The Republican journal., 1901-03-28

be equally valid
Section 3. This act shall take effect
when approved. [Approved Feb. 26.J
Chapter 15S.
AN ACT to amend Chapter ore hundred
and four of the Public Laws of eighteen
hundred and ninety-nine, relating TO the
salary of Judge of Municipal Court OF
Bath.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature as
scmbled, as follows:
Section ]. Section one of chapter one
hundred and four of the public laws of
eighteen hundred and nincty-nine Is here
and eleventh lines the words mine hun
dred" and inserting instead thereof the
words one thousand so that the said
section as hereby amended, Shall read as
follows:
Section |. A municipal court is hereby
established in and for the city of Bath
and the towns of Woolwch, Arrowsic.
in the county of sagadahoc, which shall
be called the Bath Municipal Court anG
have and use a seal on all original
processes. and shall consist of one judge
Who shall be appointed commissioned
and qualified as provided by the law and
constitution of the state. Said judge shall
be a member of the bar of Sagadahoc
county and shall reside during his contin-
uancc in Office in the city of Bath, and
who shall receive from said city an an
nual salary of one thousand dollars per
year, to be paid him in quarterly pay
ments. Said salary shall he in iull for
all the fees and emoluments of the Of
flee; provided, however, that he shall re-
ceive in addition to said salary the legal
tificates by him made. The present judge
shall continue in office until the end of
the term for which he was appointed. The
said judge shall enter, or cause to be en-
and criminal actions, with full minutes
of the proceedings in and disposition of
the same, which docket shall be at all
times open to inspection, and he Shall
perform all other duties required of sim
liar tribunals in this state
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved. [Approvcd Feb. 26.J
Chapter $50.
AN ACT to provide for the retirement CT
commissioned officers of the Militia or
the National Guard of the State OF
Maine.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature as
sembled, as follows:
Section l. Amy person who shall have
served as a commissioned officer in the
militia or the national guard of this state,
for the continuous period of nine years,
may, unon his own application, be placed
upon the retired list. with the rank held
by MIN al the time of his discharge from
said service or at the time such applica-
ton is made provided. however, that an
officer so retired, who, at the time of
such discharge or of making such appl-
cation. has remained in the same grade
Tor the continuous period of nine years.
shall be retired with increased rank.
Retired officers on occasions of cere
mony may, and when acting under or
ders as hereinafter provided, shall wea
the uniform OF their retired rank. Re
military duty, and the commander-in-
chief may, in his discretion, by order re,
qulre them to serve upon military boards.
courts OF inquiry and courts-martial, or
of fhnI to1 M,
airy military duty, and for such service
they shall receive the same pay and al
lowances as are provided in law for like
service by the officers of the national
guard. All retired officers shall be amen
able to courts-martial for-military Of
lenses as if upon the active list of the ma
tional guard. The names of all officers of
retired rank shall be borne upon separate
roster, kept under the supervision of the
acknowledgement. Retired officers shall
report to the adjutant general any
change in their residence whenever such
change occurs.
Section 2. The commander -in-chief may
at any time, retire any commissioned of
tlcer of the militia or national guard who
shall have been found by a medical
board, convened by his orders and con-
sisting of at least three commissioned
medical officers. to be physically unable
to properly perform the duties of his Of
flee.
Section ). This act shall take effect
when approved. lApproved March IL
Chapter 1Go
AN ACT to amend Section nine of Chap
ter one hundred and six of the Revised
Statutes, relating to the draft of Jurors.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives in Legislature as
Scmbled, as follows:
Section nine of chapter one hundred and
six of the revised statutes is hereby
therein i'll the fifth line thereof. the
words. and by delivering To at least two
nt the municipal officers and the town
c!crk written notice of said meeting so
that said section, as amended shall read
as follows:
Section 8 The sheriff OF receiving
such venires, shall immediately send
where directed; and each constable. on
receipt thereof, shall notify the voters of
the town, and especially the municipal
officers and town clerk. by posting notices
in two public and conspicuous places
therein, and by delivering to at least two
of the municipal officers and the town
clerk written notice of said meeting, at
assemble and be present at the draft of
jurors called for, which shall be six days
at least before the time when they are
ordered to atteEd court
LApproved March IL
Chapter lGl.
AN ACT to fix the salary of the Judge
of Oxford.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives. in Legisla turc as
semblcd, as follows:
Section l. From and after the first day
of May in the year of our Lord one thou
sand nine hundred and one, the salary
of the judge of probate of oxford county
shall be five hundred fifty dollars a year
Section .. From and after the first day
of May the year of our Lord one thou
sand nine hundred and one. the salary of
the register of proba te for oxford county
shall be eight hundred dollars year.
Section 8. The salaries provided in sec
tons one and two of this act shall be in
full for all services and expenses by rca-
son of the four extra terms of probate
court to be held at Rumford Falls in the
town of Rumford.
Section A. This act shall take effect
when approved. LApprovcd March IL
Chapter 1G.
AN ACT for the arrest and apprehension
of criminals.
Be it enacted by the Senate and mouse
of Representatives in Legislat turc as
Scmbled, as follows:
Section ]. The sum of fifteen hundred
dollars Shall be appropriated each year,
and so much thereof as may be necessary
to eXpend under the direction of the at
and apprehension of persons who COM
init crime in this state.
Section 2. The attorney general may.
by himself or through the several county
attorneys or otner officers of the state,
employ such detective or detectives or
other persons, offer rewards or use other
means that he NAV deem advisable to