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

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Section 2. This act shall take effect
January one, nineteen hundred and ten
-(Approved March 24)
Chapter 1923.
An Act to prohibit the use of Firearms
fitted with any device to deaden the
sound of explosion.
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to sell, offer for sale, use or have
in his possession, any gun, pistol or othel
firearm, fitted or contrived with any de.
vice for deadening the sound of explosion
Whoever violates any of the provisions
of this act shall forfeit such firearm OF
firearms and the device or silencer and
shall further be subject to fine not ex-
ceeding one hundred dollars. or to inn
prisonment not exceeding sixty days. OF
sheriff deputy sheriff. constable. inland
fish and game warden or deputy inland
fish and game warden shall have author:
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 firearm 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-
stroyed.
military organizations authorized by law
to bear arms, or to the national guard in
the performance of its duty.
Section 9. In all prosecutions arising
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
person receiving the same to the state
treasurer, to be credited to fines and
license fees for the protection of birds
and game.-(Approved March 24)
Chapter 100.
An Act to amend Paragraph Five, of
Section Thirty, of Chapter Eighteen of
the Revised Statutes, relating to by
Paragraph five. Of section thirty, OF
chapter eighteen of the revised statutes
is hereby amended by inserting after the
of the words or by posting copies of said
bylaws in six conspicuous and public
places within the town also by inserting
after the word publication" in the eighth
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 su-
given by the board of health, of all by
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
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
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relating to the purchase of second hand
school books for Schools.
Section nineteen of chapter fifteen of
the revised statutes as amended by sec
ton four of chapter forty-eight Of the
public laws of nineteen hundred and five
is hereby further amended by adding
thereto the words. mo second hand books
shall be purchased for use in any school;
any person violating this provision shall
forfeit not exceeding five hundred dollars
to be recovered in an action of debt by
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 sc ctiOn 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
from the provisions of section fourteen of
said chapter for the paym emit of teachers
wages and board, fuel, ia nitor'S services.
board of scholars as pro vided in section
two and section fifty of said chapter fif-
teen and shall provide school books, APP
paratus and appliances for the use of
pupils in the public schools. including all
free high schools at the expense of said
town, and shall also pay for the neces-
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 he in addition to
and independent of the amount the towns
are required by law to raise, assess and
schools; provided, however, that any
parent or guardian of any pupil in the
public schools may at his own expense
use of such pupil the textbooks to be
required to be used in such school and no
second hand books shall be purchased for
the use of any school: any person volat-
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 aggrieved.-(Ap-
proved March 24)
Chapter 1872.
An Act to correct an error in the en-
crossing of bill entitled IAN Act to
provide for the compensation of Justices
of the Supreme Judicial Court or SUI
peTlOT court WHO SFlall resign dICer Ten
years service at the age of seventy
years" approved March eleventh. nine
teen hundred and nine.
Section one of an act entitled IAN Act
to provide for the compensation of JUS
tices of the supreme ju dicial 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
ANY justice of the supreme. judicial
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
time of such resignation or termination
of service; to be paid by the state in the
same manner as the salaries of justices
of said court are paid. The provisions
of this act shall apply to present and for
mer justices of said courts.
March 24)
Chapter 1873.
An Act in addition to Chapter nineteen of
the Revised Statutes, relating to Con-
tagious Diseases among Cattle.
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