Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-29

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Chapter nos. * III,
An ACT to amend section one hundrcd
and twelve OF Cna .,tei' elevs:t q the
Revised Statutes, as aTnerdsd ny Chap
i Ter thirty.sevsn Of the Pubic Pubic Laws q
by Chapter oile hundred and twenty
one OF the Public Laws OF eighteen
hundred and ninety-fivc. relating e
Training School.
Section /. Section one hundred twelve
of chapter eleven of the revived statutes,
the public laws Of eighteen hundred and
ninety-One, and by chapter one hundred
and twenty One Of the public laws OF
f,ghteen hnrd Ire ard nne5y-iiye Is here
words ..'twenty-seveD, IN the second line
thereof. the words 'thirty-one,' so that
said section shall read as follows:
Section liz. For the support of the
three normal schools and the hadawaska
Training School thirty-one thousand dol
lars is annually appropriated. to be ex-
tees. which sum tho treasurer OF state
shall deduct for said purpose from any
school money raised for the support of
e may fTo% lime the 70 ie a Sa sn
proper. draw warrants therefor. on said
treasurer in favor of said trustees
SeSi snnIov ms act t shall take eject
Chapter BOD.
AN ACT TO prevent the reproduction of
prize fights by Photographs.
ANY person exh.oating publicly any pho
prize fight shall be punished by a fine not
exceeding five hundred dollars.
(AppiOyed March 26.)
Chapter $40.
AN ACT in relation to Political Caucuses
Section /. The city Committees Of any
political party are hereby authorized to
fix the time and place of and call all ward
and general caucuses of their respective
parties; provided. however, that such call
shall be by public notice posted in con-
spicuous places in each ward of the city
where such caucus is to be held. at least
six day before the time of holding such
caucus.
Section 2. The board of registration in
cities shall. at the request of said COM
mittees IN their respective cities. furnish
lists of voters. by wards. used in their
said cities at the election next preceding
any caucus called under the provisions OF
this act. the expense of furnishing such
copy TO be paid as other expenses of
boards of registration are row paid.
Section B.. Whenever fifty or more
in writing, request the city committee OF
the party to which they belong to use
said voting lists as check lists in any
caucus ca el; Of ,heir party called; or about to
SO used to determine the right to vote
of any person claiming that right. and no
person shall vote in the caucus in which
such voting lists are used as check lists.
unless his name shall appear upon said
lists: but said voting lists may be used
as check lists in caucuses when no such
request OF fifty voters has been made:
provided. however. that no person shall
be deprived of the right TO vote in eau
Gus OF his Gym party who shall have
gained the night to vote in the election
age of majority, or by having gained the
right to vote in such election by residence
subsequent to the time when the lists OF
act shall have been made.
Section 4. No person shall vote in any
caucus called by committee of party
Of which ne is not member. Whoever
shall violate the provisions of this Sec
ton shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor and upon conviction shall be
subject TO a penalty OF not less than five
nor more than fifty dollars. to be recov-
cred as other fines and penalties for mis-
demeanOrs are now recovered.
Section 5. In any call for a caucus as
for by this act. the committee
call. the time when the polls for receiv-
ing votes shall be open and. allowing in
all cases, a reasonable length of time for
said polls to remain open. may further
designate in such call the time when said
polls shall be closed. and the time of clos
ing said polls when SO designated. shall
not by any vote of those taking part in
such caucus be made earlier than the
time designated in the call. but the time
of closing said polls may be extended a
reasonable time by vote of the legal vot-
ers present when such vote is taken.
Section 6. This act shall not apply to
cities of more than twenty-five thousand
(Approved March 26.)
Chapter BIZ.
AN ACT to prevent the use of Diseased
Meat Tor food purposes.
Section 1. 1t shall be the duty OF the
cattle commissioners and OF all other per-
sons having in charge the killing of any
a tSD sod not ftn .Ia
eased domestic animals, as soon as such
animal is killed to inject. or cause to be
injected INTO the carotid artery of each
quantity to thoroughly penetrate and per-
meate the entire fiesily part of the carcass
OF each such animal killed as aforesaid.
Section 2 Every carcass treated as pro-
vided in section one of this act. shall.
within twenty-four hours thereafter be
buried to depth OF at least four feet, or
WITHIN forty-eisit hours thereafter be re-
diced by the process of manufacturing
the same for fertilizers.
Section ). Any person violating any of
the provisions of this. act shall be fined
not exceeding one hundred dollars for each
oHense or imprisoned for a period not
exceeding ninety days. or both.
(Approved March 2S)
Chapter 3I2.
AN ACT to change the time of holding
the October and January terms of the
Supreme Judicial Court in the county of
Washington.
Section /. The October and January
terms of the supreme judicial court in the
county of Washington shall hereafter
be held on the second Tuesdays
OF October and january respectively, in
stead of the first Tuesdays thereof, as now
by law. All writs and processes
which may be made returnable to said
court on the first Tuesday in October
eighteen HUNDRED ninety-seven shall be
entered and have day in the term of said
court to be held on the second Tuesday