Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-03-18

or documents from the Maine State liz
brary, shall be held liable for the full
value thereof 10 the state librarian. and
il he shall neglect or fail TO return the
same to the library within the prescribed
time. or shall return the same in an in
jured or mutilated condition. after due
demand and notice, said state librarian
may maintain an action at law against
such person for the full value of such
books or documents.
Section 1. The governor, with the adj
vice and consent of the council. shall ap-
point four persons as library commission
ers in manner following: one person for
the term of one year, one for the term of
two years, one for the term OF three
years. and one for the term of four years
and thereafter one person yearly for the
term OF four Years. Said commissioner
shall serve without pay and 1t shall he
their duty to encourage the establish
ment of free public libraries. to select
the books 10 be purchased for travelling
libraries and to advise the state librarian
in reference thereto.
Section 5. The state librarian shall be.
cx-officio, member. of the library com
mission and secretary thereof. 1t shall
be his duty to purchase the books Tor
travelling libraries, to cause the same 10
be catalosued and placed in proper eases;
for transportation and use, aud to keep
accurate accounts of all matters rci:ltini.
to the expenditures of money. the trans
portation Of libraries and such other
statistics as the commission may require.
Section q. All expenditures OF money
shall be made with the sanction of The
governor and council. and the commits
SlnncrS ShaI make 10 them Il yearly re
port. Improved Feb %
Chapter 2:,.
AN ACT to amend Chapters two hundred
and seventeen and two hundred ana
eighteen of the Public Laws of eighteen
hundred and eighty-ninc, entitled AN
Aet to amend Section forty three of
Chapter seventy of tho Revised Stat
utes, relating TO Insolvcnt Debtors"
Section L. Section forty-thrce Of chap
ter seventy of the revised statutes. as;
amended by section one Of chapter sixty
three of the public laws of eighteen hun
drcd and eighty ty-seven andby chapter Two
hundred and seventeen and chapter TWO
hundred and eighteen of the public law;
of eighteen hundred and cighty-nine. Is;
hereby futher amended by inserting after
Internationally in the iifth line there
Of the words except by leave of court.
upon such notice. IL amy. as the court
NAV order. and by striking out the words
within the time herein limited there
fore in the ninth and tenth lines there
of and inserting in place thereof 'as
above set forth. 81 that said section. as
amended. shall read as follows:
Section ]. If for any cause "A debtor
shall fail to take and subscribe to the
oath referred to in the forty-third section
Of chapter seventy of the revised stat
utes. he may do so at any time within
two ysars from m the na.e of 5hs
thereafterward except by leave Of court,
upon such notice. if any. the court
may order, with the same effect as if
originally taken: whenever M any case
the debtor fails to take the oath pre-
scribed in the forty-third section Of
chapter seventy of the revised statutes
as above set forth. all proceedings i'll
insolvency may be dismissed upon mo-
ton OF any party Interested. after such
notice as the judge shall order
Section 3 This act shall apply 10 all
cases now pending.
when approved. IApt-oved March IL
Chapter -.
AN ACT establishing the salaries Of the
county commissioners and the salary
Of the county treasurer for the county
Section J. From and after the first day
Of January. in the year of our Lord one
Thousand eight hundred and nnety-nihe,
the salary of each of the county com.
missoners of the county of York shall
be six hundred dollars annually; paya-
BILE in quarterly payments ON the last
December, which shall he in full for all
services, expenses and travel.
Section 2. From and after the first day
of January.<in the year Of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and nncty-nine.
the salary of the county treasurer of the
county Of York shall be six hundred dol
lars annually. payable quarterly. on the
last days of March, June. September
and December which shall be in full for
all services, expenses and travel.
Section ). All acts or parts of acts. in
consistent WITH inc dDoNt dtN. siIt H'tt-
by repealed.
Section l. This act shall take effect
when approved. IApproved March IL
Chapter %.
AN ACT 10 amend Chapter one hundred
and thirty-six of the Public. Laws of
eighteen hundred and ninciy-tive. in
relation to the support OF Wives and
children by husbands living apart.
Chapter one hundred and thirty-six of
the public laws of eighteen hundred and
- .I.xl h.. nt,ta
hundred and seventy-five of the public
laws of eighteen hundred and ninety
seven. is hereby amended by adding In
the sixth line of said chapter as amend
the superior courts and the Bangor
Municipal Court SO that said chapter,
as amended. shall read as follows:
Chapter l35. Whenever IL man, having
q Wife II minor child. or both. residing
in this state. and from whom he lives
apart. and being of sufficient ability. or
being able to labor and provide for them.
willfully and without reasonable cause.
refuses or neglects to provide suitable
maintenance for them, the supreme judi
cal court. the superior courts and the
Bangor Municipal Court, in term time o"
vacation, in the county where the wife
or children reside. ON petition of the wife
for herself. and for such children, or OF
such children. by their guardian. after
such notice to the husband or father as
it may order. and hearing. may order
him to contribute to the support OF his
WHO, II tllt Selitldtlot was Withcbt iti
fault. and to the support OF such chill
drCn, such sums payable weekly. monthly
or quarterly. as arc deemed reasonable
and Just. and may enforce obedience by
appropriate decrees. Execution may also
issue for said sums, when payable, and
for costs; provided. however that the
Jurisdiction of the Bangor Municipal
court in cases arising under the provis-
ions of this act, shall be limited to cases
in which the defendant resides in Penob-
scot county.
TApproved March IL
Chapter .G.
AN ACT to amend Section one of Chap
ter two hundred and ninety-e1sht OF the
Public Laws of eighteen hundred ana
eighty-nine. relating to HaWkers ana
PeddlerS.
Section one of chapter two hundred
and ninety.eight of the pubic laws or
eighteen hundred and eighty-nine IS
hereby amended by striking out the
words books and pamphlets where they
occur in the fifth line. so that said sec
ton, as so amended, shall read as foi-
lows: .
Section L. No person shall go about
from town to town. or from place to place
in the same town, exposing FOR SAFE or
selling, any goods or chattels, other than
fruit grown in the United states. fruit
trees. provisions. live animals: brooms,
agricultural implements, fuel. news
papers. agricultural products OF the
United States. the products OF ms own
labor or the labor Of his family. any pa
tent of his own invention; or IN wnicn