Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-29
Chapter 81,

oI nineteen hundred and five, relating
to the salary OF public officers and con:.
mcnt.
Section I. Section one Of chapter on,
nunorcd anu sixteen of the revised STAT
Htes. as amended by chapter one hun
cred and forty OF the public laws Of nine
teen hundred and FIVE. is hereby further
amended anne by adding to the last line OF
,dolars the wcrC5 four hundred dol
lars extra, annually. for increase in paw
OF night men,. So that said amended
lows: 'tiAi' ie''4 d. LUZ
,%%FI1. Warden OF the state prison.
eighteen hundred dollars. with the use.
M VIII charge. Of such part of the keep
ers house and buildings of the state.
aprurtenant to the prison ard yard. Az
the governor and council may direct ard
tuei ior his own use: which shall be in
Ieli lor all services. including the duty
or receiving and paying out money for
all purposes; deputy warden, one thou
s;and dollars; clerk, one Thousand dollars
omceT e the guard. six hundred dollars
guards, five hundred dollars each: physi-
can. TWO hundred and fifty dollars
enapisin, two hundred and nifty dollars
gate Keeper. five hundred dollars: teach
er., three hundred dollars; three huadred
collars for ccmmissary in addition to his
Salary as guard night Waterman. five
hundred dollars; four hundred dollar.
ezra annually fer increase in pay of
Section = This act shall take effect
Nhea approved.
tApprovcd March IS, 1901
Chapter IS.
AT Act to amend Section ffty-thrce Of
SEapter four of the Revised Statutes
done by dogs or wild animals to Do
mestic Animals.
Section fifty-three OF chapter four c.
by striking cut the words ''tw@nty-four
hours in the. fifth line between tho
words within and after and insert
ing in lieu thereof the words seven
days SO that said section as amended.
shall read as follows:
section d. Whenever any sheep. lamb.
or other domestic animals owned by a
resident of this state are killed or in
1ured by dogs or wild animals. such own :
er may make complaint thereof to the
mayor Of tho city, or ITO one of the mu-
n'clpal officers OF tn" town or pianta ton
where such damage was done, within
seven days after he has knowledge of tho
same and thereupon the municlpal of.-
GERS shall investigate such complaint and
II satisfied that such damage wa COM
United by dogs or wild animals, within
the limits of Their city. town. or planta-
ton. they shall estimate the amount
f fi tb and , direct that the sane be paid
Paying suc, damages caused by dogs.
nav 'na;1tain an action on tho
doEs I" recover the amount paid. not ex-
ceening the actual damage committed
iApprCYed March 49, 1907
Chapter S..
An Act to amend Section thirty-two OF
chapter Sxty-onc. Revised Statutes, r.
n latng TO the returns of Births. Mar
section thirty-twc of chapter sixty-onc
OF the revised statutes is hereby amend
ed by striking oct all OF said section and
inserting the following:
Section %. i he clerk OF every town
shall Keep chronological record of all
births. marriages and deaths reported to
him. or known to him. and shall between
the tenth and the fifteenth of May, nine
teen hundred and seven, send to the
state rtgistlsr II cci'y Of the record Of
all births marriages. and deaths occur
ring during the four preceding months
of that year. and thereafter shall. be-
tween tn" tenth and the fifteenth Of
every succeeding month. transmit to tn.
al births, marriages and deaths which
have occurred within the month next
preceding, together with the names resi-
denccS ana cfficia! stations of all persons
who have neglected to make returns to
him in relation to the subject matters OF
such records. which the law required
blanks to h" prepared and furnished by
the state registrar; and il no births. mar
riactts. or deaths have occurred in the
aforementioned period of time or month,
for which returns are to DC made. the
town clerk snail send tho state registrar
a statement to that effect. Whenever \
birth marriage. or death, required by
law to he returned t. such clerk, is re-
ported TO him, or he harms OF it. too late
for Inclusion in his returns as provided
hereunder to the state registrar. he shall
after it - reported to him. or after hn
has Knowledge Of 1t. make due returns
Thereof to the state registrar forth
with
Improved March &c, 1901
Chapter 81.
An Act for the protection of Shippers
and Butchers
Section l. Whenever l. person shall
ship cattle subject to the tuberculn test
to the quarantine station at Brighton.
MASSACHUSETTS,. and any such cattle shall
for the cattle bureau of Massachusetts,
shall find upon post TortcIn cx lmination
that such cattle were diseased with
tuberculosis, and will 30 state in writing
within twenty days from shipment from
the state. to- the Maine board of cattle
commissioners: and shall also give in
writing the description Of such animal
and the name Of the owner or shipper; tn,
place from where the same was shipped
and tho value Of such animal before tho
same was condemned and shall also
comply with any Other regulation that
the Maine beard of cattle commissioners
may require: the shipper shall be on
titled TO receive nfty per cent. of tn,
shall such per cent. be rcckoncd on u
sLn greater than fifty dollars.
Section ?: Within sixty days OF the re-
cordance with section one. the amount
each such owner is entitled to receive I'M
der such sections shall be paid him by the
stltc upon an order signed by tn. com
missioner in charge and countersigrcd by
toe secretary Of the board
Section Z. person who Knowingly
makes a fllsc report TO the hoard under
section one. shall be fined not more than
two hundred dollars nor less than one
hundred dollars for each cffense. Prose-
cutions for such offerISes shall be com
mo1ctd within one year from the COM
mission thereof. and justices of the peace
shall have concurrent jurisdiction with
the county court of any such case.
Improved March Is, 1907
Chapter 5S.
An Act to amend Section Ten OF Chapter
Ninety OF the Revised Statutes. relating
10 costs on petition for partition y:
Real Estate.
Section ter OF chapter rinety of the
revised statutes is hereby amended by
adding thereto the following words:
In all cases. including the default Of
the respondent or respondents. when
judvm, Mt for partition is given. the
court after notice tn all parties in inter
est, may. in the discretion of the presid-
he Iat,