The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-04-02

day following such expiration, and re-en.
lEIstsinents ana musters shall be so dated
Nnen new enlistments or establishments
are made IN any organization, the com.
manding officer shall forward duplicate
enlistment papers to the adjutant~gen-
Section 3 Section forty-one of said act
is hereby amended by striking out the
word discharge" in the seventh line
ana substituting therefor the words rec
oHlInenueu Tor discharge, so that said
section, as amended, shall read as follows
section Al. Each colonel of a regiment
may enlist and muster Il band of must.
clahs. NOT exceeding twenty-five, including
one master, one deputy master and une
drum major, to be attached to his resi.
ment; provided that the members of such
band shall furnish their own uniforms and
Instruments. They may be recommended
urc'
Section s. Section forty-six of said ac.
Is hereby amended by striking ont all the
section following the word time" in the
second NE, and inserting the following,
Enlisted men may also be discharged by
the commander-in-chief. upon personal
Application in writing, approved by inter
mediate commanding officers, or upon the
recommendation of the commanding OIL
Ger OF any company, battery, troop OF
corps, approved by intermediate com.
manding officers so that said section. AS
amended shall read as follows:
Section 46 The commandments
may, in his discretion. discharge enlisted
men at any time. Enlisted men may also
be discharged by the commander-in-chief
upon personal application in writing. APP
proved by intermediate commanding ofii-
GERS, or upon the recommendation Of the
commanding officer of any company, bat
terry troop or corps, approved by interIue-
date commanding officers
lApproved March IL
Chapter "a.
An A 70
eleven and twelve of Chapter one hun
dred thirty-three of the Public Laws of
eighteen hundred and ninety re-
lating to Iardons.
Section l. Sections eight, nine, ten.
eleven and twelve OF chapter one hundred
thirty three of the public laws of eighteen
hundred and nlnety-seven are hereby re-
rcaled.
Section ?. This act shall take effect
when approved
Improved March III
Chapter rs.
An Act relating to waving of the Pro-
visions of Wills by Widows.
Section l. II the election provided by
section FIVE of chapter one hundred fifty
seven of the public laws of eighteen hun
dred and ninetytiVe is not made within
six months aftel probate of will, and the
estate is thereafter rendered inSolVent.
and the commissioners are appointed by
the Judge Of probate, such election may
be made at any time within six months
after the appointment of such commission
erS. Such election shall not affect any
title to real estate heretofore acquired
from the executor or administrator with
the will annexed but the widow or widow
er may recover from such executor or aid
ministrator If not paid within thirty days
after demand therefor in writing, one
third of any sums received from real es-
tate sold before such waiver was filed.
Section O. This act shall take effect
when approved,
[Approved March Ill
Chapter rs.
An Act to amend Chapter one hundred
and fiftY-nine of the Public Laws of
nineteen hundred and one, providing for
the retirement of commissioned officers
of the militia or the National Guard of
the State of Maine.
Section one of said act is hereby amend
ed by striking out the word nine in the
third line, and substituting therefor the
word six, and by inserting after the word
years" in the fourth line, the words or
for the period of nine years not necessari-
ly continuous. BY striking out the words
rank held by him at the time of his dis
charge from said service or at the time
such application is made" in the fifth,
sixth and seventh lines, and substituting
therefor the words highest rank held by
him during said service. BY striking out
the words at the time of such discharge
or of making such application, has in the
eighth and ninth lines, and substituting
said section as amended shall read as fol
lows:
Section ]. Any person who shall have
served as commissioned officer in the
militia or the National Guard of this
state, for the continuous period of six
years, or for the period of nine years not
necessarily continuous. may, upon his own
application. be placed upon the retired
list. with the highest rank held by him
during said service. provided, however, that
an officer so retired, who shall have re-
NAMED in the same grade for the cOntnu-
Gus period of nine years. shall be retired
with increased rank. Retired officers on
occasions of ceremony may, and when
acting under orders as hereinafter pro-
vidcd, shall wear the uniform of their re
tired rank. Retired officers shall be eligi-
Bile to perform military duty, and the
Ommandar-in-chief may, in his discretion,
by order require them TO serve upon mil.
itary boards. courts of inquiry and courts
or to perform any other special
or temporary military duty. and for such
service they shall receive the same pay
and allowances as are provided in law for
like service by the officers of the National
Guard. All retired officers shall he amen
able to courts martial for military offcnses
as if upoI, the active list Of the National
Guard The names of all officers of retired
rank shall be borne upon separate
roster, kept under the supervision of the
adiutant general. Retired officers shall
report to the adiutant general any change
In their residence whenever such change
occurs
Improved March Ill
Chapter TT.
An Act to amend Chapter ninety-four of
the Public Laws of eighteen hundred
clEhty-seven, relating to Agricultural
Societies.
Section l. Chapter ninety-four of the
Public Laws OF eighteen hundred eighty
seven is hereby amended by inserting after
the word county in the second limo the
,,1.sn
amended will read as follows:
Chapter "a Section /. The receipts of
the Maine State Agricultural Society. the
Eastern Maine State Fair and all county
and local agricultural societies, are here
by exempted from attachment, trustee
process and seizure on execution until cur
rent expenses of the fair. purses and
premiums awarded by the society are paid,
provided that the same are paid within
three months from the close of the fair.
Section ,. This act shall take effect
when approved
[Approved March Ill
Chapter 78.
An Act to amend Section twenty-nine of
Chapter eighteen OF the Revised Stat
utes, relating TO ways across station
grounds of Railroads.
Section tWenty-nine OF chapter eighteen
of the revised statutes is hereby amended
so that the same shall read as follows
Section 20. No way shall be laid out
through or across any land or right of
way of any railroad corporation, used for
hearing the railroad commissioners ad-
judge that public convenience and neces
sity require 1t. When the tribunal hav-
ing jurisdiction over the laying out of such
way is satisfied. after hearing, that public
convenience and necessity requires such
laying out such proceedings shall be sus-
pended and petition filed by such tribunal
with the railroad commissioners for their
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