Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-04-01
CHAPTER 1888.

An aet TO amend Revised Statues, chapter
thlrty-four. Section one, relating 10 Seals
OF Notary Public and validating their
Section one of chapter thirty Iour of the
revised statutes is hereby amended by in
sorting after the word Maine the end
of the second line the following words ::
or It's abbreviation. Me, and adding to
said section the following words All past
brovation Me are hereby declared as
valid as if they had used the word Maine :;
that said section shall read as follows ::
Section /. Every notary public shall
constantly keep seal of office, whereon is
engraven his name, and the words notary
public and Maine or its abbreviation
other device as he chooses. When author
lied by the laws of this state or of any
other state or country, TO do any official
aet. he may administer any oath neces
sary to the completion or validity thereof
All past acts of notares using seal with
the abbreviation Me" are hereby declare!
as valid as II they had used the word
Maine. Il Approved March 2")
Chapter 1879.
An Act to amend Sections forty-nine and
Statutes relating TO Taxes ON Timber
aud Grass on Public Lots.
Section /. Section forty nine of chapter
nine of the revised statutes is hereby
amended by striking OUT the word and
and adding after the word county in the
second line the words and forestry dis
lrltt, ana also in tue SIKH llne by StrlRlnS
out the words "one year and inserting in
lieu thereof the words six months and in
the seventh line by striking out the words
Two years and inserting in lieu thereo:
the words eighteen months so that said
section. as amended shall read as follows
Section 40. The timber and grass on
the reserved lands shall be held TO the
state for the payment OF such state. county
and forestry district taxes as may be law
fully assessed against them after April
twenty-six. eighteen hundred and ninety
thereon
of twenty per cent 4 YEAR to commerce
upon the taxes for the year in which such
six months. and upon the taxes Tor the fol
lowing year, III the expiration of eighteen
months from the date OF such assessment
Section ?. Section ffty-one of chapter
nine of the revised statutes is hereby
amended by striking out the word and in
the second line and inserting after the
word county the words and forestry dis
trict.'
Also by striking out the word "Septem-
Der" in The third line and inserting in lieu
section amended. shall read as follows:
Section 81 Each fractional part, or in
terest represented by acreage. in all such
reserved lands. upon which the state, coun-
~ and forestry district taxes and interest
are not paid al the time of the annual lana
sale in November, shall be forfeited the
state. the same in the of lands soil
Tor taxes but any owner may redeem his
interest in such reserved lands by tender
ing TO the treasurer of state. within one
a
which said interest forfeited. his pro-
portional part of all the sums due the
reserved lands in any township. together
with interest at twenty per cent year
from the date of the land sale. and one
dollar for reiease,-tApproved March 29.D
Chapter 49,
An Act TO amend specification one OF Sec
tion thirteen of Chapter nine, Revised
Statutes, amended by Chapter -four,
laws OF nineteen hundred and nine. re-
lating TO Taxation of Personal Properly.
Specification one of section thirteen CT
chapter nine OF the revised statutes as
amended by chapter four, public laws OF
nineteen hundred and nine, is hereby
amended b. adding the following
All portable mills. logs, at or in he
same town a. said portable mills. TO be
he lumber manufactured by said portable
mills shall be taxed in the town WHERE
said portable mills. logs. and lumber are
on the first day OF April each year so that
said section amended shall read as fol-
lows:
Section l. All personal property en-
ings or vessels. or in the mechanic arts.
shall be taxed in the town where EN-
ployed on the first day of each April pro-
vided. that the owner. his servant sub
contractor agent. employing it. oecu-
pies any store, storehouse, shop. mill.
wharf, landing place ship yard therein
for the purpose of such employment. All
portable mills, logs, at or in the same town
as said portable mills, to be manufactured
at said portable mills and the lumber men
ufaetured by said portable mills. shall be
taxed in the town where said portable mills.
logs. and lumber are on the first day OF
April each year approved March 29.l
Chapter 141.
An Act to amend Chapter ffty-two, Section
seven of the Revised Statutes as amended
by Chapter one hundred and thirty-four
OF Public Laws of nineteen hundred and
seven, relating TO fraudulent evasions of
payment of fares on Steam Railroads,
Street Railroads. Steamboats, and Ferries.
Section seven of chapter fifty-two of the
revised statutes, as amended by chapter one
hundred and thirtyfour of public laws OF
nineteen hundred and seven is hereby
amended by adding after the word fare"
in the tenth line of said section the words
whether said fare is demanded or not, or
whoever without right or authority rides in
or upon any freight train so that said
section as amended shall read as follows:
Section Z. No person is entitled 10
transportation over steam railroad street
railroad, or upon any steamboat ferry
who does not on demand first pay the es-
tablished fare. Whoever while being trans
ported over any steam railroad, street rail-
road, steamboat or ferry, wilfully refuses
on demand 10 pay the established fare. and
whoever fraudulently evades payment of line
established fare by giving a false answer,
or by travelling beyond the place TO which
he has paid, by leaving a train, street
railroad car, steamboat or ferry without
paying the established fare. whether said
fare is demanded or not, or whoever with
out right or authority rides in upon any
freight train. forfeits not less than five nor
more than twenty dollars to be recovered
on complaint Approved March 29.)
Chapter 142.
An Act to amend Section thirty seven of
Chapter eight of the Revised Statutes re-
lating to the Taxation of Telephone and
Telegraph Companies.
Whereas, the tax assessed under this act
must be assessed on or before the first day
of May next, and whereas in the opinion
of the legislature this fact renders the i'm
mediate passage OF his act necessary tor
the preservation OF the peace, health and
safety and constitutes an emergency within
the meaning of the constitution, there
fore:
Be ii enacted by the People of the State
of Maine. follows:
Section thirty of chapter eight CT
the revised statutes is hereby amended by
striking out the word twenty five in the
twelfth line of said section and inserting
in Its place the word twenty also by
striking out the word twenty-five" in the
fourteenth line and inserting in its place
the word twenty also by striking ont the
word fifty in the fifteenth line of said
section and inserting in its place the word
forty also by striking out the word TWEEN
ty-fve in the seventeenth line and insert
ing in its place the word twenty also by
striking out the word -four in the nine