Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-14

ceive the benefit Of future apportion-
ments under this act. A sum not to
exceed twenty-five per cent of any
years superintendent to a town under
for maintenance OF road constructed
under the provisions hereof. Roads
constructed on third class highways
under patrol maintenance and roads
constructed on second class highways
unoer the provisions of this act shall
be maintained in accordance with the
provisions of sections eight, seven
teen, tWenty-sfx and twenty-seyen of
chapter twenty-five of the revised
statutes. Il Approved April ~
CHAPTER 2al.
An Act to Provide for a Sinking Fund
for the War Bonds and Bonus Bonds
Issued by the state of Maine.
whereas, the state tax is assessed
on April first of each year. and this
provides that a one mill tax on all
the property in the state shall be an
nually assessed for the purposes of
said act, and whereas, it is necessary
to assess said one mill tax on April
irst, nineteen hundred and twenty-one,
and whereas. in the opinion of this
legislature these facts constitute this
act an emergency measure which is
Immediately necessary for the preser-
Yasion or the public peace. health and
Sec. l. A tax of one mill on a dol
lar shall annually be assessed upon
all the property in the state according
to the value thereof. to be known as
proceeds of this fund shall be used for
the Following purposes in the follow
ing order:
First: To pay the interest on all
bonds issued under authority of chap
ter one hundred and eighty-seven of
rod
and seventeen.
Second: To pay the interest on all
bonds issued or reissued under au
thority of chapter two hundred and
sixty-four of the public laws of nine
teen hundred and nineteen. as amend
cd by chapter one hundred thirty-four
of the public laws of nineteen hundred
twenty-one. and on all bonds issued
under authority of chapter one hundred
eighty-niDe of the public laws of nine
teen hundred twenty-one.
Third: To provide the annual sum
necessary for the sinking fund estab-
lished by chapter two hundred and
sixty four. section six, of the public
as amended by said chapter one hum
dred thirty -four of the public laws of
nineteen hundred twenty-one, and for
the sinking fund established by said
public laws of nineteen hundred
twenty-one.
Fourth: To pay the pensions for
soldiers and sailors. their widows and
orphans. that have been or may be
granted by the state, the amount to be
determined by resolve of the Iegisla-
ture,
Fifth: To reimburse cities and
towns for aid furnished dependents OF
soldiers. sailors and marines under
authority Of chapter one hundred
sixty-nine of the public laws Of nine
teen hundred nineteen, as amended by
chapter one hundred eighty-three of
the public laws of nineteen hundred
Sixth: Any balance of said tax re-
naming in the state treasury in any
year shall be set aside as a special
sinking fund to retire at maturity all
bonds issued under the provisions of
chapter one hundred and eighty sever,
of the public laws of nineteen hundred
and seventeen.
Sec. 2. This tax shall be assessed
and collected in the same manner as
other state taxes, and be paid into the
state treasury and designated as the
sinking fund for the war bonds "and
bonus bonds.
Sec. 3. In view of the emergency
cited in the preamble this act shall
proved April 81
CHAPTER OBJ.
An Act to Amend Chapter Two Hun
dred and Thirty eight of the Pub
lie Laws of Nineteen Hundred and
Nineteen. Relating to Workmen's
Compensation.
Sec. 1. Sub section eight of section
one of chapter two hundred and thir-
ty- eight of the public laws of nine
teen hundred and nineteen is hereby
amended py inserting after the word
'all' in the first line of the final
paragraph of said subsection. the
word other: and by striking out the
word Injury in H." third line an !
ins""t'n~ in 'r'rno t''"r"or The word
words ''in such other eases" in the
third line thereof: and by striking
out the word any" in the seventh
line and inserting in place thereof
the word no SO that said sub section
as amended shall read as follows:
VIII. dependents" shall mean
members of the employees family or
next of kin. who are wholly or partly
dependent upon the earnings of the
employee for support at the time of
shall be conclusively presumed to be
wholly dependent for support upon
a deceased employee:
'(a) A wife upon husband with
was living apart for justifable
cause, or because he had deserted her
or upon whom she is dependent at
the time of the accident.
90 A husband upon a wife with
whom he lives, or upon whom he is
dependent at the time of the accident.
'(c) A child or children, including
adopted and step children under the
age of eighteen years Cor over said
age, but physically or mentally in
parent with whom he is or they are
living. or upon whom he is or they
are dependent at the time of the
death of said parent. there being no
surviving dependent parent: In case
there is more than one child thus de-
pendent, the compensation shall be
divided equally arronr them.
In al; other cases questions of en-
tire or partial dependency shall be
determined in accordance with the
fact. a. the fact may have been at
the time of the accident. If there is
more than one person wholly depend
ent. the compensation shall be di-
vided equally among them, and per-
receive no part thereof during the
period in which compensation is paid
to persons wholly dependent. If there
ie no. one WHOLLY dependent and more
than one person partly dependent,
among them according to the relative
extent of their dependency. If de-
pendent is an alien residing outside
of the United States. or of the Do
minion of Canada the compensation
Dne-ha that hereinafter provided in
case of the death of an emplovep.'
Sec. 2. Section seven of chapter
two hundred thirty-eight of the pub
lie laws of; nineteen hundred and
ing out the word illegally" in the
place thereof the word legally so
that said section as amended shall
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