Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-01

turn on blank lists which shall be sea-
= scnably fsrni shs.s.-'Nesestte sNete board OF state
assessors for that purpose an such in
9rs and soIeoon iHo y av q i pSnsS EesdeS
in the work of The 'boardf Including an
nually aggregates of polls, Pthe lana value.
exclusive of buildings and all other i'm
provements. and the valuation of each ana
every class of properly assessed IN thelr
respective towns, with the total valuation
ana percentage of taxation, and iienlhtS
lists OF property upon which the town mas
voted 10 aiilX Il value for taxation pur-
poses ana before transmitting The sam"
TO the board OF state assessors, shall MAKE
and subscribe an oath affirmation, when
for annual returns shall be printed on said
lists as follows We. The assessor Of
the of do swear taiiirmi }
that the foregoing statement contains true
aggregates Of the valuation OF each class
of property assessed in said town OF
for the year and hat have fol
loved all the requirements of law in Nalu-
ing listing and returning the same. So
help me God. tths do under the pains
and penalty OF perjury
Section 2. Section three OF chapter ninc
is hereby amended by inserting, after the
word state" in the second line, the fol-
loving words: together with the water
power shore privileges and rights, forest,
and mineral deposits appertalhing thereto
so that said section as amended Shall re|d
Section 3. Real estate, for the purpose
of taxation. except as provided in section
sather tn tho water power, shore prlvt-
lsges and rights, forest and mineral de-
posits appertaning thereto. and all bulld,
mas on or affixed TO the same anu
all townships and tracts of land, the fee
OF which has passed from the state since
the year eighteen hundred and fifty. and all
interests In timber upon public lands de-
rived by permits granted by the common
wealth of Massachusetts; interest ana I'M
provements in land the fee of which is
in the state and interest by contract
rkAr IN md
tion. There shall be lieu 10 secure the
payment of all taxes legally assessed on
real estate as defined in this section. which
shall take precedence of all other claims
on said real estate and interests, and shall
continue in force until said taxes are paid.
Section 3 Section seVenty.three o.
chapter nine is hereby amended by ".dins
the following words If ny resident
owner after such notice does not bring IL
such lists he is thereby barred Of hio
right 10 make application to the assessors
or the county commissioners for any abate-
ment OF his taxes. unless he offers such
lists with his application and satisfies them
that he was unable TO offer II at the time
appointed SO that said section as amend
ed shall read as follows:
Section 73. Before making an assess
ment. the assessors shall give seasonable
notice in writing to the Inhabitants, by
posting notifications In some public place
in the town or shall notify them. in such
other way as the town at its annual meet
ing directs, 10 make and bring In TO them
true and perfect lists of their polls and
all their estates real and personal, not
by law exempt from taxation. of which
they were possessed on the first day OF
April of the same year. If any resident
owner after such notice does not bring in
such list he is thereby barred of his right
to make application to the assessors or
the county commissioners for any abate-
ment of his taxes, unless he offers such
y ~''th his er"Hnation aDd satisfies them
that he was unable to offer 1t at the time
alr ..s@u.
Section 4. Section seventy -four of chap
ter nine is hereby amended by striking OUT
the whole OF said section and inserting in
place thereof the following
Section - The assessors shall asccr-
tain as nearly as may be, the nature,
amount and value Of the estate, real and
personal, or which in their judgr mt the
owner is liable 10 be taxed and shan cs-
innate and record separately the land value.
exclusive OF buildings, of each parcel OF
Section .. This act shall take effect Jan
uary firss nineteen hundred and twelve
(Approved March 30,t
Chapter IFS.
An Act 10 amend chapter two hundred and
ffty-six of the Public Laws Of nineteen
hundred and nine relating 10 Trustee
Process.
Section !. Subsection six Of section fifty
six of chapter lightweight of the revised
statutes MS amended by section one of chap
ter two hundred and tifty-six of the pub
lie laws of nineteen hundred and nihe re-
la ting To trustee process is hereby further
amended by striking ont the words "eS-
cept In a suit for taxes so that said sub
section as amended shall read as follows:
vi. by reason of any amount due from
him to the principal defendant, rs wages
for his personal labor. or that OF his wife
or minor children, for n time not exceed
j . one month next preceding the service
{" a. V'osciS. and not exceeding twenty
Z ia. tht. arlopn, due to HIM as wages
NJ dollars snail
be exempt in all eases: moreover, wages
of minor children and Of women, are not,
in any case, subject 10 trustee process on
account of any debt of parent or husband:
IL nfter wages for personal labor or SER
vices have been attached and before entry
of the writ, the defendant tenders to the
plaintiff or to his attorney the whole
amount due and recoverable in the action
and the fees of the officer for serving the
writ, the plaintiff shall recover no costs.
except the fees Of the officer: and II the
defendant is defaulted without an appear
ance or if he files an offer of Judgment on
the return day of the writ, and the PLAIN
tiff accepts such offer or fails TO secure
more than the amount thereof and OF the
interest thereon from its date, the plainun
shall recover no costs, except lhe entry
fes. and the officers fees.
Section 2. Section two Of said chapter two
hundred and fiffy-six of the public laws of
nineteen hundred and nine is hereby re-
March 90
Chapter 176.
An Act to amend Chapter fifteen of
the Public Laws of nineteen hundred
aud seven, as amended by Chapter
tnirty-four of the Public Laws of
nineteen hundred and nine, relating
10 the Protection of Trees and Shrubs
from the introduction and raNageS OF
dangerous Insects and Diseases. e,
Section l. Section three of chapter
fifteen of the public laws of nineteen
hundred and seven. as amended by sec
tion one of chapter thiryt-four Of the
public laws of nineteen hundred and
nine, is hereby amended by striking
ont the word "entomologist," in lines
three, five, nine, eleven, thirteen, nine
teen, twenty-three and twenty-five OF
said section and inserting in place
thereof the word 'horticulturiSI, SO
that the said section as ;t.!!ended shall
read as follows:
Section 3. All nurseries or places
where trees, shrubs. vines and plants
are grown or offered for sale, shall
be inspected at least once year by
the state horticulturist appointed by
the commissioner of agriculture, or by
some person acting under the direction
of the state horticulturst and By him
deemed competent, and if 70 dangerous
insects or tungouS diseases are fouad
therein certificate to that effect shall
he given II such pests are found
therein, the owner of the stock shlll
take such measures to destroy the same
as the state horticulturist shall prescribe.
and no certificate as aforesaid shall be
given until the said horticulturst has
satisfied himself that all such pests