The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-04-08

the city or town in which any such
violation occurs.
Section G. All acts or parts Of acts In
consistent herewith are hereby repealed
approved Feb. "a
Chapter %.
An Act relating TO temporary crossings
over railroads for LAUNDERING Purposes.
Section /. ANY railroad COMPANY may.
In accordance with the provisions OF this
act, establish and maintain temporary
crossings OF any railroad operated by il,
for the purpose of accommodating lumber
Ing operations. by agreement with any
for numbering purposes. and upon petit
ton to the railroad commissioners, after
notice and hearing, said commissioners,
may direct any railroad company to
establish and maintain such temporary
crossings and at such places on its line
of road as said commissioners shall deem
company shall establish such crossing
and maintain the same In accordance
with the provisions of this act.
Section 2. AT every temporary cross
Ing, established in accordance with Sec
ton one of this act, boards with the
words. temporary railroad crossing, stop,
look, listen distinctly painted thereon,
on each side. in letters plainly legible,
shall be placed on each side line of the
railroad right of way at such crossing,
on "a post or other structure in such posi-
ton as to be easily seen by persons
about to cross the railroad at such places.
Section 3. For any such crossing, so
established, engine bells shall be rung
and engine whistles sounded as provided
in section seventy of chapter fifty-one,
of the Revised Statutes
Section A. No team shall be driven over
any such crossing unless such team shall
first be stopped at the line of the rail-
road right of way and the driver thereof
shall first look and listen and such
driver or some other person for him
shall first go upon such crossing. ahead
OF such team. and be satisfied that such
team may safely be driven over such
<sing. Nothing in this section shall
49, Sent the railroad commissioners from
making such further regulations for
safety at any such crossing established
under their direction, as they may deem
eXpedient or necessary.
Section g. Each such crossing shall be
kept open only during such time each
year as the parties interested therein
may agree upon, or as the railroad COM
missioners may specify in cases where
the railroad commissioners direct such
crossings to be established. When the
railroad commissioners shall direct any
such temporary crossing to be established
they shall determine whe~shall bear the
expense of establishing and maintaining
such crossing. and furnishing and erect
ing such sign boards, and they may, IL
they see fit, apportion such expense be-
tween the railroad company and the per-
son or persons who shall have petitioned
for such crossing.
The expense of the crossing signs and
the planking between the rails shall.
however, in any event be borne by the
railroad company. approved Feb 24)
Chapter %.
An Act to amend and correct a clerical
error in Chapter eighty-four OF the
Public Laws of nineteen hundred and
five, relating to the compensation of
the clerk to the Commissioners of In
land Fisheries and Game.
chapter eighty-four of the Public Laws
of nineteen hundred and five is hereby
amended by striking out said sentence
and substituting therefor the following:
and nine, the salary of the clerk to the
commissioners of inland fisheries and
game shall be one thousand dollars per
annum, and the salary of the clerk to
the land agent and forest commissioner
shall be one thousand dollars. (ApproYed
Feb. 4)
Chapter "a.
An Act to amend Chapter Eight OF the
Revised Statutes relating to Taxation
of Loan and Building Associations.
Section flfty-seyen of chapter eight or
the Revised Statutes Is hereby amended,
by striking out the whole of said section
and inserting in place thereof, the fol-
lowing;
Section 81 Every loan and building
association doing business in this state
shall semi-annually on the last secular
days of April and October make a return,
signed and sworn to by its secretary of
its assets and liabilities in detail, of the
net amount of It's investments other than
in loans to individuals OF corporations on
real estate and on shares of the associa-
ton, during the six months ending on
each of said days. and of the monthly
capital dues paid in by its shareholders
during the six months ending on each or
said days, exclusive of Withdrawals, lines,
interest and premiums. Said returns shall
be made to the board of state assessors
on or before the second Mondays OF May
and November and for wilfully making
false return, the secretary forfeits not
less than five hundred dollars nor more
than five thousand dollars. The treasurer
of such association shall pay to the treas
urer of state "A tax of one-fourth of one
per cent year on the amount of month
ly capital dues so returned. and a further
tax of one-half of one per cent on the
average amount so returned of the in
vestments of such associations other
than in loans to individuals and corpora
lions on real estate and on shares OF the
association (Approved Feb. 2o)
Chapter rs.
An Act In relation to supplies furnished
any person or family while placed in
quarantine by the Board of Health.
Section /. Whenever any person or
family is placed in quarantine by board
of health. to protect the public against
small pox, scarlet fever, diphtheria, or
any other dangerous or contagious dis
ease, it shall be the duty of said board
to assist such person or family, II in
digent or in needy condition Whlle IN
quarantine, in such manner as in the
Judgment of the board may be deemed
wise and necessary.
Section 2. All expenses including all
supplies OF food and medicine including
antitoxin incurred in carrying out the
provisions of section one of this act, or
incurred in furnishing families or persons
affected with tuberculosis with burnable
spltcups, or other supplies needed to pre-
vent the spread of Infection, or such
part thereof as the board may determine.
shall be deemed a legitimate expenditure
for the protection of the public health
and shall be charged to the account or
incidental expenses of the town. but not
TO any pauper account, nor shall any
person so guaranteed and assisted, TO
considered pauper, or be subject to
disfranchisement for that cause unless
such persons are already paupers as de,
fined by the Revised Statutes. (ApproYed
Feb. 25)
Chapter 26.
An Act amending Section thirty eight OF
Chapter sixty-one OF the Revised Stat
utes, relating to the registration of
Vital Statistics.
Section thirty-eight OF chapter sixty
one of the Revised Statutes IS hereby
amended by adding after the word
death" In the eighth line thereof, the
words or marriage and after the word
physicians" ending in the ninth line,
the words, Justices of the peace and
ministers OF the gospel and after the
word DEATH" in the last line, the word
marriage, SO that the same as amended
shall read as follows:
Section 3S. The clerk OF each city or
town shall enforce, so far as comes with
In his power, sections ten, twenty, twen-
ty-two, twenty-five, twenty EIGHT and
thirty one of this chapter and when he
knows of any birth, marriage or death,
which is not reported 10 his Office in nc
cortlance with the provisions of this
chapter. he shall collect so far as he is
able to do so. the facts called for in the
blank certificates of birth, OF marriage