An Act To Authorize the Deorganization of the Town of Centerville (AFfER DEADLINE)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1624
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: BUNKER, SHOREY, CROSTHWAITE, KETTERER, PEAVEY-HASKELL, STONE, SUKEFORTH, GILMAN

Legislative Document 
No. 1624 
H.P. 1201 
House of Representatives, May 22, 2003 
An Act To Authorize the Deorganization of the Town of Centerville 
(AFfER DEADLINE) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205. 
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative BUNKER of Kossuth Township. 
Cosponsored by Senator SHOREY of Washington and 
Representatives: CROSTHWAITE of Ellsworth, KETTERER of Madison, McLAUGHLIN of 
Cape Elizabeth, PEAVEY-HASKELL of Greenbush, STONE of Berwick, SUKEFORTH of 
Union, Senators: GILMAN of Cumberland, LaFOUNTAIN of York. 
Printed on recycled. paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. Deorganization of Town of Centerville. 
Notwi ths tanding 
any contrary requirement of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 
30-A, chapter 302, if, in accordance with Title 30-A, section 
7207, a majority of the voters in the Town of Centerville approve 
the deorganization procedure developed in accordance with Title 
30-A, section 7205 and if the deorganization is approved by the 
voters of the Town of Centerville pursuant to section 4 of this 
Act, the Town of Centerville in Washington County is deorganized, 
except 
that 
the 
corporate 
existence, 
powers, 
duties 
and 
liabilities of the town survive for the purposes of prosecuting 
and defending all pending suits to which the town is, or may be, 
a 
party 
and all needful process arising out of 
any suits, 
including provisions for the payment of all or any judgments or 
debts that may be rendered against the town or exist in favor of 
any creditor. 
Sec. 2. Unexpended school funds. 
The treasurer of the town or 
any other person who has custody of the funds of the town shall 
pay to the Treasurer of State all unexpended school funds that, 
together with the credits due the town for school purposes, are 
to be 
used by the State Tax Assessor to settle any school 
obligations contracted by the town before deorganization. 
Any 
unexpended school funds remaining with the Treasurer of State 
after all the obligations have been met must be added to the 
Unorganized Territory Education and Services Fund, as established 
in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 36, chapter 115. 
Sec. 3. Assessment of taxes. 
assess the real and personal 
Centerville as of April 1, 2004, 
Statutes, Title 36, chapter 115. 
The State Tax Assessor shall 
property taxes in the 
Town of 
as provided in the Maine Revised 
Sec. 4. Referendum; certificate to Secretary of State. 
This Act 
takes effect 90 days after its approval only for the purpose of 
permitting its submission by the municipal officers to the legal 
voters of the Town of Centerville by ballot at the next statewide 
election to be held in November. 
This election must be called, 
advertised and conducted according to the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 30-A, sections 2528 and 2532. 
The town clerk shall prepare 
the required ballots on which the clerk shall reduce the subject 
matter of this Act to the following question: 
"Do you favor the deorganization of the Town of Centerville?" 
The voters shall indicate their opinion on this question by 
a cross or check mark placed against the word "Yes" or "No." 
Before becoming effective, this Act must be approved by at least 
2/3 of the legal voters voting at the election, and the total 
number of votes cast for and against the acceptance of this 
Act at the election must equal or exceed 50% of the total number 
of votes cast in the town for Governor at the last gubernatorial 
election. 
The municipal officers of the Town of 
declare the result of the vote. 
The town 
certificate of the election result with the 
within 10 days from the date of the election. 
Centerville shall 
clerk shall file a 
Secretary of State 
Sec. 5. Effective date. 
Sections 1 to 3 of this Act take effect 
on July 1, 2004 if deorganization is approved by the voters of 
the Town of Centerville pursuant to section 4 of this Act. 
SUMMARY 
This bill authorizes 
the deorganization of the 
Town 
of 
Centerville if, in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 30-A, section 7207, a majority of the voters in the town 
approve the deorganization procedure developed in accordance with 
Title 30-A, section 7205 and if the deorganization is approved by 
the voters of the town at the next statewide election to be held 
in November.