Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-29

rusposs VI Pursulng person who ha
arrest such constable Of marshal has
warrant, no constable OF the aevera
towns. or city marshal of the severa
any authority In criminal matters beyont
The limits OF the town or city in whici
ne Is elected or chosen, so that said sec
Section 81. A warrant IT. issned an doIUws nw ,
municipal or police court or a frial i,s
tlce. for an offense .committed in hi.
county county or or unser Der the law for the mainte
directed to and executed by a cOnsta blt
q any town therein and II the ACCUSED
mas gone into another county before OF
ater tne warrant was issued a sheriff oI
hts deputy, coroner, or constable hayina
fhe warrant. may pursue and arrest hin
an,,y IN any county; and carry him to the
county Where the act complained of WA
committed; and when such officer ar.
rests person to commit him to the iai
or his county. he may convey him by the
most convenient and suitable route
aitnough IT pass through other counties
But, except for the purpose of retakinp :
a prisoner whom he has arrested and who
mas escaped. or for the purpose OF pur-
other town and for whose arrest slI(sf,
constable or marshal has a warrant. nn
constable OF the several towns. or city
county of York, shall have any authority
in criminal matters beyond the limits 81
the town or city in which he is elected or
chosen
Section @ This act shall take effect
when approved. tApproved March 27.)
Chapter :sx9.
AN ACT amendatory of and additional
to Chapter eighteen of the Revised Stat
Stes; relating to the repair of highways.
Section l. Sections sixty, siyty-thre,.
and seventy-three of the revised statutes
are hereby repealed.
Section 2: Section seventy, of said chap
Ter is hereby amended to read as follows /:
Section 20. Towns, may raise money
Tor the repair of bridges and WAYS. and
Greet the same. to be assessed as other
Fose by a road commissioner, under the
dlnection OF the selectmen.'
Section 8. Section fifty-nine of said
chapter Is hereby amended by striking
out all after the word .'charrcs. in The
second line. so that said section, as
aEsnied. shall read as follows:
section %. Each town shall annually
raise money to be expended on the town
ways and highways, to be assessed os
other town charges
Section a. Each town at it's annual
meeting shall elect. by ballot. Il road COM
missioner who shall have charge of the
repairs of all highways and bridges with
IN The town and shall have authority to
employ the necessary men and teams. AMI
l,urchasa timber. plank and other mate
rial for the repair of highways AMI
hridges. Said commissioner Shall be
.Worn to the flstlpfuI tlischaree on his
DUTY. give bonds to the satisfaction cf
lhe selectmen. and be responsible to the.
ior the expenditure of money. and dis
cnlfge CT his duties generally. Th. con.-
len;ation of said commissioner shall !,
such sum as the town shall annually vo, ,
.sSreior, which sum shall. in no case be
less than two dollars per day, of every
cay OF actual service and he shall rer-
der to the seaectmen monthly Statements $
OF his expenditures, and receive no money
rom the treasury only on the order CT
Section 5. No person can. at the same
time, hold the office of road commissioner
crI selectm3n.
Section 6. Seventy-five per cent of the
highway taxes assessed shall be ex-
rended upon the highways prior to the
fifteenth day Of July. and the balance ut
such time as the commissioner deems for
the best good of the public.
section T.. If town fails to elect a
road commissioner at its annual meet
ing or II person elected fails to qualify
before the first day of April. the office
shall be deemed vacant. and shall re
filled by the selectmen by appointment;
ana in the event of Il vacancy caused by
death or otherwise. the selectmen shall
appoint some competent person to fill out
the unexpired term. who shall qualify
ana perform his duties as prescribed by
Section S. Said commissioner shall keep
accurate accounts. showing in detail all
moneys paid ont by him. to whom and for
what purpose; he shall settle his accounts
on or before the twentieth day of Febr,i-
airy. annually. and the same shall be re-
ported In the annual town report in detail.
his respective office for the term of one
year from the date of his election. or un-
II the election or appointment. and quail
iIcation of his successor.
Section 10. So much of chapter eighteen
OF the revised statutes and all other acts
and parts of acts inconsistent herewith.
are herewith repealed.
Section II. This act shall take effect
March one, eighteen hundred and ninety
eight. (Approved March 27.)
Chapter $50.
AN ACT to amend Chapter one hundred
and thirteen of the Revised Statutes.
seven of the Public Laws of eighteen
hundred and eightyseven. as amended
by Chapter three hundred and thirteen
and ninety-three relating to the ap-
pointment and duties of disclosure COM
missioners.
thirteen. section fifty-one. of the revised
statutes. is hereby repealed and the fol-
lowing is enacted in place thereof:
Section 81. The governor shall from
time to time appoint commissioners in
different localities within and for each
county of the state who shall have juris-
diction within the county for which they
are appointed and shall perform the du-
ties required by the fifteen following sec
tions. Such commissioners shall be at
torneys at law and shall be sworn and
shall hold office for the term of seven
years. They shall have an official seal
which shall have engraved thereon the
disclosure Commissioner" and the word
Maine and the name of the county and
the town or city where the commissioner
resides. Each town or city of not more
than five thousand Inhabitants shown
by the last preceding census of The United
States shall be entitled to one such COM
missioner and not more than one and for
every additional five thousand inhabit-
ants thus shown an additional commits
sioner shall be allowed. provided that the
total number of commissioners in any
one town or city shall in no case exceed
six. The office of disclosure commits
sioner heretofore created under the
former provisions of this section is here
by abolished, but nothing in this act shall
be construed to affect the validity of eX-
ecutions or certificates thereon hereto
fore issued by such commissioners. Any
commissioner appointed under this act
shall have power to renew executions
heretofore issued by any former commits
sioner within and for the same county,
and executions heretofore issued by him
SELF
Section 2 The commissioners appointed
under said section fifty-one of chapter
one hundred and thirteen of the revised
statutes. as amended by this act. shall
perform the duties required by chapter
one hundred and thirty-seven of the
public laws of eighteen hundred and
eighty-Seven, and acts amendatory there
of and additional thereto.
Section 3. ChaDter one hundred and
thirty-seven, section two. of the public
laws of eighteen hundred and eighty
seven is hereby amended by striking out