Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-05

visions Of the laws governing assess
ment or taxation Of property anu II
eral and county attorneys upon the
written request of the board to institute
such legal proceedings as may be i1eceS-
chapter. The board shan have power
to order the reassessment of any Or all
real and personal property, or either, IN
any town where in the judgment Of said
board such reassessment IS advisable or
necessary to the end that all classes Of
property in such town shall be assessed
or failure to comply with such orders
on the part of any assessor or other
official shall be deemed wilflh neglect
penalties provided by law in such
cases. Any person aggrieved because of
such reassessment shall have the same
right of petition and appeal as from the
original assessment
Section 10. Section seventeen Of
chapter eight of the revised statutes is
hereby amended. by adding after the
word year" in the fifth line thereof the
formation concerning revenue and taxa
ton as may be deemed Of public inter
est SO that said section, as amended.
Section Il. The board of state as
SCISSORS shall annually, before the first
day of December, make report to the
ings and shall include therein a tabular
statement of all statistics derived from
returns from local assessors. with
schedules of all corporations on which
state taxes were assessed during the
year, and such other statistics sand in
formation concerning revenue and taxa
est. and for the years in which they
shall equalize the valuation of the state.
their report shall include tabular, state
Section II. All appeals to the SUI
preme judicial court under the pro-
visions of section seventy-nine of chap
state assessors. who shall hear the par
ties and report their findings to the
evidence: Such report shall Be prima
facie. evidence of the facts thereby
found.-(Approved April 80 Nv
Chapter 221.
An Act to amend Section eleven Of Chap
ter eighty-one of the Revised Statutes
in relation to Records of Proceedings
in Court.
After the rendition of final Judgment
or decree in any civil case at law or in
equity. the clerk of the court shall as
soon as may be make such record
thereof as the court by general rule or
however, files a request and tenders the
shall be made: The supreme tudicial
full extended record.-(Approved April %
Chapter 222.
An Act for the Licensing Of Dogs and
for the Better Protection Of Sheep.
Section l. Sections forty-four to sec
of the revised statutes and all acts
amendatory thereto are hereby re-
pealed.
Section 2. Assessors of taxes shall
include in their inventories lists Of all
dogs owned by or in the possession OF
any inhabitant on the first day Of April.
setting the number and sex thereof op-
posite the names of their respective
owners or persons in whose. possession
the same are found; and make a, return
and also of the number of dogs killed as
required by section seven of this chap
ter ter on or before the fifteenth day Of
fail to return to the treasurer OF state
on or before September first of each
cense required by this chapter. on all
dogs living on the first day of June pre-
cceding. such deficiency shall be collected
such ey s far the fol
lowing year.
Section 8. Every owner or keeper. on
than four months old. shall annually be-
fore the tenth day Of said April, cause
it to be registered, numbered, described
with the first day of April aforesaid in
the Office Of the clerk Of the city or
town where said dog is kept. and shall
marked with the owners name and its
registered number, and shall pay to said
clerk for license the sum of one dol
lar and fifteen cents for each male dog
and for each female dog incapable OF
producing young so kept. and five dol
lars and fifteen cents. for each female
dog capable of producing young.
Any person becoming the owner or
keeper of a dog after the first day of
April, not duly licensed as herein re-
CURED, shall within ten days after he
becomes the owner or keeper OF said
dog. cause said dog to be described and
licensed as provided above. 49,.
for breeding purposes. may receive an
nually a special kennel license authoriz-
ing him to keep said dogs for said
a proper enclosure. When the number
of dogs so kept does not exceed ten, the
fee fee, for r.s such license shall pc ten dollars
dogs so kept exceeds ten. the fee for
such license shall be twenty dollars and
CURED for the dogs Of such owner or
Keeper under the age of six months.
Dogs covered by kennel license shall be
exempted from the provisions Of this
ing, and collaring.
Section 4. The clerks Of cities and
towns shall issue said license and re-
ceive the money therefor, and pay the
same to the treasurer Of their respective
cities or towns within thirty days there
after. retaining to their own use the
issued and the said treasurer shall pay
the money so received to the treasurer
of state on or before September nrst or
each year who shall credit the same to
fund called Dog Licenses" Such
clerks shall keep record of all licenses
issued by them, with the names Of the
OWNERS or keepers Of dogs licensed, and
the sex. registered numbers and descrip-
ton of all such dogs: provided, however.
that the sex; registered number and de-
scription shall not be required Of dogs
covered by kennel license
Section s. The treasurer Of each city
or town shall keep an accurate and sep.
arate account of all moneys received and
expended by him under the provisions
of this chapter.
Section 81 Whoever keeps a dog con.
trary to the provisions Of this act shall
forfeit ten dollars. five Of which shall
be paid to the complainant and 1--WE to
the treasurer of the town in which the
dog is kept. and in addition thereto shall
pay the cosL Of prosecution.
Section Z. The mayor Of each city
and the municipal officers of each town
or plantation shall annually within ten
days from the first day Of May issue a
warrant. returnable on the first day OF
June folloWing, to one or more police
officers or constables. directing them to
proceed forthwith either to kill or cause
to be killed all dogs within said city.
town or plantation not licensed. col
Jared or enclosed according-to the pro-
visions of this act, and said constable
or police officer shall or any other per-