The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-04-08
imposed by. the laws Of such state OF
country.'-Approved April ~
CHAPTER 1873.

Vnapter lSS.
An Act additional to Chapter one hundred
thlrty-f1ve of the Revised Statutes, re-
lating to Witnesses in Criminal Pro-
ceedings.
When an indictment has been returned
into court, any justice of the supreme
judicial or superior court may order the
material witnesses against the respondent
or respondents named in the Indictment
to recognize with sufficient sureties to
appear and testify at the trial of said
indictment in said court; and if said wit
nesses refuse or fail to recognize they
may be committed to prison and remain
tlce may issue .capias to bring such
witness before the court to give his
rectogn Nance or upon failure or refusal
SO TO recognize to be committed as afore-
sald.-(Approved April ~
Chapter 1879.
An Act to amend Chapter one hundred
and forty of the Revised Statutes. relat-
ing to Coroners' Inquests and the ap-
polntment of Medical Examiners
Section l. Chapter one hundred and
forty of the revised statutes is hereby
amended by adding thereto the following
Section A. The governor, with the adj
vice and consent of the council, shall APP
point for a term of four years. for each
county in the state. one or more able and
discreet men, learned in the science of
medicine and anatomy. to be medical
examiners in said county,
Section Is. All medical examiners shall
which they are appointed
Sectlon 10. Whenever medical ex-
aminer is notified by the attorney gem
eral, county attorney for his county, or
any coroner of his county that any per-
son has come to his death by violence
and THAI an autopsy is necessary, he shall
Immediately make a complete autopsy
in the presence OF the coroner who has,
the body in charge. The coroner and
medical examiner, if they deem it neces-
sary may summon one local physician as
an assistant and witness. who shall also
act as clerk and make a full and COM
plete record of all the facts and circuni-
stances tending to show the condition OF
the body, and all vital organs and the
cause and manner of death, which record
shall be signed by the medical examiner
and the assistant and delivered to the
Section H. The fees of said medical
examiner shall be twenty-five dollars for
the autopsy and actual travel and ex-
penSes. The fees of said assistant shall
be fen dollars
Section .. Section thirteen Of chapter
one hundred and forty of the revised:
statutes is hereby amended by inserting
after after The tn! word INQUEST and before the
word shall in the first line the words
together with the record of the medical
examiner so that said section as amend
ed shall read as follows:
Section t.. The evidence of all the wit
nesses taken at any inquest together
with the record of the medical examiner
shall. within ten days after the delivery
the coroner with the clerk of courts for
the county in which said inquest is held
and there remain open for public IN
spection, Coroners may employ stenog
rapher for the purpose of taking SUCH
evidence, who shall receive as comper-
sation therefor the sum of six dollars
day, and ten cents a hundred words for
transcript of notes, and six cents mile
for actual travel.'-(Approved April H.
Chapter 1870.
An Act relating to HOLIDAYS
Section l. Section lightweight of chap
ter fifteen of the revised statutes of nine
ton fourteen of chapter forty-eght of
the public laws of nineteen hundred five.
as amended by chapter forty-eight of the
public laws of nineteen hundred seven
Of said SECTION the words. Februarr
twelve shall be observed by the teachers
and pupils in all the public schools OF
the state as Lincoln day. some part Of
which day as far as may be eXpedicut.
shall be devoted to the study of the lfs-
and character of Abraham Lincoln. when
Lincoln day falls on a Saturday or Sun
day the observance of the same shall
be as above stated on the following Mon
day So that said section lightweight
as amended. shall read as follows:
Section So. The following days shall
be observed as school holidays. namely:
New Years day, January one; Washing
tons birthday, February twenty-five
PATRIOTS day, April nineteen; Memorial
four; Labor day first Monday in Septein-
Der: Christmas day, December twenty
five: Thanksgiving and Arbor days. as
appointed by governor and council Pro-
vided however. that Arbor day shsTl nos
be recognized school holiday. unless
observed by teacher and pupils for tho
purpose for which it is designated by
the governor and council All teachers
of public schools in the state may close
their schools on the days above mer-
toned and draw pay the same as If
those days. When any one of the above
named holidays falls on a Sunday. the
Monday following shall be observed as
school holiday. with all the privileges
applying to any of the days above
named. February twelve shall be oh
served by the teachers and pupils in all
the public schools of the state as LIZ
coin day, some part of which day. a"
far as may he exDedent, shall be devoted
I" the study of the life and character of
Abraham Lincoln. When Lincoln day
falls on Saturday or Sunday the, oh
servance of the same shall be as abovc
stated on the following Monday
Section .. Section fiftytwo of ch2ptSr
seventy-nine of the revised statutes ~
nineteen hundred three, as amended b.
section three Of chapter forty-eigh' Of
the public laws of nineteen huudrcd
seven, is hereby amended by striking
ont, in the third line thereof, the woT'ls;
'the first day of January" SO that said
section as amended shall read as tol
lows
Section -. No court shall be held uii
Sunday or any day designated for Tho
annual thanksgiving, or for tho cho,"
of presidential electors, the nineteenth
day of April, the tlIirtieth day OF Ma,
the fourth day of Jylly, the first MOnffaF
of September the day of the state cleo
ton, or on Christmas day; and when thr
time fixed for term of said court fails
on either of said days, it shall stand
adjourned until the next day. which
shall be deemed the first day of the tnrrr
for all purposes, '-tApproved April H.
Chapter 1871.
An Act relating to the Scaling Of Logs
Section /. Unless the parties othcrwi -
agree, in the scaling or measurement o.
manufactured logs and timber The
cubic foot Shall he the unit of measure
to he determined by mathematics! cal
culation or by such cubic rule as The
parties may agree upon.
Section ,. The commission appointed CIV
the governor under the authority of an
order of the last legislature. of date Of
March fourteen. nineteen hundred seven,
is hereby continued in office with power
to recommend some appropriate standard
cubic rule and the application or use
thereof. Their report shall be made on
or before september first nineteen hun
bred and nine. to the governor, who shall
transmit the same to the next legislature
for its action thereon. Their bills for
time actually employed, at no more than
five dollars per day. and actual expenses
Shall be approved by the governor and
council and be paid out of any moneys