Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-29

their Importance. He shall publish at
least ono volume yearly. provided he has
material enough TO make volume of the
sixe required by this section. and furnish
the usual number of current copies to
the state and to the pubic at the price OF
one dollar and ssventy-fve cents a vol
ume. Each volume shah be of the aver
age size Of volume eighty-three. Maine
reports. and be equal thereto In paper.
printing. binding; general III, finish and
may, from time 10 time. as he sees ht,
mako q written contract in his own ma me
with any person. firm or corporation for
said reports and shall require such per-
son, arm or corporation to give good
and suficient bond with good and sufti-
ctent surcties conditioned for the faith
full performance Of all the terms and con-
(itions Of such contract by the person.
1rm or corporation with whom the re-
porter makes such contract In case of
. breach OF any or all the conditions Of
such bond, the reporter may MAINTAIN an
action Gil such bond in his own name.
Section 2. Section sixty-eight Of chap
is hereby amended. SD that said section
sixty -eight as amended. shall read as fol-
- lows:
Section es. Each volume OF said reporis
with the librarian Of congress. and copy.
righted in the rame Of the state OF
Maine, and the manuscript and copy
right thereof shall belong to the state.
All profits arising from the publication
and sale Of said reports and advance
sheets thereof received by said reporter,
except as hereinafter provided. shall be
accounted for and paid over by MIN TO
the treasurer of state on the first Mon
day in December In each year. But the
reporter may retain out OF said pronta
received by him the sum OF four hundred
dollars. each year. commencing January
one. nineteen hundred ard seven. for
clerk hire. stationery, postage, express
piration of his term of office, all tn.
onic!al duties Of the reporter shall cease
and he shall turn over and deliver TO MS
hands and shall also assign and transfer
to his successor any contract and BOND
he then may have relating to volume
rot then completed or commenced Ana
:ue sh and bond shall be-
as though he had originally made tho
contract and taken the bond.
Section ;. This act shall take effect
Improved March n. 1901
Chapter rs.
An Act to prevent the unlawful diversion
whoever unlawfully and Intentionally
taps or interf-res with the water pipes
belonging to any city. town or water DIS
trict or pipes lawfully connected there
with shall be punished by fne OF not
more than one hundred dollars or by I'M
prisonment for not more than one year
Approved March 90 1901
Chapter II.
An Act to amend Section fortH-four ~
Chapter forty of the Revised Statutes.
relating TO sanitary conditions of Fac
tories. Workshops. Mines and Quarri"s.
Section forty-four of chapter forty
of the revised statutes of nin"-
teen hundred three is hereby amend
ed by striking out the words the
local board of health. and said board Of
health SHAH invcstigat" the matter in
the last two lines of said section and
EubstbtutinG IT, place thereof the words:
and direct the employer to rectiiy the
same. and if said employer shall neglect
or refuse SO to do within reasonable
time. said inspector may cause the same
to he done at the cxprnse of the employ
err so that said ton as amended,
shall read as follows
Secti,n ~. The sand inspector upon
complaint, shall inquire into. and prose-
cut.: for. any violations of sections fifty
seven and fifty-cight Of this chapter. re-
lnting to the 1ortnightly payment OF
wages. He shall also examine into the
sanitary condition of factories, work
shops, mines ami quarri"s. and when any
condition or thing Is found that. in his
opinion endang, rs the health OF live. ,0f
the employees, he shall Notify and direct
yhe employer to rcctify the same: and If
said employer shall neglect or refuse so
to do within a reasonable time. said in
spcctor may cause the Same TO be done
at the expense of the employer
Approved March 20 1907.