Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-28

i'iiuercd i'll any cas-. undcr IN. 49,. ~
'o"h clerk shall receive a fe,, of u can,s.
'he photographer shall receive a fee Of 4,
'Vh's' ana the trial justice shall receive
lee Oh 81 all of which shall be paid out
vi the treasury of the county wher.. said
minor Is employed"
oakes OF Auburn. introduced an Az },
provide for the Improvement of nuh,i.
highways The act provides rbat rha
Governor with Ghe advice and cou.s,, ~
the Council within 20 DAYS after tho mas.
sage OF ihis act shall appoint = comma
tent civil engineer as State engineer ubo
snail hold Office for d term OF fonr v.ar.
from the first OF April next and ,ntir hi.
successor is appointed He shah giva
bond 10 the State in the sum a, s,0no
with sufficient surety satisfactory 10 ,b..
Governor ard Council for the r,i,b,r,
performance of the duties OF his off,.
me stale engineer shall superintrnd rho
building of State roads ami the othor d,,-
ties imposed on him by this act. The sal.
AIRY snail be $3v0 year and in addition
thereto Sl"1 for assistance. or clerk hire.
the actual amount paid out for travelling
expenses not exceeding $500 annually as
may ne incurred in executing thr dIu;ir.,
OF his office. the same to BE- approved b,-
the Governor and Council The Star. A.
sineer snail be provided with ar Office a
the Capitol. Section provides thar ,h,.
county commissioners in any county IN
the State may and upon presentation of
petition as provided in Section : of
this act must PASS resolution that pubic
interests demand the Improvement of any
public highway or section thereof situated
- a
resolution hut such description shah no.
include any portion of the highway within
the city limits of any city or incorrora,-
ed village. and within 10 days OF such y
resolution shall transmit a certified conr
thereof to the State engineer Section !.
provides that the owner OF a ms. jorI;v of
lineal feet fronting on any public high
way in any county may present to thu
county commissioners of that county n
petition setting for,h that they are such
owners and that they desire that said
highway or section thereof be improved
under the provisions OF this act or The
municipal Off, ers OF said city town or
plantation may present such Il petition al
l-sing that they believe public necessity
ana convenience require ii.
Section rpovides that the State
engineer upon the receipt Of such a
resolution shall investigate and deter
mine whether the highway sought TO
be- improved is OF sufficient import
ance To come within the purposes of
this act and after such Investigation
shall certify his approval or disap-
prevail Of such resolution.
Section ) provides that if the State
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tons he shall cause the highway
therein described to be mapped and
cause plans and specifications of such
highway to be made for telfOrd mac
adam or gravel roadway specifying in
his Judgment the kind of a road a wise
economy demands.
Section IA provides that the State
engineer shall compile statistics rel
huve to the public highways through
out the State and shall collect all in
formation deemed eXpedient in regard
thereto He shall hold in each year
at least one public meeting in each
county and shall cause due notice of
such meeting TO be given. The town
officials. county commissioners and all
other officers who have thee are and
bridges from time to time upon his
written request furnish him with all
available information i'm connection
with the building and maintenance Of
the public highways and bridges in
their respective localities
Section l. provides that there shall
be appropriated from the funds Of the
state each year SEQ. 700 to assist towns
| IL the building of permanent roads In
accordance with the provisions of this
| act.
Newcomh Of PASSPORT. presented an
act TO amend Section > of Chapter 60
OF tn" Revised Statutes relating. 10 pro-
ceedIngS for divorce The amend
inent provides for the insertion after
| the word treatment" in the seventh
| me the following words INSANITY.
When III consequence thereof the IL
| otiite mas been committed To and con-
f'hed IN the state asylum for the in
| sane Tor seven consecutive wears next
| PRIOR 70 the filing of the libel and IS
| found Ia be incurable" and by adding
10 SAID Section at the end thereof the
| l"iioWln" words but Il divorce granted
Tor causes of insanity shall not affect
the Liability of the libellant unless IN
on proof that the libellee is possessed
81 property sufficient for such libellee's
maintenance. the court shall otherwise
| dtcrte, but divorce for cause of in
| SANITY is not deemed to be for the
| idult of the libelee and shall not on
title the libellant to any portion of the
| iibellee's property; and the courts in
us discretion may order the libellant
to provide for or contribute to the sun
| port of the libeller ana to furnish Se
curity therefor.
| Ninety. Two Millions P,ia paE