Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-04-05

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Approved Msrcn "a
| CAapser sAs.
AN ACT - amend chapter 6fty.oM -
the Revised statutes, relating to Fra ~
Libraries.
Re- IL enacted BY the Senate and Hcsn =
| Representatives IN Legislature assembled :.
| follows:
| SECTION !. section nine n chapter hfty.a~
| OF tho revised statutes is amended by siriA.
TUG ont all Of saad section and inserting ~
following.
1 section 4 Any town may establish q A..
public library therein for the use Of its inAsA
itante, and psnvfdc suitable rooms theYe4p
| under such regulation for Its gcvrrnmcsass
| tho Inhabitants from time TO time prvscrSN
| and may Appropriate for the foundation -
| commencement "f such library sum not -
rcesttnr two dollars and for its mAintenans>
and increase annually sum not cxecedl.
| one dollar for cseh vi ills ra,shie polls In ~
| year next rrccriinE
Section :, The municipal otficeea in -,
town or city where n free public lihsavS
established shall annually, on the first dnv =
| MAY. certify 10 the state TREASURER the amou,s
of nonry appropriated and expended by said
trwn Or city during the preceding year for ~
| purchase of hncks and documents foP the -
and benefit OF such ftcc public library; "a
tho state treasurer thcrcupon shall pay 10 ~
town from the state trrasur, for the pnrchas.
| III books for the use OF such library sxn
equal to ten per cent Of the amount 70 a.
pended by said town Ar certified by its mupic.
ipal officers.
Section J. Any town or city In which tAsN
Is library owned or controlled by corposu.
1 tion or association may appropriate cum -
exceeding hve hundred dollars YEARLY to N.
cure from, such library the free Use Of It's heo&s
| for all the inhabitants OF the town or city
under such RESTRICTIONS ami regulations -
| shall insure the safety and good usage Of he
books, ana such hnrary may then he CO...
| sidered tree public library, and said town oe
| city shall DC eh''tied I" the benefits Of the
proceeding section, provided that any beoSs
| and documents purchased with said state
| stipend ana all books and documents donated
| by the state shall bc and remain the property
| OF SAID MUNICIPALITY
| Section T. IN every town and city whees
a free pnbltc library exists, the state fhfa.
rian shall transmit To such library all lava
Maine reports and other documents which
the town or city is by law entitled 10 ~
lccive from tho state, and the same shall 10
Ftonstant'y kept in such library for the No
and benefit of all the citizens; and the mu-
,ransSer ,n saia Bhrar, ali ia. ,..a MA, sus"
| r.nort. .na n,har dnc,,r,n,s h,r.,a,.. ,"'.s
ceivcd from the state and now in tho eus-
tody OF any OF the officers Of said town ~
city' ana inc officers OF saia library on or b.
'orr the nrst aay 81 Atr'i ri each year, shall
scna 70 INC s,"te horar,an report con'ainine
ist OF an o"ohs an" monuments pnrchased
with the state stipend for the preceding year,
an" Oh MI ""Ns IN" ""cumrhts received from
the sta'e IN s,.ii hnrarv.
itbor;yca and directed IN donat. f,o,n ~.
Maine statc libr,ry IN .nv Town NJ las. ,ss.
| 6ficcn hundred inhab,,an,s .nd hay,n.. =
cro, ,n,I;, ,ih,.,,, ,wn,a .na oan,r.,.t ~
thc town hnals purchased far INIT nnrn.ss
not exceeding iifty per cent in value the brois
and docum,nts mrs nsed by said t,rn n,
the purpose of founding a free public librnrv
therein: said donation in no ease to c.ceai
one hundred dollars
| section a. Ma town shall M entitled IA N.
benefits of this provision until lis legal voters,
nj n repuIarly called town meeting bnvs
rniscd and appropriatcd MOI, les, than ons
hundred dollars for the purchase of hooka
and have provided for the care, custody and
ldistributiou of lis avn books. and of those In
hc donated by the state.
Section Z. The librarian or trustees Of any
| free public library may ask the governor
and council for advice in regard to tho selec-
ton of books, aud may receive instruction Al
Statt iiUiiiN III 'aise'khiuLE any
other matters pertaining TO the maintenance
or administration of the library.
Approved MARCH, q.
| Chapter %i3.
AN ACT relating to Probate Appeals
| BE il enacted by the Senate and House NJ Rep
rcSeniatives in Legislature assembled, asfol
lows:
When a nonresident party appears by an
attorney residing in this state boiore the judge
oil probate IN any ease, ana mn appeal IA TAKEN,
The service OF copy OF INC reasons oil appeal
| upon such attorney snail nc huincent'
| Approved March IL.
| Chapter "a.
| AN ACT establishing Tho salary Of the Regis.
ter OF Probate IN and Tor the county OF Ph.
caiaquis.
! he II rnBctcd by The senate and Houae OF
| Representatives In Legislature assembled, ~
follows;
Section !. From md after tho first dayof
| January. in the year OF o'ir Lord one thousand
eight hundred and hinety-fhrcs, tho saiaryos
| the registoro Of probate Of the county Of Pfa-
cataqus shall bc five hundred dollars Ter an-
| nGn', instead of the sum now allowed by law.
Section. This act shall take effect when
approved.
Chapter 2A5.
AN At"r 10 regulate the duties of Recordibe
,1iccrs.
BE il enacted by tho Senate and HOUSE II
Representatives in Legislature assembled. %
follows;
| Section l. No CITY, county or state officer
W hose duty II is 10 record cnuyryauccs Of any
kind. assignments. certificates or Other doen.
nenty or papcrs whatsos yer shall draft or aid
in drafting any conveyance assignment Ger.
illicatc or other document or pal,cr which bs
IL Inv Law r,ouircd 10 record In fntl ar In mart:
pndcr a penalty of moi exceeding one hundred
dollars. to be recovered by any complainant