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

are mace In any organization. th.s cn,,,
n,,iilg ofncer shall forward diinlicat
| eral. W TIE auJutant-gen
&; section 2. Section forty-one of said ar
- hereby amended by striking out tn
Moro dlscharge" in the seventh Ira
om nu suG5sat9ting therefor. the words rec
. t.Hu Tor discharge so that cal,
seS.lon, as amended, shall read as follows
Sectlon Al. Each colonel of a regimen
nay enlist and muster band of musi
o ahS NOT exceeding twenty-five. includin.
one master, one deputy master and on
urum major, to be attached to his regi
nlent: provided that the members Of sIicj
oand snail furnish their own uniforms AM
Instruments. They may be recommends
urc' CT iiS peas
Section 5. Section forty-six of said ar
Is hereby amended by striking OUT ali III,
seclion iolioW1ng the word time in tn,
second lire. and inserting the following
Enlisted men may also be tiischa rped b,
| the commander-in-chief upon persona
application in writing, approved by intrr
Iheolate commanding officers, or upon IN,
recommendation of the commanding ot.i
Ger of any company, battery. troon n,
corps. approved by intermediate com
manding officers so that said section a.
amended. shall read as follows:
Section 49, The cOmmander-in-obie,
may, in his discretion. discharge enlisted
men at any time Enlisted men NAV ais,
be discharged by the commander-in~chief
upon personal application in writing, an
proved by intermediate commanding otfi
GERS. or upon the recommendation Of tbs
commanding officer of any COMPANY bat
tery, troop or corps. approved by inferno
date commanding officers
Approved March Ill
Chapter "a.
An Act to repeal Sections eight, nine, ten
eleven and twelve of Chapter one hun.
dred thirty-three of the Public Laws OF
eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, re-
lating to Pardcns
Section /. Sections eight nine ten
eleven and twelve of chapter one hundred
thirty three of the public laws of eighteen
hundred and ninety-seven are hereby re.
called.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved.
[Approved March III
Chapter rs.
An Act relating to waving of the Pro
visions of Wills by Widows.
Section l. If the election provided by
section five Of chapter one hundred fifty
seven of the public laws of eighteen hun
dred and ninety-five is not made within
six months after probate of will and this
estate is thereafter rendered inSovent
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 OF adj
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 2. This act shall take effect
when approved.
[Approved March III
Chapter rs.
An Act to amend Chapter one hundred
and ffty-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 mine" 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-
| ~ continuous. By striking out the words
frank 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 Ely striking out
| the words cat the time of such discharge
| or of making such application, has in the
eighth and ninth lines, and substituting
therefor the words shall have, SO that
| said section as amended shall read as fol
| lows:
Section l. Any person who shall have
served as a commissioned officer in the
militia or the National Guard of this
state. for the continuous period of sir
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, thai
an officer so retired who shall have re-
manned in the same grade for the continu-
| Gus period of nine years. shall be retired
with increased rank. Retired officers on
occasions of ceremony may. and when
acting under orders as hereina fter pro-
vidcd. shall wear the uniform of their re-
| tired rank. Retired officers shall be eli2i-
| BILE to perform military duty and The
Icommandsrin-chief may, in his discretion
| by order require them to serve upon mil
| itary boards. courts of inquiry and courts
martial, 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 TO,
| like service by the officers of the National
Guard All retired officers shall be amen
able to courts martial for military offenses
as if upon the active list OF the National
Guard The names of all officers of retired
rank shall be borne upon a separate
| roster. kept under the supervision OF tbs
report to the Acknowledgement any change
| in their residence whenever such chango
occurs.
! Improved March III
Chapter IT.
An Act to amend Chapter ninety-four OF
| the Public Laws of eighteen hundred
| cighty-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 line the
| words and local, so said chapter as
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 mere
| by exempted from attachment, trusted
| process and seizure on execution until cur
| rent expenses of the fair, purses anc
| premiums awarded by the society are palu
| provided that the same are paid within
three months from the close of the fair
| Section Q This act shall take eHec'
when approved.
[Approved March III
| Chapter 70.
| An Act to amend Section twenty-nine OF
| Chapter eighteen of the Revised stat
| utes relating to ways across statioi
grounds of Railroads.
| SECTION twenty-nine of chapter elghteei
of the revised statutes is hereby amende'
| SD that the same shall read as follows:
| Section %. No way shall be laid GU
| through or across any land or rlShl o
| way OF any railroad corporation, used To-
station purposes unless after notlce ant
| hea ring the railroad commissioners al
| nudge that public convenience and neces
| sity require it. When the tribunal nav