The Republican journal., 1907-04-04


least one volume yearly, provided he has
material enough to make volume of the
size required by this section, and furnish
the usual number of current copies to
one dollar and seventy-five 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 finish and
quantity of printed matter. The reporter
may, from time To time. as he sees fit,
make written contract in his own name
with any person, firm or corporation for
the printing, publishing and binding of
said reports and shall require such per-
son, firm or corpora tion to gives good
and sufficient bond with good and sufti-
Gent sureties. conditioned for the faith
full performance of all the terms and con-
ditions of such contract by. the person,
firm or corporation with whom the re-
porter makes such contract. In case of
a breach Of any or all the conditions of
such bond, the reporter may maintain an
action on such bond in his own name
Section 2. Section siXty-eight of chap
ter Seventy-nine of the revised statutes
is hereby amended, $50 that said section
sixty-eight as amended, shall read as fol-
lows:
Section S.. Each volume of said reports
shall be entered by the secretary of state
with the librarian of congress, and copy
righted in the name 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 him to
The treasurer of state on the first Mon
day in December in each year. But the
reporter may retain out of said profits
received by him the sum Of four hundred
dollars, each year, commencing January
one. nineteen hundred and seven, for
clerk hire, stationery, postage, express
age and incidental expenses. At the ex-
piration of his term of office, all the
official duties of the reporter shall cease.
and be shall turn over and deliver. to his
successor all unpublished cases in his
hands, and shall also assign and transfer
10 his successor any contract ara bond
he then may have relating to a volume
not then completed or commenced. And
such successors rights in and under
such contract and bond shall be the same
as though he had originally. made the
contract and taken the bond
Section j. This act shall take effect
when approved.
fArproved March 90 1901
Chapter 76.
An Act to prevent the unlawful diversion
Of Water.
Whoever mlawfully and Intentionally
taps or interferes with the water pipes
1rict or pipes lawfully connected there
with shall be punished by Il fine of not
1.ure than one hundred dollars or by i'm
rrisohnent for not more than one year
a.
tAppr0Ned March 20 1907.
Chapter II.
An Act to amend Section forty-four of
Chapter forty of the Revised Statutes,
relating TO sanitary conditions of Fac
tories. Workshops, Mines and Quarries.
Section fortyfour of chapter forty
OF the revised fo statutes ,,ason, of nine
ed by striking out the words the
local board of health, and said board of
health shall investigate the matter" in
the last two lines of said section, and
substituting in place thereof the words:
and direct the employer to rectify the
same: and If said employer shall neglect
time, said inspector may cause the same
10 be done at the expense Of the employ
er,' so that said section as amended,
shall read as follows:
complaint, shall inquire into, and prose-
cute for any violations of sections fifty
seven and fitty-eigh5 of this chapter, re.
laling to the fortnightly payment OF
wages. He shall also examine into the
sanitary condition of factories. work.
shops, mines and quarries, and when any
condition or thing is found that in his
opinion endangcrs the health or lives of
the employees, he shall notify and direct
The employer to rectl1y the same; and if
said employer shall neglect or refuse so
10 DO within reasonable time, said in
SpectOr may cause the same to be done
al the expense of the employer
lApproVed March 20, 1901
Chapter 70.
An Act to amend Section eighty-one OF
Chapter fifteen of the Revised Statutes
relating to state aid for Academies.
Section eighty-one of chapter fifteen of
the revised statutes is hereby amended
by inserting after the word ''dollars'' in
the third line thereof the words unless
said academy maintains training course
for teachers, a course in manual training,
domestic science agrlcnttnrp
courses to be approved by the state
superintendent of schools and by adding
to said section the words Unless it shall
maintain at least two of said courses
so that said section as amended, shall
read as follows:
Section 81. Mo academy shall receive
state aid under section seventy-Six if
said academy has an annual income from
invested funds exceeding sixteen hundred
dollars, unless said academy maintains a
training school for teachers. course in
manual training. domestic science or
agriculture; said courses to be approved
by the state superintendent of schools;
and no academy shall receive state aid
10 exceed five hundred dollars in any
given year provided the said academy
has an annual income from invested
funds exceeding one thousand dollars.
said courses
lApproved March 20, 1917
Chapter 70.
Chapter four of the Revised Statutes,
relating to election of Road Commits
SiOnerS
Section thirteen of chapter four of the
revised statutes is hereby amended by
inserting after the word election" in the
third line of said section the words 'or
fo- the term of three years from the date
of his election if the town shall so VOTE
SO that said section as amended, shall
read as follows:
Section 49, Each town at its annual
meeting may elect by major vote a road
commissioner who shall hold his office
for the term Of one year from the date
of his election or for the term of three
years from the date of his election if the
town shall SO vote. Any town may, at
its option, elect not more than threa
commissioners, whose powers and duties
shall be the same as prescribed for d
single commissioner. No person shall at
he same lime, hold the office of road
commissioner and selectman'
tApproved March 20, 1901
Chapter 80.
An Act to amend Section one of Chan
seVenty-five of the Revised Statutes,
in relation to the ownership of down
timber and bark.
Section one of chapter seventy-five of
the revised statutes is hereby amended
by striking out all of the words in said
section after the word deed in the fifth
line and before the word land" in the
sixth line, and inserting in place thereof
The words but such down trees aus are
cut into wood, logs or other lumber, and
hemlock bark peeled are personal prop