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

g,OpLAAteu 20 pay Tor the services OF the
director. and of such assistants as may
De necessary. To procure the necessary
supplies. and to meet the other necessary
s sHps s OF said laboratory, which sum
OF the sta,e board of health.
tApproved February 2s, 1901
Chapter 81.
An Act to preserve Trees abutting public
ways and other places.
: oecton l. For the purpose OF proserv-
Ing and increasing the growth of trees
en- lana aiutting any, public way. or To-
Gated on uplards adjoining any navi-
gable river or other tcdy of water, cities
and towns and the municipal officers
eighty-nine, ninety and ninety-one OF
chapter four of the revised statutes, may
set aside and define such land. located
rods; and all trees and shrubs growing
on satd land shall be held as for park
purposes, under the exclusive care and
control Of park commissioners. chosen as
provided In section lightweight of said
chapter, and it shall be unlawful for the
owner in fee of said land or any other
person to injure. remove or destroy the
Section 2. This act shall not prevent
the taking and clearing of So much OF
said land as may be necessary for public
ways. nor ab-idge the right of the own
er. or his tenant. to lay out a private
way across the same, or to clear and i'm
prove so much thereof as may be neces-
sary for actual building purposes, pro-
vided the written consent of the munich
pal Officers to open such way or con-
struct buildings thereon be first OBJ
tained; nor ex cept as provided in section
one, shall this act restrict the use and
enjoyment Of such land by the owner
thereof, or authorize any person to enter
park commissioners, and their agents,
for the purposes of this act.
Said park commissioners may grant
written license to the owner to do such
cutting and clearing on said land as is
consistent with the preservation and gem
eral improvement of the growth thereon.
Whenever municipal officers refuse to
give consent for laying out a private
way or for cutting ard clearing so much
OF said land as Is necessary for immedi-
ate building purposes, when In writing
requested 50 TO do. such refusal shall, be
ground for further award Of damages
to the owner as provided III this act.
Section 8. II any city or town, having
fails to elect a board of park commits
sioners the municipal officers shall have
and exercise al the powers and dates
may appropriate money for the purposes
OF this act. and This act shall apply to
every town. although containing less
than one thousand Inhabitants.
All proceedings relative to tstima. ling
and awarlire damages provided in sec.
CHAPTER FOUR Of the rrviSed siatute5 ara r.
hereby made applicable to this act. ard
proceedings hereunder may also be com
menccd upon petition in writing signed
by Mt least thirty taxpayers on real
estate.
Section 4. Whoever violates the nro-
visions of this act shall be punished 10y
a fine. not exceeding one hundred dollars.
to be recovered on complaint. AID shall
also be subject TO ar action on the case.
brought by the commissions - or by Z
taxpayer. in the name and for tn" hHnr-
Mt of the town or CITY VIII, r. In said Of
Tense is committed, for all damages Tls-
tanned
when approved. cxccnt section four.
which shall becom effective IN thirty
days after tn" rnccss 81 this legislature
tArproved F"hrltry ~. 1851
Chapter %.
An Act to amend the rpird paragraph Of
Section hlty-one Of Chapter seventy
nine of the Revised Statutes, relating
TO Supreme judicial Courts.
Section /. The third paragraph Of seH-
ton ffty-one Of chapter seventeen ne
OF the revised statutes is hereby amend
ed by striking out the word third in
the first line and inserting in place Their
OF the word first by striking out the
word Tuesdays in the first Lire. and in
sorting in place thereof tho word Tues
day: by inserting after the word and
in the first line the words third ru"sd.iy
Of; by striking out tn" word 'December'
In the third Ane ana inserting in place
thereof the word November 30 that
said paragraph as amended shall read -
,, follows:
p. .Aroostook at I-oulton on the first
Tuesday o. April and third Tuesday Of
September for civil and criminal bust
ness. and at Caribou on the third Tues
day of November for civil business only.
At every said April term the court upon
the completion of the business cOnvc-
niently trhibe therein at said Iloulton
shall adjourn to Caribou to there com
pletc such civil business bending i'll said
court as ought to be and may be moro
conveniently there tried and heard; and
the Jurors in attendance ut said court
except grand jurors. may be- required To
attend said adjournment. or may be dis
charged. or new jurors summoned. a.
the circumstances may require
Section =. The term of said supreme
judicial court which shall be held at
Houiton on the first Tuesday Of April
tinue in session at said Houlton until
at least the Friday next after the third
Tuesday of April nineteen hundred and
seven. and an writs. petitions. recogni,,
zances. appeals in civil and criminal
cases, and all processes whatsoever, which
have been or may be made or entered
into before or after this act takes effect
and are returnabe to said term of said
court on the third Tuesday of April,
nineteen hundred and seven. shall be re-
turnable to and entered on the docket Of
said court on the third Tuesday of April.
nineteen hundred and seven. and shall
have day in said term of said court and
be heard and disposed of as il said term
had been holden on said third Tuesday Of
April. nineteen hundred and seven: and
all parties. witnesses and others. except
as provided IL! the following section, who
would have been held to appear at tho
term of said court which was to be held
on the third Tuesday of April. nineteen
{ hundred and seven. shall BE- holden to APP
pear on the third Tuesday of April nine
teer hundred and seven, at the term Of
said supreme judicial court to be held in
Houlton in said county on the first Tue--
day of April. nineteen hundred and
seven. after this act takes effect.
Section 3. All grand jurors and wit
ncsses that have recognized for their APP
pearance before the grand jury. who
would have been held to appear at the
term of said court which would have
been held on the third Tuesday Of April
nineteen hundred aud seven, shall be
holden to appear on the first Tuesday of
April nineteen hundred and seven, at tho
term of said supreme Judicial court at
that time to be held in Houlton' in said
county, after this act takes effect.
Section 4. This act shall take effect
when approved.
IApproved March I. 1907
Chapter 90.
An Act to amend Chapter forty-nne OF
the Revised Statutes r, lating To Fra
ternal Insurance Associations
Section /. Chapter torty-ninc of tho