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

servant. agent. or guide Of any other per
son. shall build a camp, cooking, or Other
fire. or use an abandoned camp. cooking
or other fire in or adjacent to any woods
in this state. shall, before leaving such
fire, totally extinguish the same. anu
upon failure to do so such person shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemcanor ani
upon conviction thereof shall be punished
by a fine OF fifty dollars. provided that
such fires built upon the sea beach in such
situation that they cannot spread INTO
ows. shall not be construed as prohibited
by this act. One-half of any fine imposed
and collected under this section shall be
paid to III" complainant.
Approved March I'll
/ Chapter 252.
AN ACT to amend Section fourteen OF
/ Chapter one hundred and thirty-four or
The Revised Statutes. relating to Grim
mai Proceedings In Court.
BE II enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives i'm Legislature as
sembled, as follows:
Section fourteen of chapter one nun
utes is hereby amended by striking out of
said section all after the word 'counsel
IN the eleventh line of said section and
inserting in place thereof the words and
reasonable compensation for the services
of counsel shall be allowed by the court,
TO be paid out OF the county treasury so
shall read as follows:
Section Ia. The clerk shall, without
charge. furnish to every person indicted
for crime punishable by imprisonmnnt
In the state prison. a copy of the indict-
mcnt: If for IL crime punishable by death
or Imprisonment for life. he shall also
furnish a lis; of the jurors returned and
process to obtain witnesses. to be sum
moned and paid at the expense of the
state; if for a crime punishable by i'm
prisonment for term of years. witnesses
shall be summoned and paid al the cx-
pense of the state only at the discretion
of the court. Competent counsel shall be
assigned by the court i'm capital cases.
when it appears that the accused has not
sufficient means to EMPLOY counsel: and
reasonable compensation for the services
of counsel shall be allowed by the court,
to be paid out of the county treasury
Improved March 21l
Chapter PSI;
AN act tn fix the terms of the Srrrcre
Judicial Court in the counties of Frank
York
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
of Repre- scntatives in Legislature assem-
hlcd. nc follows:
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Section !. Section one of chapter two
laws Of eighteen hundred and nil~tv-
three is hereby amended to read rs fo.-
lows,
Section l. The supreme judicial court
shall hereafter he held at Pennington
within ard for the county of Franklin
Tuesday OF May and fourth Tuesday OF
september. annually, instead of the times
row provided by law
section two of chapter two hundred and
TWENTY-FIVE Of the public laws of eight
cen hundred and ninetythree as amend
.d by chapter two hundred and sixty
four of the public Va wc &c eighteen nun
bred ana nInety-seven is nereJy amended
50 to read as follows:
Section > Sud May term shall be held
without grand jury and with but one
traverse jury. unless justice of said
c"tirt shall otherwise specially order. in
which else the clerk shall send venirea
for th" requisite number of traverse
jurors. and shall summon the grand jury
of .hc preceding term, the terms of
Sa;d order may require. All recogniZ-
anccs from municipal courts and trial
to await the action of the grand jury,
made returnabe to said May term, shall.
continued to and have day in the next
term Of the court held in said county.
KNOX COUNTY.
Section .. In section forty-seven Of
chapter scventy-seven of the revised stat
utos. that paragraph relating to times Of
holding terms of the supreme judicial
court in the county of Knox is amended
to read as follows:
Krox. ut Rockland. on the second
Tuesday of March. third Tuesday of Sep
TENDER and fourth Tuesday of December.
SAGADAHOC COUNTY.
section =. In sSctlCn 1Orty-SeNen .ht
chapter seventy-seven of the revised stat
utes, that paragraph relating to times
Of holding terms of the supreme judicial
conra IN y, me , Gu.'F fo 81 sas'ua''oc
Sagadahoc at Bath. on the first Tues
day o. April, the third Tuesday of August
and the fourth Tuesday of December
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Section T. In section forty-seven Of
chapter sevrntv.seven of the revised stat
utes that paragraph relating to times of
holding terms of the supreme judicial
court in the county OF Somerset Is
amended to read as follows:
Somerset at Skowhegan. on the third
Tuesdays of March and September, and
the fourth Tuesday of December.
YORK COUNTY.
Section ). In section forty-seven of
chapter seventy-seven of the. revised stat.
holding terms Of the supreme Judicial
court in the county of York is amended
to read follows:
York. at Saco on the first Tuesday OF
January. and at Alfred on the first Tues
day OF May and the third Tuesday OF
Sectior &. ANY action commenced be
fore this act takes effect and returnabit
in either of said counties. shall be entered
1T the term of the supreme judicial court
in such county. which shall be substi-
such action was originally returnable.
and have day therein as if originally
bic to such substituted term. anu
any special provisions of law applicants
to any term of court. the time of holding
whereof is changed by this act. are here
by made applicable to the substituted
term
Section l. This act shall take effect
or the first day of July one thousand
nine hundred and one.
IAppcovc.l March 2i-1
Chapter 25f.
AN ACT to provide An Assistant Clerk
for the Board of Railroad Commits
SiOneIS.
Be- it acted by the Senate and Hous"
Of Representatives in Legislature assem-
bleu as follows:
Section l. There shall be ali assistant
clerk to the board of railroad cofnmls-
sicners. 20 ne appointed by the governor.
uEon recommendation by the board,
whose duty it shall be to assist the clerk
in the performance of his duties. ana IN
the absence of the clerk to have the Same
powers as the clerk.
Section 2 He shall have salary %
twelve hundred dollars per year. To he
paid quarterly from the state treasury.
Section ,. The amount OF SAID salary
shall be assessed as provided for the SAT
aries Of the commissioners and clerk ny
section four of chapter three hundred ana
thirteen of the public laws OF the year
eighteen hundred and eighty-nine
Section 4. This act shall take erect
wncn approved. Approved March 2l.J
-.' Chapter 255.
AN ACT to amend Section four of Chap
ter one hundred and thrty-tWo of the
Revised Statutes relating to the Grim
inal Jurisdiction at Mag SirateS.