The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-04-08

of four years, unless such license is
sooner revoked for cause. Each person
SO licensed shall. give bond with two
council. conditioned for the proper dis
perform by virtue Of such license; but
strued to confer on any person so
licensed, any of the power and author
ity of sheriffs or police officers, except in
cases of felonies and offenses under
chapters one hundred and twenty-one
and one hundred and twenty TAP
proved April ~
Chapter 1888.
An Act to amend Section nineteen of
Chapter fifty-seven of the Revised
ae1ses and s ss fo 90 PoSe Lln5ssyns
Section nineteen of chapter fifty-seven
OF the revised statutes is hereby amend
ed by inserting after the, word com
the words, ANY. town, as such, may
receive, hold and manage devises, be-
quests or gifts for the establishment, in
and Fairgrounds in such town: and may
accept by vote of the legal voters there
of, any land in such town to be used as
a public park of playground, or both
ed shall read as follows:
Section -; Any town. as such, may
receive, hold and manage devises, be-
crease or maintenance of public library
therein; and may accept by vote Of the
legal voters thereof, any land or land
and buildings thereon. to be used as q
combined. Any town, as such, may re-
ceive, hold and manage devises, requests
or gifts for THE establishment, increase
grounds in such town; and may accept
by vote of the legal voters thereof any
land i'll such town to be used as public
park or playground, or both combined.
a town, such gifts and the proceeds
thereof fully vest in such town.'-Ap-
proved April u 40,
An Act in relation to exceptions and
appeal in Criminal Cases.
Section tWenty-seven of chapter one
hundred and thirty-five of the revised
statutes is hereby amended by adding at
the end thereof the following words:
But in all other criminal cases amount
ing to a felony, where like motion is flied
and appeal taken to the law court the
concurrence of majority of the justices
and sentence shall be imposed upon
conviction either by verdict or demurrer.
-(Approved April ~
Chapter 1856.
An Act in relation to Coroners and Cor
oners' Inquests.
L.
hundred and forty of the revised statutes
is hereby amended by striking out the
words ito the coroner in the fourth line
thereof; also by adding to said section
the following: The word stranger shall
be held to mean a person having no resi-
dence or place of abode in this state;
but such word shall not apply to persons
residing in the state and on whose ac-
the state by reason of his having no
pauper settlement within the state Sc
that said section as amended shall read
as follows:
Section H. Every coroner within his
county, after the return of an inqusition
of the jury upon view of the dead body
of a stranger, shall bury it in a decent
manner; and all the expenses attending
QUESTION shall be paid out of the state
treasury. if the coroner certifies under
oath that the deceased was "a stranger
not belonging to the state, according to
his best knowledge and belief; otherwise
the expenses of burial shall be paid tC
the coroner by the town where the body
was found, and be repaid to such, town
by the town to which he belonged; and
the expense of the inquisition, by the
county. The word stranger shall be held
to mean person having no residence OF
place of abode in this state; but such
word shall not apply to persons residing
in the state and on whose account reim-
bursement might he had from the state
by reason of his having no pauper settle
ment within the state
Section 2. Section twelve of chapter
one hundred and forty of the revised
statutes is hereby amended by striking
out the whole, of said section and insert
ing in place thereof the following:
Section Il. The coroner if an inquest
is held, shall be allowed three dollars a
day for his services and attendance upon
such inquest. The jurymen shall be al
lowed one dollar and fifty cents a day
and travel at six cents mile. The officer
summonns Jurors and witnesses shall
receive fifty cents for summoning each
and six cents Il mile travel for each
juror and witness so summoned. In case
no inquest is held the coroner shall be
allowed three dollars a day for his ser
vices and his reasonable and necessary
charges for any materials furnished OF
labor performed. Such fees, services and
expenses to jurors, witnesses and officers
shall be paid directly to the parties to
certificate, supported by proper vouchers
that the amount is thus due There shall
be paid to the party giving the coroner
notice that a dead body has been found
to the person who picked up said dead
body, and to the person who has had the
care of such body until taken care of by
the coroner, a reasonable compensation
for their services. but in no event to eX-
coed two dollars for rendering either OF
the foregoing services.'-( Approved April
-
Chapter 1856.
An Act to amend Sections sixty-nine and
seventy of Chapter eight of the Revised
Statutes relating to the Taxation of
Collateral Inheritances.
Sections sixty nine and seventy of
chapter eight of the revised statutes are
hereby amended by striking out the
whole of said sections and substituting
therefor the following:
Section 60. All property within the
jurisdiction of this state, and any in
terest therein, whether belonging to in
habitants of this state or. not, and
whether tangible or intangible. which
shall pass by will or by the interstate
sale or gift, except in cases of bona
fide purchase for full consideration in
money or moneys WORTH made or in
tended to take effect in possession or
enjoyment after the death of the grantor,
to any person in trust or otherwise, eX-
cept to or for the use of any educational
charitable, religious or benevolent insti-
tuition in this state, the property of which
is by law exempt from taxation, or to
or for the use of, class A. the husband,
wife, lineal ancestor, lineal descendant.
adopted child, the lineal descendant of
any adopted child, the wife or widow of
a son or the husband of a daughter of a
decedent, or to or for the use of, class
r, the brother, sister, uncle. aunt,
nephew, niece or cousin of a decedent
shall be subject to a tax of five per cent
of its value for the use of the state if
such value does not exceed fifty thou
sand dollars, to a tax of six per cent if
its value exceeds fifty thousand and does
not exceed one hundred thousand dollars,
and to a tax of seven per cent if its
va1lIn ayceadS ono h11o5ra1 md dol