Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-04-03

issg.sA. .-..-... eNfn ss.ffna Is Nay be agreed
upon. for the use OF ,he jsii Of said county
OF Kennebec. for the purposes and with the
same effect mentioned In the preceding sec
tlon. Said county OF Sssadshe- my ais,
make a similar agreement with the county
OF Androscoggin. for the Same purposes and
with the same effect
Section 2. TIE provisions Of the cishth
and ninth sections OF said chapter seventy,
as amended By the preceding scctIoa. are
hereby extended In the,r effect. until q jail
shall be established and maintained IN said
county OF sagadahoc
Section 3. Nothing In the foregoing sec
lions shaii be 20 construed as to eonsicf
with the general iaws OF the state relating
TO the jail system.
Section 4. This act shall take eaec.
CHAPTER l7e.
AN ACT additional snd amcndatory TO
Chapter two hundred fostytvo Of the
Public Laws OF eighteen hundred and
nlnety-three. relating to Free Pablo
Libraries.
Section /. Section ave of chapter two
hundred forty-two Of the public laws or
amended by striking out In the fourth line
of said section the words 'of less than NJ.
teen Hundred inhabitants and" SO that said
section shall read as follows;
Section 8. The state librarian Is hereby
authorized and directed to donate from tho
Maine state library to any town having no
free public library owned or controlled by
the town, books purchased for that purpose.
not exceeding fifty per ceat In value the
books and documents purchased by said
town for the purpose of founding free pub
lie library therein: said donation In no case
to exceed one hundred doilars-
Section :. ANY town is hereby authorized
to raise and appropriate annually sum
OF money, not exceeding the legal iimit
heretofore establishes for the purpose Of
securing to its Inhabitants the free use OF
library located In an adjoining town. ana
shall be entitled to receive from the state
treasurer sum equal to ten per cent OF
the amount SO raised, appropriated and ex-
pended yearly.
Section 8. Two or more adjacent
towns may unite In establishing and main
tsinins free public library With branches
thereof In each town for the free use Of ali
the inhabitants OF said towns, and may each
raise and appropriate for that purpose
annually sum not exceeding the legal HmIt
heretofore established for maintaining free
libraries and such towns shall he subject to
all the duties and entitled TO all the benefits
established b. the laws now In force con
corning free libraries.
Section 4. That section three Of chapter
two hundred fortytwo of the public laws
OF eighteen hundred ninety-three. as amend
cd by chapter eleven Of the public laws Of
eighteen hundred ninety Eve. Is hereby fur
thsr amended. so as to read as follows:
Section 3. Any town or city. In which
there is library owned or controlled By 4
corporation or association, may apropr
ate sum not exceeding one dollar for each
of Its ratable polls IN the year next proceed
ihg' TO procure from such library the fres
use OF It's books for all the Inhabitants Of
the town or city, under such restrictions
and regulations as shall insure the safety
ana good usage Of the books: and such libra
~ shall then be considered 4 free public
library within the meaning of this act, sad
said town or city shall be entitled 10 the
peneats Of the preceding section, provided
fhat any books and documents purchasad
with said stipend. and all books ana aoou-