Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-03-20


mitted by any court sitting in the county where
such Jail is situated. approved March 4, 1879
Chapter 100.
AN ACT amend chapter hundred thirty Of
the Revised Statutes relating to the disposal Of Insane
Criminals.
Be IL enacted &c, as follows:
SEC /. section second Of chapter hundred thirty
Of the revised statutes hereby amended by insert
lag therein after the word "to it is first found in the
seventh line Of said section the words the insane depart
OF the STATE aud also striking out all IN said sect"n
after the words hospital in line, and adding
thereto following words AN! any person
to the insane department Of the prison. shall
charged by the having jurisdiction Of the only
satisfactory prof that his charge will not endanger
the peace and safety of the communi and when
sactoy proof such discharged from the insane
department of the state prison is again found insane and
dangerous judge of the supreme judicial court ~
precelt stating the fact Of his insanity, recommt him TO
the depar of the state prison. 10 the insane
hospital, that said sect amended, shall read
follows:
Sect 2 When the grand jury om;s to nd an indict-
az ans any pr>on arrested by legal process to
for orense by of his insanity they shall
certify that fact TO The court; AID when traverse jury,
for The reason, acquits any person Indicted, they
shall state that fact TO the court when they return their
verdict; and the court by precep stating the fact of
sanity may commit him to the insane department of the
state prison t. the insane hospitals and person
committed t. the insane dep rtmen Of the state prison
shall discharged by the court having jursd the
case only satisfactory proof that his discharge will
enianger the peace and safety Of the community; and
when satisfactory proof such person discharged
from tn. insane department of the state prison is again
IoUnu insane dtu &c OF ule
judicial court may by precept stating the fact of his in
sanity, ecommi: him the insane department Of
state prison, TO the insane hospital
Section third u chapter is hereby smended
by inserting in the first line next after the word com
mitted" the words 20 the insane hospital that the
first Claus. Of said section shall read as follow
Sect. Any person so Committed TO the insane hospi
tsl may schsrged by any judge Q: the supreme iul-
cia in term time VACATION, sa factory proof
that his dcBarg- will not endauger the and safety
OF the community
SEC 8 The convicts insane now in the insane hospital
upon satisfactory proof that the said persons insane
incursble, and that longer residence III rin will have
deetrrous Influence the other pat OF said hsp al
may be removed by order of The governor and council to
Ia inssn" d.ps tmeEt Of the state .on GAP Mar 10
An A., II. Cha pter, 49, 81. Valuation.
Be eHaFir Of each city, town and plantation
in this state for the year, shall the time
vded by Law for that pup accurate
list of all he male polls of twentyone years of sge and
upwards, resident in belonging said city town or
plantation whether such persons home abroad
distinguishing such exempted from taxation and
shall also make tue and accurate lists of all ratahe
taes, both real an personal exempt by law from
ing state taxes lying or being within their several cities
towns plantations, and all property Of
kind, wherever situated or .oc .tei which ia
subject BE- taxed in sail cities towns or .nstio,s
and said shall af said estates d pr,prty
Of whatever kind enumerated and firth in sad SITS
the full, fair cash value thereof and shall also Ike Sc o.
arate lists of all vessels ed in whole part in their
respective Cities towns and plsnt.ons stating their
names age value and TONNAGE, aud shall submit the
next egisla the Monday of January n-Yt
all said lists of pc Is aud vtlu eion f this year.
SEC. Tle assessors of every city, and pl41ta
tiOn shall also produce be produced before
the xt Legislature for their examnatou on the second
Monday of January next, the full original poll lists and
vauAo lists OF their several CITIES towns and pauta-
tons for the years eighteen hui aud
eighteen hunred and seventy and eighteen
and seventy nine.
SEC 3. And the assessors Of the several cities towns
and panat for the year hundred and seventy
nine, shall make their vau t and tax lists of all tax
able property in cir several localities the full value
thereof Aires id and before said lists thus pre- parrd
shall be TRANSMITTED to the next legislature as aforesaid
the said assessors shall make oath aft rmat,n to tue
facts to thu manner in which tax and valuation
lists tde up aud shall subscribe certificate of liz
oath upon said lists duly aested and if any assessors
shall refuse negec to comp with requirements Of
this they shall for each ofense and nav No
on rot less than fifty than hu ldred dollars
SEC. i This act shall take eff ct when approved
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