Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-11

If and when there is adopted by the
people a constitutional amendment t.
be submitted by this Legislature t.
them. and having reference to Q fur
ther increase in the issue of bonds fol-
tutionai amendment be not adopted by
the people. then this act shall not &C
into effect but the following substi.
tute shall become effective:
fifty-eight of the public laws of nine
teen hundred and seventeen added 8
section, to be known as section thirty
six of chapter twenty-five OF the re
Niscd statutes, as heretofore amended
Chapter two hundred and twenty of tho
public laws of nineteen hundred anC
nineteen amended said section thirty
six as was in said chapter indicated
Chapter two hundred and sixty-thret
of the public laws of nineteen hundred
and nineteen. special session November
fourth to eighth. amended said chapter
two hundred and twenty of the public
laws of nineteen hundred and nineteen
as set forth in said charter two hun
dred and s!Xty-three. Said chapter two
hundred and sixty-three of the public
laws of nineteen hundred and nineteen
special session, is hereby amended as
follows: on pages thirty. thirty-one
and thirty-two of the acts passed al
said special session, as printed in the
oPNNidl Ia . cIIdNttu at SdiO cCoolol, dP-
pears sections one, two. three. four
five, six, seven and eight. Section one
on page thirty is hereby amended by
striking out in the fourth line thereof
the words ''or maintenance or both Of
and substituting therefor the words
of third class; and by striking out of
said section in the fifth line thereof
between the words mot more than" and
t he words "of the fund" in the sixth
line the words "one-sixth" and substi-
in ha h,,v, RI
thousand dollars and further. by add
ing at the end of said section the fol-
lowing: and further. except that two
hundred thousand dollars of said fund
shall be transferred and used in the
fund for second class or state aid high
ways so that said section, as amended,
shall read as follows:
Sec. ]. A tax Of one mill on a dol
lar shall annually be assessed on all
property of the state according to the
value thereof, and shall be known as
the mill tax highway fund. This fund
shall be used for the construction of
third class highways as defined in sec
ton five of chapter twenty-five of the
than one hundred thousand dollars of
the fund shall be annually used for the
construction of highways and bridges
and other purposes contemplated by
said chapter twenty-five and in accord
ance with the terms of any appropri-
ate resolves of the legislature, and
further. except that two hundred thou
sand dollars of said fund shall be
transferred and used in the fund FOR
second class or state aid highways.
Sec. .. Section three of chapter two
hundred and siXtythrce of the public
laws of nineteen hundred and nine
teen, special session November fourth
to eighth tbeing that section beginning
at the bottom of page thirty in the
published report of the laws of that
session. is hereby amended by striking
out all of said section after the word
"apportioned" in the third line thereof
and substituting therefor the follow
ing: Among the various towns accord
ing to the number of miles Of third
c.aSS roads contained therein. as deter
mined by the highway commission, pro.
vidcd. that such towns shall have ap.
propriatcd for the current year in adj
dition to the appropriation for state
aid work and appropriation under the
So-callcd bridge act. an amount not less
than four mills on the valuation OF
such town. for roads and bridges. sum.
mer and winter so that such section
as amended shall read as follows:
Sec. 3. The administration and ex.
penditurc Of the third class highway
fund shall be under the general super
vision of the state highway commission
and shall be apportioned among the va
riouS towns according to the number OF
miles OF third class roads contained
therein. as determined by the highway
commission, provided. that such towns
shall have appropriated for the current
year in addition to the appropriation
for state aid work and appropriation
under the so-called bridge act. AT
amount not less than four mills on the
valuation of such town. for roads anG
bridges. summer and winter.
Sec. 8. Section four of said chapter
two-hundrcd and SiXty-threc of the pub
lie laws of nineteen hundred and nine
| teen. special session November fourth
to eighth tbeing the section four founo
upon page thirty-one of the published
| amended by striking out the wore
, September in the fourteenth line
thereof and substituting therefor the
| word October so that said section, a!
amended. shall read rs follows:
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 loca
ton OF the road whose con
| struc;ion and improvement the!
of this act. Upon approval of said 10
cation by the state highway commits
| sion. the municipal officers shall pro
! coed with the construction of a sec
| tion upon said location in conformit!
! with the provisions of the following
section of this act. After acceptance
| by the state highway commission Of ;
| location as above. construction shall b.
continued Oh Indl location until ne en-
tire length of the road has been con
structcd, or until the location i!
! changed. Upon the completion of any
| road located as above. municipal OH
Gers shall file with the state highway
| commission recommendations for loca
| tion upon another road. The work per
formed under this act shall be com
plcted before the thirtieth day of DC
| totcr annually. and in 10 case shall any
of the third class highway fund be ex
pended upon section of z road where
the buildings are nearer than two hun
drcd feet apart for distance of one
| fourth of p mile or moro.
Sec. 4. Section eight of said chapter
two hundred and Sixty-three of thu
| public laws of nineteen hundred an'
nineteen, special session November
| fourth to eighth (bcing the section
published report of the PUBLIC laws o.
said SESSION. is hereby repealed.
Sec. ;. Tho apportionment Of thu
third class highway fund herein Great
| ed shall be made in accordance will
| TIE returns which shall have been made
patton On or before April fifteenth q
| each year. and no town whose select
mon or other officials authorized by Law
| have not made the returns required b!
| the state highway department on or be
, fore said April fifteenth shall be en-
titled to any apportionment OF sale
fund.'-App. Apr. 6.
CHAPTEE 217
An Act TO Amend Chapter One Hun
Laws of Nineteen Hundred and Sew.
entcen. as Amended by Chapter One
Hundred SeVenty-two of the Public
| Laws of Nineteen Hundred and Nine
teen as. Amended by. Chapter One
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