Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-05
January one, nineteen hundred and
eleven.-(Approved March 29)
Chapter 172.


eleven.-(Approved March 30
Chapter 172.
An Act to repeal a part of Section one of
Chapter one hundred and sixteen of the
Revised Statutes. relating to salary of
officers of the Insane Hospital at Au-
gusta.
So much of section one. of chapter one
hundred and sixteen of the revised stat
utes as relates to the salary OF the SUI
perlntendent, four assistants. the stew
ard chaplain and matron of the Insane
Hospital at Augusta is hereby repealed
Approved March 30
Chapter 173.
An Act to amend Chapter four Section
forty three. of the Revised Statutes re-
lating to duties of Town Clerks.
Section forty three of chapter four of
the revised statutes is hereby amended
by inserting after the word state in
the second line thereof the words and the
state auditor so that said section shall
read as amended:
Section 40. When town treasurer is
elected and qualified, the clerk shall COM
munlcate his name to the treasurer of
state and the state auditor; and no city.
town or plantation shall receive any
money from the treasurer of state until
the name of its treasurer has been so
communicated -tApproVed March 80
Chapter TIA.
An Act relating to the transfer of certain
Trust Funds of the Maine Industrial
School for Girls to the State Treasury.
The trustees of the Maine Industrial
School for Girls shall pay into the state
funds now held on which may be held
by them for the benefit of said school
Said funds shall he known by the names
Tow attached thereto. or which may be
attached by terms OF gifts or requests.
The state treasurer shall semi-annually
pay to the treasurer of said school a
sum equal to two and one-half per cent
of said amount, to he used for the benefit
Of said school in accordance with the
several terms of gifts or requests. or AS
the trustees shall from time to time de-
termine.-CApproved March 20
Chapter IT'S.
An Act to facilitate the Identification of
Criminals.
Any officer or the keeper of any prison.
JAIL. lookup or other place of detention.
having in Gust odv any prisoner or person
detained under suspicion. may, if deemed
advisable, measure and describe, or cause
such person to be measured or described.
in accordance with the system, commonly
known as the BertillOn method for the
identification of criminals. and may cause
to be taken such photographs as are
deemed necessary. and may take copies
of the finger prints of any such person.
Improved March 29D
Chapter 176.
An Act to repeal Section three of Chap
ter on" hundred forty-thrce of the Re
vis"d Statutes. as amended by Section
one of Chapter one hundred twenty Of
seven. relating to the State School for
Boys.
section three OF chapter one hundred
fortN-threc of the revised statutes. as
amended by section one of chapter one
hundred twenty of the public laws of
nineteen hundred seven. is hereby re-
pealed.-( Approved March 30
Chapter III.
Eund ana the n,aann of nn,'iaina fnr
and distributing the same.
Section l. tax of one and one-half
mills on Il dollar shall annually be as
SeSSed upon all OF tIe property IN the
state according to the valuation thereof
ana shall be known as the tax for the
support OF the common schools
section rms tax snail be assessed
and collected in the same manner as
other state taxes and shall be paid into
the state treasury ana designated as the
common school fund
Section b On"-thlrd OF tins fund shall
be dlStubuted by the treasurer OF state
on the first day OF January, annually. to
the several cities. towns and plantations
according to the number of scholars
orot as lv sa',le H.ai, t Ippeda lro'Ll
nerintnndrnt Of n,ihIic schooIs IA The
nraredinp ve,r and tho remaininr two
hirds nf sid f nn shal, h
bv the treasurer of state ON tho first day
of January. annually. 10 the severa!
cities towns and limitations according
to Tho yalI,ati ion thereof nc tho same shall
ba Gvnd Tx, the state assessors for the
nrncedinD year
Section i All of the said fund not dis
+rih,,ted ar exnendad during the financial
wear shall at its close. he added 10 the
nern,,nent school fund
~ Santior Xii mnnavs provided bv
tounc ~, .,nnnIt ionca L,. the et,tn fn,
tl,n c1,nnort ~ common cchooIc shall ho
cyncnLrd for the maintenance of com
mon schools, estal1ishcd and controlled
ht tho tnu,nc b,. u,hiri, said ,nonnyc arc
n,ro,-;dod a.. ia which eaid ,nonevs are
,nnortinnod
Cect;on sup,s received h,- any CITY
tnv,n or rJ,nt.tion iron, tho 'diciribut ion
nroy;dod ,v cection thrce shall hc deemed
r. no raised b,, s,1r,t CITY town or nlamta-
tion within the mo, nin;r nf revised stat
MOS cbantcr fifteen section thirteeu "a,
.nonded
Sartion Tho massage Of this act shall
in mo wise affect the provisions of scc-
tinps one hundred twontv-fo,Ir one INN
Jred ,rcntvt;,e ono hundred twenty
ih.ntnr 6ftnen nf thc re,.isnd Stat,itas on.
Of eertinu t1vo of rbnnlcr one hundred
md olave, nf tho n,,Jl;, laws Of ninotccu
hundred .,nd seven IA nnroved Nn:rb II
30
S"dPee' no
An Act to amend Chapter forty-'Wo o'
the Public Laws of nineteen hundred
and seven. relating to "IreNcnlion OF
dcSertion and non-S'Ipporf OF Families.
Section !. Strike out the. word mis-
demeauor' quoted in the fifteenth line OF
section Ut SAID act, ANA SiIhSfif1ltr