The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-04-08

t there!n az any time before hearing Dy
ti aS committee appointed under this sec
~ H I rms act shall further not Apply
iins ,onE distance telephone wires. Of
thereof. For the purpose Of this act no
WIRE wire snail be deemed to be long DIS.
lance telephone wire which does NOT
Hs ina sno twenty miles at least in direct
'ns from a central office.
oont. e..o1 .. The power and autnoniey
tthbnlerred on municipal officers unasr
t tne provisions of this act are In ado.-
ton to those vested in municipal Of
ncers under the provisions of chapter
Inty.nve of the revised statutes; ana
n Itg herein contained shall De con.
struea as giving to any party the right
OF appeal from any of the decisions
specifications, orders or permits. or al
1eratlons thereof, of the municipal OF,
ncers under the provisions OF SAID
Section 4. The provisions of this act
snail apply only to cities having
population of more than forty thousand
inhabitants (Approved April "a
Chapter 237.
An, Act to amend Section eighty nine
OF Chapter four of the Revised stat {,
utes' relating to right, to take ,, iand
ries.
Section eighty-nine of chapter four OF
the revised statutes is hereby amenoeu
by inserting after the word squares
word Fairgrounds" so that said sec
ton as amended shall read as follows;
Section SO. Any city or town, contain
ing more than one thousand inhaoitahts.
least thirty of its taxpaying citizens'
directed to the municipal officers, de-
scribing the land to be taken as ne y,
matter provided. and the names OF the
at a meeting of such town, or or the
mayor, aldermen and councH OF sucli
city may direct such municipal officers
to take suitable lands for public parks.
squares, Fairgrounds, or pubic library
building; and thereupon such officers
may take such land for Such purposes
but not without consent OF the owner II
at the time of filing such pesition, VII" tha
clerk of such town or city, such land
is occupied by a dweling-house where
in the owner or his family reside.'-(Ap-
proved April %
Chapter 238.
An Act to amend Chapter fifteen OF the
Revised Statutes, in relation to Edu-
Section ffty-one of chapter fifteen OF
the revised statutes as amended by chap.
ter forty EIGHT of the public laws OF
nineteen hundred and FIVE. Is hereby
Chapter in the fifteenth line thereof
the following:
'Truant officers, when so directed in
writing by the superintendent OF schools
or the superint ending school committee
of their respective towns, may visit the
manufacturing, mechanical. mercantile
and other business establishments in
their several cities and towns during the
hours in which the public schools OF such
city or town are in session, and ascer-
tain whether any minors under the age
of fifteen years are employed therein,
and shall report any cases OIL Such en-
ployment to the superintendent of schools
Az fno
of their city or town. and if employed
therein contrary to the provisions OF
chapter forty, shall also report such lille
gal employment to the inspector of fac
The owner, superintendent. overseer or
agent Of all manufacturing, mechanical,
mercantile or other business establish
ments, upon request, shall produce for
the inspection of such truant officers all
certified copies of records of birth and
baptism, passports and age and school
ing certificates required to be kept on
file in such establishments under chap
ter forty of the revised statutes, so
that said section when amended shall
read as follows:
Section 81. Cities and towns shall an
nually elect one or more persons, to be
designated truant officers, who shall in
quire into all cases of neglect of the
and ascertain the reasons therefor
and shall promptly report the same
to the experimenting school COM
mittee. and such truant officers or any
by the school committee or SUI
perintendent in writing, prosecute in the
name of the city or town. any person
neglecting to perform the duties pre-
scribed in said section. by promptly en-
tering a complaint before a magistrate;
and said officers shall, when notified by
any teacher that any pupil is irregular in
attendance, arrest and take such pupil
nh
Their, such officers shall enforce the pro-
visions of sections one hundred and
eighteen to one hundred and twenty, in
elusive, of this chapter. Truant officers,
when so directed in writing by the SUI
perintendent of schools or the superin-
tending school committee of their re-
spective towns. may visit the manu-
featuring, mechanical, mercantile and
other business establishments in their
several cities and towns during the
hours in which the public schools of such
city or town are in session. and ascer-
tain whether any minors under the age
of fifteen years are employed therein.
and shall report in writing any cases of
such employment to the superintendent
of schools or the experimenting school
committee of their city or town. and
if employed therein contrary TO the pro-
visions of chapter forty, shall also re-
to the inspector Of factories, workshops,
mines and quarries. The owner, SUPER
lntendent, OverSeer or agent of all man
ufacturing, mechanical mercantile or
other business establishments, upon re-
quest, shall produce for the inspection
of such truant officers, all certified copies
of records of birth and baptism, pass
ports and age and schooling certificates
required to be kept on file in such es-
adjustments under chapter forty of the
revised statutes. Every city or town
neglecting to elect truant officers and
truant officers neglecting any duty re-
quired of them under the provisions of
this chapter, shall forfeit not less than
ten nor more than fifty dollars The
municipal officers shall fix the compen-
sation of the truant officers elected as
prescribed in this section. Superintend-
ing school committees may fill vacancies
occurring during the year, and shall
elect truant officers at their first meet
ing after the annual meeting of the
town, in case the town neglects to do
so. or the truant officers elect, or any
of them. fail to qualify.'-(Approved
April %
Chapter 239.
An Act amendatory to Chapter seventeen
of the Revised Statutes relating to the
practice of Medicine, Surgery and
Dentistry.
teen of the revised statutes as follows:
Omit all of said section after the word
council in the fifteenth line thereof so
that said amended section shall read as
follows:
Section 8. The governor with the adj
vice and consent of the council shall an
point board of registration of rnedicine