CHAP. 170 . amended. in the prosecution of hydrographic and geological surveys and the preparation of a contour topographic survey and map of this state which are hereby authorized to be made.' Section five of said act is hereby amended by inserting after section 5, the last word in said section the words 'the commission shall thereafter present and publish an annual report of its operations and include any data that it may collect bearing on the water powers and water resources of the state,' so that said section as amended shall read as follows: report to report. 'Section 5. The commission shall present to the legislature Shall present on or before the fifteenth day of January in the year of our legislature. Lord nineteen hundred and thirteen, a report showing the progress made in its investigations, and, if practical, shall com- contents of plete its investigations to such an extent before January first in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and thirteen, as will enable it to present in its report a comprehensive and practical plan for the improvement and creation of such water storage basins and reservoirs as will tend to develop and conserve the water powers of the state. The commission shall also report so far as its investigations will permit on the present development of the water powers in the state with reference to the general plan proposed so that the legislature may have before it a comprehensive summary of the possibilities that lie in the development of the water powers in the state, as a natural resource and the necessary steps that should be taken by the state to further increase and conserve them. The commission -annual reshall thereafter present and publish an annual report of its ports. operations and include any data that it may collect bearing on the water powers and water resources of the state.' public laws Said act, namely chapter two hundred and twelve, public -chapter 212, laws, nineteen hundred and nine, is hereby amended by the 1909, amendinsertion of the following additional section ten which shall read as follows: 'Section 10. Chapter ninety-nine of the public laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, and chapter one hundred and forty-four of the public laws of nineteen hundred and five are hereby repcaled.' ed. Chapter 99, 1899 and public laws public laws chapter 144, 1905 repealed. Approved March 30, 1911. CHAP. 171 Chapter 219 public laws 1909 repealed. Chapter 171. An Act relating to the removal of County Attorneys by the Governor. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine, as follows: Chapter two hundred and nineteen of the public laws of nineteen hundred and nine is hereby repealed. Approved March 30, 1911. Section 34, chapter 4, R. Chapter 172. An Act amending law relating to ward lines relative to Wards of Cities. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine, as follows: Section thirty-four of chapter four of the revised statutes S., amended. is hereby amended by striking out the words "registered voters of such city" in the second and third lines of said section and inserting in lieu thereof the words 'votes cast,' so that said section, as amended, shall read as follows: Wards in or alteration 'Section 34. No change made by the city council, in the cities, change limits of any city ward, shall be valid unless it is approved by a majority of the legal votes cast at the election of city officers. held next after such action of said council; and warrants for such ward meetings shall contain an article for that purpose.' in limits of, how made. Approved March 30, 1911. Section 34, chapter 15, amended. Management of schools devolves upon superintending Chapter 173. An Act to amend Section thirty-four of Chapter fifteen of the Revised Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine, as follows: Section thirty-four of chapter fifteen is hereby amended by adding after the word "committee" the words 'after due notice and investigation the superintending school committee may for cause discharge a superintendent of schools and, after protracted absence from duty on the part of such superintendent, may declare a vacancy in his office' so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: 'Section 34. The management of the schools and the custody and care, including repairs and insurance on school buildings, of all school property in every town, shall devolve upon the superintending school committee which shall annually, and as often as a vacancy shall occur, elect a superintendent of schools superintend- who shall not be a member of the committee. After due notice school committee. -election of ent. CHAP. 174 -superin be discharged and investigation the superintending school committee may for cause discharge a superintendent of schools and after protracted tendent may absence from duty on the part of such superintendent may for cause. declare a vacancy in his office. This section shall not apply to cities, nor to towns authorized by special laws to employ or choose superintendents in manner otherwise than as herein provided.' Approved March 30, 1911. Chapter 174. An Act to amend Chapters eight and nine of the Revised Statutes relating to the duties of the State and local Assessors. chapter 8, R. ed by section Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine, as follows: Section 1. Section seven of chapter eight of the revised Section 7, statutes as amended by section seven, chapter two hundred S., as amendand twenty of the public laws of nineteen hundred and nine, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word "polls" the following words: 'the land value, exclusive of buildings and all other improvements,' so that said section as amended shall read as follows: 'Section 7. The assessors of each town shall, on or before the first day of August, annually, and at such other times as the board may require, make and return on blank lists which shall be seasonably furnished by the board of state assessors for that purpose, all such information as to the assessment of property and collection of taxes as may be needed in the work of the board, including annually aggregates of polls, the land value, exclusive of buildings and all other improvements, and the valuation of each and every class of property assessed in their respective towns, with the total valuation and percentage of taxation, and itemized lists of property upon which the town has voted to affix a value for taxation purposes, and before transmitting the same to the board of state assessors, shall make and subscribe an oath or affirmation, which for annual returns shall be printed on said lists as follows: "We, the assessors of the of , do swear (affirm) that the foregoing statement contains true aggregates of the valuation of each class of property assessed in said town of for the year and that we have followed all the requirements of law in valuing, listing, and returning the same. So help me God, (this we do under the pains and penalty of perjury).” ' 7, chapter laws 1909, amended. 220, public further towns shall Assessors of annually, unmake return sessors. der oath, to state as -form of oath. CHAP. 174 Section 3, S., amended. Real estate, for purposes of taxation, what it includes. Section 2. Section three of chapter nine is hereby amended chapter 9 R. by inserting, after the word "state," in the second line, the following words: 'together with the water power, shore privileges and rights, forests and mineral deposits appertaining thereto,' so that said section as amended shall read as follows: 'Section 3. Real estate, for the purposes of taxation, except as provided in section six, includes all lands in the state, together with the water power, shore privileges and rights, forest and mineral deposits appertaining thereto, and all buildings erected on or affixed to the same, and all townships and tracts of land, the fee of which has passed from the state since the year eighteen hundred and fifty, and all interests in timber upon public lands derived by permits granted by the commonwealth of Massachusetts; interest and improvements in land, the fee of which is in the state; and interest by contract or otherwise in land exempt from taxation. There shall be a lien to secure the payment of all taxes legally assessed on real estate as defined in this section, which shall take precedence of all other claims on said real estate and interests, and shall continue in force until said taxes are paid.' -lien. Section 73, chapter 9, R. Section 3. Section seventy-three of chapter nine is hereby S., amended. amended by adding the following words: 'If any resident owner after such notice does not bring in such lists he is thereby barred of his right to make application to the assessors or the county commissioners for any abatement of his taxes, unless he offers such lists with his application and satisfies them that he was unable to offer it at the time appointed,' so that said section as amended shall read as follows: Assessors to give notice to of taxable property. 'Section 73. Before making an assessment, the assessors bring in lists shall give seasonable notice in writing to the inhabitants, by posting notifications in some public place in the town or shall notify them, in such other way as the town at its annual meeting directs, to make and bring in to them true and perfect lists. of their polls and all their estates real and personal, not by law exempt from taxation, of which they were possessed on -if no lists the first day of April of the same year. If any resident owner are brought in, no claim for abatement. -exception. Section 74. chapter 9, R. after such notice does not bring in such list he is thereby barred of his right to make application to the assessors or the county commissioners for any abatement of his taxes, unless he offers such list with his application and satisfies them that he was unable to offer it at the time appointed.' Section 4. Section seventy-four of chapter nine is hereby S., amended. amended by striking out the whole of said section and inserting in place thereof the following: CHAP. 175 Assessors ascer 'Section 74. The assessors shall ascertain as nearly as may be, the nature, amount and value of the estate, real and personal, for which in their judgment the owner is liable to be tain value of taxed, and shall estimate and record separately the land value, exclusive of buildings, of each parcel of real estate.' estate. Section 5. This act shall take effect January first nineteen when this hundred and twelve. act shall take effect.. Approved March 30, 1911. Chapter 175. An Act to amend Chapter two hundred and fifty-six of the Public Laws of nineteen hundred and nine relating to Trustee Process. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine, as follows: Section 1. Sub-section six of section fifty-six of chapter eighty-eight of the revised statutes as amended by section one of chapter two hundred and fifty-six of the public laws of nineteen hundred and nine relating to trustee process is hereby further amended by striking out the words "except in a suit for taxes," so that said sub-section as amended shall read as follows: 'VI. By reason of any amount due from him to the principal defendant, as wages for his personal labor, or that of his wife or minor children, for a time not exceeding one month next preceding the service of the process, and not exceeding twenty dollars of the amount due to him as wages for his personal labor; and ten dollars shall be exempt in all cases; moreover, wages of minor children and of women, are not, in any case, subject to trustee process on account of any debt of parent or husband; if after wages for personal labor or services have been attached and before entry of the writ, the defendant tenders to the plaintiff or to his attorney the whole amount due and recoverable in the action and the fees of the officer for serving the writ, the plaintiff shall recover no costs, except the fees of the officer; and if the defendant is defaulted without an appearance or if he files an offer of judgment on the return day of the writ, and the plaintiff accepts such offer or fails to secure more than the amount thereof and of the interest thereon from its date, the plaintiff shall recover no costs, except the entry fee and the officers' fees.' Section 2, Section 2. Section two of said chapter two hundred and fifty-six of the public laws of nineteen hundred and nine is chapter 256. hereby repealed. public laws 1909 repealed. Approved March 30, 1911. |