Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-17
Mic Laws of the State Of Maine Passed the Special
or Of the Seventy ninth Legislature Nov tn g. 1919

, ,ps ~UbllC LEWs u AiieAs's1A AAhA1S GU
I Us ,,,-,areeE. entitled An Act to
% H., H'l ZION Thirty-six of the Chap
N -.,-,,-v-f,ve Of the Revised Stat
: as Enacted and Set Forth in
,a, Two hundred and Fifty-eiEht
ia ,-5,,llr I.aws Of Nineteen Hun
/. ma. S4venteeIl. az Amended by
- C,igilty-eIght of the Public
~ Nineteen Hundred and Nine
~ -f.5a--,e to the Creation and Ex-
-s..,l-,. al the Mill TaI Highway
1- se-eby amended by insert
al. .,,-ear, ne word. construction,
y NE. word, Of in the fourth line
~ -. 5-.. the words. or mainte-
,,ce ~ nuih.
e.. 7epler TWO hundred and twenty
20, nuniiC laws of nIneteen hundred
;. -fuoreau IS further amended by
En- between the word. "leEis-
10 W ana the word, 1--WE, in the
- me OF SAID act the following
sc.t0B@- I'D
,r,,-av 1und shall annually be ap-
- ,,nas-. the provisions of this act
" IA, instruction and maintenance
! 5.rsre ana tnIrd-class highways as
..,.- n section five of chapter
ll.,.,..trr-s If The revised statutes IN
"4...a- III other funds provided for
- rue.-urti0n of state and highways
:, r. W. KNOWN as the third-class
-,-,rsvs 1gnu.
3 me administration and ex-
,,,.,.,I~o 0t the thlrd-ctass highways
~ eEa. NJ under the general super
-, .,- ne state hlghwa-' commits
a.. .tuo snail ne anpOrtioned Ind
rrsrr,-. or the construction and
s,,rg..nar"e only when towns which
a.. .9;.ioar!On for such state aiG
~ .. appropriated. IN addition
vi. rrtur1priation for state aid work
g.. qnr.- 1~iatInns under the so-called
49, r--. an amour not less than
|. v.-a-,e ny them appropriated for
nv .sua bridges for the five years
nm -!,a ..v preceding the year of
W. r"tcarlon. provided the FIVE
ss- rage be not SIS than 4-ur
,,.. M IL valuation of such town
I. owns The tnIrd-ciass highways
-~. =ra. ne distributed as follows:
= -e,-,,s whose TAX rate Is four mills
rl anQ-r rye mills AID shall be ap-
rerr,atau III the rate Of ten dollars
~ .a.n mile of wrought highway IN
b. own ana fnT each one mill in
ma. Lnpv+ ruiu four mills C1 the
:. ratios f0r highway purposes in any
WIZ IN increase OF one dollar per
nj. ~ wrought hlghwa-- shall he al
we. q sucn Town. ANY balance re-
r. ear snail on December thirty
-s- iHnUaiIy oe ADDED 10 the equal
AEON -unu named IN section five of
al. nap1a~ cwU hundred fifty-eight
.l. 1unIC laws on nineteen hun
-rg zeventoen, ana useC for that pur-
sec. =. Municipal officers Of any
wr may. prior 10 October one IN any
sar file with he state highway com
~ ~paC whose construction and i'm
ov-ment they recommend under the
70" SONS or his ACT. Upon approval
z-IC oCaIIo by he state highway
TuIsSlun. me municipal officers
.al proceed with the construction OF
sHorIOn upon Sald location in con-
-ml--- with the provisions of the
blowing section Of this act. After
.0evtanca by The state highway COM
ls=on O. location AZ above. con-
ru"-.0n shall ~ continued on that
cation until he entire length of the
laC mas 1een constructed, or until the
cation IS changed Upon the COM
e.ior NJ any rnaG located as above,
aE na otficers shall file with the
AZ lchway commission reeon-
rnla-suu or location upon another
VIC It work Derf orned under this
2, 7na. ne completed before the
)l-'la,n gay of September annually
no Il no case shall any of the third
ass highways fund be expended upon
@~--i1n u road where the buildings
% 7egrer han two hundred feet apart
= Instance Of one-fourrh of a mile
: moro
&c. Highways improved by the
r-a..e1tI~e OF funds received under
l. snail he made to conform 70
3, si4n1aru of construction as sha II
agreed upon by the seiectmen. or
.Hc.e.- acting IN the same capacity,
o.. ~aEDective towns where the pro-
vr-rs IF this act applies. and such
-zE1.rr IF construction must meet
b lu17~0waI of the state highway
-.rl on
>.- The state highway commits
-H sra. cooperate with the munich
atEtca~s n the execution of i'm
-are're'- work under this act. No
Uu.'- shall oe paid by the state on
-.U II work performed under this
g lu-.. ne work has been inspected
l- toaaTted by the state highway
.TD!EeiDn.
Seq Roads constructed under
. ~~o"Isiors 81 this acr must be
,t,anv maintained nv the town. I'M
~ u-rajrE 0f forteiture O right of
e own 70 receive the benefit Of FIJI
~ a0nOrtIunments under this act.
sun not ID exceed twenty-five per
n. .. any ears appnrtionment TO
-r~,l Under the provisions of this
= M ne used for maintenance Of
ar instructed Under the provisions
sv=0t
..i1ut"r -wO hundred and twenty Of
II rub4l" laws n nineteen hundred
e oluHt enn IS 1ur-her amended bv
s@"'iuE between the word, "consL-uc-
% and he word. of IN the four
en,H Inc of SAID act. the words. or
or both so that said ACT
amended shall read as follows:
So. 4 tax Of one mill on dol
zha-t annually be assessed upon all
nT'A--" ~ me state according 70 the
-!9. thereof anc shall ne known as
. Mil Tax Highway Fund. This
l.I snail ne used for the construc-
o. ny maintenance or both Of high
'st a- 1etIurC II section five IF chap
WeT -, fec Of the revised ststutes,
7l mar nor more than one-siEth
IA" -und snail annually be used for
r CONSTRUCTION OF highways and
--@eS ana other purposes contem-
a'a0 ~ said CHAPTER twenty-five and
'"tance with the terms of any
i~Tatt resolves Of the legislature.
>"r :. f're-third Of the mill tax
flInd shall annually be ap-
'9s lnner tne provisions of this acf
-.I'- construction and main tenance
-"'0nG ana rnIrd-class highways as
n-c n section five of chapter
W -i''-@ qf the revised statutes, in
.A'-or ~ ocher funds provided for
. '.'t'S -IrrIOn Of state aid nigh
sfF N" snail De known as the. third
ass aic,lwayS funu.
NJ. "he administration and ex-
.i.-l i''~" or the third-cIass highways
H' sinai. ne under the general SUPER,
'"' H- th" state highway commits
Pr ''H shaI. be aDporriuned and ey-
I'D o" he construction and main
.a' 7H'T when towns which upon
y. 'a..ar or such state aid shall
..r a'N~rnriareS, IN addition to the
'"f-l0n for state aid WORK ana
"Fia' nnS under the so-called
--@' -tf'- an amount not less than
"NaEr nv hem appropriated for
tHc bridges for the FIVE years
~. .''T nr"""ding The year of such
"f. prov Ged the five-year az
axe 10" NOV 'tsS than four mills ON
= . aa'Or O: such town or towns
rn-class highways funds shall
7tnute1 ar follows: To towns
II" is four mills and un-
y, nils GId shall be appropri-