Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-03-18

contract with the trustees of academies
for Free High School Instruction.
Section !. Add after the word com
mittee" in the fifth line of said section,
the words and when such contract has
been made the school committee with an
equal number from the board of trustees
OF such academy shall form Il joint conn
niittee for the selection of all teachers.
and the arranging of the course OF study
in snch academy, when such academy
has less than ten thousand dollars en-
dowment. SO that said section as amend
ed shall read as follows:
Section "a. Any town may from year
10 year authorize its experimenting
school committee to contract witt ana
pay the trustees of amy academy IN sara
town for the tuition of scholars Wlthln
such town, in the studies contemplated
by the six preceding sections, under i.
standard OF scholarship to be established
by such committee; and when sucn con
tract has been made the school commit,
tee with an equal number from the boafd
of trustees of such academy snail form !, !,
joint committee for the selection OF an
leachers. and the arranging of the course
of study in such academy, When Sucn
academy has less than ten thousand DOL
lars endowment; and the expenditure
of any town for tuition i'll Such academy
shall be subject 10 the same conditions,
and shall entiile such town to the same
state aid as if it had made such eXpch-
ditOrc for "A free high school.
when approved. IApprovcd Feb. 10.
Chapter =.
AN ACT 10 amend Section two of Chap
Ter ninety-six of the Laws of the year
rirhtpeu hundred and 'ciShty-SeVen, pro-
vlJing for the Extension of Railroads.
Section two of chapter ninety-six of the
laws of the year eighteen hundred and
eighty-scven is hereby amended by m
scrting after the word state" in the
second lire of said section the words or
any railroad corporation organized under
a spccial act of the legislature. so that
1..t St. al
section 3 Any corporation formed un-
der the general railroad laws Of this state
or any railroad corporation organized un-
der (, special act of the legislature, may
be allowed 10 extend its road 10 other
points OF places, on application 10 the
board of railroad commissioners, AS pro
vided in section one of this act. and by
conforming 10 the general railroad laws
apnlicab blc' IApproved Feb. 10.
Chapter =.
AN ACT for the better. protection Of
Deer in the counties of Cumberland,
York and Sagadahoc.
Section ]. Whoever, in any manner or
at any time within four years of the ap-
proval of this act, shall hunt. chase
catch, kill or destroy any deer within the
counties of Cumberland. Sagadahoc and
York forfeits forty dollars for each deer
so hunted chased. killed or destroyed.
Section .. All the provisions of chapter
thirty of the revised statutes relating 10
deer not inconsistent with this act, are
hereby made "a part or this ,s,, act: ,:.e .ooc,
when approved (Approved Feb. 10.
Chapter ..
AN ACT to amend Section eighteen of
Chapter one hundred and thirty-three
of the Revised Statutes, relating to me
Satisfactio of prosecutions Tor Assault
and Battery and other misdemeanorS.
Section eighteen of chapter one hundred
and thirty three of the revised statutes Is
.l..l lH.. FMS
word. indicted and before the word
for in the second line OF the section
the words or held upon a complaint ana
warrant so that the section, as amend
ed shall read as follows:
Section Is. When Il person has recog-
niZed or is committed by magistrate
and warrant for an assault and battery
or other misdemeanor, for which me me
party injured has a remedy by Il clNii
action. except felonl3us Assaults. aSSates instics
in the execution of his duty, and assaults
and batteries of such officers. II the m
jured party appears before ahe n,aK.i1.
edges s:tiSfa ction for the INJURY. inc
court, on payment of all costs, may stas
further proceedings and discharge the de-
fendant: the magistrate may discharge
the rerognizance supersede the commit
ment by his written order. and discharge
the recogniZance of the witnesses
IApproved Feb lol
Chapter 10.
AN ACT to amend Chapter one hundred
and forty-four of the Revised statutes
relating to State Pensions.
SECTION one of chapter one hundred ana
forty-four of the revised statutes, as
amended by chapter one hundred ana
twenty three of the public laws of eisht-
zen hundred and ninety-iive. relating 70
state pensions is hereby amended sy
adding next after me clause, ~ tSfns. HfSns.
irrs words: also any person VINO mas
r.Fred by enlistment in the army or navy
.Of the United States in the war VIII VIII
spain on the quota Of Maine, and VINO
has bcen disabled by disease, woundS or
ether injuries contracted or received Ill
said service SO that said section, wh'h
amended shall read as follows:
.Src,ion /. ANY person who has served
by enlistment in the army or navy "i inc
Tinted StatcS in the war OF eRhtecn nun
dred and sixiy.one, on t ,'hc n, Iu",1 thn n,otn
of Maine who has served in the army or
navy of the United States IN Saiu wa,,
and who was il resident oi lhiS s'tu ~,
date of enlistment. ana at time o' ii''hIiE
onnlication for pension shall nave beeh Il
resident of the state at least iive Ntai:''
also any person who has served pE II
is;mcnt in the army or navy q! thN
United States in the war with SPAN. on
the quota of Maine, and VINO mas nteh ;
disabled Dy disease. wounds or "tne' III
iurics contracted or received in said ser
T;ce and who is unable from his own re-
sources and the United states pension 10
ohrain n livelihood for himself ana 'nose
dependent upon him, shall be emitted 10
n pension from the State oil Ma;he' n"l
exreeding eight dollars Il month pro,
vidcd. he has been honorabiy discnarstu
from said service No such pc'ssinn 70
he nnid bv this state to persons residing
in other states
~ lApproved Feb. 15.]
Chapter IL.
AN ACT to amend Section twenty-five OF
ChaDter forty of the Revised statues,
relating TO the taking of CLAIMS ana
Shell Fish. rr,, of
the revised statutes. as amended by chaP-
ter two hundred and fifty.seven OF tne
nublic laws of eighteen hundred ana
a;ghty-five. is hereby amended by insert
;r9 after the word meeting in the nrst
line the words or the city councli on any
city by ordinance, so that sad secuoh' as
amended shall read as follows:
section 25 A town may, at It's annual
mestinr' or the city council of any city
bT ordinance. fix the times in which ne clans ms
NAV he taken within its limits; ana tne
nricas foi. which its municipal omcers
ppha IN grant permits therefor; ana uhitss
co reeuiated by vote, residents .. OF .ne
town NAV take CLAIMS without Wrltie.i
nermit: but without permit any nnnan,t
On, within his own town, or trai.si.,he s,'e
narsons therein. may take clans lor rt,;. ,me
Consumption of himself or lam iami'E: Eo.Iars s