The Republican journal., 1905-03-30

items, and shall pay the whole amount
OF the same to the treasurers of their re-
spectlVe counties quarterly on the first
days of January, April. July and Octo-
per OF each year. On the first day of
January of each year the registers re-
celvlng the sums above specified for clerk
nlre shall make under oath to the coun-
" treasurers of their respective coun-
tles; a statement specifying the amount
PAID by them for that purpose and to
whom paid during the year next preced-
ing, and shall pay to said treasurers any
unexpended balance of such sums in
their hands
Section 2 This act shall take effect on
the hrst day of July, one thousand nine
hundred and five.
[Approved March "a, 1861
Chapter 1852.
An Act to apportion the expenses of
Bridges between towns.
oeetioh L. whenever highway here
a .ia !ocated crosses any river which di-
woes towns the expense of constructing,
maintaining and repairing any bridge
across such river shall be borne by such
Towns IN proportion to their last state
Va,uatlon prior to such location
Section 2 This act shall take effect
January one, nineteen hundred and six
lApproved March "a, 1861
Chapter 1853.
An Act to amend Section two of Chap
ter one hundred and nineteen Of the
revised Statutes, defining Man
i Section two of chapter one hundred and
nineteen of the revised statutes is hereby
amended by Inserting after the word
"aforethought' in the second line of said
section S the words, or. being under the
child or other person, wiIfully fails or
negiects to provide for such child or other
person necessary food, clothing. treat
ment for the sick or other necessaries of
Inv ,rc-fr,
death of such child or other person. So
that said section. as amended, shall read
as follows:
Section 2 Whoever unlawfully kills a
human being in the heat of passion on
sudden provocation, without express or
implied malice aforethought, or being
under the legal duty to care and provide
TOT any child or other person, wilfully
fails or neglects to provide for such child
or other person, necessary food, clothing,
treatment for the sick. or other neces-
saries of life, thereby causing or hasten
ing the death of such child or other per
by the common law. shall be punished by
imprisonment for not more than twenty
years, or by fine not exceeding one thou
[Approved March "a, 1861
Chapter 154.
An Act to amend Section eighteen of
Chapter one hundred and seventeen of
the Revised Statutes. relating to the
fees of Registers of Deeds.
Section l. Section eighteen of chapter
one hundred and seventeen of the revised
statutes is hereby amended by Inserting
in paragraph eight thereof. the following
words: certificates of organization of
corporations, and copies thereof for filing
with the secretary of state, five dollars;
so that said paragraph as amended
shall read as follows:
Recording certificates of limited part
nership, fifty cents; certificates of organ
lzatlon OF corporations, and copies there
of for filing with the secretary of state.
cate of election OF The clerk of corpo-
ration, or resignation of said clerk,
twenty-five cents; recording certificates
of foreclosure of mortgages or notices of
foreclosure, fifty cents
Section 2 This act shall take effect on
the first day of July, one thousand nine
hundred and five.
Improved March "a, 1861
Chapter 1855.
An Act to abolish the office of public
printer. and to authorize contracts for
State Printing on the basis of com
petitive bids
Section l. The governor and council
are hereby authorized to contract, in be-
half of the state, on the basis of com
pctitive bids, for the printing of the re-
ports, catalogues, compilations, bulletins
and circulars authorized to be printed
under sections twenty-four, twenty-five
and tWenty-six, of c.lapter three. of the
revlsed statutes. and for all other mis-
authorized by law, for each department
OF the state government, including the
legislative printing, but excepting the
printing of reports of decisions They
may in their discretion, call for bids,
and contract separately, for distinct por-
lions of the state printing but may reject
any and all bids which they do not deem
1t in the interest Of the state to accept,
fob
deem necessary, if any, for the faithful
performance of any contract hereunder
No such contract shall be for longer
time than two years
section 2 Sections tWenty-seven, TWEEN
ty-e1ght, twenty-nine and thirty of chap
Yer three OF the revised statutes are
hereby repealed.
Section a' ,r 3 2: This act shall take effect
one thousand nine hundred and six.
lApproved March "a, 1861
Chapter 1856.
An Act in relation to Sentences in a
Municipal or Police Court or by a Trial
Justice.
Whoever is convicted in any court or
py trial Justice. of crime which is
prlsonment and is liable to imprison-
ment in county Jail for the non-pay-
ment of said fine, may be sentenced to
pay SAD me and the costs of prosecu-
to be imprisoned in accordance with law,
but the payment of said fine and costs at
any time before the expiration of the inn
pr1sonment shall be a full performance
of the sentence.
[Approved March "a, 1861
Chapter 1877.
An Act to amend Section ten of Chapter
twelve of the Revised Statutes, reIatine
to the amount of fines for the Law
Library for Counties
Section l. Section ten of CHAPTER
twelve of the revised statutes is hereb,
amended by emitting from the fourth
and fifth lines of said section the fol-
lowing words: 'for the violation of anv
of the provisions Of chapter twenty-nine
and OF section one of chapter twenty
two, so that said section ten. as amend
ed, shall read as follows:
Section 10. The treasurer of each
county shall pay to the treasurer of the
Law Library Association of his county
for the uses and benefit of the county law
library, twenty per cent of all fines act
ually paid into the county treasury, pro-
'vlded. however, that the sum so paid by
the county treasurer shall not exceed five
hundred dollars year. He shall also
pay to such treasurer all money received
from persons admitted as ATTORNEYS in
the supreme judicial court
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved
Approved March "a, 1861
Chapter 1853.