The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-04-04
CHAPTER 81.


hundred and forty of the Public Laws
of nineteen hundred and five, relating
to tire salary of public officers and COM
pensation of members of the govern
ment
Section !. Section one of chapter one
hundred and sixteen of the revised stat
utes, as amended by chapter one hun
bred and forty of the public laws of nine
teen hundred and five, is hereby further
amended by adding TO the last line of
said amended paragraph after the word
lars extra, annually, for increase in pay
of night men, SO that said amended
paragraph, as amended. shall read as fol-
lows:
eighteen hundred dollars, with the use,
without charge, of such part of the keep
er's house and buildings of the state
appurtenant to the prison and yard, as
the governor and council may direct, ard
fuel for his own use; which shall be in
full for all services. including the duty
OF receiving and paying out money for
all purposes; deputy warden, one thou
sand dollars; clerk, one thousand dollars;
officer cf the guard, six hundred dollars !;
guards, five hundred dollars each physi-
cian, two hundred and fifty dollars
chaplain, two hundred and fifty dollars !;
gate keeper, five hundred dollars; teach
er, three hundred dollars; three hundred
dollars for ccmmissary in addition to his
hundred dollars; four hundred dollars
extra, annually, for increase in pay of
night mem
Section 2 This act shall take effect
lApprovcd March 49, 1901
Chapter SIS.
An Act to amend Section tifty-three of
relating to tho payment of damages
done by dogs or wild animals, to Do
meStic Animals.
Section tifty-three of chapter four of
jS 1oI
by striking out the words "twenty-four
hours in the, fifth line between the
words within" wit and after and insert
days so that said section as amended,
shall read as follows:
Section So. Whenever any sheep, lamb,
or other domestic animals owned by Il
resident of this state are killed or in
jured by dogs or wild animals, such own
err may make complaint thereof to the
mayor Of the city, or TO one of the mu-
nclPal officers OF the town or plantation
where such damage was done, within
seven days after he has knowledge of the
same and thereupon the municipal off,
GERS shall investigate such complaint and
il satisfied that such damage was COM
mitted by dogs or wild animals, wit hin
the limits of their city, town, or planta :
ton, they shall estimate the amount
thereof and direct that the same be paid
from the town treasury. Any town
paving such damages caused by dogs,
may maintain an action on the
dogs t" recover the amount paid not ex-
ceedng the actual damage committed
tApprcved March 49, 1901
Chapter Sc.
An Act to amend Section thirty-two of
Chapter s.Xty-one, Revised Statutes, re-
latins to the returns of Births, Mar
riases and Deaths
Section thirty-two of chapter sixty-one
OF the revised statutes is hereby amend
ed by striking oct all of said section and
inserting the following:
Section 90. The clerk Of every town
shall keep "a Chronological record OF all
births, marriages and deaths reported to
him. or known to him, and shall, between
the tenth and the fifteenth of May, nine
teen hundred and seven, send to the
stat" registrar Il copy of the record of
all births, marriages, and deaths occur
ring during the four preceding months
OF that year, and thereafter shall, be-
tween the tenth and the fifteenth of
every succeeding month. transmit to the
star" registrar Il copy of the record of
all births, maria ges and deaths which
have occurred within the month next
preceding, together with the names, resi-
dencoS, and official stations of all persons
who have neglected to make returns to
him in relation to the subject matters of
such records, which the law required
them to make, all to be made upon
blanks to be. prepared and furnished by
the state registrar; and if no births, mar
riasfts. or deaths have occurred in the
aforementioned period of time or month,
Tor Whch returns are To be made, the
town clerk shall send the state rcgisG ar
a statement to that effect. Whenever a
birth. marriage, or death, required by
law to be returned to such clerk is re-
ported to him, or he learns of it, too late
for inclusion in his returns as provided
hereunder to the state registrar. he shall,
after it is reported to him, or after he
has knowledge Of it, make due returns
thereof to the state registrar forth
with
[Approved March Is, 1917
Chapter 81.
An Act for the protection of Shippers
Section l. Whenever a person shall
ship cattle subject to the tuberculin test,
TO the quarantine station at Brighton,
Massachusetts, and any such cattle shall
respond to such test, and the inspector
for the cattle bureau of Massachusetts
shal find upon post mortem examination
t thSt such cattle We're diseased with
within twenty days from shipment from
the state. to the Maine board of cattle
corlmGssioners; and shall also give in
writing the description of such animal
and THE name of the owner or shipper; the
place from where the same was shipped,
and the value of such animal before the
same was condemned, and shall also
comply with any other regulation that
the Maine beard of cattle commissioners
MAY, require; the shipper shall be en-
titled to receive fifty per cent. of the
shall such per cent. be rcckoned on IL
Sum greater than fifty dollars.
Section 2. Within sixty days of the re-
ceipt by the board of the report in ac-
cordance with section one, the amount
each such owner is entitled to receive I'M
der such sections shall be paid him by the
state upon an order signed by the COM
missioner in charge and countersigred by
the secretary of the board
Section 3. A person who knowingly
makes a false report TO the board under
section one. shall be fined not more than
two hundred dollars DOR less than one
hundred dollars for each cffense. Prose-
cutions for such oftenses shall be COM
nlenced within one year from the COM
mission thereof, and Justices of the peace
shall have concurrent Jurisdiction with
the county court of any such case.
Improved March IS, 1901
Chapter So.
An Act to amend Section Ten of Chapter
Ninety of the Revised Statutes, relating
to costs on petition for partition of
Reai Estate.
Section ten of chapter Einety of the
revised statutes is hereby amended by
adding thereto the following words:
IN all cases, including the default of
the respondent or respondents, when
Judgment for partition is given, the
court, after notice tn all parties in inter
est, may, in the discretion of the presid
ing justice, aprortion the costs between
the petitioner and respondent or respond
ents. or allow the petitioner to recover
costs of the proceedings against the re-
spondent OF respondents to be taxed the