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

providing for the state examination of
teachers, and shall devote their entire
time to superintendence.
Section g. The powers and duties OF
superntendents elected under this act
town superintendents in chapter eieven.
section eighty-seven of the public laws OF
the state of Maine.
Section {. No town shall receive state
aid under this act unless its appropria-
ton and expenditure for superintendence
have been exclusive of the amount re-
CURED by law for common school pur-
poses. ii any part OF the money raised
nv the towns or union of towns, or paid
TO them by the state for superfntendence,
is expended for any other purposes than
pcrson so misappropriating said money
Shall forfeit double the sum SO misap-
nlied, to be recovered in an action of debt,
in the name and TO the use of the town,
nv any inhabitant thereof: and no town
or union of towns shall receive further
sid under this act until the amount SO
nisappled has been raised and expended
for superntendence by such town or UNI
Section s. All acts and parts of acts. in
consistent with this act, are hereby re-
pealed tApproved March 26)
Chapter 207.
AN ACT to amend Chapter two hundred
and e.ghty-seven of the Public Laws of
eighteen hundred and ninety-three, re-
lating to the better protection OF Sheep.
Section L. Section one OF chapter two
laws of eighteen hundred and ninety
three is hereby amended by adding TO
said section the words, and make a re-
turn 10 the state treasurer of said lists
required by section seven of this act. on
or before the fifteenth day of July fol-
lowing; and if any city or town shall fail
on or before September first Of each
year a sum of money equal to the license
required by this act on all dogs living
deficiency shall be added to the state tax
of such delinquent city or town for the
following year.. 50 that said section shall
read as follows:
section l. Assessors of cities, towns
and plantations shall include in their in
ventories, lists OF all dogs owned by or
in possession of any inhabitaiit on the
first day of April, setting the number and
sex thereof opposite the names of their
respective owners or persons in whose
possession the same are found, and make
n return to the state treasurer of said
lists and also of the number of dogs killed
as required by section seven of this act,
on or before the fifteenth day of July fol-
lowing; and if any city or town shall fail
10 return to the state treasurer on or be-
fore September first of each year. sum
of money equal to the license. required
by this act. on all dogs living on the first
day of July preceding. such deficiency
shall be added to the state tax of such
delinquent city or town for the following
year.
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is hereby amended by inserting after the
words ten dollars and after the words
twenty dollars" where they appear in
said section, the. words, ana fifteen
cents so that said section shall read as
follows:
Section 2. Every owner or keeper of
a dog more than four months old shall
annually before the first day of April,
cause it to be registered, numbered. de-
scribed and licensed for one year from
the frs. day of April, in the office OF the
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where said dog is kept. and shall keep
around it's neck q collar, distinctly
marked with the owners name and ITS
registered number, and shall pay said
clerk for a license the sum of one dollar
and fifteen cents for each male dog and
three dollars and fifteen cents for each
owner or keeper of a dog after the first
day of April, not duly licensed. shall
cause it to be duly registered. numbered,
described and licensed as provided above.
Every owner or keeper of dogs, kept for
breeding purposes, may receive annually
special kennel license authorizing him
to Keep such dogs for said purpose. When
the number of dogs so kept does not ex-
coed ten, the fee for such license shall
be ten dollars and fifteen cents; when the
number of dogs so kept exceeds ten, the
lars and fifteen cents, and no fee shall
be required for the dogs of such owner
or keeper under the age of six months:
Dogs covered by the kennel license shall
be excepted from the provisions. of this
section requiring registration, number
ing and collaring.'
Section 5. Section fourteen Of. said
chapter is hereby amended by adding at
the end thereof the words, provided,
however. that the amount to be refunded
TO such plantations as are taxed as wild
ton treasurer instead of being credited
on state tax so that said section, as
amended, shall read as follows:
Section H. All money received by the
q mr.
three of this act and remaining uneX-
pended at the end of the year shall be
credited to the several cities, towns and
plantations upon their state tax In pro-
portion to the amount each has paid into
the treasury under the provisions of this
act. provided however, that the amount
are taxed as wild land shall be paid direct
to the plantation treasurer instead of be-
ing credited on state tax
Section 4. This act shall take effect
when approved. (Approved March 26.)
Chapter POS.
AN ACT amendatory of Section nineteen
OF Chapter twelve of the Revised
Statutes, relating to Officers of Religious
Section l.. Section nineteen of chapter
Twelve OF the revised statutes, is hereby
an; by adding the suitix men TO
the word ''vestry'' in the sixth line there
OF. ana by striking out the words such
corporations may organize as corpora
IONS, and in the seventh and eighth
the words: For the purpose of organic
ing any such corporation, one or more
members of said corporation may call Il
meeting thereof by notice posted upon
tne outer door of the meeting house or
pace of public worship of their parish or
society at least seven days before the
sine OF holding said meeting; or, If there
~ no such meeting house or place OF pub
nc Worship. by notice posted in two
pubhc and conspicuous places in the town
Wherein said parish or society is located.
same, ADOPT a corporate name, and elect
such officers as it's bylaws shall pre-
scribe Said corporations shall have the
powers granted to parishes by section
tnree of this chapter, and may so that
Saia section, as amended, shall read as
"a Section 10. The church wardens OF
episcopal churches the stewards or trust
ees or the methodist episcopal church,
and the deacons of all other protestant
ftnhfcnes, are so far corporations. as to
3 taKe In succession, all grants and gifts
q vi real ana personal estate made to their
enurches or to them and their success
SorS' ana II the ministers, elders or Ves-
lrymen are joined with them in such
& stants or gifts, the two classes of officers
Snail be corporations for that purpose.
Tor the purpose of organizing any such
u Sorpofation, one or more members of said
corporation may call a meeting thereof
ny Il notice posted upon the outer door OF
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