Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-09
number of said license and the date Of
expiration Of such license.-(Approved
March s, 1919
CXAPTER a.

March ., 1Sli.)
An Act to amend Section ten Of Chapter
nine of the Revised Statutes, relating
to the employment of assistance by ths
board of State assessors In the re-
assessment of real and personal prop
erty.
Section ten Of chapter nine. of the Re-
vised Statutes is hereby amended by in
serting after the word cases" in the
nineteenth line of said section the follow
ing: Provided satisfactory reassess-
ment is not made by the local assessors.
then the board of State assessors may
employ assistance, from within or with.
out the town where the reassessment III
to be made, and said town shall bear all
necessary expense incurred so that SAIL
section as amended shall read as follows:
Section 10. The board shall, at its own
instance or on complaint made to it, dill
gently investigate all cases of conceal
ment of property from taxation, OF under
valuation, and of failure TO assess prop
erty liable to taxation. They shall bring
to the attention of town assessors all
such cases in their respective towns
They shall direct proceedings. actions ana
prosecutions to be instituted to enforce
all laws relating to the assessment ana
taxation of property ard to the liability
of individuals, public officers. and officers
and agents of corporations for failure or
negligence to comply with the provisions
OF the laws governing the assessment or
taxation of property, and the attorney
general and county attorneys, upon the
written request of the board, shall in
stitute such legal proceedings as may lie
necessary to carry out the provisions of
this chapter. The board shall have pow
or to order the reassessment of any or
all real and personal property, or either,
In any town where in the Judgment OF
said board such reasscssment is advisable
or necessary to the end that all classes Of
property in such town shall be assessed
IN compliance with the law. Neglect
failure to comply with such orders on the
part of any assessor or other official shall
be deemed wiful neglect of duty and he
shall be subject to the penalties provided
by law in such cases. Provided a salts
factory reassessment is not made by the
local assessors. then the hoard of state
assessors may employ assistance. from
within or without the town where such
reaSSessment is to be made, and said
town shall bear all necessary expense in
CURED. Any person aggrieved because
of such reassessment shall have the
same right of petition and appeal as from
the original assessment. -(Approved
March s, 19lI)
CHAPTER IS.
An Act to amend Section one hundred
twentyone of Chapter fifty-three of the
Revised Statutes, relating to insurance
agents and brokers.
Section l. Section one hundred twenty
one of chapter tifty-three OF the Revised
Statutes is hereby amended by striking
out the words he forfeits not more than
fifty dollars for each offence" in the
twelfth line and inserting I'm place thereof
the words he shall be punished by fine
not exceeding two hundred dollars. or i'm
prisonment not exceeding sixty days, for
each offense,' so that said section as
amended shall read as follows:
Section 12l. The insurance commits
sioner may issue a license to any person
to act as an agent of a domestic insur-
ance company, upon his filing with the
commissioner a certificate from the COM
pany or association, or its authorized
agent. empowering him so to act; and to
any resident of the state to act as
agent of any foreign insurance company,
which has received license to do bust
ness in the State as provided in section
one hundred and five or section one hun
dred and fifty. upon his filing such certl-
ficate. Such license shall continue until
the first day of the next July. II any
person solicits. receives or forwards any
risk or application for insurance TO any
company, without first receiving such
license. or fraudulently assumes to be am
agent and thus procures risks and re-
ceives money for premiums. he shall be
punished by fine not exceeding two
hundred dollars, or imprisonment not
exceeding sixty days. for each offense:
but any policy issued on such application
binds the company If otherwise valid.
Agents of duly authorized insurance com
panies may place risks with agents Of
other duly authorized companies when
necessary for the adequate insurance OF
property. persons or interests. An Insur-
ance agent shall be personally liable on
all contracts of insurance unlawfully
made by or through him. directly or indi-
rectly, for or in behalf of any company
not authorized to do business IN the State.
Nothing herein contained shall require
duly licensed insurance agent or broker
to obtain any license for an employee do
ing only clerical office work in the office
of said agent or broker.
Section .. Section one hundred twenty
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Statutes is hereby amended by striking
out the word fifty" in the tenth line AMI
inserting in place thereof the words two
hundred so that said section, AS amehd-
ed, shall read as follows.
Section 122. The insurance commis-
sioner may license any person as broker
to negotiate contracts of insurance for
others than himself for compensation.
by virtue of which license he may effect
insurance with any domestic company Cr
its agents: or anY resident of the State
to negotiate such contracts and effect
insurance with the agents of ANY for
elgn company who have been licensed to
do business in this State as provided IN
sections one hundred and five and ono
hundred and twenty-one. but with uo
others; said license shall remain IN force
one year unless revoked as hereinafter
provided Whoever without such license.
assumes to act as such broker. shall bs
punished by fine not exceeding tw"
hundred dollars, CT by imprisonment not
The insurance commissioner. after rea-
sonable notice. may revoke the license of
any agent or broker for violation of thu
insurance laws: or the license OF any
agent upon receipt of written request
therefor from the company hled In the
office of said commissioner '--(Approved
March S, 1870
CHAPTER 20.
An Act to amend Section thrty-hve OF
Chapter siXty-eight of the Revised
Statutes. relating to powers of special
administrators.
eight of the Revised Statutes is hereby
amended by inserting after the word
orders in the sixth line of said section.
the following words and shall have
such powers to vote stock owned by the
deceased as the deceased would have II
living, at all corporation meetings, and
the authority to sell and transfer any
specific rights which may have accrued
to the estate of said deceased as such
stakeholder and the Judge may authorize
and direct that the business of the de-
ceased. in whole or in part. shall for a
limited time, to be determined by him,
be carried on by such special adminstra-
tor as going business 80 that said
section as amended shall read as follows:
Section 49, He shall collect all the
goods. chattels and debts of the deceased,
control and cause to be improved all his
real estate, collect the rents and profits
thereof, and preserve them for the ex-
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