The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-04-02

having possession OF Ine DtaSlS DIT the ttiiie
of the damage, and there shall be lien
on said beasts. and they may he 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 or the
person suffering the damage to maintain
his mart of the partition fence, their own
er shall not be liable therefor.
[Approved March Al
Chapter 81.
An Act relating to Houses Of Correction.
Section l. Chapter one hundred forty-
one of the revised statutes, except sec
lions twenty-three and twenty-four, is
hereby repealed.
Section 2 municipal or police court.
or trial justice In his county on complaint
under oath may commit to jail or to the
house of correction in the town where the
person belongs or Is found, for a term not
exceeding ninety days, all rogues, vaga-
bonds and idle persons going about In any
town in the county, begging persons US
ing any subtle craft, jugglery, or uniaw-
full games, or PLAYS, or for the sake of gain
pretending to have knowledge In physiog
nomy, palmstry. to tell destinies or for
tunes or to discover lost or stolen goods;
common pipcrs flddlers, rnnaways, drunk
ards night walkers, railers, DRAWERS
ard pilferers; persons Wanton or lasCiYi-
Gus in speech or behavior. or negecting
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 neglecting all
lawful calling or employment; and all idle
and disorderly persons who neglect all law
full calling or employment and mlsSpend
their time by frequenting disorderly
houses, houses of Ill fame, gaming houses
or tipping shops.
Section g. A town, at It's own expense,
may build and maintain a house of cor
reetion. 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
.e in charge of the oVerseers 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
governing and Furnishing persons lawful
y committed thereto. When an aims
house Is used for house OF correction.
the master thereof shall be master OF the
house Of correction; but in other cases
the OverSeerS 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 s. Every person committed to
such house of correction shall be supplied
with suitable food and clothing, and II
sick. with such medical attendance ana
care as the overseers ORDER ana 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 Contnementi and
If their department renders 1t eXpedient,
IL tore to
vent resistance or escape, without unnec-
essarily inilicting pain or interruptng Ia
Dor
Section T. If a 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 Il pauper, the
overseers of the poor where the house Is,
OF 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, Tor not more
han thirty days at time, by the judge or
Justice; and such application may be re-
newed ii occasion requires ii, on like com
Dlaint and in all cases the prisoners shall
1e brought before the justice or court to
answer to the complaint
ten days after commitment of any person
to such house of correction, give notice
thereof to the oVerseers of the poor of the
town where il is situated. and ii the pris
1ner has actually received relief as a pau
per- said overseers shall give the same
notice thereof to the oVcrseers of the poor
OF tlle town of his legal settlement. as is
required In other cases in which paupcrs
become char9eable in places where they
have no legal settlement.
Section 10. The master shall keep an eX-
act account of the earnings OF each prlS-
0ner and of the expenses incurred for
commitment and maintenance, specifying
The time of his commitment aud 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 deductlug
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 provd-
ed in chapter twenty-tour, such master,
or the town Obliged to pay his account,
has the same remedy against such kin
dred as is provided in that chapter Tor
| towns mourning expense for relief ana
support of paupers.
Section r. 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-
| pal or police court or trial Justice.
tApproVed March Al
Chapter SO.
An Act relating to Work Houses. :,
Section 1. Chapter twenty one or the
revised statutes is hereby repealed.
Section 2. Any town may erect or pro,
| vide q work house for the employment and
support of persons of the following ue-
| scriptons: 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 Vasrant ne
! and exercise no ordinary calling or lawful
! business sufficient to gain an honest lVe-
| lihood; and all such persons, as spend
| their time and property in pubic houses.
| to the neglect of their proper business OF
| by otherwise misspending what they earn.
| to the impoVcrishment of themselves ana
| their families. are likely to become pau
| pers. Any work house may by vote Oh
| the town, be discontinued, or appilea 70
other uses. Until such work-house Is thus
| provided the almshouse or any part there
of may be used for that purpose
| Section 8. Such work house snail be IN
| charge of the overseers OF the poor OF the
| town maintaining the same, who shall
have the inspection and government there,
| of, with power to appoint master ano
needful assistants for the more immediate
care and superintendent OF the persons
| received or employed therein
| Section T. The oyerseers, as occasion re-
qures shall hold meetings on the business
of their Office and make needful orders
II and regulations for such house, TO %
binding until the next town meeting, wher
they shall be submitted to the considera
ton OF the inhabitants; and such as are
approved at said meeting shall remain II
force until revoked by the town.
Section 5. When any person, not hay
ing n legal settlement in any town In tbs
state becomes idle or INDECENT, he may b'
committed to the work-house provided
Itch In
employed, If able to labor, in the same
manner, and to be subject to the Lawful