Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-23

authority vested in them by Statu'e anu
include Inc same i'm the statement pro.
vided for in the preceding section. ana
the same shall be deducted IRON inc
| salary as herein prescribed. lie snall no. no
make any charge Or collect any Ices iteS ioI nn
the support of prisoners committed on
criminal process from any court III '"e
county in which said Jail is situated;
Section 4. The said county c9mm'n, -,
sioners of the county of Cumperiah'
shall. without extra cnarEe or comniis-
sion to themselves or to any other per
son. procure all necessary supplies. m
1 cniding necessary food, fuel. bedding ana
clot hing, for the jail and the prisoners
therein. in said county. to be furnished
and purchased under their direction ana
| at the expense of the county. a suitable
person shall be employed to prepare tn ,
food of the prisoners. at the expense o:
The county. and the service OF he TODD
| to the prisoners shall he under the gem
eral direction Of the jailcr. master or
| keeper. The person employed 10 prepare
| the food ot the prisoners shall be ap-
| pointed By the sheriff. subject to tht
approval of the county commissioners
Inc county commissioners shall haN"
authority at any time To direct specific
| Iaiions. or articles "f food. clothing, soap.
| fucl g." other nCccSSarias. to bc furnished
| and served to the prisoners The bills
| and accounts for supplies furnished, and
| the Items of expenses incurred in pre-
| pairing and serving the same, shall he
| audited quarterly by some competent per-
| son appointed by the Judge of the supc-
| iior cour, of the county of Cumberland
ana BE- paid by thr county treasurer. For
| services IN auditing said accounts. said
| judge shall allow Il reasonable compen:''t-
| ton ia be paid from the county treasury.
| Section ). The county commissioners of
| the county of Cumberland may each
year as soon after the first of January
| amoun. of food. fuel clothing and sup
plies as far as practicable. which will be
| required by the county Jail and for the
| snppcrt of the prisoners therein for the
| current year. and advertise for sealed
proposal. for furnishing the same accord
| ing to specifications furnished by them.
| in the daily papers of the city of Port
fourtecn days before the time limited for
| the r2certion of such proposals, at which
| time they shall examine all such pro-
| posals aad award the contract To the
lowest responsible bidder and the county
| commissioners shall procure such other
necessary supplies and articles for the
nishtd by contract ana account for the
sam" II the manner provided for in the
preceding section Of this act.
Section 5. The sheriff OF Cumberland
county shall appoint three deputy
shcrinS. who shall serve at the pleasure
of said sheriff and whose special duty
shall b" to enforce the provisions ot chap
ter twcntN-Sevcn. revised statutes of
Maine and acts additional thereto and
amendatory thereof. in said county. and
who snail receive as compensation there
Sethcr with such incidental expenses a.
fla| o% necessary Tor the proper enforce
nent Of s'id chapter; bills for which
shall he audited as provided in section
one. chapter one hundred and thirty-six
revised statutes of Maine.
Seton :. The sheriff of said county
and his deputies appointed under the
PROVISIONS + sec'ioi six of this act. shall
@S herein provided. but shall charge u;
ALI fees now allowed to sheriffs and their
deputies for the enforcement OF the pro-
VISIONS cf said chapter tweriy-seven, rn-
nj nt I'm. ..t,I n
tinnai thereto and amendatory thereof
to the county of Cumberland and account
ior them as provided in section eight OF
this act.
Section \. The sheriff of Cumberland
county. or the last secular day of June
ana Deceinbcr of each year. shall render
10 the treasurer G said county an item
ined account of all fees charged up To
said County by him. and by his deputies
appointed DIS herein provided, for the en-
torcement Of the provisions OF said chap
Maine 1nd acts additional thereto and
amerd1tory thereof in said county
which said feos shall revert TO the coun-
ty of Cumberland.
Section .. No deputy sheriff unless ap-
pointed under the provisions of section
SIX of this act shall receive any compcn-
satlcn Tor tn" enforcement Of the pro-
visions OF said chapter twenty-Seven.
revised statutes of Maine and acts adj
ditional thereto and amendatory thereof.
in the city of Portland. unless such com
pcnsaton shall he allowed by the COUNTY
q ommisSinners of said county.
section 10 Al acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with the provisions Of this
act ar" hereby repealed 50 far aS the
Ierland.
Section II. This act shall take effect
upon the first day of July. in the year Of
our Lord nineteen hundred ana one
lApIroTed March 1911
Chapter .25
AN ACF to amend Chapter nincty-six of
the Public Laws of eighteen hundred
ana ninety.ive, relating To Collateral
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
OF representatives. in Legislature as
Scmhl"d. as follows:
Section one Of chapter nincty-six of the
pnhl" laws of eighteen hundred ard
ninety-tive is hereby amended by strik-
ing our IN line twelve III" words Two and
one-half. and inserting in place thereof
the word four, so that said section. as
amended, shall read as follows:
Section l. Al propcrty within the
jurisdiction of this state. and any inter
est therein, whether belonging To iuhab-
tahtS OF TINS state or not. and whether
tangible or intangible. which shall pass
by VIII or by the intcstatc laws of this
state. or by deed grant. sale or gift made
or intended to take effect in possession
or enjoyment after the death of the
grantor Ia any person in trust or other
wise. other than to or for the use of tn,
father. mother, husband wife. Inea!|
descendant, adopted child; the lncaI
Wife or widow OF n son or the husband of
the daughter of descendant or any
educational charitable or benevolent in
Sttutlon in this state. shall be liable to
"A tax of four per cent of its value above,
the sum of five hundred dollars for the
use of the state and all admins tra tors
executors and trustees, and any such
grantee uirder Il conveyance made during
the Grantor's life shall he liable for ali
such taxes. with lawful interest as here
matter provided. until the same shall
have been paid as hereinafter directed
Section 2 This act shall take effect
when approved. Improved March 2ll
Chapter .2G
AN ACT in rela tion to the salaries of the
Justices Of the Supreme Judicial Court
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representa- tives in Legislature as
sembled, 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, in quarterly payments. the first
days of January April, July ana
October. Improved March 20
Cnipter 30:
AN ACT to amend Section forty-eight of
Chapter two hundred and eighty-tiv,.
of the Public Laws of eighteen hundred
and ninety-Seven, relating to Sea and
Shore Fisheries.
Be ii enacted by the Senate and House