The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-04-02

Section G. eThe sum of three thousand dollars per

Section G. 0The sum of three thousand dollars per
annum much thereof may be deemed nec-
essarv By the state board of health is hereby apnro-
pratcl to pay the salary OF the secretary meet the
contingent expenses of the office of the secretary,
and the expenses of the board, which shall not
coed the sum hereby appropriated. Said expenses
shall b. certified and paid in the same manner as
the salary of the secretary.
Section :. 1t shall be the duty of the health
committee in each town and city in the state, at
least in each year to report to the state board
of health it, proceedings, and such other facts re
CURED, on blanks and in accordance with instruc-
tons received from said state board. 1t shall also
make special reports whenever required to do so
by the state board of health.
Section g. In order to afford to this board bet
ter advantages for obtaining knowledge important
to be incorporated with that collected through
special Investigations and from other sources it
shall he the duty of the officers of the state. the
physicians of all incorporated companies, and the
president agent of any company chartered, Or
ganZed, or transacting business under the laws of
this state far as il practicable, to furnish to the
state board of health any information bearing up-
on public health which may be requested by said
board for the purpose of enabling it better to per.
form its duties of col Getting and distributing useful
knowledge on this subject.
Section 8. The secretary of the state board of
health shall be the superintendent of vital statistics
Under the general direction of the secretary of
state he shall collect these statistics and prepare
and publish the report required by law relating to
births marriages and deaths.
Section 10. The secretary of state shall provide
the state capital and ofice-room for it secreta-
ry. n
Section il. This act shall take effect when ap-
proved. Improved February %, 1851
Chapter 2S7.
AN ACT to restore and increase the salary of the
County Attorney of the county of Piscataquis.
Be it endctsi, etc, as follows:
Section The salary of the county attorney of
the county of Piscataquis, from and after the
first day of January, in the year eighteen hun
dred and eghty-tive, is hereby established at the
sum of two hundred and fifty dollars per annum,
payable in quarterly payments, instead of the
now allowed by law.
Section 2. This act shall take effect when ap-
proved. Improved March 8, 1885.
Chapter 2SS.
AN ACT establishing the salary of the Register Of
Probate for the county of Androscoggn.
Be it enacted, ETC., as follows:
Section /. The register ofprobate for the county
of Androscoggin shall receive an annual salary
from the treasury of said county of five hundred
dollars, payable quarterly on the first days of Jan
uary, April July, and October in each year, begin
ming on the first day of April, eighteen hundred
and eighty i've, instead of the salary provided
by law,
Section 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent
with this act hereby repealed.
Approved March 8, 1851
Chapter $50.
AN ACT to restore the salary of the County At
tOrney of Somerset County.
Be it enacted, ETC., as follows:
Section l. On and after January one, eighteen
hundred and eightv-five, the salary of the county
attorney of Somerset county shall be three hun
dred and fifty dollars per year, instead of the
now established by law; and that shall be in
full for all services performed by said county at
torney for the state and county
Section 2. This act shall take effect when ap-
proved. (Approyed March 8, 1851
Chapter $50.
AN ACT to amend section two of chapter
hundred and fifteen of the Revised Statutes and
restore the salary of the County Attorney of Pc
nobscot County.
Be 1T enacted, etc. as follows
Section 1. That section two of chapter one hun
dred and fifteen of the revised statutes be amended
by striking out the word six in the eleventh line
of said section, and inserting the word eight
that said section when amended in said eleventh
line shall read; Penobscot eight hundred dollars
proved. [Approved March 3, 1885.
Chapter 291.
AN ACT providing for choice of park commits
sioners.
Be it enacted, ETC., as follows:
Towns and cities may choose by ballot, park COM
mssiOners, to hold office one, two and three years
respectively, and after the first year choose an
nually commissioner for three years in place of
one whose term expires they shall have the care
and superintendent of the public parks and direct
the expenditures of oil moneys appropriated for the
improvement of the same.
[Approved March 8, 1851
Chapter 292.
AN ACT additional to chapter fifty-one of the Re
vised Statutes relating to railroads.
Be it enacted, etc, follows:
Section 1. No passenger train shall be run over
any railroad, any railroad in process of
made an inspection of srch railroad and granted
certificate ofits safety for public travel.