The Republican journal., 1909-04-08

appropriated for the purchase, stocking
and equipping of said farm, the same to
be expended by said committee under the
direction of the governor and council
(Approved February 23)
Chapter is.
An Act to amend Section forty-one Q!
Chapter sixty-siX of the Revised Stat
utes, relating to the duties Of Executors
and Administrators.
Section forty-one of chapter sixty-six
of the Revised Statutes is hereby amend.
ed by inserting in the. first line of said
section after the word deceased and
before the word "was," the words: last
dwelt in an unorganized township, or.
So that said section as amended shall
read as follows:
Section ii. If the deceased last dwelt
in an unorganized township, or was not
an inhabitant of or resident in the state
at the time of his death, public notice
shall be given in some newspaper, or in
such manner as the judge Directs Gap
proved Feb. 49,
Chapter IL.
An Act to amend Chapter Six Of the Re-
vised Statutes as it was amended by
chapter sixty-one of the Public Laws
of nineteen hundred and seven, in rela-
ton to the appointment of Election
Clerks.
Section twenty-one Of chapter six of the
Revised Statutes as amended by chapter
hundred and seven. is hereby amended
by striking out in the ninth line of said
section the words of more than one
thousand inhabitants" and by striking
said section the words land for every
town of less than one thousand in
habitants;" also by inserting after the
word determine as divided between
of said section, the words, And on the
recommendation of the political party
eommittee of any other party represented
nffipnrC shall
clerk in each polling place for. such
political party who shall be qualified for
the performance of his duties in like
manner as the clerks of the two before
mentioned parties, shall hold office for a
like term or for such part thereof as the
party for which he is appointed main
tains its right to be represented upon the
official ballot, and who during said term
shall have like rights and duties with
the before mentioned clerks to be present
at and witness the counting of votes, and
ton as the municipal officers in any case
may deem advisable, vacancies occurring
in case of said clerks to be filled as in
case of other clerks herein mentioned.
so that said section as amended, shall
read as follows:
Section q. The municipal officers OF
cities towns and plantations voting in
accordance with the provisions of this
chapter, shall biennially in the month OF
May appoint clerks for each polling
place; and such municipal officers shall
appoint as such clerks such persons as
shall be recommended for such appoint
ment by the several political party com
mittees of the several cities, towns or
plantations, representing the two political
parties, which at the gubernatorial cleo
ton next preceding such appointment
cast the greatest number of votes.
For each polling place in cities and
towns four clerks, and for each polling
place in plantations, and for each island
ward of the city of Portland and for the
island district of the town of Cumber-
land two clerks shall be appointed. Said
clerks shall equally represent each OF
the political parties which cast the
ton next preceding their appointment
Each of said clerks shall be sworn to the
faithful performance of his duties, and
date of his appointment. and until a
successor is appointed, and qualified, or
he vacates the office. Vacancies occur
ring in the office of election or ballot
clerks shall be forthwith filled by the
municipal officers in towns and .planta-
tions and by the mayors of cities in man.
ner hereinbefore provided.
Such election clerks shall attend at the
times and places designated for meet
ingS in their respective wards, towns or
plantations for the election of any ma
tional, state, county, city or ward officers,
and for the determination of any question
submitted to the qualified voters of any
city by lawful authority, shall be present
at and witness the counting by the pre-
siding election officer or officers of all
votes cast in such meetings, and shall
receive such reasonable compensation for
each days actual service as the NUM-
cipal officers of their respective cities,
towns and plantations may determine.
And on the Recommendation of the politi-
cal party committee of any other party
represented on the official ballot, said
municipal officers shall appoint one such
election clerk in each polling place, for
such political party, who shall be quail
fed for the performance of his duties, in
like manner as the clerks of the two be-
fore mentioned parties, shall hold office
for like term, or for such part thereof
as the party for which he is appointed
maintains its right to be represented upon
the official ballot and who during said
term shall have like rights and duties
with the before mentioned clerks to be
present at and witness the counting OF
votes, and shall serve with or without
compensation as the municipal officers
in any case may deem advisable, Vacan-
cies occurring in case of said clerks TO
be filled as in case of other clerks herein
mentioned
No person shall be eligible to the posi-
ton of election clerk in any ward, town
or plantation where he is candidate to
be voted for.
Two of the clerks in each polling place,
one from each political party shall be de-
tailed by the municipal officers to act as
ballot clerks. The two ballot clerks thus
detailed and appointed in each polling
place shall have the charge of the bal
lois tnereln ana snail lufHlSn LleIn 10 the
voters in the manner hereinafter set
forth.
A duplicate list of the qualified voters
in each ward, town or plantation shall be
prepared for the use OF the ballot clerks,
and all the provisions of law relative to
the preparation, furnishing and preserva-
ton of check lists shall apply to such
duplicate lists.
Provisions in the charter of any city
for the election of two persons to assist
the warden in receiving, sorting and
counting the ballots, are not affected by
the provisions hereof; but persons SO
elected shall be deemed election! clerks
for that purpose; they shall equally rep
resent the two political parties which, at
the state election next preceding cast the
greatest number Of votes (Approved
Feb. pa
Chapter 10.
An Act to amend Section nine Of Chapter
vised Statutes of Maine, relating ia
Cheating by False Pretenses.
That section nine Of chapter one hun
bred and tWenty-seven of the Revised
Statutes of Maine, be and is hereby
amended by adding after the word ere
public" in the second line of said section
the words UNITED Spanish War Veterans
Union Veterans Union and by adding
after the word "Republic," in the fifth
line of said section, the words United
Spanish War Veterans, Union Veteran s
Union so that said section, as amended
shall read as follows:
Section O. Whoever wilfully wears the
badge of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, United Spanish War Veterans, Unior
Veterans Union, or of the Sons of Vet,
Grams or uses or wears the same tC