The Portland daily press., 1901-01-22
sHERIFFs' SALARIES.

MIR. SpraRue OF Easton introduced the
bill defining sheritf's salaries. 1t is as
follows:
Section 1.-The sheriffs OF the several
counties of the state herein mentioned
shall rscsive> as full compensation for
services In attendance upon the supreme
judicial and supsrior courts In their re-
spective counties. as jailsrs and keepers
OF the county jails in their resps ctiye
counties, for receiving ana committing
prisoners therein, and for the service OF
criminal processes and the performance
OF all duties relating to the enforcement
of the criminal laws. the following an
nuaI salaries respectively, the same to
be paid from the county treasures of the
respective counties in equal quarterly
payments on the first days OF January.
April, July and October, namely:
Androscoggin county, s2,50O
Aroostook, county, l,2OO
Cumberland county, 3,COo
Ksnnebec county, 1000
Penobscot county, $500
Sagadahoc, county, 81, 700
York county, l,eOo
together with free rental of the house
or living apartments connected with the
county jail in the counties which have
a county jail.
Section 2-AM fees chargeable under
the statutes OF the state, for tine perform
ance OF any OF the duties prescribed In
the preceding sertlon, except for the
board Of prisoners. shall be charged and
collected by said sherlfIs rs now pro-
vided by law. An accurate account there
of--andsof.those prescribed in section three
of this act, shall be kept and transmitted
to the county treasurer on the last days
OF March, June, September and Decem-
ber. annually, and the amount thereof
deducted from the quarters salary
for the quarter then ending. And no
county treasurer shall pay any quarters
salary until said statement shall have
been tiled.
Section 3-For all prisoners committed
from other counties and for all persons
confined for debt and for other civil
processes, the sheriff shall collect ths same
fees for their support as are now provided
by law or may be liked by the county
commissioners under the authority vest
ed in them by statute, include the same
in the statement, provided for In the pre-
cading section and the same shall be de-
Quoted from his salary as herein pre-.
soribed. lie shall not collect any fees
for the support of prisone committed
on criminal process from any court in
the county In which his jail is situated.
The coanty commissioners shall have
full and exclusive charge Of feeding
county jail prisoners, which duty they
may perform directly or delegate to some
other person IL they desire; and all SUD-
plies for said prisoners shall be furnished
by the county commissioners at the ex
psnEe of said county.
Section 4-An acts and parts OF acts in
consistent herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 5-This act shall take effect on
the first day OF April, A. D., 1901.
OXFORD PONDS.
Oxford lined mp for some iish and
game iegislati on Monday. MIR. Carleton
Of Winthrop presented the petition OF II.
W. Sannorn OF Norway and % Others
asking that the following ponds be
op.nsd TO winter fishing: North pond
aud Bird pond in Norway; the Five
Kezars, Two Speck, Pappoose and Mack
waine ponds In the town of Waterford !;
K neeland, Burnetland and Crooker ponds
in the town Of Albany; Proctor pond in
the towns OF Albany and StoIehsm;