Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-04-12

erection of school houses.
BE n enacted bU the Senate and House of Represent
dtireS in Legislature assembled, as f0i{ot-S'
Section l. Section thirty-fv Of chapter eleven
of the revised statutes OF eighteen hundred and
seventy is hereby amended by inserting after
the word "by in the second line OF said section the
words, a town or so As amended, to read a. fol-
lows
Section 80. A plan for the erection or recon
struction OF school house voted by town dis
trict shall first be approved by the experimenting
Secton2, This act shall take effect when APP
proved. lApproved January y. 1888
Chapter 100.
AN ACT 10 protect officers in the service of process
civil and criminal.
Be II enacted, dc, as follows
Section l. If any person shall wilfully obstrCct
any officer, or other person duly authorized i'll the
service of any lawful process order in any civil
case, or in any criminal case the punishment of
which may oe imprisonment in the common Jail and
fine, or either, he shall be punished by imprison-
ment not exceeding one year aud by fine rot exceed
ing three hundred dollars
Section =. If any person shall wlfuv obstruct
any officer, other person duly authorized, in the
service of any criminal process for any offence pun
shall be punished by imprisonment not exceeding
two years or by fine not exceeding i've hundred
dollars, or both. lApproyed January 30, 1883
Chapter lOl.
AN ACT to amend section thrty-two OF chaDter
eleven of the Revised Statutes. relating the To-
cation OF school houses.
Be 1t enacted, DC, as follows
Section /. Section thirty-two of chapter eleven
OF the revised statutes of eighteen hundred and
seveny-one is hereby amended. by adding after the
word thereon" in the last line, the words sin
towns which have abolished the school districts
therein, the location for the erection removal of
school houses and necessary buildings and for neces.
sary play grounds, shall be designated bv vote of
said town at any town meeting called for that pur-
pose so that said section amended shall read as
follows: -.
Section 80. At any district meeting called for
the purpose of removing a school house locating
one to be erected, If more than nethrd of the vot
ers present and voting object thereto the clerk shall
make record of the fact and the municipal officers
on written application ofany three or more of said
voters, or any committee of the district, made with
in thirty days thereaferwards shall soon as NAV
be- appoint a time and place in the district to hear
the parties, and give such notice is required for
district meeting; and after such hearing they NAV
decide where the school house shall be placed; and
shall, within ten days. give certificate Of their de-
termination to the clerk of the district, who shall
forthwith enter it on his records and the district
shall proceed to erect, or remove the school house
ers present at said neeting but such officer rcsid
ing in the district shall have any voice in such de-
termination and when majority of them reside
therein. do not agree, the experimenting school
committee shall do all the duties herein required of
the municipal officers; and if the district refuses
negects for sixty days to carry into effect such de-
termination, the municipal officers superintend.
ing school committee at the expense of the district,
shall it need be, purchase lot for said house and
cause 1t to be erected or removed thereon In towns
which have abolished the school districts therein,
the location for the erection removal of school
houses and necessary buildings and for necessary
play grounds shall be designated by vote of said
town at any town meeting called for that purpose
Section 2. This act shall take effect when ap-
proved. lApprOved January 80, 1881
Chapter 1O1.
AN ACT fixing time when amendments to the
Constitution shall take effect.
Be II enacted, &C., as follows:
Section l. Unless otherwise provided in the re-
solve submitting it, every constitutional amendment
shall take effect and become part of the constitution
on the first Wednesday of January following its
adoption by the people.
Section q Within thirty days after it shall ap-
pear that constitutional amendment has been
adopted, the governor shall make proclamation
thereof and the secretary of state shall forthwith