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

Judgment of this legislature the facts
above expressed constitute an emergency
contemplated by the constitution, maklns
it Immediately necessary for me piese, =
safety that an act be passed correctiHs
said error to go into effect Immediately
therefore, 49,
Be it enacted by the people of the
state of Maine as follows:
Section /. The amount granted to Han
cock county in the resolve laying taA
on the counties of the state for the years
nineteen hundred nine and nineteen nun
dred ten, approved March THIRTEEN, nine,
teen hundred and nine. is hereby, reduced
from thirty thousand seven hundred DOL
lars for each year. as set forth IN saiq Ire, re-
bred dollars, and the county commas
sioners for said Hancock county are
hereby authorized and empowered TO APP
portion upon the towns and other places
in said county the sum of twenty-slX
thousand seven hundred dollars for each
year instead of the sum of thirty thou-
sand seven hundred dollars for eat !,
year. as provided in said resolve. with
the same effect as if the sum OF twenty,
six thousand seven hundred dollars had
been set forth in said resolve
Section 2. In view of the emergency eX-
pressed in the preamble of this act, this
act shall take effect when approved
(Approved April %
Chapter 234.
An Act relating to the assessment Of the
County Taxes in the several counties
for the year nineteen hundred nine.
Whereas the assessment of the county
taxes for defraying the expenses of gov
eminent of the several counties is I'M
mediately necessary for the preservatloh
of the public peace, health and safety
and
Whereas by revised statutes. chapter
nine. section Seventy-one. said county
taxes are required to be appOrtioned by
ha commissioners in MarCh. and
Whereas the resolve granting the coun-
ty taxes was not passed until March
twenty ninth. leaving only. two days in
March for the making of such appor-
tionment. which is insufficient time for
the purpose; in the opinion of this legis-
lature the facts above recited constitute
necessary for the preservation of the
public peace, health and safety that the
act should be passed extending time for
such apportionment therefore.
Be it enacted by the people of the state
of Maine as follows:
Section l. County taxes of the several
counties for the year nineteen hundred
and nine may be apportioned either. dur,
ing the months of March or April of said
year upon the last state valuation.
Section .. In view of the emergency
expressed in the preamble, of this act,
this act shall take effect when approved.
-(Approved April %
Chapter 235.
An ACt 10 amend SHdpleT lime VI lIe
Revised Statutes. relating to the as
sessment of taxes on lands in places
not incorporated
Section forty-two Of chapter nine of
chapter sxty-nine of the public laws of
nineteen hundred five. is hereby further
amended, so as to read as follows:
Section A. When the legislature as
sesses such state tax, the treasurer of
state shall. within three months there
after. cause the lists of such assess
ments. together with the amounts of
county tax on said lands so certified to
him. both for the current year, to be ad-
vertised for three weeks successfully in
the state paper and in some newspaper,
if any, printed in the county in which
the land lies, and shall cause like ad-
yertiSement of the lists of such state
and county taxes for the following year
to be made within three months after
one year from such assessment. Said
lands are held to the state for payment
of such state and county taxes. with
interest thereon at the rate of twenty
per cent. to commence upon the taxes
for the year for which such assessment
is made at the expiration of six months
and upon the taxes for the following
year at the expiration of eighteen months
from the date of such assessment.'-(Ap-
proved April p
Chapter 236.
An Act to regulate the use of joint poles
i'll the public streets by Electrical Com
pdnleS.
Section !. Whenever, after notice and
hearing, the municipal officers of any
city or town, in which any person, firm
or corporation maintaining wires attached
to poles located in any public street OF
way for conveying electric current or for
the transmission of telephone or tele-
graph messages, determine that public
safety and the public welfare require the
same to be done. they may revoke any
locations for poles already erected in
any of the public streets or ways and
order such poles removed, which shall
be done within reasonable time by the
person. hrm or corporation owning such
poles. provided, however, other suitable
locations, or the right to use other poles
Jointly, shall be granted by the munic-
ipal officers to such person, firm or cor
poration. The municipal officers of cities
and towns are hereby empowered, when
ever in their judgment the same is prac-
teal and can be done without unreason.
ably interfering with the operation of
the business of any person. firm or cor
poration, to order. after due notice and
nearing, the wires of any person. firm or
corporation, used for conveying electrical
current or the transmission of telephone
or telegraph messages and attached to
poles located in any of the public streets
or ways of such city or town, to be re-
however owned and controlled, that are
legally located in the public streets or
ways, as said municipal officers may
designate. Said municipal officers may
oeem necessary for the joint use Of such
poles. and in case the several parties Sc
using such poles, cannot agree as to the
proportonate share each shall bear of
the original cost and of the cost of main
tanning such poles. or a proper annual
rental for the use of the same, the munic-
ipal ofhcers may, after hearing the
parties determine the proportional part
OF such expense each party shall justly
pear. or proper rental therefor. and
the owner of such poles shall have an
dction on the case in aSsumpsit to re-
cover of each party so using such poles
his share of such expense or the rental
tEereof. as determined by said municipal
oihcers All orders and decisions of tn.
munlcipal officers under this act shall be
IN writing and a record thereof shall be
maze by the city or town clerk, and a
copy thereof attested by the city or towr
clerk served upon any of the parties af.
iected thereby shall be sufficient notice
70 the party so affected to render com.
pllance Herewith obligatory.
Section 2. Any party aggrieyed by anv
order or decision of the municipal officers
relating to the joint use or OCCUPATION OF
poles or by any of the regulations estab-
1shed by the municipal officers of said
city or town relating to the joint
use of poles or by their decision
as to his proportionate share of the
original cost. or of maintaining any
JOINT poles, or the annual rental for the
use OF tie same. may appeal from such
ORDERS, decisions or regulations of the
inunlclpat officers at any time, within
ten days after recent of potice of tbc