The Republican journal., 1907-04-04
Chapter go.
An Act requiring Steam Plants in school
buildings, to be in charge of competent

Chapter 81.
buildings, churches, and other puplic
buildings, to be in charge of competent
persons.
Section l. Whenever any school build
ing, church, or other public building is
heated by steam plant, located in, I'M
der or near such building. such steam
plant shall be in charge of a person quail
fled as provided by this act.
Section 2. The municipal officers Of any
town D, city in which any of the build
1ngs enumerated in the preceding section,
heated by steam, are located, shall re-
quire the person or, persons contemplat-
ing taking charge of the steam plant for
such purpose, to be first examined by
them. and they shall require him to pro-
duee before them proof of his competency
TO nave charge of such steam plant; and
unless the person SO applying has been
licensed as an engineer, or has had pre-
Vlous experience as a machinist. or as
be required to satisfy said municipal Off
GERS that he possesses the requisite quail
locations and experience to assume charge
OF the particular plant which he desires
nicipal officers, after such eXamina-
lions, are satisfied that the appli-
cant possesses the requisite qualifications
for such, work. and is of temperate
shall issue under their hands a certificate
in the following form:
.,,,.. ,o> STATE OF MAINE.
This is to certify that hav-
ing made application to the municipal
officers Of the city (cr) town of
for permission to take charge of, and
operate a steam plant located in said
city (or) town, (here describe the nature
of the steam plant of which the appli-
cant is authorized to have charge, and
its loeaiion; and having produced evi,
capacity, we have issued to him this
certificate as provided by chapter
of the public laws, approved on the
day OF March, nineteen hundred and
seven
Said certificate when issued shall be
filed in the office of the city or town
clerk, and such clerk shall issue and de-
copy OF such certificate, and the copy SO
issued shall be posted by the holder
thereof, in conspicuous place in or near
the room in which the boiler to be oper-
Section 8. 1t shall be unlawful for the
municipal officers of any city or town to
issue the certificate provided for by this
act without receiving proof that the per
has had experience in such work and is
in an respects qualified to discharge the
duties referred to in the certificate
Section 4. Whenever the municipal Off :.
GERS Of any town or city receive notice in
writing, signed by ten or more of the
residents thereof, stating that the person
in charge OF a Steam plant located in,
church, or other public building situated
in said city or town. and furnishing or
spnSg neat eat for such building lis in
duties, or by reason OF negligence. intem-
perance, or any other cause, ought not
longer TO remain in charge of such steam
pal officers to Immediately suspend tenn
porarily the authority of such person to
aot in said capacity: and until the in
vestigation herein provided can be made,
shall cause person qualified as provided
by this act to be placed in charge OF said
steam plant; and said municipal officers
shall rs soon thereafter as practicable,
cause an investigation of such complaint
to be made and shall thercupon inauire
into the habits and qualifications of the
person so complained of, and if such per-
son is, for any reason, found to be In
competent or unsuitab BILE TO longer remain
in charge Of said steam plant said mu-
riciral officers shall Immediately cause
the certificate granted under the pro-
visions Of this act, to be revoked, and
notice of such revocation shall be filed
with the clerk of such city or town, and
therieupon said municipal officers shall. if
such plant is under their control, place
charge thereof; and if such steam plant
is not in charge OF such municipal Off
GERS, they shall give the person or cor
poration having. the control of such
if such person or corporation having: con-
trci OF such steam plant, shall, after
hcr receipt re- Iaf,s OF such findings neg
plant to be placed eI"S IN se Charge seea Of
some person qualified under the pro-
visions of this act, such person or cor
poration shall be subject to the penalties
Section s.. Every person violating any
of the provisions of this act shall be sub
lect to indictment, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by a fine not
for a term mot exceeding ninety days, or
both, as the court in which such con-
vistion is oh Irhi shall determine.
first day OF September in the year nine
teen hundred seven.
lApproved March 20, 1901
Chapter SO.
An Act to amend Section nine, Chapter
!Wcnty-seVem, Revised Statutes, relat-
ing 10 Paupers, their settlement and
support.
Section 1. Section nine OF chapter
twenty-seven of the revised statutes is
hereby amended by adding after the
words eighteen hundred and sixty-one"
in the second lime thereof, the words or
IN the war with Spain,' SO that said sec
ton, as amended, shall read as follows:
Section 9. No soldier Or sailor who
served by enlistment in the army or navy
OF the United States. in the war OF. eight
war VITA Spain, and who has received an
honorable discharge from all enlstments
in said service whether in his own prop
er name or an assumed name, and who
mas or may become dependent upon any
town, shall be considered a pauper, or be
subject to Acknowledgement for that
cause; but the time during which said
soldier or sailor is SO dependent, shall
not be included in the period of residence
necessary to change his settlement and
overseers of the poor shall not have
authority to remove 10, or support in,
the poor house, any such dependent
soldier or sailor or his family; the word
family here used shall be held to include
the. soldier or sailor. his wife, his unmar-
ried minor children living with him and
dependent upon him for support and
such other unmarried children of his de-
pendent upon him for support, who by
disability are unable to provide for them
selves; but the town of his settlement
shall support them at his own home in
the town of his settlement or residence,
or in such suitable place other than the
poor house. as the overseers of the town
OF his settlement may deem right and
proper. In case of violation Of this sec
ton the overseers Of the poor shall be
subject to fine of twenty-five dollars.
And for every day they allow them to
remain in such poor house, after reason
able notice, they shall be subject to a
further fine of five dollars a day, to be
recovered by complaint or Indictment.
This section shall not be so construed as to
deprive overseers of the poor of any
right to remove and support such de-
pendent soldier or sailor and his family
in the town of his settlement, as herein
provided
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