Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-01-17
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BY Senator HsiEes Of w.rsryIiis. b. ,hs
provisions Of this NEE sure the board Of
rsEssR0ioa IL to he established 10 each
cry snd 10 % bsye exclusive power and
ssshorisy to desssmiss the qusiiAexfion d
voters spd sxclssivs pessf . make
up, correct snd revise the lie. OF votsss
and TO have ell the powers nov
dsleesaed TO tbs municipal ofacsss
With regard y The check list. The
board is to consia Of three members, Yssi-
dents and legal voters Of the city, one to be
appointed BY the Governor for four years
term and shslI nos be eligible 70 any sise;-
i've municipal cmes daring the term. The
other two members Of the board ere to be
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political parry polling the high
est number Of votes for Governor,
each to hold ofdce for ~, yssrs add
be eligible 70 10 municipal ofies. Each Of
these two members 10 TO be nomisstsd by
the City Committee Of his ovn Political PSF
ty and to be appointsd by the mayor.
Should committee neglect to nominate,
the mayor shsll select and sppoin. 4 man
from the political party reglecting TO make
the nomi nation.
The msn nominated by The Governor
shall preside st The me etinss bus shall not
vote except in case Of tie. This board
shall have the sols power to hear evidence
and determine the qgalifi .ations Of
voters. shall compel attendance Of
witnesses, puni.h for contempt snd issue
oil processes necessary to their business.
No name shsll be Adaed or ssricken from
said voting lists except during open session
OF the board. The board after being
chosen is TO prepare n check list Of
such persons A. appear TO be le-
gaiiy qualified voters and no name
shall thereafter be put on the list except
such person shall appear before the board
personally. Any peraon tsstifying falsely
before the board shall be subject to the
penalties of perjury. No change shall
be made in the list exc p: in open session.
Certified Copies OF the voting lst are
to be posted fourteen days before a murici-
raj election ard thirty days prior to other
elections. No nams shall be challenged of
before the party has been given Al opp rtu-
nifty to be heard. The City CLERK will act
a. clerk Of the board, and the expenses Of
the board are to be paid by the cites. Sew
en- penal les are 10 be imposed for fraud.
A petition was received from ths Carbon
overseer, Of the poor representing that 1t 10
great hardship for towns slong the borders
Of the State to be obliged to support per-
sons who have no settlement in this State
and Asking for a law whereby the State
shall ranumsrate such towns for all neces-
ssry supplies Furnished such persons.
One petition received yesterday was for
the passage Of = law requiring the several
counties to bnild and maintain the grea.
bridges within their Limits.
A resolve was introduced into the House
Friday asking that the sum Of $1,000 be
Appropriated annually for tan years to tn,
Gould Acsiemy Ia Bethel.
senstor Smith of Lincoln presented in
The Senate Friday an act to amend Sec. 6
Chsp. POS, Public Laws of 1889 relating to
havksrs aud psllars. 1. provi les in addi-
ton 70 soldiers or sailors disabled that any
person blind or who has lest a leg Or an
arm and who is citizen OF the United
States shall be exempt from paying the
license fees.
There was gsnerou, f,od of petit ons
ia favor of the dental registration bill re
ceived Friday.
Those who are for the measure requir-
ing towns to reimburse owners OF sheep
killed by dogs are receiving coed deal Of
encouragement in the way Of petitions.
Quite = number Of petitions have been
received Ia All Of Hon. T. o Vickey's
petition that the County Commissioners be
empowered to lay out q way across The
tide waters Of Atkin's Bay.
The Maine Water Company wants its
capital stock increased to three millions
An appropriation is wanted for the Kit
terry Navy yard snd bill requesting Maine .
delegation In Congress to endeavcr t, obtain
the sane was putin the Senate YESTERDAY.
Amorg Fridays bill presented was one
sppropriatng $1,000 for the Temporary
Home for women and children at Deerirg
N. W. Murphy and Viola M. Murphy,
re.iiens Of the t,wn,hip OF Parlin Pond,
an upincorpors,sd place. represent that
there 10 no school 10 said tow nship and none
within many miles, shat there is large
sum OF mouay, $500 in the State Treas
ury received from the sale o f public lands
devoted to tchools in sal 4 township. They
request that the income Of said money or
.uca pa;t IS proper f1r The education of
their children be devoted to that purpose.