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shall be received for procuring such EN-
pioSment, which fec or other valuable
thing shall i'll no case exceed tho value
OF one dollar. said fee being in full com.
peESatiCn for all services of said aicersed
pers-n, receipt in which shall he stated
the name of the applicant the amount OF
the fee or other valuable thing. the date.
the ramc or nature of the employment
or situation to be procured and q sepa-
name and address of the person. firm or
corporation, to whom the applicant is re-
ferred or sent for work or employment.
II tho applicant does not obtain situa-
ton or employment through the agency
or such licensed person, without fault on
the part OF said applicant within six
days after the application az aforesaid.
sad employment agency shall return 70
amount of the fee or other valuabls
thing SO paid and delivered by said ap-
son procuring position through the
agency. as aforesaid, is discharged from
his employment within six days after en-
tellrg therein. without cause or If he
six days without fault on the part Of the
employer. the amount paid to said agency
by either the employer or the employees.
shall be returned to the party paving the
days after said employee ceases TO labor.
provided the party claiming said return
shall be the one without fault
Said employment agency shall exhibit
in public and conspicuous place in his
place or office the license which he has
obtained from the municipal officers of
the city or town wherein said agency is
established.
Section 1. The term person in this
act shall include persons. company, So
cety. association. firm or corporation
include the business of keeping the in
telligence office. employment bureaus or
other agencies BY procuring work or en-
ployment for persons seeking emp oy-
n nTnCnr-
ing such work or employment where
fee or other valuable thing is eXacted.
charged or received or for procuring or
assisting to procure employment, work or
or providing hereby for any person.
Section ). This act shall not apply to
the employment of seamen.
g. Section 6. All acts or parts of acts in
consistent herewith. are hereby repealed.
Section I. Whoever violates any of the
provisions Of this act shall be fined not
dollars a to be recovered by Complaint or
indictment for tho use of the state.
Section s. This act shall take effect
tApproved March %. iN7,l
Chapter IS.
An Act for TIE protection OF GRAY s.iuir-
rcls and Black squirrels. so called.
There SHAH be a close time on gray
squirrels and black squirrels, So called,
for a period oe four years from May first
in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred
and soy en-. during which time it shall be
unlawful to hurt. chase. catch. kill or
have them in possession. except alive.
under a rcnalty of twenty dollars and
costs of prosecution for each off"rSe.
Improved March 70. 1901
Chapter 36.
An Act to amend Section seven Of Chap
ter forty-stven of the Revised Statutes.
relating TO Corporations
Section |. Section seven OF chapter
forty-seven of the revised statutes is
hereby amended Icy inserting in the elev-
enth line Of said section after the word
''dirnctoi,s.' the words "a PRESIDENT so
that said section as amended. shah read
as follows:
Section :. Their first meeting shaH he
called by one or more Of the signcrs OF
said articles. by giving notice thereof.
stating the time. place ana PURPOSES OF
the meeting to each signcr. in writing.
or by publishing it in some newspaper
printed in the county. at least fourteen
days prior to the tine appointed there
for
If all the signers of said articles shall
in writing waive notice and III, time
publication shall be necessary. At such
meeting they may organize into cor
poration, adopt corporate name. define
the purposes of the corporation. fin the
amount of the capital stock. which shall
not be less than one tIrouSand dollars.
divide it into shares, and elect not less
imam tnree directors. a pICSlQenl. d
treasurer. and any other necessary. Off.
GERS. and may adopt code of bylaws
Section =. This act shall take effect
when approved.
Improved March %, 1901
Chapter 81.
An Act In relation to Public Landings.
Section l. Towns may lay ou public
discontinue said landings whether laid
out unuer the provisions OF this act or
now or hereafter established by dedica-
ton or otherwise
Ali procedure shall BIZ i'll substance the
same as is provided by law in the case
OF town ways.
Section . This act shall take effect
Improved March 20, 1871!
Chapter ss.
An Act to encourage the compiling and
teaching Of LEGAL History and Local
Geography in the public schools.
Section |. The governor. with the ad-
vic and consent of the council. shall ap-
poI.t a state historian. who shall be Il
member of the Maine Historical Society
and whose duty il shall be ta~comrie his
torcal data Of the state of Maine and en-
courage the teaching OF the same in the
public schools. 1t shall also be his duty
10 encourage the compiling and publish
ing Of town histories, combined with local
geography. 1t shall further be his duty
IL examine, and when he decides that ths
material is suitable. approve histories Of
towns complied as provided iii section
two of this act.
Section .. Whenever AIRY town shall
present to the state historian matcria,
which he considers suitable for publications
as a history of the town presenting tn
same. then he may approve of the publ
cation of history with the local geog-
raphy which will be suitable for the uSe
in the grammar and high school grade.
OF the public schools
Scctiun ,. Whenever material for
town history with local geography has
been approved by the state historian. and
the same has been published by the town.
and provision has been made for its regu-
lar nse in the public schools Of sad
town; then the state treasurer shall pay
the town so publishing a sum not ey-
ceeding one hundred and fifty dollars.
provided that the state shall MOI pay to
any town. to exceed oue-half the amount
paid BY said town for printing and bind
ing said histories.
Section 4. The sup,rint ending school
committee. and the superintendent of
schools. shall elect some citizen OF the
town to serve with them: and these per
sons shall constitute board to compile
a history and the local geography of the
town in which they reside. Two or more
towns may unite in compiling and pub
fishing a history and the local &C 1graDhy
Of the towns forming the union. 1t shall
be tie duty of the Gupcrintendent OF