| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. Deorganization of Town of Madrid. The Town of Madrid in Franklin | 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. |
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| | 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. |
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| | Sec. 3. Provision of education services. Notwithstanding any other law, | this section entitles all kindergarten to Grade 8 pupils in | Madrid to attend school in the Town of Phillips and all secondary | school pupils to attend school within School Administrative | District No. 58, upon deorganization. Pupils must be provided | transportation at state expense to those schools. |
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| | Sec. 4. Assessment of taxes. The State Tax Assessor shall assess the | real and personal property taxes in the Town of Madrid as of | April 1, 2000 as provided in Title 36, chapter 115. |
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| | Sec. 5. Referendum; certificate to Secretary of State. Notwithstanding Title | 30-A, section 7209, the municipal officers of the town shall | submit this Act to the legal voters of the Town of Madrid by | ballot at the next general 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: |
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| "Do you favor the deorganization of the Town of Madrid?" |
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| | 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 |
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| 2/3 of the legal voters voting at the general election, and the |
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