Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-03-18


AN ACT to increase the salary of the
Register of Probate in and for the
County of ArOostook.
Section !. The salary of the register OF
probate III and for the county of ArOOS-
took. shall be eight hundred dollars Il
year instead of the sum now established
by law. 10 be paid from the county
treasury in equal quarterly payments.
Section 9. Ali acts and parts of acts,
Inconsistent with this act, are hereby re-
pealeu
Section 3. This act shall take effect
when approved. TApproved March IL
Chapter 20.
AN ACT to authorize Registers of Pro-
Date 10 receive petitions in vacation.
and the Judge of Probate to order
Yotioc thereon in vacation
Amy register of probate may receive
ana enter upon his docket. in vacation.
any and all petitions for probate pro-
ceedings of any kind. and the judge of
probate may order notice thereon in
vacation iApproved March IL
Chapter 80.
AN ACT To amend Chapter one hundred
and twenty-six Of the Public Laws of
eighteen hundred and ninety-iive. re-
latinG to the Penobscot tribe of
Section /. Chapter one hundred and
twcnty-SiX Of the public laws Of eighteen
hundred and ninety-iiyc is hereby amend
cd by striking out the word twenty in
The third line of section one of said
chapter and inserting in lien thereof the
word Twelve, also 10y StGlklng out tho
word Ten" in line five and line six and
insert in lieu thereof the word six so
that said section, as amended, shall read
as follows:
Section l. A tribal committee Of the
Penol,scot tribe Of indians shall bc
chosen annually. in the month Of Noyem-
her. to consist of twelve members of said
tribe. No member of said committee
snaii be less than twenty-one years of
age. Six members thereof shall be chosen
by the old party. so called, ana SIN
members thereof by the new party. 81
called. AT separate meetings holden ;fs;
hereinafter provided.
Section >. This act shall take effect
at the annual election to be holden in
the month of November. i'm the year OF
onr Lord eighteen hundred and ninety
nine.
Improved March ~
Chapter 81.
AN ACT to amend Section thirly-two of
Chapter two hundred and eighty-five of
the Public Laws of eighteen hundred
and ninety-seven. regarding taking of
Smells in Tide Waters.
Section thirty-two of chapter two hun
dred and eightyfive of the public laws of
eighteen hundred and ninety-scven is
hereby amended by striking out Of the
third line of said section the word
October" and inserting in place thereof
the word September that said Sec
tion, as amended. shall read as follows:
Section 80. No smelts shall be taken
or fished for in tidal waters, except by
hook and line. between the iirs; days Of
April and September, under penalty of
not less than ten. nor more than thirty
dollars for each offense. and further
penalty of twenty cents for each
smelt taken; and all weirs for
and 50 remain, and all nets used
in the smet and tom-cod fishery
shall be. taken from the. water on or
before the first ID day ,S OF april @ under era a
than fifty dollars. and a further fine Of
five dollars for each day that any. such
Weir or net remains in violation OF law
but weirs with catch pounds. covered
with net, the meSheS of which are one
inch square in the clear. or greater. are
not subject to this section. Provided.
however. that dip nets may be used be-
tween the first and twentieth days of
April. Provided. further that this sec
tion does not apply to smelts taken IN
the AndroScoggin river above the Mer-
rymecting bay bridge. between the first
days of October and November. nor to
smelts taken in the Penobscot river AMI
fifteenth days of April. nor to smets taxi
en- i'm Casco bay between the fifteenth day
of September and the first day of Octo-
Der. nor 10 smets taken in Machias river
above A!achiaSport toll bridge, between
the first day of April and the first day of
May
Chapter :52.
AN ACT amendatory of and additional
to Chapter eighteen of the Revised
Statutes, as amended by Chapter three
hundred and twenty-nine of the Public
Laws of eighteen hundred and ninety.
seven. relating to the Repair or
Highways
Section !. Section one of chapter three
hundred and twenty-nine of the puDi1c
laws of eighteen hundred and ninety
seven is hereby amended by adding the
words of chapter eighteen after the
words ''seventy-three' in the first line
thereof so that said section. as amended,
shall read las follows:
Section ]. Sections sixty, sixty-three
and seventy-thrce of chapter eighteen of
the revised statutes are hereby repealed
Section >. Section seventy of said chap
ter eighteen of the revised statutes is
hereby amended by striking out all of
said section after the word commits
Sioncr.' III the third line and inserting in
lieu thereof the words or by the So,
lcctmen as each town may determine.
so that said section, as amended, shall
read as follows:
Section 20. Towns may raise money
for the repair of bridges and ways and
town taxes. to be expended for the pur-
pose by a road commissioner or by the
selectmcn as each town may determine
- Section >. Section four of said chapter
three hundred and twenty-nine of the
public laws of eighteen hundred and
ninety seven is hereby amended by strik-
meeting in the first line and inserting
in lieu thereof the word m2y.- also by
inserting after the word Who in the
second line the words under. the dircc-
out the words two dollars in the
eleventh and twelfth lines and inserting
in lieu thereof the words 'one dollar and
fifty cents also by striking out the word
only in the fourteenth line and insert
ing in lieu thereof the word except, so
that said section, as amended. shall read
as follows:
Section 4. Each town at its annual
meeting, may elect by ballot, road COM
missioner who. under the direction OF the
selectmen. shall have charge of the re-
pairs of all highways and bridges within
the towns and shall have authority to
employ the necessary men and teams.
and purchase timber, plank and other
material for the repair of highways and
bridges. Said commissioner shall be
sworn to the faithful discharge of his
duty. give. bonds to the satisfaction of
the selectmen and be responsible to them
for the expenditure of money. and dis
charge of his duties generally. The COM
pensation of said commissioner shall be
such sum as the towns shall annually
vote therefor, which sum shall, In no
case be less than one dollar and fifty
cents per day, OF every day of actual SER
vice; and he shall render to the select
men monthly statements of his expendi-
lures. and receive no money from the
treasury except on the order of the
selectmen.
Section L. Section six of said chapter
three hundred and twenty-ntne 81 tine
public laws of eighteen hundred and
Is hereby amended ~ 'strik-
ing ont the word 'seventy-fiye IN tne
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