The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-03-28

: to the treasurer OF the state, to be cred
tied to the militia fund. and such por
ton as may be for United States prop
erty snail be turned in to tho Enite'
States treasury, to be credited to tin
state on Its property returns SO that SAT-
section, as amended, shall read as lol
lows:
Section 7s. Any officer, enlisted man O.
! other person, who shall willfuliy or ma
liciOusiy destroy, injure or deface any ar
ticle of military property belonging to thu
state, or shall use it for other than mill
same i'll violation of law or regulation:
shall be punished by fine not exceeding
fifty dollars. And in case any officer OF
enlisted man of the national guard, car
ried on the pay-rolls of the organization
of which he is a member, at any en-
campment or other duty, or on any spe
cial expense account Tor any duty per
formed who has ut any time through
ca1elessness or inattention lost, destroyed
or suffered to be lost or destroyed, any
state or government property watch mas
been issued for his use, the officer ac
countable for the property or certifying
the payroll or expense account, shall re-
cord under column of remarks tho
number and kind of articles so lost or dc
Stroyed, and in column headed 'deduc-
lions" ON pay-roll, or under deductions
in expense account, the amount Of money
value of property SO lost or destroyed
and the kaymaster general shall retain
man an amount of money equal to the
value of the property SO lost or destroyed
| and money SO retained snail be credited
| to the account OF such officer of the ma
tional guard as may be accountable to
the state Tor said property. Sucn por-
ton Oh said money as shall be for state
| property shall be turned in to the treas
| urer OF the state, to be created to the
militia fund, and such portion as may be
Tor United States property snail be turned
in TO the United States treasury to be
| credited to me state on It's property re-
| turns
Section I. Section seventy-cight of said
act IS hereby amended by inserting AFTER
the word state III the tnrteenln llne
! thereof, the words and there may be also
allowed and paid by the state for the
rent of quarters occupied by each author
lzed baliu legally eullsted anu mustered
into the service, not exceeding one nun
: dred dollars, and said quarters shall al
ways be subject to all provisions OF law
ana regulations wilicn apply to arn1iis.
so that said section. as amended, shall!
read as follows:
Section Is. Municipal officers shall pro-
vide for each company OF the national
| guard located WITHIN the limits OF their
respective towns, subject to the approval
| OF the conmander-n-chief or such Off
Ger as he may designate. Il suitable drill
room and armory or place OF deposit for
the arms, equipments ami other property
| FURNISHED by the state. They shah also
| provide suitable rooms for the headqaar-
| ters OF each separate battalion, regiment
or brigade esta ousnetl within their limits,
and a reasonable compensation for the
| rent thereof. not exceeding one hundred
| dollars Per annum. may be allowed to the
| town so furnishing, and paiu by the state.
| And there may be also allowed and paid
| by the state for the rent of quarters oc-
cuoled by each authorized band legally
enlisted and mustered into the service,
not exceeding one hundred dollars, and
said quarters shall always be subject to
all provisions of law and regulations
wnich apply to armorles, and such arm
rooms, armories, headquarters or other
| PAGES provided for in this section shall
| be held for the exclusive use OF the ma
tional guard unless otherwise authorized
| by the commander-in-chief after applica
ten in eac4 case by the municipal au-
thorities in writing. If said premises are
there shall be a deduction from the rent
Of the premises agreed upon, equal to one
months rental for each day of such use.'
SECTION s. No provision Of this act
! shall be construed as terminating any
| commission or enlistment in the nationa.
guard. but any such shall continue in
force according to the terms thereof, sub
| ject to the provisions of this act.
/ Section .. This act shall take effect
when approved. Improved March 81
| Chapter 1GS.
AN ACT to authorize Telephone, Tele-
| graph, Electric Light, Heat or Power
companies tc place their wires under
the surface of Public Ways.
|
of Representatives IN Legislature as
| Seinblcd, as follows:
| Section l. Telegraph, telephone, cleo
tric light, heat or power companies char
| tered by special act of the legislature or
! organized under the general laws of the
state, and all such companies. wherever
chartered or organized. engaged in the
| business of transmit ting intelligence heat
light or power by electricity. are hereby
i authorized in any city or town to place
their wires and cables and all conduits
AM other structures for conducting and
maint aiming such wires and cables under
| the surface Of those streets and highways
! in Whic.. such companies are empowered
| to obtain locations for their poles anC
| wires subject, however, to the written
| permit therefor of the municipal officers
of slch city or town, and subject also to
| such rules and regulations as to loca tor
AMI construction as such municipal Off
ccis may designate in their permit. Pro
cCedinss for obtaining permit to place
/ wires and cables under the surface Of
| streets and highways may be had i'm ac-
coldance with the provisions of chapter
| tn! &c hundred and SeVentN-cight Of the
public laws Of eighteen handred ana
eienty-ive. relating To thr location OF
pots and wires in public ways.
| Section :. mis- act shall take effect
VIXEN approved. lApprovca March 81
| Chapter 1863.
AN act to provide for Voting by Ma
tie it enacted hv tho Senate ami hons
of Representatives in Legislature as
senlbled, as follows:
| section /. Inc secretary of state the
attorney general and one member of tn
/ governors council to be designated by
/ the governor, shall, at such times. under
SUCH conditions, and after such public no
tice us they see fit to give. examine vot-
ING and counting machines and appara-
tus and they shall certify their approva
| CT such machines as, in their judgment.
| furnish convenient. simple and Satisfac-
| tory means OF voting ana OF aScertainlnp
| the true result thereof with facility and
i accuracy. special regard being had to pre-
I venting ana detecting double voting; but
no machine snail be approved when do Is
not secure TO the voter a degree of
secrecy in voting equal TO that afforded
! by the use OF the official ballot as provd-
ed by law. No machine except such as is
approved by said officers and used in ac-
| cordance with this act shall be used in
| this state.
Section ,. A city or town may at a
legal meeting held not less than ten DAYS
| before any regular election, determine
upon and purchase or accept for trial,
aud order the use of one more voting
and counting machines for the then ensu-
ing election in said city or town and
thereafter in case said machine or ma
chimes are purchased. at all elections ii,
cities and at state and presidential cleo
lions in towns until otherwise vntel n
a legal meeting. said machines shall be
used Tor the purpose of voting Tor the
| officers to be elected at such elections
and for taking the vote upon constitu-
tional amendments and all other ques-