The Republican journal., 1903-04-09

! ing to the purchaser or his assigns the
sum for which the same was sold, with
interest thereon at the rate Of twenty
per cent year, and the costs OF re-
| conveyance.
chapter eighteen is hereby amended by
striking out the entire section and insert
| ing in place thereof the following: If
said assessments are not paid. and said
| city does not proceed to collect said
| assessments, by a sale of the lots or par
cells of land upon which such assessments
are made. or do not collect, or is in any
manner delayed or defeated in collecting
such assessments by sale Of the real
| estate so assessed, then the said city, in
the name Of said city, may maintain an
| the amount Of said assessment, as for
money paid, laid out and expended, in
any court competent to try the same, and
! in such suit may recover the amount of
such assessment, with twelve per cent
| interest on the same from the date of
| said assessment and COSTS
1 lApprOved March &C.
| Chapter 1863.
I An Act to amend chapter one hundred of
the Public Laws Of eighteen hundred
! and ninety-one, entitled An Act to
create a Forest Commission and for the
| protection of forests"
hundred of the public laws of eighteen
hundred and nine,ty-one is hereby
amended by striking out the word two
in the fourth line of said section and in.
! serting in place thereof the word four
so that said section, as amended, shall
read as follows:
hereby made forest commissioner of the
state of Maine, and in addition to the
| salary now received by him as land
agent, he shall receive as compensation
for his services as forest commissioner
four hundred dollars per annum, and his
| actual travelling expenses incurred in the
| performance ct his duties, an account OF
which shall be audited by the governor
| and council
Section 2 Section four of said chapter
| is hereby amended SO that said section,
| is amended, shall read as follows:
| Section L. 1t shall be the duty of the
| forest commissioner to take measures for
| the prevention, control and eXtlngulsh-
ment of forest fires in all Plantations and
unorganized townships, and, to this end,
| he shall appoint such number of forest
| fire WardenS to patrol the forests as may
be necessary to carry out the provlslons
of this act, assigning to each warden tne
| territory over and within which he shall
have jurisdiction. Fire wardens, so, ap-
| pointed, shall hold office during the pleas
| ure of said commissioner, be sworn to the
| faithful discharge of their duties by any
officer authorized to administer oaths,
| and a certificate thereof shall be returned
| to the office of said Commissioners Sald
| wardenS shall perform such duties, at
such times, and under such rules and reg
| ulationS, as the commissioner may pre-
scribe, and they shall receive as compen-
| sation two dollars for each day of actual
| service. Whenever a fire occurs on, or
| is likely to do damage to, forest lands
| within the jurisdiction of any such f1re
| warden he shall take immediate action to
control and eXtinSuish the same. ana Tor
| this purrose forest fire wardens are here
| by authorized to summon to their assist
| ance citizens of any county in which said
| fire may be, ard every person SO sum
moned and assisting shall be paid fifteen
cents for each hour Of service rendered
| ment OF a lire the warden in charge
| shall make return, under oath, 70 the
| commissioner, of the expense thereof IN
cluding the names of the persons 50 sum-
ul,,iiyi and assisting, with their post
| office addresses, and the hours OF labor
actually performed by each. All expense
incurred under the provisions OF this sec
tion shall be paid from the funds appro--
priated to and for the use OF the forest
| commission.
Improved March 26.1
Chapter 1863.
An Act to amend section six of chapter
| two hundred sXty-seven of the Public
| Laws of eighteen hundred and ninety
| three, entitled An Act ITO provide for
the printing and distributing ballots at
| the public expense and to regulate vot-
ing for State and City Elections.
Section six of chapter two hundred ana
sixty-seven of the public laws of eighteen
hundred niuety-threc is hereby further
amended by inserting after the word
"held' in said section the following
.
| of president and vice president. on or
| before The tenth day of October i'll each
| year when such election is held, so that
| said section as amended shall read as lol-
| lows:
| Section 6. Certificates of nomina tons
| and nomination papers for the nominal
officers and representatives to the legls-
| lature, shall be tiled with the secretary
| Of state on or before the tenth day OF Au-
| gust of each year in which such election
| nd fny electors
| president and vice president ON or before
| the tenth of October in each year when
such election is held. Such certlilcstes
and papers for the nomination of candl,
| dates for the offices of mayor and an
other offices in cities shall be filed with
the city clerks of the respective cities at
| least seven days, exclusive of sundays,
| previous to the day of such election. With
| nomination papers and certificates shall
| also be filed the consent in writing OF the
| person nominated.
[Approvod March PSI
Chapter ITO.
| An Act to amend Section thirty-eight of
Chapter twenty-seven of the Revised
Statutes and Section forty of Chapter
twenty-seven of the Revised Statutes
as amended BY Ghapter ws one nf fierbtren huhren
| hundrcd and eighty-sevcn and Chapter
| one hundred thirty-two of the Pdbllc
| Laws of eighteen hundred and ninety
! one alating to intoxicating liquors.
| Section l. Section thirty-eight OF chap-
! ter tWenty-sevcn of the revised statutes
| is hereby amended by adding thereto the
| following words, whoever violates THIS
| section shall be fined one hundred dollars;
and costs or be imprisoned sixtv days,
| so that section as amended snail read as
| follows.
Section IS Whoever shall deposit or
| have in his possession Intoxicating liquors
| with intent to sell the same in the state
| in violation of law, or with intent that
| same shall be sold by any person, or to
aid or assist amy person in such sale,
| Whoever violates this section shall be
! fined ONE hundred dollars and costs or be
i imprisoned sixty days.
! Section 2. Section forty Of chapter
! twentv-seven of the revised statutes as
| amended by chapter one hundred ana
| forty of the prblic laws of eighteen nun
dred and eighty-sevHn, and chapter one
| hundred and thirty-tNo of the pubic
| laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-one,
| is hereby amended by striking out the
| words cor has reason to believe that SAID
| person has concealed them about his per-
| son, to search said person, and II such
| liquors are found upon the person or
| premises, to arrest him. in the sixteenth,
! seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth
| lines of said section, and insert in the
| place thereof the words to arrest said
person and by striking out the words
| '.found upon the person in the premises
! described in this section in the twenty
| sixth and twenty-seventh lines of said
section and inserting in place thereof the
| words .kert and deposited by him in any
| nlace' so that said section as amended