132 CHAP. 191. STATE VALUATION.-LIMINGTON AND LIMERICK.-TOWN OF LAMOINE. Valuation, state, establishing of. Chapter 191. Resolve establishing a valuation of the State of Maine. Resolved, That the number of polls and amount of estates annexed to the several cities, towns and plantations in the several counties, and the lists of wild lands, not included in the lists of cities, towns and plantations, with the number of acres and the value thereto annexed, and the aggregate of the several counties in the foregoing schedule, are hereby established, as the true number of polls and valuation of estates, of taxable polls and estates of this state, until the further order of the legislature. Approved March 21, 1870. Valuation of Limington reduced $45,000, and same amount added to Limerick. Chapter 192. Resolve concerning the state valuation of certain towns in York county. Resolved, That the estates to the value of forty-five thousand four hundred and twenty-four dollars, be deducted from the valuation of the town of Limington, and added to the town of Limerick, in the county of York. Approved March 21, 1870. Lamoine, town of, with polls and Chapter 193. Resolves amending the report of the state valuation commissioners. Resolved, That the name of the town of Lamoine, together with her one hundred and fifty-six polls and estates of one hundred and forty-two thousand four hundred and forty-nine dollars, be added to the list of towns in Hancock county, and the same number of polls and value of estates be deducted from the town of Trenton. Resolved, That the number of four polls and estates, to the value of seven hundred and twenty dollars, be added to the polls and estates of the town of Gouldsborough, and the same be taken from the polls and estates of number seven. Approved March 21, 1870. CHAP. 194. estates, added to list of towns in Hancock county. Trenton, deduc tion from. Gouldsborough, additions to. Chapter 194. Resolve in favor of paying expense of joint special committee to visit College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. Resolved, That the sum of one hundred and ninety-two dollars and twenty cents be and is hereby appropriated to defray the expense of the joint special committee while visiting the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. Approved March 22, 1870. Committee on agriculture, in favor of Chapter 195. Resolve concerning debts of this state contracted prior to February twenty-five, eighteen hundred and sixty-two. WHEREAS, The Supreme court of the United States have decided, in a case recently before them, and promulgated their opinion, that all unsatisfied contracts for the payment of money, existing prior to the twenty-fifth day of February, eigteen hundred sixty-two, are payable in coin, and not in United States notes commonly called legal tenders; therefore, Resolved, That while the said judicial opinion stands as the authoritative judgment of the said court, all such contracts made by this state prior to the date aforesaid, should be paid at maturity, in coin, or its equivalent in currency, and the treasurer of state is hereby authorized to act accordingly. Approved March 23, 1870. Contracts made prior to Feb. 18, 1862, treasurer authorized to pay in coin or its equivalent. Chapter 196. Resolve making appropriation for repairs of state house. Resolved, That the superintendent of public buildings, under the direction of the governor and council, is hereby authorized to Public buildings, repairs upon. appropriation for CHAP. 197. cause to be made such repairs of the roof as will insure the same against leakage; and there is hereby placed at the disposal of the governor and council for the purpose above named, the sum of two thousand dollars, the whole or such part thereof to be by them appropriated as the improvements herein specified in their judgment may require. Approved March 23, 1870. Arsenal, state, at Chapter 197. Resolves relating to the state arsenals at Bangor and Portland. Resolved, That two hundred and fifty dollars be and is hereby priation for repair appropriated, for the repair of the state arsenal at Bangor, to be expended under the direction of the governor and council. of. Governor and council author ized to provide arsenal if interest Resolved, That in case the grant of the arsenal lot in Portland made by this legislature to the Maine General Hospital, at any of state require it. time becomes effectual, the governor and council are hereby authorized to provide another arsenal and to use or dispose of the present arsenal buildings thereon as the interests of the state may require, and two thousand dollars are hereby appropriated for that purpose. Approved March 23, 1870. Appropriation, and how made. Chapter 198. Resolve appropriating the proceeds of the sale of certain lands to the use of the Granger WHEREAS, By an act approved February fifteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, money to be produced by sales of public lands and timber not otherwise appropriated, to be designated, advertised and sold by the land agent, was appropriated to the use of the Granger Turnpike Company, on certain conditions being complied with; and whereas, since that time certain lands, viz: the northerly third of number one, range six, W. B. K. P., have been sold without being designated as required by said act, and the sum of four thousand dollars realized therefrom, and paid into the treasury without having been assigned to the special fund in aid of the Granger Turnpike Company, therefore Resolved, That the sum of four thousand dollars, from any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, is hereby appropriated and set apart to the special fund in aid of the Granger Turnpike Company, to be subject to the order of the governor, in accordance with the provisions and subject to the conditions of CHAP. 199. chapter nine of the resolves of eighteen hundred and sixty-six; Conditions. provided, that nothing in this resolve shall be construed as rendering the state liable in any event to pay more than the thirty thousand dollars originally specified; provided further, that this resolve shall in no way effect the liability of the state to pay the balance of the thirty thousand dollars, or any part thereof, and that this resolve shall not be construed as a renewal of the former resolve, or new promise on the part of the state to pay the balance of the thirty thousand dollars. Approved March 23, 1870. Chapter 199. Resolve in relation to pay of commissioners. Services of com missioners, gov ernor and council to audit bills for. Resolved, That the governor and council in auditing bills for services of any commissioner appointed by them, shall allow pay per diem for each day actually employed in the service for which they were appointed, and no more; provided however, that should Proviso. any such commissioner be incapable of attending to his duties, by reason of personal sickness, then the governor and council shall allow such time of service as they may deem just and proper. Approved March 23, 1870. Chapter 200. Resolve concerning the valuation of certain towns in the county of Kennebec. Resolved, That estates to the value of nine thousand six hundred and seven dollars be deducted from the valuation of the town of Manchester, in the county of Kennebec, and added to the valuation of the city of Hallowell in said county. Approved March 23, 1870. Chapter 201. Resolve to pay the expenses of the joint special committee on investigation of paper credits. favor of. Resolved, That the state treasurer is hereby authorized to pay H. Hume, in to H. Hume, the sum of eighty-five dollars, for money actually expended in conducting the investigation of paper credits. Approved March 23, 1870. |