Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-18


Improved March III
Chnpter i25.
AN ACT 10 amend Chapter thirty three.
Section enc, of the Probe Laws of
eighteen hundred and eighty-seven. re-
i;,tn;g 20 the Burial of Soldiers.
sse".ian two of charter thirty-three of
the public laws of eighteen hundred and
eight y-Aeven is hereby amended by In
sertins y: tho ninth line Of said section
Provided, however. that the person
whose burial expenses are paid in accord
ance with the provisions of this act shall
not he constituted ii pauper thereby, SO
that said section. MS amended, shall read
as follows;
Section 9 The municipal officers of
cities and towns in which such deceased
had nj; RESIDENCE at the time of his
death. shall pay the expenses of his bur-
In! :,lid If he die in an unincorporated
place. the town charged with the support
Of paGpers in such unincOrporated place,
shall pay the expenses of his burial, and
in either case upon satisfactory proof by
such town or city to the governor and
council of the Fact of sucn Death and
payment. the governor shall authorize the
state treasurer To refund said town or
city The amount so paid. provided. how
ever. that the person whose burial ex-
penSeS paid in accordance with the
provisions OF this act shall not be con-
stitutcd pauDer thereby: said proof
shall contain Il certificate from the posi-
commander of the post of the Grand
Army of the Republic, located nearest
The town or city which paid said burial
expenses. stating that such person was
an honorably discharged soldier or sailor
and in destitute circumstances
lApproved March III
Chapter 1926.
AN ACT entitled AN Act to amen''
Chapter forty-two Of the Public Laws
of eighteen hundred and ninety-nine.
forty-two of The public laws of eighteen
hundred and ninety-nine is hereny
amended by striking out the words and
sand pipers'' in the ninth and tenth INES
of said section, and the words and sand
pipers'' in the seventeenth line of said
section, and inserting in said seventeenth
and and in the ninth line of said section
after the word .'plover" the word and.
so that when amended, said section shall
read as follows:
Section II. There shall be for game
birds an annual close time in which it
shall be unlawful to hunt, chase, catch.
kill or have them in possession; for wood
duck, dusky duck. commonly called black
duck. teal and gray duch. the close time
shall be from the first day of May to the
first day of September of each year: for
rufYed grouse. commonly called partridge.
and woOdcock, from the first day of De,
cember TO September fifteenth; for quail
from the first day of December TO the
first day of October: for plover and snipe.
from the first day of May to the first day
of August. Whoever violates any of the
above named provisions Of this section
snail he SUBJECT 10 Il DtHdlly VI IlOl icsN
than five dollars nor more than ten dol
lars, for each bird so killed. caught.
chased, or had in possession in close time.
No person shall in any one day; XII or or
have In possession more than fifteen of
each variety of the above named birds,
except plover and snipe, during the re.
spective open season for each; nor shall
any person, at any time. Kill or nave IN
possession any ruffed grouse. commonly
called partridge, except for his own con-
sumption in this state, except as hereih-
dollars for each bird so unlawfully killed
or had in possession: nor shall any person
at any time sell, or offer for Sale. any
ruffed grouse, commonly called partridge.
penalty; nor shall any person or
corporation carry or transport from
place to place any of the BIRDS men
lioned in this section. in close season. nor
in open season, unless open to view.
tagged and plainly labeled with the own
crs name and residence and accompanied
section twenty-siX of this chapter. under
the same penalty. Any person. not the
actual owner of such bird, VINO. 70 aiu
another in such transportation. falsely
represents himself to be the owner there
Of shall be liable to the same penalty
nor shall any person or corporation carr!
or transport at any one time more ina, tha,i
above named as the property of one per.
son. under the same penalty: and 1t sinai
be unlawful for term of ten years, 70
capercailzic or cock of the woods. 50
called. black game, so called or any spe-
cies of the pheasant. except ruffed grouse
or partridge, under a penalty OF hfty DOL
lars for each offense.
Approved March III
Chapter 1877.
AN ACT establishing the Maine Indus
trial School for Girls.
Section |. The Maine Industrial School
for Girls is hereby established to be de,
voted to the education, employment ana
Section 2 Said school shall be located
at Hallowell, in the county Of kenneoee.
and the governor and council are hereby
authorized on behalf of the state to ac-
cept the conveyance from the trustees OF
the corporation. now established by law
under that name. of the school lot. build
ings and fixtures now used an indus
trial school for girls in said HallOwell.
upon the condition that the state shall
hereafter assume the entire charge. re-
sponsipllity and expense of maintaining
Section ). The government of said
school is hereby vested in a board of six
trustees. consisting of four men and two
women of which the state superintendent
of public schools shall be a member. ex-
oflicio. Said trustees to be appointed by
of the counsel to hold Office for term OF
five years; except. however, that tho
trustees. first appointed shall hold Office
one for one year: one for two years; one
for five years.
Section l. The trustees shall have
charge of the general interests of the
school and see that LIS affairs are con-
Quoted in accordance with law and such
bylaws they may adopt. They may
adopt bylaws which shall be valid whel
sanctioned by the governor and council
They may employ principal and such
teachers ana other employees as they may
deem advisable. and fix the compensation
of the same subject to the approval of the
governor and council: they may from
time to time prescribe the system of edu
cation and course of study to be pursued
in the school. and shall be allowed fol-
their services their actual expenses anc
two dollars day. when actually EN-
ployed.
Section s. Chapter one hundred forty
one of the public laws of eighteen hun
drcd and seVenty-three with all acts add.
tional thereto and amendatory thereof
shall constitute the law relative to the
admission. care and control of girls III
said insilu,l lon.
Section 4. This act shall take effec;
when approved by the governor. and the
property has been legally transferred 10
the state.
Improved March III
Chapter 12S.
AN ACT to amend Chapter two hundred
and siXty-six of the Public Laws OF
eighteen hundred and ninety-three. re-
Ia ing to the Militia
Section l. Section thirty-five of said act
is hereby amended by inserting after the