The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-03-28

salary aa herein prescribed He shall no
make any charge or collect any fees Ter
| tn" support of prisoners committed On
| criminal process from any court in the
county in which said jail is situated.
Section l. The said county cummis-
| siOners of the county of Cumberlan,
| shall. without extra charge o. commits
| sion Ia themselves or TO any other per
son. procure all necessary supplies. in
| GLIDING necessary food fuel, bedding and
| clothing, for the Jail and the prisoners
| therein, In said county. to be furnished
and purchased under their direction aud
| at the expense Of the county. A suitable
person shall be employed to prepare thu
| food nf the prisoners, at the expense o.
! the county. and the service of the food
| to the prisoners shall be under the gen
eral direction of the jailcr. master or
| keeper. The person employed TO prepare
| tie food nt the prisoners shall be ap-
pointed by the sheriff subject 10 tn
| approval of the county commissioners
| ] he county commissioners shall have
| authority 1T any time to direct specific
Iatinns. or articles Of food, clothing soap.
| lu"l Or other nccessarles. To be- furnished
and served to the prisoners. The bllls
| and accounts for supplies furnished, and
| the items ol expenses incurred In pre-
pairing aud serving the same. shall bc
| audited quarterly by some competent per
son appointed by the Judge Of the supc-
! Tor cour; Of the county Of Cumberland,
| ana be paid by tho county treasurer For
services IL auditing said accounts, said
| judi. SHAH allow IA reasonable compensa
| ton Ia he paid from the county treasury.
section >. 1 N" county commissioners OF
| the county of Cumberland may each
year, a. soon after the first of January
as mn IL. make an estimate Of the
amour, of food. fuel clothing and sup
| plies a. far as practicable, which Will be
| required by the county Jail and for the
support Of the prisoners therein for the
current year, ana advertise for sealed
proposals. Tor furnishing the same accord
Ing 10 specifications furnished by them,
In the daily papers of the city nf Port
land three days successfully, at least
Ftt4fa al ttYatt
the rec"t ton Of sGch proposals. at which
time thcY shall examine all such pro-
posals aHd award the contract To the
lowest responsible bidder; and the county
commissioners shall procure such other
necessary supplies and articles for The
foregoing purposes as may not be fur
uished by contract. ana account for the
preceding section Of This act
Secti1L = The sheriff of Cumberland
county shall appoint three deputy
n sad sheriff. and whose special duty
shan b" to enforce the provisions of chap
Maize and acts additional thereto and
amendatory thereof, in said county and
who shall receive az compensation there
for, the sum OF three dollars per day, to
be paid from the county treasury, to-
gether with such incidental expenses az
rnay he nc "esSaTy for the proper enforce
'neat OF sid chapter; bulls for which
shall be audited as provided in section
one, chapter one hundred ana thrty-sx
revised statutes of Milne
ScrGon :. The sheriff Of said county.
and his deputies appointed under the
provisions 81 seedot six of this act, shall
receive no fees fer saiG service cXrru
rs herein provided. but shall charge az
ala fees now allowed to shcriffs and their
deputies for the enforcement of the pro-
visions cf said chapter tWerty-scVen. re-
ViSed statutes of Maine. and acts addi-
ti0nll thereto and amcnddtory thereof
to the county cf Cumberland and account
for them as provided in section eight OF
this act.
Section 8. The sheriff of Cumberland
and December of each year, shall render
to he treasurer Of said county an item
lied account Of all fees charged up to
said county By him. and by his deputies
appointed - herein provided. fer the en-
forcemcnt of the provisions of said chap
, ,r t"cntX-seVen, revised statutes Of
Maine; md acts additional thereto and
nncndatory thereof, In said county
which said fees shall revert to the coun-
ty of Cumberland.
Section .. No deputy sheriff, unless APP
pointed under the provisions of section
SIX of this act, shall receive any cOmpen-
sation Tor the enforcement of the pro-
visions or said chapter twenty-seven,
revised statutes of Maine. and acts ad-
ditlonal thereto and amendatory thereof
In the city of Portland. unless such com
pensation shall be allowed by the COUNTY
commissioners of said county.
Section 10. All acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with the provisions of this
act ar" hereby repealed so far as the
same would apply TO the county of Cum
bcrland.
section H. This act shall take effect
upon the first day of July I'm the year of
our Lord nineteen hundred and one
tAprroYed March 49,
Chapter 223.
AN ACT to amend Chapter nlnety-slx of
the Public Laws of eighteen hundred
and nlnety-ilVe. relating to Collateral
Inheritance Tux
He 1t enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature as
sembled, as follows:
Section one of chapter ninety-six of the
public laws of eighteen hundred and
Ing out In line twelve the words two and
oone-half and Inserting In place thereof
the word four 80 that said section, as
amended shall read as follows:
Jurisdiction of this state. and any inter
est therein. whether belonging to inhabi-
tants OF this state or not. and whether
by Will or by the Interstate laws of this
state or by deed, grant, sale or gift made
or Intended to take effect In possession
grantor. to any person In trust or other
wise, other than to or for the use of the
father, mother, husband, wife, lineal
descendant adopted child, the lineal
wife or widow of son or the husband of
the daughter of n descendant. or any
educational. charitable or benevolent in
Stltution In this state, shall be liable 10
a tax of four per cent of it's value, above
the sum of five hundred dollars, for the
use of the state, and all administra tors,
executors and trustees. and any such
grantee under n conveyance made during
the grantor's life shall be liable for all
such taxes, with lawful interest as here
matter provided, until the same shall
have been paid as hereinafter directed.
Section .. This act shall take effect
when approved. [Approved March 29.1
Chapter 22G
AN ACT In relation to the salaries of the
Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House
scmbled, as follows:
From and after the first day of April,
In the year OF our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and one, the annual salary
Of each OF the justices OF the supreme
judicial court shall be four thousand dol
lars. payable from the treasury of the
state, I'm quarterly payments, on the first
days of January, April. July and
October Improved March POL
Chrptcr 2.5
AN ACT to amend Section forty-eight OF
Chapter two hundred and eighty-fiVG
of the Public Laws of eighteen hundred
and ninety-seven, relating to Sea and
Shore Fisheries.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives In Legislature as
sembled. as follows:
Section forty-etght of chapter two hun
dred and eighty-tlVe of the public laws
OF eighteen hundred and ninety-seVen Is
hereby amended by striking out of the
fourth and fifth lines of said section the
words into the treasury of the county
ut