The Somerset reporter., 1909-04-08

above expressed constitute an emergency
1t Immediately necessary for the preser-
walton of the public peace, health and
safety that an act be passed correcting
said error to go Into effect Immediately;
therefore.
Be IL enacted by the people of the
state OF Maine as follows:
Section l. The amount granted to Han
cock county In the resolve laying tax
on the counties of the state for the years
nineteen hundred nine and nineteen hum
dred ten. approved March thirtieth. nine
teen hundred and nine, Is hereby reduced
from thirty thousand seven hundred dol
lars for each year. as set forth in said re-
solve, to twenty-six thousand seven hun
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-six
thousand seven hundred dollars for each
year instead of the sum of thirty thou
sand seven hundred dollars for each
year, as provided in said resolve, with
the same effect as IL the sum of twenty
six thousand seven hundred dollars had
been set forth In said resolve.
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 preservation
OF the public peace. health and safety;
and
Whereas by revised statutes. chapter
nine, section seyenty-one, said county
taxes are required to be apportioned by
the county 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-
an emergency rendering 1t Immediately
nece ssary for the preservation of the
public peace, health and safety that the
act should be passed extending time for
such apportionment: therefore,.
Be 1t enacted by the people Of the state
of Maine as follows:
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 g. 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 to amend Chapter nine of the
Revised Statutes. relating to the as
sessment of taxes on lands In places
not incorporated.
Section forty-two Of chapter nine of
the revised statutes, as dinenueu ny
chapter sixty-nne OF the public laws of
nineteen hundred five, is hereby further
amended, so as to read as follows:
Section ~ When the legislature as
state shall, rnMn 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,
il any, printed in the county in which
the land lies. and shall cause like ad-
vertisement of the lists of such state
and county taxes for the following year
to be made within three months after
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 Gent. 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. ZAP
Chapter 236.
An Act to regulate the use of joint poles
in the public streets by Electrical Com
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 or
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
any of the public streets or ways and
order such poles removed. which shall
be done within reasonable time by the
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
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
hearing. 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
moved and attached to such other poles.
however owned and controlled that are
legally located in the public streets or
ways. as said municipal officers may
establish such regulations as they may
deem necessary for the joint use of such
poles. and In case the several parties so
using such poles. cannot agree as to the
proportionate share each shall bear of
the original cost and of the cost of main
tanning such poles. or proper annual
fpal officers may, after hearing the
parties determine the proportional part
OF such expense each party shall Justly
bear, or proper rental therefor. and
the. owner of such poles shall have an
action on the case in assumpsit to re-
cover of each party SO using such poles
his share OF such expense, or the rental
thereof, as determined by said municipal
officers. All orders and decisions of the
municipal officers under this act shall be
In writing and record thereof shall be
made by the city or town clerk, and a
copy thereof attested by the city or town
clerk served upon any Of the parties af-
fected thereby shall be sufficient notice
to the party so affected to render COM
pliance Herewith obligatory.
Section 2 Any party aggrieved by any
order or decision of the municipal officers
relating to the joint use or occupation of
poles or by any of the regulations estab-
lfshedn 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 tho same. may appeal from such
orders. decisions OF regulations of the
municipal officers at any time, within
ten days after receipt of notice of the
same by filing complaint, in which the
parties shall be joined, with the clerk
county, in which said city. or town is
judicial court next held in said county
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