Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-30

SeS , :. All acts and parts OF acts
pealed by the said act of February eleven,
nineteen hundred three, are hereby re-
Vlved and re-enacted
Section g. This act shall take effect
when approved.
fApproved March 1871
Chapter 1870.
An Act to amend Section two of Chapter
nlnety-tnree of the Public Laws or
ing the sarS os and MS
sioners Of kennebec County.
section !: Section two of chapter nine
ty-three of the public laws Of eighteen
amended, by striking out the words.
eighteen hundred and ninety-nine' in the
second second me ne thereof, and inserting IN pa,
three; also by striking out In the fourth
me the words, two dollars and MY
cents and Inserting in place thereof the
words fl three dollars SO that Sald secuoh'
as amended, snail read as follows;
section z From and after the nrst day
OF January, in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and three, the sal
for the county of kennebec. shall be three
dollars per day, instead of the sum now
n&ed by Jaw, while actually. employed IN
time spent in travelling, for which he shall
have ten cents mile for the distance
actually travelled
, Section =. This act shall take effect
when approved.
lAlproved March l9.l
Chapter 121.
An Act relating to the office of County
Commissioner.
Section l. Nc person holding the office
or county commissioner shall at the same
| time hold either the Office of mayor or as
SCISSOR OF city. or oil selectman or as
SCISSOR of a town.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
April HrsG, nineteen hundred ana four.
lApDrOVeQ March IL
Chapter 1922.
An Act TO, enable cities and towns to es-
tabllsh permanent Fuel Yards.
Section !. Any city or town is hereby
and maintain, within its limits, .perina-
| nent wood. coal and fuel yard; for, the
purpose cf selling. at cost. wood, coal and
fuel to its inhabitants; The term at cost,
| meaning without financial profit.
Section 2 This act shah take effect
when approved.
[Approved March 1911
Chapter 1923.
An Act to amend Section twenty-onc OF
Ct~tpler one hundred and sixteen OF the
Revised Statutes, and Chapter two nun
| dred and twenty-five of the Public Laws
of eiShteen hundred and ninety-three,
relating to fees of Registers of Deeds.
Section l. Section twenty-one Of Chap
| ter one hundred and sixteen Of the Re
vised Statutes, is hereby amended by
adding thereto the following:
Recording certificates of limited part
nership, fifty cents Receiving and filing
certificate of election of clerk OF a cor
| poration, or resignation of such clerk
twenty-five cents. Recording certificates
| Of foreclosure of mortga ges, or notices
of foreclosure, fifty cents
| Section 2. Chapter two hundred and
! twenty-five of the Puolic Laws OF
eighteen hundred and ninety-three, is
| hereby amended by striking out the words
under seal in the third line. So tina
| said chapter, as amended, shall read as
| follows:
Chapter 90. In all cases where book:
therefor, registers OF deeds snail for re,
| ceiFinS, filing and recording any i1istru'
ment by law entitled to record, in addi
sum OF fifteen cents for each hundred
! words or fraction thereof, i'll excess OF
| five hundred words
Section 2 This act shall take effect
7 Approved March 20l
Chapter 124.
| An Act to amend Section thirty-five o.
Chapter eninety-nine OF the Revised
| Statutes, relating to Powers and Duties
| OF Bail Commissioners.
| Section thirty-five of Chapter ninety
nine of the Revised Statutes is hereby
amended by aiding, thereto the following
| words: And such II bail commissioners
| shall receive not exceeding the sum OF
itvS uoiltiLS III each case IA WHICH pttI' -
| SO taken, the same to be paid by the
| person so admitted to bail; but the per
son admitted to bail shall nc1 pc required
| TO nay any other ices or charges to any
| giving of sucn bail so that said section
| thirty-fve, as amended shall read as iol
| lows:
Section 50. When a person is confined
| in Il Jail for q bailable CffenSe, or for Itot
| finding suredes on recognizance, except
! when q Verdict of guilty has been rem
dered against him for an offense punish
able in the State prison, amy such COM
| missioner, on application, may inquire
| into the case and admit him to bail
| and exercise the same power as any JUS
! tice of the supreme judicial or superior
court can; and may issue writ OF habeas
| corpus, and cause such person TO be
| brought lcfore him for this purpose, and
may take such rccognizance. And such
bail commissioners shall receive not ex-
Ceeding the sum of five dollars in each
| case in which bail is so taken. the same
to be paid by the person so admitted to
bail; but the person admitted 10 baii
shall not be required to pay any other
fees or charges to any officer for ser
vices connected with the giving OF such
bail
Improved March 2S.l
Chapter 1926.
An Act to regulate the taking of Bail in
Criminal Prosecution.
Section l. Any person offering to recog-
nize before any trial justice, judge of a
police or municipal court. OF bail COM
missioner, as surety for the appearance
before any superior or supreme judicial
court Of any respondent in a criminal
prosecution, whether such respondent be
| an appellant from the finding of a trial
justice or judge of a police or municipal
court, or be ordered to recognize to await
the action of the grand jury, or be ar
rested in vacation on capias issued on
Indictment pending in such superior or
supreme judicial court, may be required
police or municipal court, or bail COM
missioner, written statement signed and
sworn to by said surety, describing all
real estate owned by said surety within
this State with sufficient accuracy to
identify it, and giving in detail all in
cumbrlnces thereon and the value, there
of, such valuation to be based on the