The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-04-04

hundred and eighty SO that said Section
as amended, shall read as follows:
Section Il. The voters, at a legal town
meeting, may raise the necessary sums;
for the support of schools and the poor;
making and repairing highways town
ways and bridges. purchasing and feno-
burying grounds established before eigh-
teen hundred and eighty, purchasing or
building and repairing a hearse and
hearse house for the exclusive use of its
citizens: and for other necessary town
.. charges.
[Approved March 10, 1901
Chapter 60.
An Act to amend Section eight of Chap
ter twenty of the Revised Statutes of
nineteen hundred three, relating to
Burying Grounds.
Section eight of chapter twenty of the
revised statutes of nineteen hundred
three is hereby amended by adding after
the words dwelling house, in the sixth
line thereof the words or well from
which the water is used for domestic
purposes and after the words dwelling
house" in the. eleventh line thereof the
words or well;' and after the words
dwelling house" in the fifteenth line
thereof the words or well so that said
section as amended, shall read as fol-
lows:
Section 3. The municipal officers of
any town, may on petition Of TEN voters,
enlarge any public cemetery or buryins,
ground or incorporated cemetery or
burying ground within their town by TAX
.. ing land of adjacent owners, to be paid
for o. the town or otherwise as tie my-
nicipal officers may direct when in their
judgment public necessity requires it.
provided, that the limits thereof shall nnt
be extended nearer any dwelling house
or well from which the water is used for
domestic purposes within twenty-five
. rods, against the written protest of the
owner, made to said officers at the time
. Of the hearing on said petition. Nor
ton establish, locate or. enlarge any
? cemetery or burying ground by selling or
otherwise l disposing Of land, So that the
any dwelling house or well within
twenty FIVE rods. against the written pro-
test of the owner, provided. that nothing
in this section shall prohibit the sale Of
disposition Of lots within the limits of
any existing cemetery or burying ground
; nor the extension thereof away from any
dwelling house we'll
IApproved March IS. 1907
Chapter 81.
An Act to amend Section twenty-one of
Chapter six of the Revised Statues re
lating to the filling of vacancies in the
office of Eallot Clerks.
Section twenty-one of chapter six of
the revised statutes is hereby amended
, by Inserting after the word lin in the
Nineteenth line of said section the wol DIS
towns and plantations and by the mayor
! Is
amended. shall read as follows:
Section q. The municipal officers OF
, cities, towns and plantations voting in
accordance with the provisions of this
chapter shall hiennahy in the month of
May appoint clerks for each polling
place; and such municipal officers shall
shall be recommended for such appoint
ment by the several political party COM
mittees OF the several cities, towns or
plantations, representing the two political
parties, which, at the subernatorul cleo
ton next preceding such appointment,
cast the greatest number of votes. For
each po!slnG place in cities and towns Of
more Than one thousand Inhabitants four
clerks, and for each polling place in PLAZA
! tatlons. and for each island ward of the
l city of Portland and for the island dis
trict of the town OF Cumberland and for
l every town of less than one thousand
inhaS st;a two clerks shall be apnont.
each of the political parties which cast
: the largest number of votes in the state
election next preceding their aproint-
nent. Each cf said clerks shall be sworn
to the, faithful performance of ii > dnties.
end shall hold office for two years from
the date OF his appointment, aud until 4
he vacates the office. Vacancies curing
in tn" office of election ballo. Jerks
shall be forthwith filled by the m,i. i.ipal
, officers in towns and plantations aisd bv
the mayor of cities iii manner her, ilDa-
fore provided. Such election clerks >.iall
attend at the times anu places designate ed
1bf meetings III; tlSlF respective wards,
towns or plantations for the election of
any rational, state county, city ward
Officers, and for the dcielmnati on OF
.. any question submitted to the qualified
voters of any city by lawful authority
snail be present at and witness the
counting by the presiding election officer
or officers of all votes cast in such meet
!, ings. and shall receive such reasona BILE
conversation for each days actual ser
vice as the municipal officers pf their re-
spectiye cities towns and plantations
II .lai1 Jsrrf
bic to the position of election clerk in
any ward. town or plantation where he
Is i candidate 70 be voted for. Two of
the: clerks in each polling place, one from
each political party shall be detailed by
3 the municipal officers to act as ballot
clerks The two ballot clerks thus de-
, snail have the charge. of the ballots
, therein and shall furnish them to the
voters in the manner hereinafter set
3 voters in each ward, town or pfaa1tat ton
l shall he prepared fer the. use OF the b2l-
lot c.erEs, and all the provisions Of law
relative to the preparation, furnishing
! and preservation of check lists shall APP
: ply To such duplicate lists Provisions in
! tie charter of any city for the election
of two persons to assist the warden in
J receiving, sorting and counting the bal
i, lots, are not AFFECTED by the provisions
, hereof; but persons so '5iccted shall be
deemed election clerks fer that purpose:
they shall equally represent the two po-
lltical parties which, at the state cleo
ton next preceding, cast the greatest
number of votes
[Apprcved March 49, 1901
Chapter g..
An Act to quiet the title to Real Estate,
Section i. A person in possession Of
real property. claiming an estate of free
hold therein or AN uneXpired term of not
less than ten years, or person who has
conveyed such property or any interest
therein with covenants Of title or war
ranty, upon which he may be liable may
il he, or those under whom he Claims, or
these claiming under him have been in
uninterrupted possession of such prop
erty for ten years or more, file petition
in the supreme judicial court setting
forth his estate, describing the premises
and averring that an apprehension exists
that persons named in the petition, or
persons. unknown, claim by continued
and uninterrupted use for twenty years
or more. by grant, prescription custom
or i'll any other way, an easement
through or on such real property adverse
to the estate of the said petitiouer and
that such apprehension creates a cloud
upon the title and depreciates the market
value of such property; and praying that
such persons be summoned to show cause
why they should not bring action TO de-
termine their legal rights in and to such
easement over upon said real estate,
II such supposed claimants are unknown
the petitioner, or his attorney, shall so
allese under oath, but the truth of the