The Republican journal., 1903-04-09

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School.
Section 1. Section one hundred twelve
of chapter eleven of the revised statutes,
as amended by chapter thirty-seven of
the public laws of eighteen hundred and
ninety-one, and by chapter one hundred
and twenty-one of the public laws OF
eighteen hundred ana nme5y-nve; ana by
public laws of eighteen hundred and nine
ty-seven, is hereby further amended by
inserting in place OF the d word .fr tnree In IN
in place of the words "thirty-one thou.
sand dollars is annually appropriated"
in the second and third lines Of said sec
thousand dollars is appropriated for the
year nineteen hundred three. the sum of
forty thousand dollars for the year nine
teen hundred four. and the sum OF forty
three thousand dollars annually thereaf-
ter so that said section as amended by
this act. shall read as follows:
Section III. Fol. the support OF the
four normal schools and the Madawaska
Training School. the sum of thirty-threc
thousand dollars is appropriated for the
year nineteen hundred three, the sum of
teen hundred four, and the sum of forty
three Thousand dollars annually there
after, to be expended under the direction
of said trustees, which sum the treasurer
of state shall deduct for said purpose
from any school money raised for the
support of common schools. The govern
or and council may from time to time, as
they think proper, draw warrants there
for on said treasurer in favor of said
trustees
Section 2. This act shall take effect
[Approved March 2S.1
Chapter 221.
An Act amendatory of Chapter seventy,
three Section eight of the Revised
Statutes. relating to the recording of
Deeds of Release.
Section 1. Section eight OF chapter
seventy three of the revised statutes is
hereby amended by adding thereto the
following words:
'Conveyances of the right. title or in
terest of the grantor if duly recorded.
shall be as effectual against prior unre-
corded conveyances as if they purported
to convey an actual title SO, that said
section, as amended, shall read:
Section s. No conveyance of an estate
in fee simple, or fee tail, or for life, OR
lease for more than seven years, Is eff
fectual against any person, except the
s,rantor. his heirs and devisees, and per-
sons having actual notice thereof unless
the deed is recorded as herein provided
Conyeyauces of the right, title or interest
of the Srantor, if duly recorded. shall he
as etfectllal against prior unrecorded
conveyanceS, as if they purported to con-
vey AN actual title.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
January first in the year Of our Lord
nineteen hundred and four.
[Approved March ISL
Chapter 222.
An Act to license Foreign Executors, Ad-
ministra tors, Guardians and Trustees
to receive and dispose OF Personal
Property.
Section 1. Any executor, administrator,
guardian or trustee duly appointed in an
other state or IN a foreign country and
duly qualified and acting, who may be
entitled to any personal estate in this
state, may file anl authenticated copy of
his appointment in the probate court for
any county in which there is real property
OF his trust or, ii there is no such real
property, in any county in which there
is personal estate of his trust or to which
he may be entitled, and may upon petit
tion to said court, after notice to all per-
sons Interested, be licensed to collect and
receive such personal estate or to sell by
public or private sale, or otherwise to
dispose OF, and to transfer ana convey,
shares in a corporation or other personal
property, if the court finds that there
is no executor administrator, guardian
or trustee, appointed in this state who is
authorized so to collect and receive such
personal estate or to dispose of such
shares or other personal property, and
that such foreign executor, administra-
tor, guardian or trustee will be liable to
account for, such personal estate or for
the proceeds thereof in the state or
county in which he was appointed; and
that no person resident in this state and
interested as q creditor or otherwise OBJ
jects to the granting of such license or
appears to be prejudiced thereby; but no
such license shall be granted to foreign
executor or administrator until the eXpi-
ration of six months after the death of
his testator or intestate.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved.
[Approved March Isl
Chapter 223.
An Act relating to the Public Health.
Section l. The state board of health is
authorized to establish and equip with
the proper and necessary apparatus, in
strunients, and supplies, a state labora-
tory of hygiene, for the chemical and
bacteriological examination of water sup
plies. milk and food products, and the
eXamnl ltion of cases and suspected cases
of diphtheria, typhoid fever, tuberculosis,
glandors. and other infectious and CON
lagious diseases.
Section 2. The state board of health
shall appoint director of such labora
tory, who shall hold that position at the
pleasure of said board Of health. He
shall keep a record of all specimens sent
to him for examination, and examine
these specimens without Unnecessary de-
lay, and do such other work. and make
such other Investigations relating to the
public health as said state board of
health may from time to time instruct
month of January make full report to
the state board of health or all matters
pertaining to the laboratory, and shall
make such other and SPECIAL reports as
the state board of health may ask for.
The kind and amount of the work he shall
do and the compensation therefor shall
be fixed by the stale board of health.
Section 3. The services of the labora-
tory and all investigations therein made
shall be free to the people of this state.
Section 4. The sum of two thousand
dollars is hereby appropriated for the
purpose of procuring the proper and nee
eSS;rry apparatus, instruments, ana other
supplies for the equipment of such labor
3tory; and the sum of three thousand
dollars per year is hereby appropriat ted
to pay for the services of the director
ana of such assistants as may be neces-
Sary, to procure the necessary supplies
of said laboratory which sum shall be ex-
pended under the supervision of the state
board of health.
Section 3. This act shall take effect
when approved.
[Approved March Isl
Chapter 224.
An Act relating to Treasurer and Collec-
ter of Taxes.
Section l. That the trea Surer and COL
lector of taxes of cities and towns, may
be one and the same person.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved.
[Approved March ISL
Chapter 225.
An Act to correct Clerical Errors and
make plain the meaning of and amend
Chapter thirty of the Revised Statutes,
as amended by Chapter forty-two Of
the Public Laws of eighteen hundred