Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-11
CHAPTER I3s

An Act to Amend Section Six. Nine
and Seventeen of Chapter Seventy
eight of the Public Laws of Nine
teen Hundred and Twenty-one, Re-
lating to Auxiliary State Forests.
Sec. |. Section six of chapter
seventy-eight of the public laws of
nineteen hundred and twenty-one is
hereby amended by striking out the
period in the seventh line of said sec
ton, and substituting in place thereof
that prior to April fifteenth Of each
year. a return Of all land cleared
for agricultural purposes. for build
ing, or for highways during the year
ending April first shall be made to
the state land agent, giving the area
and location of all land so cleared;
and provided further. that all land so
cleared shall thercupon automatically
cease to be part of the auxiliary
state forest and shall be taxed in the
same manner and at the same rate
as other real property, so that said
section as amended. shall read as
follows:
Sec. 6 No person desiring to clear
land for agricultural purposes. for
building. or for highways or to cut
trees for use in building camps.
dams, or the construction of ways, or
for use Is fuel in the course Of lum-
land for use upon his farm in the
ordinary course of good husba ndry.
shall. for the purposes aforesaid, be
required to comply with section five
is to be sold for fuel or sold or used
for manufa cture provided that prior
to April fifteenth of each year. a
return of all land cleared for agri-
highways during the year ending
state land agent. giving the area
and location of all land so cleared:
and provided further that all land
so cleared shall thereupon auto
maticaily cease to be part of the
auxiliary state forest and shall be
taxed in the same manner and at
the same rate as other real property.
Sec. .. Section nine of chapter
nineteen hundred and twenty-one is
hereby amended by striking ont all of
said section and substituting in place
thereof the following:
ton ass"ssovs shall. for the purpose
of taNin" auxiliary state forests, APP
praise only the land. and pine trees
more than sixteen inches in diameter
lock, spruce. and cedar trees more
than twelve inches in diameter at
four feet from the ground. and trees
of all other species irrespective of
size, provided however. that the land
shall be appraised at valuation not
to exceed five dollars per acre indie
pendent of any great pond therein
Sec. ;. Section seventeen of chap
ter seventy eight of tho public laws
Of nineteen hundred and tWenty-cne
is; hereby. amended by stri king. out
all Of said section beginning with
tho words the payment" in tho
NTH line Of said section and suhsti-
tuting in place thereof tho words.
by paying back taxes from tho date
of listing Of the auxiliary state
forest on the fun value of all timber
standing thereon at the time of with
drawaI, together with all expenses
Of administration incurred by the
state land agent so that said sec
tion. as amended. shall rcad~as fol-
lows:
Sec, II. Provided that all or any
pant Of any land included in the
drawn when for any reason it be-
comes moro valuable for other pur-
poses, by fling with the forest com
missioner description of such land
and by paving back taxes from the
date of listing of the auxiliary state
her standing thereon at the time of.
withdrawal. together with all OK
rcnscs Of administration incurred by
the state land agent.'-App. Mar 81.
CHAPTER 139
An Act to Amend Section Thirty Of
Chapter Sixty-four of the Revised
Statutes, Relating to the Issuing of
Burial and Transportation Permits
by -Reeistrars.
Section thirty of chapter sixty-four
or the revised statutes is hereby
amended by inserting after the word
two in the first line of said see
ton, the words, or more and by in
sorting after the word permits" in