speaker: or
August u, 1907. Il fire occurred in the
town of Old Orchard, a very seriou:
fire, by which that town lost more
than half of its valuation. 1t is tru'
that the valuation put upon the tow
: nv the board of State assessors fO
.he year 1908 IS something rising ST.
| coo 600 This resolve has been intro
:, lNced for the purpose Of assisting The
town of Old orchard in getting upol
its feet; and | want to call attention
to the fact that during the last 10 year
| Old Orchard has paid to the Stat
treasurer in taxes the sum of $25,S32.
|1O. 1t has received back from the Stat,
the sum of $3.50. "a. This loss to thu
town of Old Orchard was not only
| loss of private property but of public
3 property as we'll The sidewalks of TIN
town were practically ruined. We argu'
= that by giving the relief which is ask
| ed for in this resolve in the end viii
;, tend to largely increase the value o
property. which cannot occur in an.
4 other way. We believe that the Stat
G | of Maine should pass this resolve AM
that at the end Of 10 years the valua
, ton will be increased very much, ant
q that in the end the State will lose moth
ing | sincerely hope that the praye
, | of these people of Old Orchard will b.
granted.
MIR MOORE of Saco: Mr.. Speaker
: the purposeof this resolve is to dis
:. orchard in August. 1907, all over thu
4 State instead of having it in the one
= little town 1 don't know whether the
mornbers of this House understand:
o that more than 4S buildings We're de-
| stroyed at that time. the property ha:
4 gone. Old Orchard comes here and sim
ply asks that the state rebate theil
= taxes for a period of 10 years so as t.
divide the loss that she has had to car
= nv SO far all alone Old orchard neve,
. has asked for contributions. and She
Inever has received contributions from
any source She has stood alone ant
carried her load up until now. and j
the Legislature denies her this bill she
will continue to carry it, and will con-
tinue to grow. But in the spirit of fair
ness and honesty and decency why
should not the state of Maine do as the
= state Of Massachusetts did in the case
| of the city of Chelsea, in rebating the
1 taxes of that town. Let us all come in
, and share that loss. Why shouldn't We