The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-04-06

December thirty-first, nineteen hundred
and eleven, will become Void on tnat GATE
and all applications o ISr Vehicle m,,st h be
made tn the secretary of state and GER
tificate received to enable the person to
drive or operate a motor venlcie OF what
soever kind exceptihGf; rst o Of any Sv'e yea ar
which certificate will be furnished by the
secretary of state on payment OF two
dollars.
Section 90 Any person operating a mo-
tor vehicle upon any way recklessly or
while under the influence OF Intoxicating
liquor so that the lives or safety OF the
public are in danger, or upon net, wager
or race, or who for the purpose OF max
ing a record, thereby violating the speed
regulations and who knowingly goes
away without stopping and making him
self known after causing INJURY to any
person or property, or who uses motor
Vehicle without authority from it's owner.
shall be punished by fine not exceeding
fifty dollars, or by imprisonment for a
term of three months, or by both such
fine and imprisonment, and II any person
be convicted the second time for violation
of this section, he shall be punished by
a fine of one hundred dollars or by I'M
prisonment for a term not less than slX
months and not more than one year. On
conviction of violation of this section, the
license of the person to operate so con-
victed shall be revoked Immediately. And
if the person so convicted Is tne owner
of a motor vehicle, or has control of any
motor vehicles as a manufacturer or deal
er. the certificate of registration of all
motor vehicles owned or controlled shall
be revoked.
Section Il. All fees received by the Sec
retary of state under this act shall be
turned over to the state treasurer every
calendar month during the year to be
appropriated and used t,, FOR the tn =. repair,
highways, under the direction Of the
Maine state highway commission.
Section %. All automobiles, auto trucks
ed with two efficient brakes, foot brake
and emergency lever brake. Motor cycles
shall be provided with at least one brake
to be operated by hand All motor vehi-
trucks must be supplied with muffler,
when operating the roads of this state
and of such construction and device to
prevent excessive noise. Motor vehicles
when left in the public streets or ways
unattended, drivers or operators shall eff
fectively set brakes.
Section 49, This act shall become opera
tive on and after December thirty-first,
and parts of acts, or laws that have been
enacted contrary to and inconsistent are
hereby repealed, provided. however that
nothing herein contained in this act shall
in any way affect the laws enacted to
prohibit the use of automobiles or motor
vehicles in certain towns as made and
contained in public laws of nineteen hun
dred three, nineteen hundred five, nine
teen hundred seven and nineteen hundred
and nine.-(Approved March 30)
Chapter 1853.
An Act to amend Chapter eight of the
Revised Statutes, as amended by
Charter one hundred and eighty-six
dred and nine, Chapter one hundred
ard twenty-four of the Public Laws
of nineteen hundred and five and
Chapter one hundred and eighty-seven
of the Public Laws of nineteen hun
dred and nine, in relation to collec-
tion of Inheritance Taxes
Section /. Section sixty-nine OF
chapter eight of the revised statutes.
eighty-six of the public laws of nine-
teen hundred and nine is hereby further
amended SO as to read as follows:
Section So. All property within the
terest therein. whether belonging to
inhabitants of this state not. and
whether tangible or intangible. which
shall pass by will, by the interstate
judge of probate to widow or child
by deed, grant, sale or gift, except ir
cases of a bona fide purchase for full
confederation in money or moneys
provided made or intended to take eff
feet in possession or enjoyment after
the death of the grantor, to any per-
son in trust or otherwise, except to OF
for the use of any educational, charit-
able, religious or benevolent institu
ton in this state. the property of whic,
is by law exempt from taxation. shall
be subject to an Inheritance tax fol
the use of the state as hereinafter
provided. Property which shall SO pass
to or for the use of (Class AZ the hus
band. wife, lineal ancestor, lineal de:
scenTant, adopted child, the adopted
narnnt tho U,ifa widow of
the husband of daughter of dece
dent, shall be subject to Il tax upor
the value of each bequest. devise OIL
distributive share. in excess of the ex
emption hereinafter provided. of one
per cent if such value does not exceed
fifty thousand dollars. one and one
half ner cent if such value. exceeds
fifty thousand dollars and does no
exceed one hundred thousand dollars
and two per cent if such value eX
ceeds one hundred thousand dollars
the value exempt from taxation to OF
mother, child, adopted child or adopted
parent shall in 5each case be ten thou
sand dollars. And the value exempt
from taxation to or for i9!,a the use e., { 81
in each case be five hundred dollars
Property which shall SO pass to OR fol
the use of (Class b a brother. sister
decedent, shall be subject to a tax upor
the value of each bequest. devise OF
distributive share in excess of five hun
dred dollars, and the tax of this class
shall be four per cent of its value fol
the use of the state if such value does
not exceed fifty thousand dollars, foul
and one-half per cent if its value eX
ceedS fifty thousand dollars and does
not exceed one hundred thousand dol
lars and five per cent if its value ex
ceeds one hundred thousand dollars
Property which shall pass to or for the
use of any others than members OF
A aud NO iv,cf tp1fin rs
excepted in the first sentence of this
section. shall be subject to tax upor
the value of each beduest, devise OIL
distrbntive share in excess of five
hundred dollars, and the tax of this
class shall be five per cent of it's value
for the use of the state if such value
does not exceed fifty thousand dollars
six per cent if it's value exceeds fifty
thousand and does not exceed one hun
dred thousand dollars and seven pei
cent if it's value exceeds one hun
dred thousand dollars. Administrators
executors and trustees, and any grantees
~under such conveyances made during
the grantor's life shall be liable fol
such taxes, with interest. until the
same have been paid
Section 2. Section seventy-two OF
chapter eight of the revised statutes
as amended by section two of chapter
one hundred and eighty-seven of thu
nine is hereby further amended SO as
to read as follows:
Section ~. All taxes imposed by
section sixty-nine upon the estates Of
deceased residents of this state shall
be payable to the treasurer of STATE