Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-29
Chapter 43.
An Act to abolish Fast Day and create
Patriots Day

Patriots Day.
Section ]. Section Lightweight Of
of nineteen hundred three. as amended
by section fourteen of chapter torty-eight
of the public laws of nineteen hundred
five, is hereby amcndcd by striking out
the word Fast where it occurs in said
section, and inserting between The words
'twentytwo' and Mo mortal in the
April nineteen 20 that said scrtien
follows:
Section S. The following DAYS shall be
observed as school holidays. namely:
Now Years day. January one; Washing
tons Birthday, February twenty-five:
Patriots Day, April nineteen; Memorial
Day. May thirty; Independence Day,
July four; Labor dav. first Monday In
September; Christmas day. December
twenty-five; Thanksgiving and Arbor
days, as appointed by the governor and
council. Provided, however. that Arbor
day shall not bc rec 5gnized as a school
holiday. unless observed by teacher and
pupils for the purpose of which it is des-
ignated by the governor and council. All
teachers If public schools in the stats
NAV close their schools on the days
above mentioned and draw pay the sans
IS If their schools had been in session
upon those Gays. When any one OF thc
above named holidays fails upon n Sun
day, the Monday following shall be OBJ
privileges applying t. any of the days
above named.
Section ,. Section nine of chapter
nineteen hundred and three is hereby
amended nv striking out the words pub
lie fast or IN the first line thereof and
inserting between the words February"
and the" in the third line thereof. tho
words 'the nineteenth day Of April 50
that said section nine as amended, shall
read as follows:
giving. appointed by the governor and
council or by the president OF the United
states. the first day of January, this
EVENT sS no DAY nr Of The nin
May. the fourth day OF July. the first
MONDAY or September and the twenty
nth day Of December are. hereby de-
clared to he bank holidays
Section 3. Section fifty-two of chapter
seventy nine of the revised statutes OF
nineteen hundred and three Is hereby
amended by striking out the words fast
or" in the second line thereof. and by in
sorting between the word electors at
the end OF said second line and the WORD
the at the commencement OF the third
DAY OF January, the nineteenth day OF
April so that said section fifty-two.
when SO amended, shall read as follows:
Section 80. No court shall he held On
Sunday, on anv day designated for tho
ANIMAL thu nksgiving, or for the choice OF
presidential electors, the first day OF
January, the nineteenth dav of April, tho
thirticth day Of Nav. fourth day of July.
the first Monday Of September. the day
OF the state election, or on Christmas
Gay; and when the time fixed for term
Il shall stand adjourned until the next
day which shall be deemed the first day
OF the term for all purposes
section g. Section eighty-two OF chap
ter ofghty-three OF the revised statutes
OF nineteen hundred and three is hereby
anne nded bv striking out the words fast
or ~ the end OF the second line thereof.
End inserting between the words ''thanks-
giving" and the" in the third line there.
Of the words the nineteenth day OF
April.' 80 that said section eighty-two.
Section 81. No person shall be arrested
IN civil action. on mesne process, OF
execution. or on a warrant for taxes on
the day OF annual Thanksgiving. the
nineteenth day of April the thirtieth DAY
~ May. the fourth day of July, the hrst
Monday OF September. or Christmas; ano'
on the day OF any military training. m
spection. review or election, no officer or
soldier required by law to attend the
cesses'
Section s. This act shall take effect
lApproved March II. 1901
Chapter 4s.
An Act to amend Section seventeen OF
Chapter forty-one OF the Revised
statutes. relating to measurement OF
LobsterS
Section seventeen of chapter forty-ons
Wv IcNIScu statutes Is IltIcby
ed nv striking out the word catch" IN
I he FIRST inr thereof; also by striking out
the words ten and one-half' In the sec
ond line thereof and inserting in tnelf
place the words -four and three fourths.
also by striking out the NTH, sStn,
seventh and eighth lines and the WORDS
stretching and pulling in the ninth line
and inserting in their pace the follow
Ing words; end Of the bone OF the moss
TO IN" center Of the rear end or tine nnuv
SHELL so that said section as amended.
shall read as follows: