Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-15

council. direct such municipal off,
GERS to take suitable lands for
public parks. squares. Fairgrounds.
buildings for municipal purposes, or
upon such officers may take such
J land for such purposes. but not with
out the consent of the owner. II at
the time of filing such petition. with
such officers. or in the Office of the
clerk of such town or city, such land
is occupied by a dwelling house
wherein the owner or his family re-
side. Approved March Is.
! CHAPTER 90
An Act Relating to Motor Vehicle
Laws.
Chapter two hundred and eleven of
the public laws of nineteen hundred
and twenty-one is hereby amended by
striking out the whole of the last
sentence in section ninety-thrss there
of and inserting in place thereof the
following: All fines and forfeitures
collected under this act shall be paid
Cd to the commission and applied as
provided in section ninety-two hereof,
together with any part of the costs
taxed by the court for state highway
police or inspector. when the prosecu-
tion or arrest is made by such police,
or inspector, but (2) into the treas
ury Of the county where the offense ts
prosecuted. when the prosecution or
so that said section. as amended, shall
read as follows:
Sec. 90. Municipal and police
courts and trial justices in their re-
spective counties shall have concur
rent jurisdiction with the supreme
prosecutions for all violations of the
provisions of this act. All fines and
forfeitures collected under this act
shall be paid Cd to the commission
and applied as provided in section
ninety-two hereof, together with any
part of the costs taxed by the court
for a state highway police or inspec-
| tor, when the prosecution or arrest IS
made by such police. or inspector. but
| go into the treasury of the county
! where the offense is prosecuted, when
the prosecution or arrest is made by
any other officer.'-App. March 80.
CHAPTER 50
An Act to Provide for Notice to Mort
| gagees in Case Mortgaged Real Es-
| tate is Sold for Taxes: to Provide
for Redemption by Mortgagee II
Notice is not Given; and to Provide
| for Redemption in Case Real Estate
| is Sold for Taxes when Same are
| Assessed Against the Name Of a
Person not the True Owner.
Section seventy-six of chapter
! eleven of the revised statutes, as
! amended by chapter one hundred and
eighty-two of the public laws of nine
! teen hundred and twenty-one, is here
by amended by striking out the whole
of said section and inserting in place
thereof the following:
! Sec. 76. When real estate is sold
| for taxes, the collector shall, within
! thirty days after the day of sale, lodge
with the treasurer of his town. a certi-
| ficate under oath, designating the
quantity of land sold. the names of
| the owners of each parcel and the
names OF the purchasers; what part
! of the amount Of each was tax and
what was cost and charges: also a
deed of each parcel sold, running to
! rot at that time deliver the deeds to
! the grantees. but put them on file in
! his office. to be delivered at the eX-
/ piration Of two years from the day OF
sale. and the treasurer shall after the
| expiration of two years deliver said
deed to the grantee or his heirs, pro-
vided the owner the mortgage. or
! any person in possession or other per-
son legally taxable therefor does not
within such time redeem the estate
of the taxes, all the charges and inter-
est on the whole at the rate of ten per
! cent. per annum from the date of sale
to the time of redemption. and costs
as above provided, with siXty-seven
cents for the deed and certificate Of
|
! for internal revenue stamps affixed to
] such deed.
| If there is an undischarged mort
gage or mort ga geS duly recorded on
the estate so sold for taxes, the pur-
! chaser at such sale shall notify the
| holder of record of each Of such mort
cages within sixty davs from the date
of said sale. bv sending notice in
| writing by registered letter addressed
to the record holder of snch mortgage
/ 81 ~f
| holder as given in the registry of
deeds IN the county where said real
estate is situated. stating that he has
purchased the estate at a tax sale on
such date and request the mortgage
to redeem the same. IF such notice Is
for taxes and the deed delivered. the
! holder Of record of any mortgage,
which mortgage was on record in the
| registry OF deeds al the time of said
sale. may redeem the land so sold at
any time within three months after re-
! ceivngf actual notice of such sale. by
! the payment or tender of the amounts.
| interest and costs as above snecified.
! and the registry fee for recording and
| diScharging the deed. if the deed has
| heen recorded. end the deed shall be
DISCHARGED by the grantee therein or
/ the owner under the tax deed at the
| time of redemption. in manner provid-
| ed for the discharge of mortgages of
| real estate.
| IF any owner of real estate which
| is assessed to any former owner who
! was not the owner on April first OF
the taxable year as assessed. or to
| owners unknown, does not have &C
| tual notice of the sale of his real es-
tate for taxes within said two years,
he may, at any time. within three
redeem the land SO sold from such sale
! although the deed may have been re-
| corded. by payment or tender of the
amounts. interest and costs as above
| specified and the registry fee for re-
cording and discharging the deed, in
/ case the deed has been recorded. and
the deed shall be discharged by the
| grantee therein. or the owner under
the tax deed at the time of redemp-
| ton, in manner provided for the dis
charge of mortgages on real estate.
| If the real estate is redeemed be-
| fore the decd is delivered. the treas
urer shall give the owner. ortgagee
| or party to whom the land is assessed
| or other person legally taxable there
| for q certificate thereof. cancel the
deed and pay to the grantee on demand
| the amount so received from him. IF
| the amounts, interest and costs above
| specified are not paid to the treasurer
within the time as above specified he
| shah deliver to the grantee his deed
upon the paynent of the fees afore-
mcnt and thirty cents more for receiv-
ing and paving ont the proceeds Of
the sale but all tax deeds of land
rpon which there is an undischarged
mort gage duly recorded shall carry
no title eXcent subject to such mort
gage. unless tho purchaser at such tax
! sale gives to the record holder Of the
mortgage. notice as above provided.
| For the fidelity Of the treasurer in
discharging his duties herein required.
| ~
remedy on his bond in case of default
Approved March so.
CHAPTER 100
! An Act To Provide for the Schooling
| of children in the Towns Where
| Darapts JJaya Tep1pororv