The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-04-04

SECTION 2 Section sixty-cight Of chap
ter seventy nine of The reused statutes
IL hereby amended - mar SAD S'cllon
slxty-eight as amended, shall read as fol-
lows:
Section Gs. Each volume Of said reports
shall be entered b. the secretary Of state
With the librarian Of congress, AID copy
righted in the name Of the stat" OF
Maine. and The manseript ana copy
right thereof shall belong to the STATE
All profits arising from the puhllcdil"n
and sale Of said reports and advance
sheets thereof received by said reporter
EXCEPT as hereinafter provided shan h"
accounted for and paid over by him "a
the treasurer of state on the first Mon
day In December In each year. But the
reporter may retain out OF said pronts
received by him the sum of four hundred
dollars, each year commencing January
one, nineteen hundred and seven, for
clerk hire. stationery. postage, express
age and incidental expenses. At the eN-
piration OF his term of office, all tho
ngicial duties of the reporter shall cease,
and be shall turn over and deliver 20 his
successor all unpublished eases In his
hands and shall also assign and transfer
10 his successor any contract ana hpnd
he then may have relating To "A volume
not then completed or commenced. Ana
such successors rights IN and under
such contract and bond shall be the same
rs though he had originally made the
contract and taken the bond
Section 3 This act snail take erect
WI" fArproved March % 1907
Chapter 76.
An Act 10 prevent the unlawful diversion
OF Water.
Whoever nnawfnlly and Intentionally
sa;;a or Interiors With The water pipes
belonging to any city town or water dis
trlot or pipes lawfully connected there
with shall be punished by fine Of not
more than one hundred dollars or 10y i'm
prisonment for not more than one year
Or by both snch fine and Imprisonment
TApprGved March ~, lWlI
Chapter II.
An Act to amend section forty-fonr Of
Chapter forty of the Revised statutes,
renting to sanitary conditions OF Fac
tories. Workshops Mines and Cluarrles.
Section forty-four Of chapter forty
teen hundred three Is hereby amend
ed by striking out tho words tine
local board of health and said board OF
health shan Investigate the matter M
the last two lines of said section, and
substituting IN place thereof the words
and direct the employer to rectiiY the
same: and If said employer shall neglect
or refuse 50 to do within a reasonsltl5
time, said inspector may cause the same
to be done at the expense OF inc employ
err so that said section as amended,
Section "A. The said inspector. upon
complaint, shall inquire mo. ana prose
cute for any violations of sections hfty-
seven and ffty-eIgha of this chapter, re.
latdng to the fortnghby payment OF
wages lie shall also examine into the
sanitary condition of factories work
shops mines and quaITic9, and when any
condition or thing is found that, In his
opinion ondangers the health or lives Of
the employees, he shall notify ana dfeCt
the employer to rectifY the same; ana IL
said employer shall neglect or refuse 50
to do within n reasonable time, said in
spector may oause the same to he done
al the expense of the employer
Improved March 20, 1901
Chapter 70.
An Act to amend Section eighty-onc Of
Chapter fifteen of the Revised Statutc~,
relating 10 state aid for Academies.
Section eghty-one of chapter fifteen OF
the revised statutes Is hereby, amended
by inserting after the word dollars in
the third line thereof the words unless
said academy maintains Il training course
for teachers, n course in manual training,
courses to be approved by the state
superintendent of Schools and by adding
10 said section the words Unless 1t shall
maintain at least two of said courses;
so that said section rs amended, snail
read as follows:
Section 81. No academy shall receive
state aid under section seYenty-sx II
said academy has an annual income from
invested funds exceeding sixteen hundred
dollars, unless said academy maintains 4
training school for teachers, Il course in
manual training. domestic science Or
agriculture; said courses To be approved
by the state superintendent of schools
and no academy shall receive state ana
10 exceed fNe hnndred ooilif5 IN any
given year PROVIDED me ,iIu actiei i y
has an annual income from invested
funds exceeding one thousand dollars
unless IL shall maintain at least TWO u
said courses.
Improved March 20. 1917
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S""Pte' 10
An Act to amend section thirteen OF
Chapter four of the Revised Statutes
relating to election of Road Commits
sioners
Section thirteen of chapter -four OF the
revised statutes is hereby amended 10y
inserting after the word Collection i'm the
third line of said section the words 'or
for the term of ahree years from the date
of his election If the town shall so vote.
so that said section as amended, shall
read as follows:
Section 49, Each town at Its annual
meeting may elect by major vote II road
commissioner, who shall hold his office
for the term of one year from the date
of his election or for the term of three
town shall so vote. ANY town may, a;
It's optlon, elect not more than three
Commissioners. whose powers and duties
singIe commissiole No person snail NJ
the same time, hold the oihce OF road
commissioner ana Seltctnah
IApproVod March ~, l@''l
""p'e' o0'
An Act to amend Section ore of Chapter
seVenty-fVe of the Revised Statutes,
in relation To the ownership of down
timber and bark.
Section one of chapter scventy-five Of
Section after the word deed" in the nfth