Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-06


OF the revised statutes were received at
the State Library on Thursday morn
ing. II was not q large lot. only about
q hundred. This is the first LOT of the
complete volumes which have been re-
ceived for distribution. This distribu-
ton is done under the direction of the
State Librarian. as provided by the re-
solve under which the revision was
made. This resolve also provides for
the manner of the distribution. who
shall get copies of the work .tc.
Librarian Carver in speaking Of the
work with the Journal yesterday morn
ing said:
THE new volume contains 1900 pages
ana the first delivery has been of green
books; that is books which have NOT
had an opportunity to properly drv out
but are fresh from the bindDry ana
damp from the paste and glu" used in
binoinG. Usually such books 49,. kept
for Il period Of 30 days. before being
sent out. in the bindery in Il dry warm
place. under heavy pressure. 50 that
they may become dry ana settle to-
Seth"r. But i'll this case il has become
necessary to div ert from this rule. be-
cause Of the great and urgent demand
for the books which has existed for the
past three months.
III sending the volumes out we shall
cover them with Il heavy straw board
ara wrap in heavy paper as carefully
as possibly, in order that they may es-
escape damage in transit. With every
copy which We send out We shall in
close the following letter.
The Revised Statutes Of 1903 have
been delivered to us without the usual
length Of time for drying them out I'M
der pressure. We. therefore, advise
you to place these hooks under pressure
as soon as delivered and keep them in
that condition when possible for the
next thirty days. This is necessary to
prevent them from falling out of the
binding
| This first lot will be sent to the
Justices of the supreme court, clerks OF
courts ana the county attorneys Of the
EStatc. Then we shall send to the
tmunicipal courts throughout Maine ANA
to the Stale officer. After these the
towns ana }ities of the State will be
supplied and Il copy will be forwarded
TO all state lihrarys and the governor
LOT each OF the States. Next we will
take up the matter of supplying the
lSeveral county offices in the State.
iThesc We shall have marked according
| to the offices they are to go to. for in
| stance: County Commissioners. Ken
| nebec County" 'tegiStcr of Probate,
Cumberland County" Judge of Pro-
lsbate. Pcn"bscnt County" etc. Then We
will send 4 copy to each member az the
| legislature to each Of the Maine repre-
SentatiVeS in<COngrcSS ami the senate,
| to the United States court and the
| United States District Court for Maine
| and to all state institutions \ COPY
Will be sent to each of the free public
| librarys in the state. ana to the con-
| Srrssional library. Washington. 1t will
| require about % volumes for the L. $.
| 1epai tments.
We shall distribute. officially. about
| 1850 of the 1000 Volumes the rest being
| held subject to Tho order of the execu-
| tive council and the legislature.
In every respect this is far ahead OF
| any revision we have ever had in
| Maine. Tho index is most excellent.
| occupying 500 pages. l have no doubt
! but what Mr.. Merrill did as much work
| on il as on the revision itself and in
many respects it was u work fully as
| important"