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

erai field, or in a close by itself may re
cover his damages by taking up any of the
beasts doing it, and giving the notice pro-
vlued IN Sectlon two, or in an ACTON OF
trespass against the person owning or
having possession of the beasts at the time
of the damage and there shall be lien
on said beasts, and they may be attached
IN such action and held to respond TO the
judgment as in other cases, whether
owned by the defendant or only in his pos
session. But if the, beasts were lawfully
on the adjoining lands, and escaped there
from IN consequence of the neglect OF the
person suffering the damage to MAINTAIN
his part of the partition fence, their own
er shall not be liable therefor.
lApproved March 81
Chapter g.
An Act relating to Houses of Correction.
Section 1. Chapter one hundred forty
one OF the revised statutes, except seq
,tfonS twenty-three and tWenty-four, is
hereby repealed T. Il.
Section 2 municipal or police court
or trial justice i'll his county, on complaint
under oath may commit to jail or to the
mouse OF correction in the town where the
person belongs or is found, for term not
exceeding ninety days all rogues, Vaea-
bonds and idle persons going about in any
town IN the county, begging; persons US
my any subtle craft, jugglery, or unlaW-
ful games, or plays, or for the sake of gain
pretending to have knowledge in physiog-
Monty, palrnistry. to tell destinies or for
tunes or to discover lost or stolen goods;
common plpers, 1iddlers, runaways, drunk
ards, night walkers railerS braWlerS
and pilferers; persons wanton or lasciyi-
Gus IN speech or behavior, or neglectinS
their callings or employments, misspend-
ing what they earn and not providing for
the support of themselves and their fami
lies: all idle and disorderly persons having
no visible means of support, negiecting all
lawful calling or employment and all idle
ana dlsorderE persons who neglect all law.
their time by frequenting disorderly
houses, houses OF ill fame, gaming houses
or tipping shops.
Section 3. A town, at it's own expense,
may build and maintain a house of cor
recton. Until such house of correction Is
so built, the almshouse. or any part there
OF may be used for that purpose.
Section 4. Such house of correction shall
be in charge of the overscers of the poor
OF the town maintaining the same, VINO
shall have the inspection and government
of the same. and may establish from time
to time, such rules and orders not repug-
nant to law, as they deem necessary for
ly committed thereto. When an aims
house is used for a house of correction.
the master thereof shall be master of the
house Of correction; but in other cases
the Cverseers thereof shall appoint suit
able master, removable at their pleasure,
and may fix his compensation. The over
seers from time to time, shall examine
into the prudential concerns and manage
ment of such house, and see that the mas
ter faithfully discharges his duty.
Section 5. Every person committed to,
such house of correction shall be supplied
with suitable food and clothing, and II
sick, with such medical attendance and
care as the overseers order; and all ex-
penses incurred for commitment and
maintenance, exceeding the earnings of
the person confined, shall be paid by the
town where such prisoner has his legal
settlement, or by his kindred as ,hereinaf
ter provided.
Section g. The master of such house
may set to work all persons committed
to his custody, so far as they are able.
during the time of their confinement; and
if their department renders it eXpedient,
he may impose shackles or letters to pre-
vent resistance or escape, without unnec-
essarily infiicting pain or interrupting Ia
Dor.
Section T. If prisoner is stubborn, dis
orderly, idle, refractory or refuses to per-
form his appointed task in proper man
ner, the master may abridge his supply OF
food until he complies with the reason
able requirements of the master and over
Seers.
Section S. Notwithstanding the payment
of costs and expenses, if the prisoner has
actually received relief as a pauper, the
overseers of the poor where the house is.
of the town to which he belongs on
complaint to the justice or court by whom
he was committed may procure an eX-
tension of the confinement, for not more
than thirty days at a time, by the judge or
Justice; and such application may be re-
newed, ii occasion requires it, on like com
plant; and il all cases the prisoners shall
be brought before the justice or court to
answer to the complaint.
Section 8. Such masters shall, within
ten days after commitment of any person
to such house of correction. give notice
thereof to the overseers of the poor of the
&c. cit tod md fIn
oner has actually received relief as a pau
per, said oyerseers shall give the same
notice thereof to the oXerseers of the poor
OF the town Of his legal settlement. as is
required in other cases in which pauperS
become chargeable in places where they
have no legal settlement.
Section TO- The master shall keep an OK
act account of the earnings of each prls-
oner, and of the expenses incurred for
commitment and maintenance, specifying
the time of his commitment and liberia
ton. and present it, on oath. to the over
seers of the poor of the town where such
house is established annually and oftener
if directed; and the town may recover the
amount of such expenses after deductlng
the earnings of the prisoner from the town
where such prisoner has his legal settle
ment.
Section H. IF there are kindred, Obliged
by law to maintain the prisoner as provid-
ed in chapter tWenty-four SUCH master.
or the town obliged to pay his account,
has the same remedy against SUCH MIL
dred as is provided in that chapter for
towns mourning expense for relief and
support of pauperS
Section 70. Persons shall be committed
to work houses. or houses of correction,
only upon conviction of the offenses, acts
or conditions for which such commitments
are by law authorized, before some munic-
ipaI or police court or trial justice.
GApproved March Al
Chapter 50.
An Act relating to Work Houses.
Section 1. Chapter twenty one OF the
revised statutes is hereby repealed.
Section 9. Any town may erect or pro-
vide a work house for the employment and
support of persons of the following de-
scriptions; all poor and INDECENT persons,
maintained by or receiving aims from the
town; all able bodied persons not having
estate or means otherwise to maintain
themselves who refuse or neglect to WORK;
all who live a dissolute and vagrant Ire
and exercise no ordinary calling or laW1ui
business sufficient to, gain an honest nVe-
lihood: and all such persons, as spenu
their time and property in pubic houses,
to the neglect of their proper business, OF
by otherwise misspending what they earn;
to the impoverishment Of themselves anu
their families. are likely to become pau
pers. Any worll-house may, by vote OF
the town, be discontinued. or appleu 10
other uses. Until such work house IS thus
provided the almshouse or any part tiefe-
of may be used for that purpose