CHAPTER 32

H.P. 1201 - L.D. 1624

An Act To Authorize the Deorganization of the Town of

Centerville

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. Deorganization of Town of Centerville. Notwithstanding 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.