The Republican journal., 1917-04-05

: OF MAINE PASSED BY THE
a petition is filed by them. the municipal
officers Of any CITY or town interested
shall be notified by the public utilities
commission of the filing Of such petition
and given opportunity to appear and be
heard acknowledgement March Is,
1919
CHAPTER 80.
An Act to amend Section Forty-two of
Chapter one hundred seventeen of the
Revised Statutes, providing for the
monthly payment of salaries Of county
Section forty-two of chapter one hun
dred seventeen of the Revised Statutes is
hereby amended by striking out the
words 'in quarterly payments on the
October" in the third and fourth lines
of the first paragraph thereof and insert
ing in place thereof, in monthly pay
ments on the first day of each month for
the preceding MONTH. so that said para
graph as amended shall head as follows
Section AZ. Each county commissioner
in the several counties shall receive an
annual salary from the county treasury
in monthly payments on the first day Of
each month for the preceding month, as
follows:
Androscoggin, seven hundred and fifty
dollars.
Aroostook, eleven hundred dollars.
Cumberland, twelve hundred and fifty
dollars.
Franklin, four hundred and fifty dollars
Hancock, seven hundred and fifty dol
lars.
Kennebec, one thousand dollars.
Knox, four hundred dollars
Lincoln, three hundred dollars.
Oxford, six hundred dollars
Penohscot, twelve hundred dollars.
Piscataquis, five hundred dollars
Sagadahoc four hundred dollars
Somerset, six hundred and fifty dollars
Waldo, four hundred dollars.
Washington, six hundred and fifty dol
lars.
York. eight hundred and fifty dollars
(Approved March Is, 1919
CHAPTER 40.
An Act to amend Section two of Chapter
sixty-four of the Revised Statutes. re-
lating to marriage Of feeble minded
persons.
Section two of chapter sixty-four of the
Revised Statutes is hereby amended by
inserting after the word insane" and be-
fore the word person" the words or
feeble minded so that said section as
amended shall read as follows:
Section ?. No insane or feeble minded
person or idiot is capable of contracting
marriage. '-(Approved March IS, 1917
CHAPTER IL,
An Act to amend Section thirty-four Of
chapter s1xty-eiSht of the Revised
Statutes, relating to special administra-
tors.
Section thirtyfour of chapter sixty
eight of the Revised Statutes is hereby
amended by inserting after the word
Probate in the fourth line of said sec
ton, the following words: and if for
any cause other than an appeal, the
judge of probate decides that it is nee
essary or eXpedient, he may at any time
and place, with or without notice, APP
point special administrator so that
sad section as amended shall read as
follows:
Section 81. When there is delay in
granting letters testamentary or of ad-
ministration, the judge of probate NAV
appoint special administrator, who
shall, Notwithstanding any pending an
peal proceed in the execution of his du-
ties until it is otherwise ordered by the
supreme court Of probate and if for any
cause other than an appeal. the Judge Of
PROBATE decides that it is necessary or
expedient, ne may at any time and place
with or without notice, appoint a speciai
ADMINISTRATOR; and he shall give bond
iihe other administrators, conditioned
mat he will make and return into the
PROBATE court within three months, a
true inventory of all the goods, chatteis
rights and credits of the deceased. which
come to his possession or knowledge. ami
that he will truly account for them under
oath, and deliver them to the person au-
thorized to receive them When bv rea-
son of the removal or discharge of execu-
tors or administrators. and appeals from
the DEGREES of removal or discharge
there IS no executor or administrator to
act, the Judge may appoint a special ad-
nlhlstrator, who shall have the same
powers, and perform the same duties as
other special administrators. until such
appeals are disposed of and some execu-
tor or administrator may legally act
Approved March 15 1879
CHAPTER 42.
An Act to amend Section twenty-seven Of
Chapter nine of the Revised Statutes
relating to returns by railroad compa-
mes for purposes of taxation.
section twenty-seven of chapter nine of
the Revised Statutes is hereby amende
by striking out in the fourth line of saii
section the words "thirtieth day of June
ana substituting therefor thirty-first day
OF december, so that said section as
amended shall read as follows:
Section q. The amount of such ANIMAL
excise tax shall be ascertained as follows:
The amount of the gross transpcrta ton
receipts as returned to the public utflf-
ties commission for the year ending on
the thirty-hrst day of December precea-
ing the leVying of such tax shall he
divided by the number Of miles of rail
ROAD operated, to ascertain the average
gross receipts per mile, when such aver
age receipts per mile do not exceed fif-
teen hundred dollars, the tax shall be
equal to one-half of one per cent of the
gross transportation receipts: when the
average receipts per mile exceed fifteen
hundred dollars and do not exceed nine
teen hundred dollars, the tax shall be
equal to three-Quarters of one per cent of
the gross receipts, and so on increasing
the date of tax one-quarter of one per
cent for each additional four hundred
dollars of average gross receipts per mile
or fractional part thereof; provided that
the rate i'll no event exceed five and one
malt per cent. and in case of railroads
operated exclusively for the tranSporta-
ton of freight, said rate shall in no event
exceed three per cent. When railroad
lies partly within and partly without the
State, or is operated as a part of a line
or system extending beyond the State
the tax shall be equal to the same proper
t1on of the gross receipts in the State as
herein provided, and its amount shall be
determined as follows: The gross trans
portation receipts of such railroad line
or system as the case may be, over its
whole extent, within and without the
State, shall be divided by the total num-
Der of miles operated to obtain the aver
age gross receipts per mile and the
gross receipts in the State shall be taken
to be the average gross receipts per mile,
multiplied by the number of miles operat-
ed within the State.'-(Approved March
Is, 1879
CHAPTER 43.