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

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third lines Of said section. and insert
ing in place thereof the words on the
! fifteenth day of June next after the
levy is made so that said section as
| amended shall read as follows:
on the fifteenth day Of June next after
the levy is made. Said tax shall be
lien on the railroad operated. and take
precedence Of all other liens and IN
cumbrances.' =.
Sec. 2. Section thirty three Of said
chapter nine of the revised statutes,
as amended by chapter two hundred
ten of the public laws OF nineteen
hundred and seventeen. is hereby fur.
words first day Of September" in the
third and fourth lines of said section.
and inserting in place thereof the
| words, fifteenth day of June, and py
| in the last line of said section and
] inserting in place thereof the words,
May first and by adding at the end
of said section the following, to wit:
nineteen hundred and twenty-one
such tax shall be computed only on
the gross receipts from such business
| for the period from June thirtieth,
nineteen hundred and twenty, to May
| first. nineteen hundred and twenty,
| one so that said section as amended
| shall read as follows:
Sec. 49, Every corporation or per-
| son owning. or operating parlor or
ton is charged for riding therein over
any of the railroads of the state shall
| annually, on the fifteenth day Of June.
pay to the treasurer of state for the
use Of the state an annual excise tax
franchise in the state. equal to nine
per cent of it's or his gross receipts
from business done wholly in the state,
| for the year ending May first next
IDy~ox InI hof
| for the year nineteen hundred and
| twenty-one such tax shall be computed
| only on the gross receipts from such
business for the period from June
thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty,
to May first, nineteen hundred and
| twenty-one.'
Sec. 8. Section thirty -four of said
chapter nine of the revised statutes is
hereby amended by striking out the
words. first day of August" in the
/ second line of said section. and insert
ing in place thereof the words, hf-
tenth day of May and by striking
out the. words fifteenth day of said
August, in the fifth line Of said sec
words, first day of June, and by strik-
ing out the words first day OF Sep
TENDER" in the eighth line of said sec
tion and inserting in place thereof the
said section as amended shall read as
| follows:
Sec. 81. Every such corporation or
person shall by its properly authorized
agent or officer annually on or before
| the fifteenth day of May, make re-
/ turn under oath to the board of state
assessors. stating the amount of such
gross receipts; whereupon the board
of state assessors shall on or before
| the first day of June assess the tax
herein provided and forthwith certify
! the same to the treasurer of state, who
shall thereupon notify said corpora
i tions or persons; said tax shall be paid
| into the state treasury on or before the
i fifteenth day of June following, and,
| is in place of all local taxation upon
| the cars and equipment of said cor
I porationS or persons used in carrying
on business in the state
! Sec. 4. Section forty of said chap
| ter nine of the revised statutes is
! hereby amended by striking out the
words first day of September" in the
second line of said section, and insert
tenth day of June so that said Sec
ton as amended shall read as follows:
Sec. 40. Said tax shall be paid to
: the treasurer on or before the fifteenth
day of June annually. Said tax shall
be lien on the property of such cor
poration, and on its franchise. and
upon the property used in operating Il
telephone or telegraph business by any
such association or person., and takes
! precedence over all other liens
! Sec. 5. Section forty-four of said
chapter nine of the revised statutes is
| hereby amended by striking out the
word fifteenth" in the second line of
said section and inserting in place
ing out the word June" in the sixth
line of said section and inserting in
place thereof the word May. and by
striking out the words first day of
lines of said section and inserting in
place thereof the words fifteenth day
of June so that said section as amend
ed shall read as follows:
Sec. "A. Every such corporation,
company or person, shall. by it's prop
erly authorized agent or officer, an
nually. on or before the first day of
May make return under oath to the
board of state assessors, stating the
amount of said receipts for all ex-
press matter carried within the state
as specified in the preceding section
| whereupon. the board of state as
SCISSORS SHALL on or before the fifteenth
! day of May following. assess the tax
| therein provided, and forthwith certify
the same TO the treasurer of state. who
| shall thereupon notify said corpora
! tions, companies or persons, and said
taxes shall be paid into the state treas
ury on or before the fifteenth day of
June following
| Sec. s. State and county taxes here
after assessed upon lands in unin-
corporated townships, i'm accordance
| with provisions of existing law. shall
be due and payable to the treasurer of
state on June fifteenth, annually. and
| shall bear interest from that date.
/ Sec. Z. All acts and parts of acts
| inconsistent with the provisions here
/ of are hereby repealed.
/ Sec. s. In view of the emergency
expressed in the preamble hereof this
act shall take effect when approved
! (Approved March 30)
, CHAPTER 70.
| An Act to Amend Section Twelve of
! Chapter One Hundred and Forty
! Eight of the Revised Statutes as
/ Amended by Chapter Three Hundred
/ of the Public Laws of Nineteen Hun
| Pensions for the Blind.
| Section twelve of chapter one hun
dred and forty-eight of the revised
statutes as amended by chapter three
| hundred of the public laws of nine
teen hundred and seventeen is hereby
two" in the fifth line of said section
and inserting in place thereof the
word three SO that said section as
amended shall read as follows:
| Sec. u. All persons over the age
> of twenty-one years, who are declared
to be blind, in the manner hereinafter
| set forth, and who come within the
provisions of the following sections
| shall, at the discretion of the governor
and council, receive as benefit not
| exceeding three hundred dollars year,
| for their exclusive benefit and sup
! port, payable at the close of each reg
| ular Quarter, upon warrants drawn on
| the treasurer Of state.
March 800
CHAPTER 70.
| An Aot 60 Amend Section Eighteen of