CHAP. 216 Chapter 216. Resolve in favor of Carl C. Jones, Clerk to Committee on Taxation. Jones, in favor of. Resolved, that there be appropriated and paid to Carl C. Carl C. Jones, the sum of two hundred dollars for services as clerk and stenographer to the committee on taxation. Approved March 31, 1911. Chapter 217. Resolve laying a tax on the Counties of the State for the years nineteen hundred and eleven and nineteen hundred and twelve. Whereas, the appropriations called for in this resolve are Preamble. immediately necessary for the preservation of the public health and safety, and in the opinion of this legislature constitutes an emergency as contemplated by the constitution, be it therefore Resolved, that the sum annexed to the counties in the follow- County tax ing schedule is hereby granted as a tax on each county respect- 1912, resolve ively to be appropriated, assessed, collected and applied to the laying. purpose of paying the debts and necessary expenses of the same and for other purposes of law. For the year one thousand nine hundred and eleven: Androscoggin, forty-eight thousand and eight hundred dollars for 1911 and $48,800 00 Aroostook, fifty-one thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars 51,750 00 Cumberland, one hundred and sixty thousand dollars 160,000 00 Franklin, twenty-five thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars 25.950 00 Somerset, forty-seven thousand seven hundred and 47,750 00 Waldo, twenty-two thousand dollars........ 22,000 00 Washington, forty-five thousand dollars.... 45,000 00 York, forty-two thousand five hundred dollars... 42,500 00 And for the year one thousand nine hundred and twelve: Androscoggin, forty-eight thousand eight hun dred dollars $48,800 00 Aroostook, fifty-one thousand seven hundred and 51,750 00 JOHN BRADBURY—TELEGRAPHS-TELEPHONES CORDELIA ANDREWS York, forty-two thousand five hundred dollars... $42,500 00 In view of the emergency cited in the preamble of this resolve, this resolve shall take effect when approved. Approved March 31, 1911. 817 CHAP. 218 Chapter 218. Resolve in favor of John Bradbury. Resolved, that there be paid to John Bradbury, of Fairfield, a pension of four dollars per month, beginning with the first day of January, nineteen hundred and eleven, and continuing during the pleasure of the legislature and until otherwise ordered. John Bradbury, in fa Approved March 31, 1911. Chapter 219. Resolve to appropriate a sum of money to pay clerical services of committee on Telegraphs and Telephones. in favor of Resolved, that there be and hereby is appropriated the sum J. M. Lane, of fifty dollars to be paid J. M. Lane, for services as clerk to committee on telegraphs and telephones. Approved March 31, 1911. Chapter 220. Resolve in favor of Cordelia Andrews of Oxford, widow of Freeman B. Resolved, that a pension of four dollars per month be paid to Cordelia Andrews, widow of Freeman B. Andrews, late of Oxford, who was a soldier in the civil war. Approved March 31, 1911. cordelia Afavor of drews, in CHAP. 221 Constitu tional amend ment pro posed. Debt limit of cities and towns fixed. Chapter 221. Resolve to amend article twenty-two of the Constitution, relating to cities of forty thousand inhabitants or more to increase the municipal indebtedness to seven and one-half per centum. Resolved, that the following amendment to the constitution of this state be proposed for the action of the legal voters of this state in the manner provided by the constitution, to wit, article twenty-two of said constitution, limiting municipal indebtedness, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "town" in the first line thereof, the following words, 'having less than forty thousand inhabitants, according to the last census taken by the United States,' and by inserting after the word "however" in the fourth line, the following words, 'that cities having a population of forty thousand or more, according to the last census taken by the United States may create a debt or liability which single or in the aggregate with previous debt or liability, shall equal seven and one-half per centum of the last regular valuation of said city, that cities of forty thousand inhabitants or over, may, by a majority vote of their city government, increase the present rate of five per centum by one-fourth of one per centum in any one municipal year until in not less than ten years, the maximum rate of seven and one-half per cent is reached, that any city failing to take the increase in any one municipal year then the increase for that year is lost and no increase can be made until the next year as provided above, and provided further,' so that said article as amended, shall read as follows: 'No city or town having less than forty thousand inhabitants, according to the last census taken by the United States, shall hereafter create any debt or liability, which single or in the aggregate, with previous debts or liabilities shall exceed five per centum of the last regular valuation of said city or town: provided, however, that cities having a population of forty thousand or more, according to the last census taken by the United States, may create a debt or liability which single or in the aggregate, with previous debts or liabilities, shall equal seven and one-half per cent of the last regular valuation of said city, that cities of forty thousand inhabitants, or over, may, by a majority vote of their city government, increase the present rate of five per centum by one-fourth of one per cent in any one municipal year, until, in not less than ten years, the maximum rate of seven and one-half per cent is reached, that any city failing to take the increase in any one municipal year then the increase for that year is lost and no increase can be made until the next year as provided above, and provided further, that the adoption of this article shall not be construed as applying to any fund received in trust by said city or town, nor to any loan for the purpose of renewing existing loans, or for war or to temporary loans to be paid out of the money raised by taxes during the year in which they were made.' CHAP. 221 Inhabitants cities and how notified. Resolved, that the aldermen of cities, selectmen of towns, and the assessors of the several plantations in this state, are hereby of towns, empowered and directed to notify the inhabitants of their re- plantations, spective cities, towns, or plantations, in the manner provided by law, to vote at a meeting to be held on the second Monday of September in the year one thousand nine hundred and eleven, upon an amendment proposed in the foregoing resolution, and the question shall be: "Shall the constitution be amended as proposed by resolution of the legislature providing that the towns having a population of forty thousand inhabitants or more, according to the last census taken by the United States, be permitted to create a debt or liability which single or in the aggregate equals seven and one-half per centum of its last regular valuation and that the increase in amount of debt be no greater than one-quarter of one per centum, over the present rate of five per cent in any one year, and the inhabitants of said city, town or plantation shall vote by ballot on said question, those favoring the amendment voting "yes" upon their ballots and those opposing voting "no" upon their ballots, and the ballots shall be received, sorted, counted, and declared in open ward, town, and plantation meetings, and lists of the votes so received shall be made and returned to the office of secretary of state in the same manner as votes for governor and members of the legislature and the governor and council shall count the same and make return to the next legislature and if it shall appear that a majority of the votes are in favor of the amendment the constitution shall be amended accordingly. Resolved, that the secretary of state shall prepare and furnish to the several cities, towns, and plantations, ballots and blank returns in conformity to the foregoing resolves accompanied by a copy thereof. Approved March 31, 1911. Secretary of furnish balblank re state shall lots and turns. |