The Republican journal., 1909-04-08

eighteen SO long as the liability of any
person or municipality to support such
insane person may lawfully exist. All
moneys collected under the provisions of
this act shall be forthwith turned over to
the state treasurer, who shall receipt for
the same; and the expenses of the collec-
ton of said moneys shall be charged
against and paid out of any sums SO col
lected and turned over. and all bills for
such expenses shall be audited by the
state auditor and paid out of the state
treasury upon the certificate Of the state
auditor issued therefor and provided by
March 16)
Chapter SO.
An Act to shorten the time Of possession
required for bringing suits to quiet title
to Real Estate.
Chapter one hundred and six of the
Revised Statutes is hereby amended by
striking out the word ten" from the
sixth line of section forty-seven, the
fourth line of section forty-nine and the
third line of section fifty-two and in
sorting instead thereof in each of the
said three sections the word .four.'-(Ap-
proved March 16)
Chapter "a.
An Act to amend Section eighty-nine of
Chapter one hundred eighty-fonr of the
Public Laws CT nineteen hundred and
seven, relating to the Compensation of
Selectmen.
Section eighty-nine of chapter one hum
dred eighty -four of the Public Laws of
nineteen hundred and seven Is hereby
amended by striking out the words and
fifty cents" and also by striking out the
third word in the last sentence of said
section and in place thereof inserting the
word three so that as amended said
section shall read as follows:
Section 50. II any town does not choose
assessors, or if so many of them refuse
to accept, that there are not such num-
Der as the town voted to have, the select.
men shall be the assessors. and each OF
them shall be sworn as an assessor and
each selectman and assessor shall be PAID
for his services two dollars for every day
necessarily and actually employed IN the
thousand or more inhabitants may vote
to pay their selectmen a compensation
not exceeding five dollars day for time
actually spent in the service of the town.
-(Approved March 16)
Chapter 95.
An Act amendatory to CHAPTER sixty OF
the Revised Statutes. relating to Agri-
cultural Societies, and additional there
Section 1. Section fourteen of chapter
sixty of the revised statutes is hereby
amended by striking out the words ''one
cent and one quarter" in the second line
of said section and inserting in place
thereof the words two cents by in
sorting in the tenth line of said section
after the word societies the following:
and all agricultural societies receiving
aid from the state by special act of the
legislature; and by inserting in the
twelfth line of said section after the
word allow the words immoral shows.
SO that said section as amended, shall
read as follows:
Section IA. There shall be appropri-
ated annually from the state treasury
sum of money not exceeding two cents
to each inhabitant of the state, which
shall be divided among the legally in
corporated agricultural societies of the
state not provided for by special enact
ment. according to the amount of prem,
iums and gratuities actually paid in full
by said societies, provided, that the ST.
pend shall be based entirely upon the
pre- miums and gratuities actually PAID IN
full on exhibition stocks and products,
and provided, that no society shall re-
ceive from the state sum greater than
that ACTUALLY raised and paid by the So
ciety for saiu purposes; provided, alSo
that each of the said societies, ana an
agricultural societies receiving aid from
the state by special act of the legislature,
shall cause the prohibitory liquor law
to be enforced on all grounds over which
they have control, and not allow immoral
shows. gambling in any form or games
of chance on said grounds
Section 2. Section fifteen of chapter
sixty of the revised statutes is hereby
amended by striking out the words, words none ne
said section. and inserting in place there
of the following: No payment OF any
state aid whether made under the pro
visions of section fourteen of chapter
sixty OF the revised statutes and amend
ments thereto or by special approprla-
tom by inserting in the ninth line or
said section fifteen, after the words IN
regard to" tie words immoral shows.
and by adding to said section the follow
ing: In case of any complaint in writ
ing. signed by the complainant, OF the
violation of any of the provisions of TINS
chapter relating to the payment OF state
aid in any form to agricultural societies,
the commissioner of agriculture may IN
vestigate such alleged violation. and is
hereby authorized to employ such agents
ana counsel as may be necessary to aid
him in such investigation, and the ex-
pepse incurred shall be paid out of the
general appropriation for aid OF asrlcnlt-
ural societies, except that Ill any case
where it has been found upon such in
vestigation that the society against
which complaint has been made has Vio.
lated the provisions of chapter SIXTY OF
the revised statutes, the expense OF suSI
investigation shall be paid from the
amount that would otherwise have been
paid to said society; provided further'
that if the society against Whicn the
complaint is made receives us ana py ,
the investigation shall be paid from the
said appropriation for such society; SO
that the section as amended shall read
as follows
Section Is. No payment of any state
of section fourteen of chapter sixty OF
the revised statutes and amendments
thereto or by special appropriation, snail
be made to any society until the treasurer
thereof files with the treasurer of state
a certificate on oath stating the amount
raised by it and containing the speclnCa-
lions required in section nineteen; ana
also a certificate from the commissioner OF
agriculture that he has examined into the
claim of said society; that in his opinion
it has complied with the provisions of
sections nineteen and twenty and with
the following section; that there has been
awarded and paid by said society as
premiums and gratuities sum at least
equal to the amount apportloned to said
society, and that the provisions in re-
gard to immoral shows. gambling and the
sale of intoxicating liquors have been
strictly complied with.
In case of any complaint in writing,
signed by the complainant, of the Vio-
lation of any of the provisions of this
chapter relating to the payment of state
aid in any form to agricultural societies,
the commissioner of agriculture may in
vestigate such alleged violation and is
hereby authorized to employ such agents
and counsel as may be necessary to aid
him in such investigation, and the eX-
pense incurred shall be paid out of the
general appropriation for aid of agri-
cultural societies, except that in any case
where it has been found upon such in
vestigation that the society against
which complaint has been made has vio-
lated the provisions of chapter sixty of
the revised statutes. the expense of such
shall be paid from the
amount that would otherwise have been
paid to said society; provided, further
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