Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-14

with and become a part of the Joint
fund referred to in section twenty-one.
Section 20. If any town desires that
the whole or any portion OF SAID JOINT
fund shall be applied TO the construction
of a designated State highway within lts
boundaries, the same may be so appilen
at the discretion of the commlssloh' bu.
such portion of the State highway con-
structcd in such manner snail sun Do
subject to all the provisions OF TINS act
relating to state highways.
Section "a. If the commission mas
that i'm any year the aggregate appfo-
priations contemplated to be mace pE II
i1naer the provisions of section twenty
one exceed the amount available there
for I'M the said fund for state aud con
struction, the commission shall make 2
pro rata reduction hS OF thu tae towns sfeef so
that the aggregate of the same snail DC
pronortioned to the amount available
from said fund as set fostaa u nfeee Sc e,
Section 25. Payments by towns Of their
shares of the joint fund herein provided
shall be made forthwith to the stat
treasurer on requisltion by the commits
sion as the work progresses. II any
town shall fail to pay its share as above
provided, the amounts payable by SUN
town to the state under this act shall be
certified BY the commission to the state
auditor. who if he finds the amount cor
rect shall certify 1t 10 the treasurer OF
State. and unless sooner PAID IL silali pc
collected and paid IN the sane man manner or
county, with interest at SIX per centuln
per annum from the date OF the aed1-
tors certiication to the treasurer oil
state
Section &c THE commission shall pro-
vide for a system Of patrol for all state
highways TO which section nihe MY ap-
ply and for all State aid highways TO
which section eighteen may apply so
that all sections of such highways may
be effeetaally and economically pre-
served and maintained
SECTION q. The state shall be liable TO
towns and counties for any judgment re-
covered in any action against sach Town
or. county under the provisions Oh see
tjens seventy-siX seVeuty-seven. sew
cnty-cight. seventy mine and elgny et
CHAPTER twenty-three of the REVISED
those state and state aid highways 10
the Improvement of which the state mas
contributed; or to which section nine o.
eighteen may apply; provided however
that within tWenty-four hours after any
of the various officials mentioned IN sala
section seventy-siX first has notice OF
such defect or want OF repair or sun liil
cient railing such otncials shall give
written notice thereof to some member
of the commission; provided also that
within ten days after any OF the various
officials mentioned in said section seven
tv-six first has notice Of any injury TO
any person such officials shall give
written notice thereof to some member
of the commission; provided also tnat
The state shall not be liable for an" IN
inrv sustained upon tie sidewalk of any
such state or State aid highway or sus-
tanned during the construction OF Sucn
state or state aid highway within its its
limits: provided also that the state shall
not be liable for any injury under TINS
section in an amount e exc ine t tbat
any sums recoverable under seclloh
eighty-one of said chapter twentY-thfe@
shall be deducted from the ludsmehe
against such town or county III deter
mining the liability Of the state under
this section. The commission may APP
pear and take upon itself the defense
of any action affecting the habllty OF
the state under this section.
Section Is. The treasurer of state Il
hereby authorized under the direction
of the governor and council to issue
from time to time serial coupon bonds IN
the name and behalf of the state not eX-
ceeding two million dollars in amount
outstanding at any one time, payaple at
the state treasury within forty-one years
from the date of issue at a rate of in
terest not exceeding four per eentan per
anuurn, interest payable semi-annually
and signed by. the treasurer Of state.
countersigned by the governor and at
tested by the state auditor with the seal
tached to said bonds shall bear the fac
smile of the signature of the treasurer
of state instead of his original signature
and such bonds and c6ttpohs shall be on
such form and upon such terms and con-
ditions not inconsistent herewith as the
governor and council shall direct. sad
bonds and the proceeds thereon SNAIL bc
designated as the state highway loan
and shall be deemed pledge of the
faith and credit of the state
Section - The state auditor shall
keep an account of such bonds showing
the number and amount of each, the
date of countersigning, the date When
payable, and the date of delivery thereof
to the treasurer of state, who shaii Keep
an account of each bond, showing the
number thereof, the name of the person
to whom sold, the amount received Tor
the same, the date OF sale, ana the adle
Section 80. The treasurer of state may
negotiate the sale of such bonds by
direction of the governor and council
but the amount of such bonds originally
issued in any one year shall not exceed
the sum of FIVE hundred thousand dol
lars and none of such bonds shall be
sold for less than its par value. nor snail
any such bond be loaned, pledged or
hypothetical in behalf OF the state
THE proceeds of the sales of such bonds
shall be held by the treasurer of state
and paid by him upon warrants drawn
by governor and council for the purposes
of this act. The commission with the
approval of the governor and council
shall divide the expenditure OF the
money raised from the sales OF snch
bonds in such manner as will carry INTO
effect the provisions of this act and con-
form to the constitution of the state;
and so much thereof as may be neces-
sary. TO carry ont the provisions OF TINS
az section m 81. Ali XII fees received by the
secretary of state under section twenty
one of chapter one hundred slxty-tWo oil
the public laws of nineteen hundred ana
eleven shall be delivered to the state
treasurer each calendar month and SHAN
be appropriated and used in the follow
ing order, namely: First, to pay interest
due on all bonds issued under this act;
second, to create such fund to meet
maturing bonds as the governor and
council may deem necessary; third. to
applv the balance to the fund for MAIN
tenance and administration as herein
after provided
Section 50 To provide funds for the
construction of state aid highways there
shall he appropriated for the year nine
teen hundred and thirteen, the sum OF
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars,
and annually thereafter there shall be
appropriated the sum of three hundred
Thousand dollars, to be known as the
fund for state aid construction. which
fund shall be used exclusively for the
construction of state aid highways as
herein provided, except that on the
thirty-first day of December in each
wear any balance of said fund unex-
pended or not required by virtue of any
Contract under this act shall be added
10 said fund for maintenance and adj
miniStration s.,
administration of the office and duties
of the commission and for all expendi-
lures salaries and expenses incident
thereto as provided in this act, and for
the maintenance of all state and state