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

,escrtion continued three consecutive
years next prior to the ming % !he npei
gross and confirmed habits OF intoxlca
ton from the use of Intoxicating LIQUORS
opium or other drugs, cruel anu aoua ~.
treatment, or, on the libel Of the he, wire vile
where the husband being Of sufhcienl
ability or being able to labor ana pfoVl1e
for her grossly or wantonly and cruelty
refuses or neglects to provide suitable
maintenance for her. provided that the
parties were married in this state or CO.
habited here after marriage: or II the
libelant resides here wnen tne cause o.
divorce accrued, or bad resided mere IN
good faith for one year prior to the COM
mencement Of proceedings. ltut When
both parties have been guilty OF adultery,
or there is coliusion between the", TO pro
cure a divorce. 1t shall NOT pc srahteu.
Either party may be Il witness.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved. Approved March i''l
Chapter 50.
AN ACT to amend Section twenty-one
Chapter eleven of the Revised Statutes,
relating to the rights of towns to make
bylaws concerning Truants.
Section L. Every child between the ages
of seven and fifteen inclusive shall at
tend some public day school during the
time such school Is in session. proVldeu
that necessary absence may De sNcuseo
by the superintendng school committee
or Superintendent of schools or teacher
acting by direction OF either; nroviueu,
also. that such attendance snail nor ~, De
required il the child obtain equivalent IN
struction, for a like period OF time, IN
an approved private schooI or IN any
other manner approved by the supefin,
tending school committee: and provided
further that the SuDerlntcndlnS ScnOoi
committee may exclude from the public
schools any child whose physical or men
tai condition makes II inexpedicnt Tor
him TO attend. All persons having chill
dren under their control shall cause them
10 attend school as provided ~ TINS sec
ton and for every neglect OF Such duty
shall forfeit a sum not exceeding twenty
five dollars, TO the treasurer of the city
or town for the use of the public schools
of s,,ch city or town. or shall he impriS-
nn.d not exceeding thirty days.
Section =. Children living remote from
any public school in the town in which
they reside may he allowed to attend the
public schools In an adjoining town. I'M
der such regulations and on such terms
rs the school committees of said towns
agree upon and prescribe. and the school
committee of the town in which such
children reside shall pay the sum agreed
upon. out of the appropriations OF money
raised in said town for school purposes.
tending a public school in town. in
which his parent or legal guardian does
not reside, after having obtained the con
sent of the school committee of such
town. shall pay, AS tuition. sum equal
to the average expense Per scholar in
such school.
Section 3. Cities and towns shall an
1uaily elect one or more persons, to be
designated truant officers. who shall In
luire into all causes OF neglect OF the
certain the reasons therefor, and shall
promptly report the same To the superin-
tending school committeeman such truant
officers, any of them shall when so
directed by the school committee or SUI
perintendent in writing. prosecute in the
name of the city or town, any person la
BILE to the penalty provided in said sec
ton: and said officers shall have power.
and it shall be their duty, when notified
by any teacher that any pupil is irregu-
lar in attendance 10 arrest and take such
pupil to school when found truant. and
further it shall be the duty of such Off
GERS 10 enforce the provisions OF sections
and sixteen, inclusive. of chapter eleven
of the revised statutes. Every city or
town neglectinS to elect truant officers.
and truant officers neelecting to prosecute
when directed. as required by law, shall
forfeit not less than ten nor more than
fifty dollars, to the use of the public
schools in the city or town neglecting as
aforesaid. or to the use of the public
schools in the city or town where such
1ruant officer resides. The municipal ofii-
GERS shall fix the compensation of the
,ruant officers, elected as prescribed in
this section. experimenting school com
mttees shall have power to fill vacancies
occurring during the year
Section T. If ssrchid. without sufficient
excuse. shall be absent from school six
more times during any term. he shall
be deemed an habtual truant. and the
experimenting school committee shall
notify him and any person under whose
control he NAV be that unless he con-
t.
visions of the two following sections will
be enforced against them: and if there
after such child continues irregular in at
tendance the truant officers or any of
them shall. when so directed by the
school committee or superintendent IN
writing. enforce said provisions by COM
plant.
Section g. Any person having control
of IA child who is an habitual truant. as
defined in the foregoing section. and be-
ing in any way responsible for such tru-
a a
to absent himself from school. or mar
bors or conceals such child when he is
absent shall forfeit not exceeding twenty
dollars for the use of the public schools
of the city or town in which such child
resides. to be recovered by the truant Off
not exceeding thirty days.
Section d. ON complaint of the truant
officer. an habitual truant, if a boy. may
he committed TO the state reform school;
or. if Il girl. to the state Industrial school
for girls, or to any truant school that
may hereafter I've established
Section Police or munieinai courts IT.,
of the offcnseS described in sections one,
three, five and six.
Section s. Chapter twenty-five of the
public laws of eighteen hundred and
ciGhty-seven. as amended by chapter two
hundred and six of the public laws of
eighteen hundred and ninety-three. and
by chapter three hundred and twenty lone
of the public laws OF eighteen hundred
and ninety-seven. and all other leSisla-
ton inconsistent herewith. are hereby re-
pcalcd IApprovcd March Is
Chapter 81.
AN ACT to amend and additional to
Chapter two hundred eighty-five, Pub
lie Laws of eighteen hundred ninety
seven, relating to Sea and Shore Fish
cries.
Section l. Section thirty-ninc of chap
ter two hundred eighty-iive of the public
laws of eighteen hundred ninety-Seven. is
hereby amended by inserting after the
word taken in the sixth line of said
section, the words, in a gauge with clcat
upon each end of the same, measuring
ten and one-half inches between said
cleats and by striking out after the
word lobster" in the seventh line OF
said section the words, EXTENDED on the
back and by inserting in place thereof
the following; laid upon its back and eX-
tended upon its back upon the gauge.
without stretching or pulling, to the end
of the bone of the middle ripper of the
TAIL and by striking out the word five"
in the tenth line of said section, and in
sorting in lieu thereof the word one so
that said section, when amended, Will
read as follows:
Section 80. 1t is unlawful to catch, buy
or sell. or expose for sale, or possess for
any purpose, any lobster less than ten
and one-half inches in length, alive or
dead, cooked or uncOOked measured in
manner as follows: Taking the length of
the back of the lobster. measured from
no nf 10 n q an