The Republican journal., 1901-03-28


Section . All fees chargeable under
the statutes of this state for the per-
Torrance of arv of the duties prescribed
in the preceding section. shall be charged
and collected by said sheriff as now pro-
Vided by law. an accurate account there
of kept and transmitted to the county
treasurer on the last days of March,
June. September and December annually
and the amount deducted from the quar-
ter..s salary for the quarter then ending,
and the county treasurer Shall not pay
any quarters salary until said statement
shall have been filed.
Section ). All acts and parts of acts,
inconsistent with the provisions of this
act. are hereby repealed.
when approved Approved March ISL
Chapter 1914.
AN ACT additional to Chapter Twenty
nine of the Revised Statutes, relating
Be il enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature as
semblcd. as follows
Section l. Any person licensed to own,
keep and onerate Il bowling alley or
bowling alleys i'm this state, under the
provisions of chapter twenty-nine of the
revised statutes, may be granted permits
sion by the municipal officers of the town
or city where such alley or alleys are sit
uated. 10 keep the same open to the pub
lie until midnight, when in the opinion
of such municipal officers no person or
persons residing in the immediate neigh
borhood will be disturbed thereby
Section ,. This act shall take effect
when approved. lApproved March 1871
Chapter 1875.
AN ACT relating to the Filing of Papers
in cases argued before the supreme jul
dicial court. wien sitting as Il court of
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature as
sembled as follows:
before La
conrt, counsel shall file with the clerk OF
the district in which such case is heard
three copies OF their respective briefs, if
printed, and the clerk, at the expense OF
his county. shall cause the same to be
bound in three equal volumes of conven-
lent size, property paged, indeXed and la
beled and shah deposit one each of sail
volumes in the respective county law IL
braries at Augusta, Bangor and Portland
IApproVed March 1871
Chapter 1876
AN ACT relating to Trust and Banking
Companies.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature as
s0rnhied. as follows:
Section l. Every trust and banking
company shall set part as guaranty
earnings in each and every year until
such fund, win the accumulated interes;
thereon. shall amount TO one-fourth of
The capital took Of the, company. The
against losses and contingencies. and
whenever the same becomes impaired il
shall be reimbursed in the manner pro
Vi6ed for its accumulation.
Section :. No such company shall make
any loan 10 is directors, officers. agents
or other persons in its employ, until the
proposition 10 make such loan shall have
been Submitted by the person desiring the
Same to The board OF directors Of such
bank. or to the executive committee of
such hoard. if any, and accepted and APP
""oNed by a majority of such board or
committee Such approval if the loan is
made. shall be spread upon the records
of the corporation; and this record shall
in every instance give tho names of the
directors authorizing the loan.
Section .. Such corporations shall not
make .oaES or discounts on the security
of tie shares of their own capital stock:
nor be the purchasers or holders of any
such shares unless necessary to prevent
loss upon debt previously contracted in
good faith: and ell stock SO acquired
shall. within a reasonable time after its
acquisition. be disposed of at public Or
private sale.
Section 4, No trust and banking COM
panN shall establish branch or agencs
III any city or town other than that in
which the parent institution has it's loca-
ton until the same be authorized by a
special act of the legislature. This pro
vision shall not apply to branches and
agencies already established and in OPP
era tion under existing charter rights.
Approved March 1871
Chapter 1877
AZ NFT to amend Sections twcnty-eight
ana fhlrty-iive of Cnaptcr eleven of the
Rerlsed Statutes, relating to the Free
BE IT enacted by Tie Senate and House
OF Representatives in Legislature as
sombed, as follows
Section l. Section twenty eight of
chapter eleven of the revised statutes. Is
amended by, ehapter two hundred and
sixteen OF the public laws of eighteen
hundred and ninety-three is hereby fur
Their amended as follows: by sir king our
the word "Deccmbcr' in the tenth line
of said section and inserting in lieu
thereof the word january by striking
Of said section and inserting in lieu
thereof tho words July and by str.A4ng
out the word 'Decombcr" in the thjr-
teenth line of said section and inserting
IN lleu thereof the word 'JanuarN;' so
that said section, as amended, shall read
as follows:
Section IS. Any town which establishes
and maintains a free high school as pro
vided by this section and the seven fol-
lowing, for at least ton weeks in any one
year, shall. on complying with the conul-
tons hereinafter set forth. receive from
the state one-half the amount, actually
expended for instruction i'll said school,
not exceeding Two hundred and fifty dol
lars: provided, that no town shall re-
ceIve such state aid unless its appropria-
item and expenditure for such school has
been exclusive of the amounts required
by law for common school purposes Such
ala shall be paid from the state treasury
on and after the first day of each Janl-
AIRY, upon certitication by the governor
and council as provided by section thirty
live. But whenever a town or rret met de-
sres to draw its state aid ssm:-annually
It shall be paid on and after the first
days of July and January; provided that
the superintendent of such town makes
semi-annually, before said days, the re-
port required in section thirty-five
Section =. Section thirtY-five of CHAPTER
eleven of tho revised statutes as amend
ed by chanter two hundred and sixteen of
ninety-three is hereby further amended
by striking ont the word June" in the
second line of said section and inserting
III lieu thereof the word july so thai
said section, as amended. shall read as
follows:
Section 30. Superintendent shall. an
nua lily. before the first day of july make
returns under oath TO the state superin-
tendent ON blanks prepared and sent out
by him. of the amount appropriated anu
the amount expended by each town or
precinct for instruction in such free high
schools during the current wear. also Of
the amount appropriated and the amount
expended for common school purposes bv
each town maintaining the same; the
number of weeks during which sue
schools have been taught: the wages ma id
each teacher; the number of pupils regis
tered: the average attendance; the num-
her of pupils in each branch of study
pursued. and the amount received for tut
ton. If the state superintendent is salts
fed that the provisions of the seven pre-
cedinS sections have been complied with
he shall certify to the governor and coun-
Gil the sum which each town or precinct