Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-02

| this bin was indefinitely postponed in
| the House.
| The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. HERSEY: 1 understand there is
an amendment in the Senate. and I
| thought that had better be considered
| first so that We can lay before the House
the amendment adopted in the Senate
I move that the House concur with the
Senate in the adoption of Senate Amend
ment A.
| The SPEAKER: The Chair under
| stands that this bill comes from the
Senate for concurrent action on the
amendment The gentleman from Houl-
| ton, Mr.. Hersey, moved that the House
| concur with the Senate in the adoption
| Of this amendment. The gentleman
| from Camden, Mr. Montgomery, moves
| that the House adhere. The Chair is Of
| the opinion that the motion of the gen
| tleman from HoultOn to concur has pre-
| cedence over the motion of the gentle
| man from Camden to adhere, under the
rules which say that "Questions of con
| currence or otherwise with the Senate
shall have precedence of each other in
| the following order: LIST To recede;
2nd. To concur; 3rd. To insist and 4th
| TO adhere
| Mr.. MONTGOMERY of Camden: Mr.
| Speaker. the bin enables towns TO select
| their s"lectmen, towns Of over $500 in
| habitants, now as it is amended, TO elect
their selectmen, assessors and overseers
| of the poor. and that a number of them
| shall continue ana one be elected each
| year 1t refers simply to those towns
which only elect three each year. Our
| Statute enabled towns to elect three
| five or seven. and under that Statute
| this bill cannot be applied if more than
| three ar" elected at any one year, and
therefore it will be ineffective; so I don't
see why this bill should pass or this
| amendment be added to it.
| Mr. JERSEY Of IIoulton: Mr. Speak-
| or, the amendment simply allows towns
of $500 or more inhabitants to adopt
| this law if they wish to. 1t does not
force them to do it. and think it is true
| as the gentleman from Camden says. n
| they elect more than three municipal
| officers it would not apply 1t does nor
| force them to make ii apply. but if they
| have thre" they can apply it. I don't
| know any reason why they shouldn't be
| allowed to do that if they want to.
| Mr.. WING of kingfeld Mr. Speaker,
|
| this is a bill that was presented by
| Senator Wheeler and came to the COM
mittee on taxation. and / think there is
some misapprch"nsion as to the provi-
| sions of this bill. 1t applies only to
assessors ana mas no reference TO the
Srlectmen on towns. MI Wheeler eN'
planned to the committee that in Brun>s
WICK they desire TO eject the assessors
for three. wears. instead a 1nnu1llV and
they thought they Would get peter re-
SUITS IN 'haf town 10 erect TOT three
years lhey nave thefe Doard OF as
SCISSORS separate IRON the muhlclpal or
iicers, and IN some or the larger towns
as ne explains ,'l' ""l,'e Vi 's9''HH'i was
separate from either the once 81 Stiec'-
men or assessors OF the poor ana 'hlS
Dill applies only I" assessors ana ne wa
very ANXIOUS that II sh"'lld DE "oop''o
see n" reason why the bil' SH""ld h"'
pass.
TN" question beng ON the adoption OF
9'al"'" A''ie'i'''''',' :, III '"'''"' Civ
the amendment was adopted
Mr. Montgomery of Camden moved
. tbot tha hin I've indeGnitelv most poued
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DIVISION was h'o p'holhS 'f' a''-
nounrem"nt of the vote.
Mr. HlrRIEIGu of Augusta: Mr.
.;', .,,a.
Nl"'k'r' ! WISH L" MAKE " III no" ,i'"'
the yeas and nays b" ordered, and in
> explaining my reason for making such
,,,',;< ,.;,I ,.o,. ,ha, .s. ,,,,1nr,t.nd ~
motion VIII say mat as l understand II
this applies I" only NV" towns IN the
,ar.1 .,1ou, ,bosa two towns tn alact
''''i''N ''''"S '''S,' W. ''"'in !" r','
their assessors IN TINS way II they want
to; it does not oblge them to, ana it
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