Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-03-18


ing out the entire section and inserting
IN lien thereof the following:
section Z. If a person elected as road
iirst Monday of April. the ONCE shall he
deemed vacant and shall be filed by the
@ seiectmen by appointment; and In the
oiherwise. the selectmen shall appoint
some competent person to fiji out the
nnexpired term. who shall qualify and
per,orm PER- 1d,, ms duties as prescribed by Sec
,Ion -FOUR OF this act. If a town fails to
eject IA road commissioner at its annual
meeuns the money raised and assessed
Ior the repair Of bridges and ways AS
provided by section seventy Of chapter
eighteen of the revised statutes, as
amended by chapter three hundred and
twenty-nine Of the public laws of eighteen
ed by this act. shall he expended for that
purpose by the sclectmen
Section 9; Section eight of chapter
three hundred and twenty-nine OF the
public laws Of eighteen hundred and
nincty-seven is hereby amended by add
ing thereto the following words: In
towns at its annual vneeting the select-
men OF said towns shall keep IAN accu-
rate account showing In detail all mOn-
eys paid out by them for the repair OF
bridges and ways 10 whom and for what
purpose. ana 'hc same shall be reported
in the annual town report in detail 10
that said section as amended, shall read
as follows:
Section s. Said commissioner shall
keep accurate accounts. showing in de-
tail, all moneys paid OUT by him. to whom
and for what purpose; he shall settle his
accounts on or before the twentieth day
of February. annually, and the same
shirll be reported in the annual town re-
port in detail. In case no commissioner
is elected by town at its annual meet
ing. the selectmen of said town shall
Keep accurate accounts showing in detail
all moneys paid out by them for the re-
pair of bridges and ways. to whom and
for what purpose, and the same shall he
reported in the annual town report in
detail
Section I. Section nine of chapter three
hundred and twcnty-nine OF the public
laws of eighteen hundred and ninety
seven is hereby amended by striking out
the word Irrespective" in the first line and
all of said section after the word 'elec-
ton in the second line, SO that said
section as amended. shall read as fol-
lows:
Section 3: Said commissioner shall
hold his Office for the term OF one year
from the date of his election
Section s. Any town may, ut its OPP
tion. elect not more than three commits
sioners whose powers and duties shall be
the. same as prescribed for a single COM
Section .. This act shall take effect
when approved. lApproved March IL
Chapter III.
AN ACT amendatory Of chapter two
hundred and eighty-seven of the Pub
lie Laws of eighteen hundred and nine
lection of Sheep.
Section l. Section two of chapter two
laws Of eighteen hundred and % ntnetys ss
three is hereby amended by inserting
after ,iie word dog : in the eighth line the
words ,.nss,,,a and each female dog Incapable Of
the word each in the ninth line the
word other so that said section, as
amended shall read:
dog more than four months sold-Ehall an
nually. before the first day Of April.
cause it to be registered. numbered. de-
nee of the clerk Of the city. town
or plantation where said dog is kept, and
shall keep around it's neck n collar dis
tinctly marked with the owners name
and its registered number. and shall pay
TO said clerk for a license the sum of one
and each female dog incapable Of pro-
ducing young. and three dollars and fif-
teen cents for each other. female dog.
and person becoming the owner or
keeper of a dog after the first day OF
April. not duly licensed. shall cause 1t to
be registered. numbered. described and
er or keeper of dogs. kept for breeding
purposes. may receive annually a special
kennel license authorizing him to keep
such dogs for said purpose. When the
number of dogs so kept does not ex-
ceed ten. the fee for such license shall be
ten dollars, when the number of dogs so
Kept exceeds ten., the fee for such license
shall be twenty dollars. 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
section requiring registration, numbering
Section 2. This act shall take effect
April one in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred ana ninety y-nine.
tApproved March g
Chauter ~.
AN ACT to increase the salary of the
County Attorney of Sagadahoc County.
Section ]. On and after January one,
eighteen hundred and ninety.nine. the
salary of the county attorney Of Sagada-
hoe county shall he four hundred ami
nifty dollars per annnm. payable in quar-
teriy payments. instead Of the sum now
established by law. M
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved. lApproved March 81
Chapter :s5. y
AN ACT to establish n salary for the
Clerk of the judicial Courts OF WASH
ington County.
From and after the first day of jan
uiry. eighteen hundred and ninety-nine.
ineton county. shall receive an an
n,al compensation of four hundred dol
lars. to he paid out of the county treas.
ury Of said county, quarterly, on the first
day of April July, October and January,
and all fees of his Office as established by
law. including fees for attendance on the
supreme judicial ana county COMMITS
sioners courts in full compensation for
services and clerk hire.
lApproved March q
Chapter :W.
AN ACT to enable the Commissioners of
Inland Fisheries and Game to In
crease the State Museum, consisting OF
mounted specimens and pictures OF the
birds. wild animals and fishes native to
the State of Maine.
The commissioners of inland fisheries
and game are hereby authorized to ex-
pend not exceeding three hundred dol
lars yearly for the year one Thousand
eight hundred and ninety-nine, and not
exceeding three hundred dollars for the
year nineteen hundred for the purpose
Of adding to the state museum mounted
specimens and pictures of the wild ani-
mails. birds. and fishes native to the state
Of Maine, the money for which shall be
taken from the appropriation for inland
fisheries and game for these years.
fApprOved March 81
Chapter ~.
AN ACT to amend Section one OF Chapter
one hundred and fifteen of the Revised
Statutes, relating to Salaries OF Public
Officers. f7T
Section one Of chapter one hundred and
fifteen Of the revised statutes, as hereto.
'Ore amended, IL hereby amended BY In
'erting before the word guards in the
wenty first paragraph. relating 10 the
alaries of prison oflcials the words,
officers Of the guard, six hundred dol
ars go that said paragraph as amended,
hall s..s1 ap f<.I1x