The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-04-08

tcordance with such advertisement shall
ibe addressed to the trustees. commits
struction in charge and shall remain
sealed until opened in the presence or
committee of the governors council a.
such time as the governor and council
may direct
Section 5. On and after August first
nineteen hundred nine, whenever an,
bridge within the state is to be con
structed or repaired, the cost OF which
construction or repair shall amount te
one thousand dollars or more. and tn,
cost OF such construction or repairs II
to be paid wholly or in part by the state
the contract for the same snail o.
awarded as follows The state high
ers or municipal officers within tn'
county where said new construction Of
repairs are to be made shall advertise
for sealed proposals not less than tW'
weeks in such-papers as the state com
missioner of hi yhways may direct, thu
last advertisement to be at least on'
the closing of such bids. Sealed pro
posals submitted in accordance WITT
said advertisement shall be addressed
to the state highway commissioner OF
county commissioners having the con
struction in charge and shall remair
sealed until opened in the presence OF
said commissioners or commissioners "a
such times as the state highway com
missioner may direct. =,
Section T. No contracts shall bs
awarded unless its faithful performanc,
in penal sum of not less than twenty
per cent OF the amount OF the contract
Such bond shall be payable to the stare stat,
of Maine and shall be deposited with
the state treasurer.-(A approved April
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Chapter 203.
An Act to provide for the transfer OF
Patients in Insane Hospitals 10 the
Maine School for Feeble Minded.
The trustees of either insane hospital
are hereby authorized to transfer feeble
minded persons, supported entirely al
public expense, who are now or may DC
herea fter in said insane hospitals, TO the
Maine School for Feeble Minded, when
ever in their Judgment the welfare OF the
patients transferred will be promoted
thereby A copy OF the certincate OF
commitment to the hospital in which
said patient has been confined, certified
by the superintendent of such hospital
together with certificate or the super
intendent declaring SAID patient 10 DC
feeble minded and not insane, and a GER
tificate signed by the secretary OF the
trustees of said hospital showing such
transfer has been voted by the trustees
shall authorize the superintendent OF tnt
Maine School for Feeble Minded to re-
ceive and detain such patient In custody
In the same manner as IL he had origi
nally been committed to such institution
and the expense of such transfer shall
be paid by the state. k(Approved April l..
Chapter 2o4.
l. Commissions
cries. -,
Paragraph twenty of section one OF
chapter one hundred and sixteen or Tn.
revised statutes of nineteen hundred
and three, as amended by chapter on'
hundred and twenty of the pupllc laWs
of nineteen hundred and hve, IL nerep ~
further amended. by striking out tn
words "hfteen hundred" in the first Inc
and inserting in place thereof the words
two thousand, so that said paragraph
lad will Follows:
Commissioner of sea and shore hsh
cries. two thousand dollars and actua
travelling expenses. Z Approved Apr
Chapter 2o5.
An Act to increase the salary OF th'
Warden of the Maine State Prison.
The salary of the warden of the Main,
tfou1sand five i've hundred dollars from ant
after the first day of July one 1hoSsa IN
lime hundred and nine. instead OF TN
sum now provided.-(Approved Aprl
49, Chapter 200.
An Act to consolidate and revise th'
Military Laws of the state of Maine.
Section l. The militia of the state sinai
consist of every able-bodied male citiZen
and every able bodied male of foreign
birth who has declared his intention te
become citizen, who is a resident OF tnis
state and who is more than eighteen any
less than forty-fve years Oh age, supJec'
Persons exempted by the laws OF the
United States, to w.t.
The yice-president of the United states
the officers, judicial and executipe, OF ~ t,i'
members and officers Of each House u
Congress, persons in the military OF naVn
service of the United States an custoii
house officers, with their clerks, post
masters and persons employed py tnt
United States in the transmission or tht
mail, ferrymen employed at any Terry oi
aud srnfly
post road artincers ana %o n,senals e' ri
The United States, pilots. mariners ac
tually employed in the sea service OF any
citizen orr merchant within the OHi.et
States. and all persons who are exempted
nv the laws of the respective states OF
territories shall be exempted from militia
duty, without regard to age. A.
Persons exempted by the laws OF the
state, to wit:
Justices of the supreme judicial court
ministers of the gospel; persons or the
denomination of Quakers ana Snakers
and officers of the militia who nave Deer
honoraby discharged
Section g. All male citizens who are
more than eighteen and less than forty
five wears OF age, excepting idiots. luna
tics, paupers, vagabonds, habitual drunk
ards. and persons convicted OF inIanio tn
SHALL biennially In April. be enroiied 10y
the assessors in the several cities, town!
and plantations in which they reside, II
lations as the governor. shall prescrihe
on such enrolment and opposite tnt
name of each person who Is exemp
from duty under section one, or VINO u
serving In tie active militia. or who Is
unable by reason of ply steal fisabllitS
to perform military duty. the assessors
shall write the word exempt" and stat
in each case the cause OF exemptio,n on; IN
make oath that the same Is true 70 TN
best of their knowledge and belief; an'
shall file the same with the clerk OF N
city, town or plantation on or be1ore IN
first day of May of the year when made
and each clerk shall, on or before tn
tenth day OF said May. make certified
statement of the total number enrolled
the number marked exempt. the numbe
belonging to the national guard and IN
number marked disabled, and forward tn,
same to the office OF the adjutant general
ton shall satisfy the enrolling officer o
his right thereto. and in case of doub
the burden of proof shall be upon Tn
person claiming exemption ana the en-
rolling officer may require him TO sub
nit to examination on oath, and ma,
administer such oath.
Section 4. Any person knowingly ant
wilfully refusing information or givinj
false information to an assessor or othe
authorized person making the enrolment
respecting the name, age, residence. occu
potion, military service, ply steal or men n
tai condition, or other proper subject. 9
inquiry, of himself or any person With
his knowledge liable to be enrolled, shal
for each such concealment refusal, or CIV
ing of false information be guilty of q mis-
deneanor. The officer making the enroll
ment shall, within ten days, report a.
persons violating this section to the ad
jutant general
refusing faithfully to perform the. dutie
of enrolling officer as required by law, o
making any false entry upon said rolls
or committing any other fraud therein
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