Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-11-19
Public Laws the of Maine Passed at the Special Ses
sion of the Seventy Legsatme, Nov. to 5, 1918

Sec. I. Chapter two hundred twenty
of the public laws Of nineteen hundred
and nineteen, entitled An Act to
Amend Section Thirty-six OF the Chap
utes. as Enacted and Set Forth in
Chapter Two Hundred and Fifty-eight
of the Public Laws Of Nineteen Hun
dred and Seventeen. as Amended by
Chapter Eighty eight of the Public
Laws OF Nineteen Hundred and Nine
teen. Relative to the Creation and Ex-
penditure of the Mill Tax Highway
Fund, is hereby amended by insert
ms. between the word, construction,
Of said act. the Words or mainte-
nance or both
Said chapter two hundred and twenty
Of the public laws of nineteen hundred
and nineteen is further amended by
laturef, and the word, Two. in the
eighth line of said act. the following
sections;
Sec. 2. one-third of the MIL tax
highway fund shall annually be ap-
piled under the provisions of this act
in the construction and maintenance
of second and third-class highways as
defined in section flve of chapter
twenty five of the revised statutes In
addition to other funds provided for
the construction Of state aid highways
and shall be known as the third-class
highways fund.
otC. d. Inc aufnlnfetrdtlOn ana eN-
penditure of the third-class highways
fund shall be under the general super
vision of the state highway commits
sion. and shall be apportioned and
expended for the construction and
maintenance only when towns which
upon application for such state aid
shall have appropriated. in addition
TO the appropriation for state aid work
and appropriations under the so-called
bridge act, an amour. not less than
the average by them appropriated for
ways and bridges for the five years
Immediately preceding the year OF
such application, provided the Ave-
mills on the valuation of such town
or towns. The third-class highways
fund shall be distributed as follows:
TO towns whose tax rate is four mills
and under ave mills aid shall be APP
propriated at the rate of ten dollars
for each mile of wrought highway in
the town, and for each one mill in
crease above said four mills en- the
tax rates for highway purposes in any
town, an increase of one dollar DER
mile of wrought highway shall be al
lowed to such town Any balance re-
naming from this fund at the end of
the year shall on December thirty
first annually be added to the equal
ization fund named in section five of
said chapter two hundred fifty-eirht
OF the public laws of nineteen hum
pose.
Sec. 4. Municipal officers of any
town may. prior to October one in any
year. file with the state highway COM
mission the description or location of
the road whose construction and i'm
provement they recommend under the
provisions of this act Upon approval
of said location by the state highway
commission. the municipal officers
shall proceed with the construction Of
q section upon said location In con-
formity with the provisions OF the
following section of this act. After
acceptance by the state highway COM
mission of a location as above, con-
struction shall be continued on that
location until the entire length of the
road has been constructed. or until the
location is changed. Upon the COM
pietion of any road located as above,
municipal officers shall file with the
for location upon another
-oad- The work performed under this
lct shall be completed before the
thirtfeth day OF September annually
md in no case shall any of the third
lass highways fund be expended upon
| section of a road where the buildings
ire nearer than two hundred feet apart
Tor distance of one-fourth of a mile
Or more.
Sec 5. Highways improved by the
of funds received under
this act shall be made to conform to
be agreed upon by the selectnen. or
officials acting in the Same capacity,
in the respective towns where the pro-
visions of this act applies, and such
standard of construction must meet
the approval Of the state highway
Sec. 6. The state highway commits
sion shall cooperate with the munich
provement work under this act. No
money shall be paid by the state on
account of work performed under this
act until the work has been inspected
and accepted by the state highway
Sec 7. Roads constructed under
The provisions OF this act must be
maintained by the town, I'M
der penalty of forfeiture o. right of
he town to receive the benefit of fu-
lure appointments under this act.
A sum not to exceed twenty-five per
rent of any years apportionment to
/ town under the provisions OF this
act may be used for maintenance of
road constructed under the provisions
hereof
Chapter two hundred and twenty Of
he public laws of nineteen hundred
and nineteen Is further amended by
Inserting between the word. "construc-
ton. and the word. of. in the four
or both. so that said act
as amended shall read as follows:
Sec. 1. A tax of one mill on a dol
lar shall annually be assessed upon all
of the state according to the
value thereof. and shall be known as
the Mil Tax Highway Fund. This
fund shall be used for the construc-
ton or maintenance or both of high
ways as defined in section five Of chap
ter twenty-five OF the revised statutes.
of the fund shall annually be used for
the construction of highways and
bridges and other purposes contem-
plated by said chapter twenty-five and
in accordance with the terms of any
resolves of the legislature.
Sec. 2. One-third of the mill tax
highway fund shall annually be ap-
piled under the provisions of this act
OF second and third-class highways as
defined In section five of chapter
Of the revised statutes in
addition 70 other funds provided for
ways, and shall be known as the taird-
class highways fund.
Sec. 8. The administration and ex-
penditure OF the third-class highways
vision of the state highway commits
sion, and shall be apportioned and ex-
pended for the construction and main
tenance only when towns which upon
application for such state aid shall
have appropriated. in addition to the
appropriation for state aid work and
appropriations under the so-called
bridge act. an amount not less than
the average by them appropriated for
ways and bridges for the five years
Immediately preceding the year of such
application. provided the five-year av-
erage be not less than four mills on
the valuation OF such town or towns.
The third-class highways funds shall
be distributed as follows: To towns
whose tax rate is four mills and I'M
der FIVE mills cid shall be appropri-
ated at the rate of ten dollars for each
mile of wrought highway in the town.
and for each one mill increase above
said four mills on the tax rates for
highway purposes in any town, an
increase of one dollar per mile of