Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-05

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tArproved March 49,
Chapter 60.
An Act to provide for retiring and PEN
Sioning Prison Officers.
Section. l. The warden NAV with the
approval of the governor and council re-
tire from active prison service and place
upon pension roll any officer of the
Maine State Prison. who has been employ
ed in the prison service in Maine. with a
good record. for the term of thirty wears
or who, after twenty years of continuous
service in said prison, has attained the
age of sixty years.
Section >. The words prison service as
used in section one of this act, shall be
construed to mean service in the state
prison, and an officer of the state prison,
shall. for the purpose of this act be
credited with all the time which he has
served as an officer, with a good record.
The words good record shall be con-
strGed to mean that the officer has not
been discharged for misconduct from the
state prison, or that, if so discharged. it
was afterwards found that he was not at
appointment in the prison from which he
was discharged shall be sufficient evidence
for the exoneration of any officer.
Section 3. An officer who is retired, as
provided in this act, shall be allowed a
persion equal TO one half the salary he
was receiving at the time of his retire
ment. This pension to be paid from the
state treasury.
Section T. Prison officers shall only be
retired and pensoned, as provided for in
section one of this act, by the recon-
mendation of the warden. which recon-
mendation must be approved by the state
board of inspectors of prisons and jails,
together with the approval of the gov
ernor and council.-tApproved March 49,
Chapter 60.
An Act to amend Sections one, two four
five, six, seven, eight, nine twelve and
thirteen of Chapter one hundred and
twelve, Public Laws, nineteen hundred
and seven, relating to Highways
Section one of said act is hereby
amended by inserting after. the word
the words or state roads, that said
section as amended shall read as follows:
Section /. The objects of this act are
to obtain q more uniform system for the
permanent improvement of main high
ways or state roads throughout the state,
to secure the cooperation of the munich
palities and the state in providing means
therefor. and to provide for more efficient
appropriated for highway construction
and REPAIRS
The hrsc paragraph of section two of
said act is hereby amended by striking,
out the word the in the ninth line
thereof and substituting the word said
and by striking out all after the word
provisions in line nine as far as and
including the word thereto, in line
the preceding the word state" in line
thirteen of said section and by striking
out the word road following the word
state" in said line thirteen and sub
stitutng therefor the word roads and by
striking out in lines thirteen and four
teen of said section the words under the
provisions of this act
Said first paragraph of said section is
oil. IaI I,- c+,.ily mo lfr
word notification in line eighteen the
words Ito make such designation, and
the clerk of each board of county COM
miSSiOnerS shall return forthwith to the
state commissioner OF highways a record
of their proceedings in each town and a
description of each road designated as
state road" and substituting therefor the
words to determine the main Travelled
thorouehfale of said town and to desls-
nate the name as the state road. SAID
county commissioners shall forthwith re-
turn to the state commissioner of nigh
ways a record of their proceedings in
each town and an accurate. minute and
careful description of each road so
designated so that said first paragraph
of said section, as amended, shall read as
follows.
Section ,. The following described
roads shall be considered main highways
or state roads within the meaning of this
act: in towns which have already awaited
themselves of the provisions OF sections
ninety-nine to one hundred and five of
chapter twenty three. Revised statutes.
nineteen hundred and three, and acts
amendatory thereof and additional there
to, such roads as have heretofore been
designated state roads by the county
commissioners in towns which have not
heretofore avaied themselves of SAID
provisions, but which vote to accept the
provisions of this act. such roads as may
hereafter be designated as state roads
When notified by the state commissioner
of highways that any town has voted to
accept the provisions of this act. it shall
be the duty of the county commissioners
of the county in which such town is
located, on or before June first of the
wear of such notification to determine
the main travelled thorouGhfare OF sald
town and to designate the same as the
state road Said county commissioners
shall forthwith return to the state com
missioner of highways record of their
proceedings in each town and an ac-
turate minute and careful description OF
each road so designated
Section four is hereby amended by
striking out all of said section ana sun
stituting the following section therefor;
so that said section as amended, SHALL
read as follows:
Section A. If any city or town or or
ganiZed plantation or the county commits
sioners for any unincorpOrated township
desire state aid as contemplated by this
act for the permanent Improvement OF
it's state road, such city or town or or
ganized plantation may raise and appro-
pirate in addition to the amounts fe2n-
larly raised and appropriated for the care
of ways, highways and bridges the fol,
lowing amounts, on account of which AID
shall be paid.
Towns having Il valuation of two hun
bred thousand dollars or less may appro-
pirate any amount not exceeding Two
hundred dollars; towns having valua-
ton over two hundred thousand dollars
and not over eight hundred thousand dol
lars may appropriate any amount not eX-
ceeding four hundred dollars. towns nav
ing a valuation over eight hundred thou
al less
lars may appropriate any amount not eX-
ceeding four hundred fifty dollars ana
towns having valuation over one mil
lion dollars and not exceeding three mil
lion dollars may appropriate an additional
fifty dollars for each two hundred thou-
sand dollars additional valuation or frac-
ton thereof: towns having valuation OF
three million dollars and less than four
million dollars. may appropriate one
thousand dollars: and towns having
valuation over four million dollars may
appropriate an additional one hundred
dollars for each one million dollars addi-
tional valuation or fraction thereof.
And the commissioners of each county
within which are located unincorporated
townships if they desire state aid for the
permanent improvement of the mann
thoroughfare or state road of any OF sara
townships shall raise and appropriate IN
addition to the amounts regularly raised
and appropriated for the care Of high