The Somerset reporter., 1909-04-08

the committee appointed under TINS sec
to h long " distance tan s" telephone wires, or
thereof. For the purpose of this act no
wire shall be deemed to be long dis,
extend twenty miles at least In a direct
line from a central office.
Section 3. The power and authority
conferred on municipal officers under
the provisions of this act are In adol-
ton to those vested in municipal Of
ficers under the provisions OF chapter
fifty7five OF the revised statutes; ana
nothing herein contained shall be con-
of appeal from any Of the decisions,
terations thereof, of the municipal Of
ficers under the provisions or SAID
chapter fifty-flve.
Section T. The provisions OF this act
population of more than forty thousand
inhabitants.-(Appro April %
Chapter 237.
An Act to amend Section eighty-nin
of Chapter four of the Revised Stat.
utes relating to right to take land
for parks, squares and pubic nora-
Section eighty-nine Of chapter four OF
the revised statutes Is hereby amenoeu
by inserting after the word squares"
word Fairgrounds" 80 that said sec
ton as amended shall read as follows:
Section SO. Any city or town. contain
ing more than one thousand inhabitants,
upon petition in writing signed by at
least thirty of its taxpaying citizens,
directed to the municipal of1cers, oe-
scrbing the land to be taken as mere
matter provided, and the names OF the
owners thereof so far as they are known.
at a meeting of such town. or or tne
mayor aldermen and council or sucn
city may direct such municipai oIncsrs
to take suitable lands for public parks,
10 or a
building; and thereupon such ofncers
may take such land for such purposes.
hut not without consent of the owner, II
at the time OF filing such petltion, WIN
such officers or in the office of the
clerk of such town or city, such land
is occupied by a dwelling house where
in the owner or his family reside tap
proved April %
Chapter 238.
An Act to amend Chapter fifteen OF the
Revised Statutes, in relation TO Eou-
Section fifty-one Of chapter fifteen of
the revised statutes as amended Dy CHAP
ter forty-eight Of the public Avs S OIL
amended by inserting after the wore
''chapter" in the fifteenth line Thereon
the following: So j.,
writing by the superintendent of schools
or the experimenting school committee
Of their respective towns, may Visit the
manufacturing. mechanical, mercantile
and other business estaonsnmehts IN
their several cities and towns during the
hours in which the public schools OF such
city or town are in session, ana ascer-
tain whether any minors unoer the age
Of fifteen years are employeo there EN-,
and shall report any cases OF such en-
ployment to the superintendent OF scnools
or the experimenting school committee
of their city or town, and II empioyeo
therein contrary to the proVisiohs no, OF
gal employment to the Inspector OF rae
tories, workshops, mines and quarries.
The owner, superintendent, overseer or
agent of all manufacturing, mecnahlcai'
mercantile or other business establish
ments upon request, shall produce Tor
the inspection of such truant officers all
certified copies Of records OF birth ana
baptism. passports and age ana scnooi-
ing certificates required to be kept on
file In such establishments under chap
ter forty of the revised statutes so
that said section when amended snail
read as follows:
Section 81 Cities and towns shall an
nually elect one or more persons, 10 De
designated truant officers. who shall In
qure into all cases of neglect OF the
duties prescribed in section foTsyn,ne
and shall promptly report the same
to the experimenting school COM
mttee, and such truant officers or any
Sy them tSs ss sha c whsn or
perintendent in writing, prosecute in the
name of the city or town, any person
negecting to perform the duties pre-
scrlbed in said section. by promptly en-
and said officers shall, when notihed by
any teacher that any pupil is irregular In
attendance, arrest and take such pupil
to school when found truant, and, fur-
ther such officers shall enforce the pro-
visions of sections one hundred and
eighteen to one hundred and twenty, in
elusive, of this chapter. Truant officers,
when so directed in writing by the SUI
perintendent of schools or the superin-
tending school committee OF their re-
spective towns, may visit the manu-
featuring, mechanical. mercantile and
other business establishments In their
several cities and towns during the
hours in which the public schools of such
city or town are in session, and ascer-
tain whether any minors under the age
and shall report in writing any cases Of
such employment to the superintendent
Of schools or the experimenting school
committee Of their city or town, and
II employed therein contrary to the pro-
visions OF chapter forty, shall also re-
port in writing such illegal employment
to the inspector of factories. workshops,
mines and quarries. The owner, super
intendent overseer or agent OF all man.
ufacturing, mechanical mercantile or
other business establishments. upon re-
quest. shall produce for the inspection
of such truant officers, all certified copies
of records of birth and baptism. pass
ports and age and schooling certificates
required to be kept on file In such es-
Establishments under chapter forty OF the
revised statutes. Every city or town
negiecting TO elect truant officers. and
trdant officers neglecting any duty re-
quired of them under the provisions of
this chapter, shall forfeit not less than
ten nor more than fifty dollars. The
municipal officers shall fix the cempen-
sation of the truant officers elected as
prescribed In this section. Superintend-
ing school committees may fill vacancies
occurring during the year, and shall
elect truant officers at their first meet
ing after the annual meeting of the
town, in case the town neglects to do
of them, fail to qualify. approved
Chapter 239.
An Act amendatory to Chapter seventeen
of the Revised Statutes relating to the
practice of Medicine, Surgery and
Dentistry.
Amend section nine of chapter seven
teen of the revised statutes as follows:
Omit all of said section after the word
council in the fifteenth line thereof so
that said amended section shall read as
follows:
Section g. The governor with the ad-
vice and consent of the council, shall APP
point a board of registration Of medicine
consisting of six persons. residents In the
state, who shall be graduates OF q legal
~ chartered medical college or university
having the power to confer degrees In
medicine, and who shall have been active
ly employed in the practice OF their pro-
fessiOn for q period of FIVE years. Two