Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-17

urer may be maintained against such
DELINQUENT county or town to recover
any sum SO due the state, but these
remedies shall Be in addition to: and
for6ed By law for the proper enforce
ment Of the provisions OF this chap
ter
Sec. 4. Section Eve Of chapter three
hundred nineteen Of the puolic laws
Of nineteen hundred and nfteen Is
hereby amended by striking out the
words and all plans and specihcauons
shall be approved by na1orit! o,
said board" in the eleventh ana
twelfth lines of said section. so tina!
said section as amended shall read
Sec. S. All the foregoing provisions
shall apply to either or all towns IN
the same county or 20 either or ~!
county or counties when a bridge IS
TO be bull: CT rebuilt, which crosses
the boundary line between said towns
or between said towns and saic coun
ties and the plopSru ai, OF , tns 'V Wouid
legally bear under agreements or leg
isiatfve enactments in effect January
frst. nineteen hundred and seventeen.
will in addition TO the other highway
taxes Of the said town make tax
rate in excess of FIVE mills In such
cases the municipal officers of each OF
said towns and the commissioners OF
each of said counties shall Sill upon
the board provided for in section Two
ton shall be forwarded TO each town
and each county interested. The pro-
portional parts of the cost 20 be born"
BY the towns or BY the counties under
the provisions Of section one OF tnis
&C, Shall be apportioned between said
towns and between said counties IN
proportion TO their valuations last
made by the board OF state assessors
in absence Of any legal agreement or
legislative enactment in effect January
regulating such division Of cost
Sec 5. Section six Of chapter three
hundred nineteen Of the public laws
of nineteen hundred and fifteen IS here
word certify" in the thirteenth line
of said section the words the same
SO that said section as amended shall
read as follows:
Sec. s. All cost Of maintenance of
bridges built or rebuilt under the pro
visions Of this act shall be borne hE'
the town or towns in which they are
located apportidned upon the basis OF
valuation as last made by the board
Of state assessors where more than
one town IS involved: provided. how
ever. that in case of neglect or failure
by any town or towns 10 properly
maintain any bridges built or rebuilt
under the provisions of this act. the
state highway commission may "Ioer
such maintenance work as in their
judEment is deemed necessary. If any
town or towns fail to obey. within a
reasonable time. such order of The
state highway commission. then the
commission may proceed TO do sucn
maintenance work and the amounts
payable by said towns. under the pro-
visions of this act. shall be certified
by the commission to the state audi
tor. who. if he finds the amount cor
rect shall certify the same 10 the
treasurer of state. ard unless sooner
paid il shall be collected and paid in
the same manner as any state tax
against such town or towns. with in
terest at six per eentun1 per annunl
from the date CT the auditors certiti-
cation to the treasurer Of state
Sec. s. All acts and parts IF acts
inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed.
(Approved November ~