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

this chapter for the establishing and
maintenance OF union schools by adjoin-
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-(Approyed March 2.)
Chapter f29.
An Act to prohibit the use OF Firearms
fitted with any device to deaden the
sound Of explosion.
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any
person to sell, offer for sale, use or have
In his possession, any gun, pistol or other
frearm, fitted or contrived with any de-
vice for deadening the sound ef.explosion.
Whoever violates any Of the provisions
Of this act shall forfeit such firearm or
firearms and the device or silencer. and
shall further be subject to q fine not ex-
prisonment not exceeding sixty days, or
to both fine and Imprisonment. ANY
sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, inland
fish and game warden or deputy inland
ity to seize any firearm or firearms and
any device or silencer found In possession
of any person in violation Of this act, and
on conviction Of the party from whom
such frearm or firearms are seized, such
frearm or firearms shall be sold, the
proceeds to be paid to the state treasurer,
and the device or silencer shall be de-
Section 2. This act does not apply to
military organizations authorized BY law
to bear arms, or to the national guard in
the performance of its duty.
Section 3. In all prosecutions arising
under this act, municipal and notice
courts and trial justices in their respec-
tive counties shall have upon complaint
original and concurrent jurisdiction with
the supreme judicial and superior courts.
and all fines, penalties and forfeitures
recovered by any person for any violation
OF this act shall be paid forthwith by the
treasurer, to be credited to fines and
license fees for the protection Of birds
and game.-(Approved March ~
Chapter 130.
An Act to amend Paragraph Five, of
Section Thirty, of Chapter Eighteen of
laws of local boards Of health.
Paragraph five, Of section thirty. of
chapter eighteen Of the revised statutes
is hereby amended by after the
of the words or by posting copies Of said
bylaws in six conspicuous and public
places within the town also by inserting
line thereof the words or posting so
that said paragraph, as amended, shall
read as follows:
". Make, alter and amend such orders
and bylaws as they shall think necessary
and health and the successful operation
of the health laws of the state, subject
to the approval of any Justice Of the SUI
prene judicial court; Notice shall be
laws made or amended by them, by
publishing the same in some newspaper,
If there is one published in such town;
if there is none, then in the nearest news
paper published in the county; or by
posting copies of said bylaws in six con-
spicuous and public places within the
town; and a record Of such publication.
or posting, of said orders and bylaws in
the Office of the town clerk, shall be
deemed a legal notice to all PERSONS
approved March 24.)
Chapter 1871.
An Act to amend Section nineteen of
Chapter fifteen of the Revised Statutes
relating to the purchase Of second hand
school books for Schools.
Section nineteen of chapter fifteen Of
the revised statutes as amended by sec
public laws of nineteen hundred and five
is hereby further amended by adding
thereto the words no second hand books
shall be purchased for use in any school;
forfeit not exceeding five hundred dollars
to be recovered in an action of debt by
any school officer or person aggrieved,'
so that said section as amended shall
read as follows:
Section IS. Towns shall expend the en-
tire amount of the school fund and mill
tax received from the state together with
the amount arising from the eighty cents
per capita as provided in section thirteen
of said chapter fifteen, and the fund aris-
ing from the various sources enumerated
in the first four lines of section thirteen
OF said chapter, and the funds arising
said chapter for the payment of teachers
wages and board, fuel, janitors services,
conveyance of scholars and tuition and
board Of scholars as provided in section
two and section fifty of said chapter if
teen and shall provide school books, ap-
paratus and appliances for the use of
pupils in the public schools including all
free high schools at the expense of said
sary repairs of school buildings and the
insurance on the same, If any, improve
ment and maintenance of school yards
and play grounds out of a sum or sums
of money raised and appropriated for
that purpose which shall be assessed like
other money and shall be in addition to
and independent of the amount the towns
are required by law to raise, assess and
expend for the support of common
schools; provided, however, that any
parent or guardian of any pupil in the
procure for the separate and exclusive
use of such pupil the textbooks to be
required to be used in such school and no
second hand books shall be purchased for
ing this provision shall forfeit not ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars, to be re-
covered In an action of debt by any
school officer Or person aggrieyed.-(Ap-
Chapter 1872.
crossing Of bill entitled IAN Act to
provide for the compensation of Justices
Of the Supreme Judicial Court or Su-
perior Court who shall resign after ten
years. service at the age of seventy
years." approved March eleventh, nine
teen hundred and nine.
Section one Of an act entitled can Act
to provide for the compensation Of JUS
tices of the supreme judicial court or SUI
perior court who shall resign after ten
years service at the age Of seventy
years." approved March eleventh, one
thousand nine hundred and nine, is here
by amended by inserting after the words
court" in the first line thereof the words
or superior court SO that said section,
as amended, shall read as follows:
Section l. Any justice of the supreme
judicial court or superior court who hav-
ing attained the age of seventy years and
having served as such justice for at
least ten consecutive years, resigns his
said office or ceases to serve at the ex-
piration Of any term thereof, shall during
the remainder of his life, receive an
amount equal to one half of the salary
which is by law payable to him at the
or service; to be paid by the state in the
same manner as the salaries of justices
Of snid court are paid The provisions
OF this act shall apply to present and for
mer justices Of said courts.'-(Approved
March A.5
Chapter 1893.
An Act In addition to Chapter nineteen of
the Revised STATUTES, relating to Con-
tagious Diseases among Cattle.
Section l. All no called pure blood or
registered cattle and all grade cattle used