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

Section q The sum OF four thousand
1Yr hundred dollars year Is hereby APP
DrppriHted t. pay for the services of the
director, and of such assistants as may
~ necessary, to procure the necessary
aupples, and to meet the other necessary
expenses of said laboratory, which sum
shall lie expended under the supervision
If the st?tc board Of hrallh.
IApproved February 26, 1901
Chapter q.
An Act TO preserve Trees abuttng public
ways and other places.
Section l. For the purpose ~ preserv-
ne and liner, asng the growth OF trees
u lana a.uttiug any puzzle way. or ~
cated on urlards adjoining any hasi-
gable river or other tCdV of water, cities
and towns and The municipal officers
thereof. actil pursuant to section
eighty-nine, ninety ard ninety-one OF
HAPPIER four Of the revised st tGtes, may
3 aside and define such land located
as aforesaid. in width not exceeding NJ
r'd9. and ali trees and shrubs grown.
on sad land shall be lid a for parH
piuposes under the exclusive care and
Jutrol of park commissioners, chosen n
10y ded IN section hty-eiEht OF said
haptcr, and 1t shall be unlawful for the
owner In fee of said land or any other
tcrs5n t. injure. remove or destroy the
came, except as hereinafter provided.
section ? This act shall not prevent
The taking and clearing of so much Of
aid land as may be necessary for public
ways. nor ab-ldgc the right Of the own
er. CT his tenant. "a lay out a private
Gay across the same. or To clear and i'm
grove 50 much thereof may be neCes-
sary for actual building purposes, pro
tided the written consent If the muuici-
pal officers to open such way or con
styicf building thereon be fir I Oh
t1insd mr. * 'ept az provided In sect n
one shall this act restrict the use and
enjoyment of such land by tho owner
thereof or authorize any person h enter
thereon. excepting municipal officers aad
park CpmmlsSi ouers and their agents
fJr the purposes Of this act
SD park commissioners may grant
written license to the owner to do such
cutting and clearing on said land as il
consistent with the preservation and gem
cral improvement of the growth thereon.
y Whenever municipal officers refus" TO
way or for cutting and clearing so much
II said land as Is necessary for immedi-
at" building purposes, when T., writing
rdnd q foT 50 70 pP bd SorH w1rd uS 81 @
10 the owner as provided in this act.
Section 3. II any city or town, having
taken over lands as tesrein provided,
souers the municipal officers shall have
and exercise al tn powers and dUt"s
Of such commissioners. Cities and towns
may appropri1te money for the purposes
ot this act, and this act shall apply to
every town. although containing less
than one thousand Inhabitants.
All proceedings relatlVe to estimating
and awarding damages presided In sec-
lions eighty-nire, ninety. niUetY-one of
CHAPTER four of the revised statutes ara
hereby made applicable to this act ard
proceedings hereunder may also lie CON.
rnenccd upon petjtl0p - writing signed
by nj &east thirty taxpayers on real
estate.
Section T. whoever violates the pro-
visions Of this act shall be punished lay
fine, not exceeding ono hundred dollars
to be recovered on complaint. ADD shall
also be subject TO IN action on The case
brought bv the commissioners or by a
taxpayer. In the nam" end for the bone
At OF the town or city wherein said Of
Tense is committed, for ali damages sus-
tanned.
section s. This act shall take effect
DAYS after , tho recess Of this LEGISLATURES
Improved I',.brrlry %, 1901
Chapter 20.
An Act to amend the THIRD paragraph Of
Section hlty-Une Of Chapter seventy
nine OF the Revised Statutes, relating
20 Supreme judicial Courts.
Section ]. The third paragraph OF sec
ton hfty-one If chapter seventy -nnt
Of the revised statutes is hereby amend
ed by striking out the word third III
he first line and inserting i'm place therc
Of the word first by striking out the
Pord Tuesdays" in the first line and In
teJting in place thereof the word Tues
day. by inserting after the word land
in the first line the words third Tuesday
Of; by striking out the word 'Dectm bcr
thereof the word November SO that
said paragraph as amended. shall read az
eollows:
Tuesday of April and third Tuesday oi
september for civil and criminal bust
ness, and at Caribou on the third Tues
. day of November for civil business only
At every said April term, the court upon
the completion of the business conVe
identity triable therein at said Iioulton
shall adjourn to Caribou to there com
.Iaya ftxyi Inns -, ia
court as ought to be and may be NOR.
conveniently there tried and heard; ant
The jurors In attendance at said court
except grand jurors may be required tf
attend said adjournment, or may be dis
charged, or new jurors summoned az
the circumstances may require
section 2 The term of S;uid supreme
judicial court which shall be held al
llouton on the first Tuesday OF April
nineteen hundred and seven shall con
tinue In session at said Houlton until
al lenst the Friday next after the third
Tuesday of April nineteen hundred and
scven and all writs, petitions. recognl,
cases. and all processes whatsoever, which
have been or may be made or entered
into before or after this act takes effeci
and are returnabe to said term of sale
nineteen hundred and seven, shall be re
turnable to and entered on the docket OF
said court on the third Tuesday of April
nineteen hundred and seven. and shal
have day In said term of said court anc
be heard and disposed of as II said tern
had been holden on said third Tuesday oil
April, nineteen hundred and seven: anc
all parties. witnesses and others, except
az provided In the following section, who
would have been held to appear at tht
term of said court which was to be held
IN the third Tuesday of April, nineteen
hundred and seven, shall be holden to APP
pear on the third Tuesday of April, nine
said supreme judicial court to be held III
HouIton In said county on the first Tues,
day of April, nineteen hundred and
seven. after this act takes effect,
Section g. All grand jurors and wit
nesses that have recognized for their APP
pearance before the grand jury, who
would have been held to appear at the
term of said court which would have
been held on the third Tuesday of April
\ nineteen hundred and seven shall be
holden to appear on the first Tuesday of
April nineteen hundred and seven, at the
Term of said supreme judicial court at
that time to be held in Houlton in said
county, after this act takes effect.
section L This act shall take effect
shen approved.
lApproved March !, 1901
Chapter 20.
an Act to amend Chapter forty nine OF
the Revised Statutes relating to Fra
ternal Insurance Associations.
Section l. Chapter torty-nine or the
revised statutes as amended by chapter
twenty eight of the public laws of nine
teen hundred and five, Is hereby further
amended by adding to section one hun
bred and flfty-eight the following: or to
prevent such subordinate or affiliated