Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-23

| states Treasury to he created 10 the
state on its property returns. SO tna' said
section, as amended, shai' rea" "S
| lows: -
! Section 81 Any officer, enlisted man or
other person. who shall williuiiy OF ma
| liciously destroy, injure or deIaCe any a.
| ticle of military property belonging 10 INC
| state. or shall use il for other than mn
| tary purposes, or shall have or retain W.
same in violation OF law or feSuiato"7
shall be punished by a fine not exceeding
fifty dollars And in case any officer or
enlisted man of the national SuaIu, "a
ried on the pay-rolls of the organization
of which he Is Il member, AT any GU
campment or other duty. or on any Spc-
cial expense account for any duty per
formed. who has AT any time tnrousn
car clesSness or inatt1nion lost, Destroyer,
ar suffered to be lost or DESTROYER, any
state or government property which mas
been issued FOR his use, the oinctr &c
countable for the property or certliyihS
the payroll or expense account. shth re-
cord under column of remarks inc
number and kind of articles 50 lost or de-
stroyed, ana in column headed "deduc,
tons on payroll, or under "dcduc'i"ns
in expense account, the amount OF money
value of property so lost or Destroyer,
and the paymastcr general shall retain
out OF the pay of such officer or ciIllSteu
man an amoant Of money equal 10 inc
value of the property so lost or destroyer;
and money 50 retained shall be cfcdited
to the account of such officer of the ma
tional guard as may be accountablc To
the state for said property. Such p"r-
ton GA said money AS shall he for state
property shall be turned III to the treas
urer ot the state. to lie credited To the
militia fund, and such portion as may be
Tor United States property shall b turned
in to the United States treasury to be
credited to the state on us property re-
turns.
Section !. Section scvcut y-eieht of sGid
act is hercbs amended by inserting after
the word state in the thirteenth line
tn. rcuf. the words and there may he also
allowed and paid by the state Tor the
rent of quarters occupied by each author
lied band legally enlisted ana mustered
into the service, not exceeding one mum
bred dollars, and sand quarters shall al
WAYS be subject to all provisions ot law
and regulations which apply to arInoIies
that said section, as amended, shall
read as follows:
Section q. Municipal officers shall pro-
vide tor each company OF the national
guard located within the limits OF their
respective towns, subject to the approval
OF the commandcr-in-Chicf or ~ucn Off
Ger as he may designate, Il suitable drill
room and armory or place or deposit for
the arms. equipments and other property
furnished by the state. They shall also
provide suitable rooms for the headqIdr-
tors OF each separate battalion. regiment
or brigade established within their limits.
and Il reasonable compensation for the
rent thereof, not exceeding one hundred
dollars per annum. may be allowed to the
town so furnishing, and paid by the state.
And there may be also allowed and paid
by the state Tor the rent of quarters oC-
cupied by each authorized band legally
{ nistcd and mustered into the service.
not exceeding one hundred dollars. and
all provisions of law and regulation
which apply to armorics. and such drul
rooms. armoTies. headquarters OF other
PAGES provided for in this section shall
be held for the exclusive use OF the ma
tional guard unless otherwise authorized
10y the commander-in-chief after applica-
ton IN cacn case by the municipal au-
in writing. If said premises are
there shall be deduction from the rent
of the premises agreed upon. equal to one
months rental for each day Of such use.
Section \. No provision OF this act
shall he construed as terminating any
or enlistment In the national
guard, hut any sICh shall continue in
force according to the terms thereof, sub
jet to the provisions or this act
Section 2. This act shall take effect |
when approved Approved March e
Chapter IG>.
IN act to authorize Telephone Tclc-
graph. Electric Light. Heat or Power |
companies to place their wires under |
the surface Of Public Ways.
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives. IN Legislature as !
stmhled, as follows:
Section l. Telegraph. telephone cleo |
tric light. heat or power companies char
tered by special act of the legislature or |
under the general laws OF the |
state. and all such companies. wherever |
chartered or organized. engaged in the |
business of Transmitting intelligence, heat |
light or power ny electricity. are hereby |
u IthorizCd in any city or town to pace |
their wires and cables and all conduitS |
and other structures for conducting and |
such wires and cables under |
the surface OF those streets and highways
Ill whiC" SIch companies arc empowered /
to obtain locations for their poles and |
Y Tres. subject, however. to the written |
permit therefor of the municipal officers |
ui SJCh city or town, and subject also to |
such rIles and reguati onS as to location |
and construction as such municipal Off |
GERS may designate in their permit. Pro |
CecdiucS for obtaining permit to place |
wires and cables under the surface of |
streets and highways may he had in ac- |
CordauCe with the provisions of CHAPTER |
three hundred aud seventy eight of the |
public laws of eighteen hundred and |
ciGhty-ftvc. relating to the location Of |
ppSts aud wires in public ways.
Section :. This act shall take effect |
when approved Improved March .. |
Chapter IG9
IN ACT to provide for Voting by Ma |
chimes.
re it enacted 10y the Senate ana House |
OF Representatives in Legislature as |
s"mblod, as follows:
Section L. The secretary of state, the |
attorney general and one member of the |
& Ivernor's council to he dcsiena ed by |
the governor, shall, AT such times. under |
SICh conditions. and after such public no |
tice as they sec tit to give. examine Vot-
lng and counting machines and appard-
tl;S; and they shall certify their approval
o.. such machines as. in their judgment |
furnish convenient. simple and SatisfaC- |
tory means of voting ana OF aSccrtaining /
the true result thereof with facility and |
accuracy. special regard being had to pre-
venting ana detecting double voting; but |
no machine shall be approved which does
not secure 10 the voter Il degree of |
secrecy in voting equal to that afforded |!
BY the use of the official ballot as provid-
ed by law. No machine except Slch as is |
approved by said officers and used in ac-
cordance with this act shall be used in
this state.
Section ,. \ 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. |
and order the use of one or more voting |
and counting machines for thu then cnsu-
ing election in said city or town and |
thereafter in case said machine or ma
chimes are purchased. at all elections in ,
cities and at state and presidential cleo
tons in towns. until otherwise voted al /
n legal meeting, said machines shall be
used for the purpose of voting for the |
officers to be elected at such elections |
and for taking the vote upon constitu-
tonal amendments aud all other 0ues-
tons submitted to vote at such cleo
tons.
Section ). When voting and counting |
machines are approved and purchased
the perSOuS of whom sIIrh mo