The Republican journal., 1901-03-28

any person more than sixty years of age:
nor on the life of any person who has
rot been examined by a reputable, prac-
medical examination. No person shall be
addicted to membership in any such Or
ganiZation unless he has first filed IN ap-
pIication with and has been initiated in
and becomes a member of IL local branch
/ The iDy-lRws of such association shall pro-
vide that meetings of such branches shall
be held at least once each month.
Section %. When the laws of any state
or country under which any such associa-
ton is organized or incorporated impose
on fraternal associations of this state any
additional or greater fees, fines, penalties,
prohibitions or obligations than are i'm
posed by this act upon similar associa-
tions of other states or countries the
same fees. fines, penalties, prohibitions
associations of such state or country ap-
plying for admission or transacting bust
ness in this state.
Section %. Any association neglecting
the provisions OF this act shall be timed
not exceeding two hundred dollars upon
conviction thereof.
Section "a. Prosecutions for violation
of any of the provisions of this act may
be commenced by complaint and warrant
before any municipal judge or trial justice
in tie final jurisdiction OF such judge or
justice, as provided in. section five of
chapter one hundred and thirty-two of
the revised statutes.
used in the various sections of this act
shall be taken and construed as mean
ing corporation, society or voluntary
Assoc latlOh.
Section e. All acts or parts of acts in
consistent herewith, are hereby repealed.
Section p. This act shall take effect
when approved. [Approved March 81
Chapter PAS.
AN ACT to fix the compensation of the
Clerk of Courts for Androscoggin
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
Of Eenresentatives in Legislature, assem-
Section l. The clerk of the judicial
courts of Androscoggin county shall here
after receive an annual salary of two
Thousand dollars, to oe paid quarterly
shall be IN full compensation for the per-
Torrance of all duties required of him
by law. including those performed, by him
rs clerk of the county commissioners. or
under section seven, chapter seventy
eight. aGG also for any and all sums paid
by him for clerk hire. He shall keep
truc AMI accurate account of all fees as
required bv law, and ON the first Wednes-
day of January, April. July and October
in each year shall. under oath. render
such account. specifying the items, to the
county treasurer, He shall be responsible
Or not, and shall ray the whole amount
of the same to the treasurer of said
county for the use thereof
Section 2. This act shall take effect
OF the first day of July, nineteen hun
dred and one, and the first account filed
by said clerk as herein required, and the
first payment of salary to him as hernin
provided, shall be on the first Wednesd..
of October nineteen hundred and one.
Section 3. All acts and parts of acts,
inconsistent with this act, are hereby
repealed. tApproved March q.
Chapter 249.
AN ACT fixing the amount Of allowance
FOR clerk hire in the office of the Adiu-
tant-General.
BE it enlcte:l ,y the Senate and House
Ct Representatives in Legislature assem-
Section /. From and after January
first. nineteen hundred ard one the
amount allowei for clerk hire i'll the
office of the adjutant-general shall be
allie quarterly, instead of the sum now
provided by law.
Section 2. This act shall take, effect
when approved. Approved March Pill
Chapter $50.
AN ACT to amend Section eight of Chap
ter twenty-folr of the Revised Statutes,
as amended by Chapter two hundred
and sixty-nine of the Public Laws of
eighteen hundred and eighty-tive. rs
amended by, Chapters nine, and one
lltEluEeu anu IOTly-SlX Oh lie IuDUC
Laws of eighteen hundred and eighty
seven, as amended by Chapter two hum
dred ard ffty-sx of the Public Laws
of eighteen hundred and eighty-nine,
us amended by Chapter sixty of the
Public Laws W eighteen hundred and
ninety-one. as amended by. Chapter
three hundred and twenty-siX Of the
Public Laws of eighteen hundred and
ninety-seven, relating to Dependent
Soldiers and Sailors and their families.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature assem-
hled. IS follows:
Section eight of chapter twenty-four OF
the revised statutes, S amended by chap
ter two hundred and sE,.y-nine of the
eishty-tive, as amended by chapters nine
and one hundred and forty-siX of the
public laws of eighteen hundred and
eighty-Seven, as amended by chapter 3t Two
of eighteen hundred and eighty-nine.. as
| amended by chapter sixty of the public
laws Of eighteen hundred and ninety-one;
as amended by chapter three hundred
eighteen hundred and ninety-seven,. is
hereb. further amended by inserting
after the word from, in fourth line OF
said section as amended, the words all
enlist ments in also by inserting after
the were; service" in the fourth line Of
said section as amerded, the words
whether in his own proper name or an
amended, shall read as follows:
Section s. No soldier or sailor who
served hy enlistment in the army or navy
of the United States. in the war of eight
GER hundred and siXty-one, and who mas
received All honorable discharge from all
enlistments in said service whether in
his own proper name or an assumed
nar,c, and who has or may become
dependent upon any town. shall be con-
sidered a pauper, or be subject to dis
reimbursement for that cause: but the
time during which said soldier or sailor
is so dependent, shall not be included IN
the period CT residence necessary to
change his settlement and overseers OF
the poor shall not have authority to re-
move to. or support in. the poor house,
any such dependent soldier or sailor or
his family; the word family here used
shall b. held to inri'-de the soldier or
sailor. his wife. i..A. unmarried minor
children living with him and dependent
upon him for support and such other
unmarried children of his dependent upon
him for support. who by. reason OF mental
ircapacity or physical DISABILITY are IN IN
able 10 provide for themselves; but the
| town Of his settlement shall support
them at his own hczAs in the town o.
| his settlement or residence, Or in such
| suitable place other than the poor house,
as the nverseers of the town Of his settle
ment may deem right and proper. n
| case &c a violation of this act the Over
| scers of the poor shall be subject 10 a
| fine Of twenty-five dollars. And for every
dav they allow them to remain III s,lch
| poor house after reasonable notice, tney
shall be subject to a further line or n"e
| dollars ger day. to be recovered py com,
| U,sirt or Indictment This section shau
| not be so construed as to deprive over
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