The Republican journal., 1903-04-09

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spent in, travelling, for which he shall
have eight cents a mile for the distance
actually travelled; but he shall not have
more than one travel in the same hearing
or session, nor for more than two ad-
journments of any regular term, nor for
service or travel on more than one peti-
'tion or case at the same time, nor any
thing for travel or attendance at the
Legislature connected with the annual
county estimates, nor for any additional
trouble or expense of any kind
| [Approved Feb. A.
Chapter 4.
An Act to amend Section seventeen of
| Chapter forty of the Revised Statutes,
as amended by Chapter two hundred
and sixty-one Of the Public Laws OF
| by Chapter sixty-one of the Public Laws
| of eighteen hundred and ninety-one, re-
lating to Migrat tory Fish.
| Section seventeen of chapter forty OF
| the revised statutes, as amended by chap
ter two hundred and siXty-one of the
public laws of the year eighteen hundred
and eighty-fve, and by chapter sixty-one
of the public laws of the year eighteen
amended by striking out the. word
cffteenth'' in the twenty line of
said section, and substituting in lieu
thereof the word 'twenty-ffth;' and by
twenty-third line of said section, and
'seventy-fve,' so that said section. as
amended, shall read as follows:
Section II. The taking of mackerel,
herring, shad, porgies or menhaden, and
the fishing therefor by the use of purse
and drag seines, is prohibited in all small
bays, inlets, harbors or wefrs, where any
entrance to the same, or any part there
of from land to land, is not more than
three nautical miles in width, under a
penalty upon the master or person in
charge of such seines, or upon the owners
of any vessel or seines employed in such
unlawful fishing, of not less than three
hundred nor more than five hundred dol
lars, to be recovered by Indictment, OF
action of debt; one-fourth of the penalty
to the complainant or prosecutor and
three-fourths to the county in which the
proceedings are commenced; and there
shall be a lien upon the vessels, steamers,
boats and apparatus used in such unlaw-
full pursuit, until said penalty, with costs
of prosecution is paid; but net for mesh
ing mackerel or porSieS, of not more than
one hundred meshes in depth, and a net
for meshing herring, of not more than
one hundred and seventy meShes in depth,
and a net for meshins shad, of not more
than Seventy-five meShes in depth, shah
not be deemed a seine; and it shall be
lawful to take shad and alewives in the
Androscoggin river. and in Merrymeetin2
bay. from April first to June tWenty-fifth
not more than seventy-five fathoms in
length, and of not more than fifty meshes
in depth [Approved Feb. LII.
Chapter 5.
An Act to amend Section fifteen of Chap
ter fifteen Of the Revised Statutes, re-
lating to BurYing-G Grounds.
Section fifteen of revised statutes of Maine,
eighteen hundred and eighty-three is here
by amended by inserting in the second line
thereof after the word securities. the
words; or deposited in savings banks ,
So that said section as amended, shall
read as follows:
Section Is. Every trust fund authorized
by the preceding section shall be safely
invested in United States, state. county
city or town securities or deposited in
savings banks; and the annual income
only, shall he expended in performance OF
the requirements of the trust.
: [Approved Feb. Ill
Chapter 6.
An Act to amend Section twenty four of
Chapter one hundred and two, Public
Laws Of eighteen hundred and ninety
one, as amended by Chapter two hundred
and sixty-seven, Public Laws Of
eighteen hundred and ninety-three, re
lating 10 providing for the printing and
distributing ballots at the public eN-
pense and regulating voting for State
and City Elections.
Section tWeEtN-four of chapter one hun
dred and two, public laws of eighteen
hundred and ninety-one. as amended by
public laws of eighteen hundred and
ninety three is hereby amended by insert
ing in the twelfth line thereof after the
word "choice' the words: OR if the voter
places and sticks on and over the name
or names of any candidate or candidates
for any office or Offices, a small strip or
strips OF paper. commonly known as a
sticker or stickers. bearing thereon a
name or names other than the name or
names of the candidate or candidates so
erased or covered up, the name or names
of such candidate or candidates SO COW
cred shall be considered to be erased from
the ballot, and the person or persons
whose name or names shall SO appear on
such strip or strips of paper so placed and
stuck on the ballot, shall be deemed to be
voted for by the voter as candidate or
candidates for such office or Offices SO
that said section as amended, shall read
as follows:
Section "a. On receipt of his ballot the
voter shall forthwith, and without leaving
the enclosed space, retire alone to one of
the voting shelves or compartments so
provided, and shall prepare his ballot by
marking in the appropriate margin or
place, a cross (A) as follows: He may
place such mark within the square above
the name of the party group or ticket, in
which case he shall be deemed to have
voted for all the persons named in the
group under such party or designation
And if the voter shall desire to vote for
any person or persons, whose name or
names are not printed as candidates on
the party group or ticket he may erase
any name or names which are printed on
the group or party ticket. and under the
name or names so erased he may fill in
the name or names of the candidates of
his choice Or if the voter places and
sticks on and over the name or names of
any candidate or candidates for any Office
or offices, a small strip or strips of paper,
commonly known as a SticlSer or StickerS.
bearing thereon name or names other
than the name or names of the candidate
or candidates so erased or covered up, the
name or names of such candidate Or can
didates so covered shall be considered to
be erased from the ballot, and the person
or persons whose name or names shall SO
appear on such strip or strips of paper SO
placed and stuck on the ballot, shall be
deemed to be voted for by the voter as
candidate or candidates for such office or
Offices. Or if the voter does not desire to
vote for person or persons whose name
or names are printed upon the party
group or ticket, he may erase such name
or names with the effect that the ballot
shall not be counted for the candidate or
candidates whose names are so erased
In case of a question submitted to the
vote of the people he shall place such
mark in the appropriate margin above the
answer which he desires to give. Before
leaving the voting shelf or compartment,
the voter shall fold his ballot without
displaying the marks thereon, in the same
way it was folded when received by him,
and he shall keep the same so folded un-
til he has voted. He shall vote in the
manner now provided by law before leav-
ing the enclosed SDace and shall deDOSit