The Portland daily press., 1877-02-27

eleven of the Revised Statutes, relating to the
election of experimenting School Committees.
BE 1t enacted, de-, as follows:
Section fifty three of chapter eleven Of the revised
sCatutes Is hereby amended by adding thereto the
words provided however, that if the one thus re.
naming in office shall decline or neglect to fill the
GERS shall fill said vacancies so that said section as
amended, shall read as follows:
SECT 50. experimenting school committees at
their first meeting, shall designate by lot one of
their number to hold office three years. and another
two years. and certify such designation to the town
shall hold office one year, and each member elected
TO I'LL the place of one whose term expires, shall
hold office three years They shall fill all vacancies
IN their number until the next annual town meet
ing: Two members shall constitute quorum but
II there is but one in office, he may fill vacancies;
provided, however, that if the one thus remaining
existing in the board the municipal officers shall
I'LL said vacancies [Approved February 7, 1871
AN ACT to amend chapter sixty of the Public
Laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-six relating
pa to administrators Admins Executors and Trustees.
chapter sixty of the public laws of eighteen hun.
dred and seventy.six is hereby amended, by insert
words and when they reside beyond the limits Of
TINS State before a commissioner for the State of
Maine or United States CONSUL, so that said chap.
ter, as amended, shall read as follows:
Administrators, executors and trustees are here
by to make oath to their several accounts
De1ore justice OF the peace, in all cases, and when
commissioner for the State of Maine or a United
States consul, where objection is made by parties
interested, to the allowance Of said account
,iApprOved February 7, 1871
Chapter
AN AL to amend section three, chapter seven of
t4e Revised Statutes relating to Election Returns
Be 1t enacted &c., as follows:
Section three chapter of the revised statutes
ing the first week in in the eighth and ninth lines,
and inserting instead thereof the words con or be-
fore the first day off, also, by striking out the words
teenth and fourteenth lines Of said section and in
sorting the word forthwith, after the word "shal -
IN said fourteenth ine that said section as amend
ed, shall read as ollows:
SECT. 3. The meetings for election of register
OF deeds shall be notified, held and regulated and
the votes received, sorted counted, declared and
recorded in the same votes for represent
aves and tair copies of the lists of votes Shall be
attested by the municipal officers and clerks of
towns Tow ana sealed up in open town meeting; and
the town clerks shall cause them to be delivered in
to the office of the Secretary of State within thirty
days next succeeding any meeting for their election
the first day Of December following, open and ex.
anime the same and also the lists ovotes of citizens
IN tne mntary service returned to said office under
the provisions OF the law in that behalf They shall
have the same power to correct errors conferred
by section five Of chapter seventy eight and they
SHALL forthwith issue Certificates of election to such
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county or registry district and the person thus
elected, and having given the bond required in sec
ton four, duly approved by the county commission
ers shall hold his office for the term of five years
from the first day of January thereafter and unit
another shall be chosen and qualified.
[Approved February Z 1871
Chapter l76.
AN ACT against Pool Selling and Lotteries
Be 1t enacted &c., as follows:
SECT. l. Any person engaging in or having any
thing to do with pool selling shall! upon conviction