The Republican journal., 1911-04-06

pendcd Inv the state commissioner of high
ways in rebuilding and improving the
main thorouehfares of through travel in
the state with the object of establish
ing a complete system of continuous main
highways throughout the. state. The 10
cation of roads to be improved undcr ms
section and the apportionment of funds
for the same shall be determined by the
state commissioner of highways subject
to the approval of the governor and coun-
cii. The same genera provisions Illaa ne
other state roads under this act shall APP
ply to roads constructed under authority
of this section, except that the whole cost
of construction may DC pald by me state
and tho state commissioner of highways
is authorized and directed to sign con-
tracts on behalf of the state for the con
struction of roads under TINS Sectlon he
may, if bids received for work regularly
advertised are in his Judgment too high,
work by any method which the governor
ana council may approve. -(Approvcd
March 30.)
Chapter 1874.
An Act 10 provide for the payment of
Pensions granted by special resolves of
the Legislature. .....
That all pensions granted by special re-
solves of the legislature to dependent SOL
dierS and sailors. or dependent relatives
thereof, shall be paid By the state pen
sion clerk from the regular appropria-
tions made for state pensions. (Approved
March 800
Chapter 1856.
An Act to regulate the number, also the
number of pounds, of Land locked Sal
mon, Trout, Togue and White Perch
which can be taken or had in possession
in any ono day by one person.
Section L. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to take, catch, kill or have in pos
session in amy one day more than fifteen
poGntlS of landlockcd salmon, trout.
tosue or white perch unless an individual
fish SO takcn exceeds fifteen pounds in
weighD or more than forty fish in all.
Section 2. No person shall transport
more than fifteen pounds of land-locked
salmon, trout. togue or white perch i'll all
at any one time. nor shall any corpora
ton transport more than fifteen pounds in
all, Of trout, toguc land-locked salmon,
or white perch ut one time as the prop
crty of any one person, but nothing herein
contained shall prevent any person or cor
porat"n from transporting one fish weigh
ing more than fifteen pounds: nor shall any
such be transported except in the pos
session of the owner thereof, plainly labeled
thereon with the owners name ana resi-
dence. except as is provided i'll section
twrn'y-ci@ht of chapter thirty-two of the
revised statutes, as amended.
Section 3. Whoever violates any of the
provisions Of this act shall be punished by
Il fine of not less than ten dollars nor more
than thirty dollars for each offense and
one dollar for every pound of fish SO taken
or being transported in excess OF fifteen
pounds ana one dollar for every fish so
in excess of forty in all of said fish, and
all such fish being so transported or taken
i'm violation of this act may he selZed and
shall be forfeited to the state. Whoever
has i'll his possession more than fifteen
pounds more than forty in all, of said
fish, shall he deemed to have taken them
in violation of this act; provided. how
ever, that nothing herein contained shall
prohibit any person hAvin" less than forty
fish weighing in all less than fifteen pounds
from taking, catching, killing or having in
possession in any one day or transporting,
one additional fish, nor prohibit any trans
portation company from Transporting said
additional fish under the conditions pre-
scribed in section two of this act for the
section.
Section 4. All acts or parts of acts in
consistent with this act are hereby re
d.-(Approved March 3d.
Chapter 1856.
An Act to amend Section one hundred
and fifteen of Chapter fifteen OF the Re
Vised Statutes as amended relating to
Section one hundred and fifteen of chap
ter fifteen of the revised statutes as
amended by chapter one hundred and Sin
of the public laws Of nineteen hundred
ing for the word -four in the first line
thereof the word five and by substitute
ing for the word ''sixty-two" in the sec
ond line thereof the words 'seventy-scyen
ont the words Five hundred dollars in
the third line thereof, and by substitute
ing for the word ''nine' in the fourth
line thereof the word eleven and by sub
fourth line thereof the words seventy
seven thousand five hundred so that said
section, when amended, shall read as fol-
lows:
Section 1l5. For the support of the
five normal schools aud the Madawaska
training school, the sum of seventy-seven
thousand five hundred dollars is appro-
priated for tho year nineteen hundred and
eleven and tn" sum OF seventy seven
thousand FIVE hundred dollars is annually
appropriated thereafter. 10 BE- expended
under the direction OF said trustees, winch
sum the treasurer of state shall deduct
for said purpose from any school money
raised for the support of common schools.
The governor and council may, frnEl time
to time, as they think proper. draw war
rants therefor on said treasurer in favor
of said trustees. -tApproved March 500
CHAPTER 1877.
An Act additional to Chapter seventeen of
the Revised Statutes, relating 10 Autop
sizes.
The superntrnlent and medical staff of
the Maine insane hospital at Augusta and
the superintendent and medical staff OF
the Eastern Maine INSANE hospital at Ban
.Ur having charge or control OVER dead Hu
man bodies required to be buried Mt pub
lie expense. when no person satisfying the
SUPERINTENDENT and trustees of either i'll
sane hospital that he or she is Il mem
her of the family of, or some family con
llrrtio. or next OF kin 10. the deceascd, and
wishes to rli,i,n Tho body for burial, n,Hy
for The advancement of science hold an
autopsy and examine the body OF such
= person. understanding amy provisions OF
chapter seventeen of the revised statutes II
the contrary.-( Approycd March 3D.
Chapter 1888.
An Act for the encouragement Of industrial
Education.
Section l. The state superintendent of
public schools shall be charged with tba
duty of extending the invest igatlon OF
methods Of industrial education. he shall
advise and aid in the Introduction OF indus
trial courses into free high schools sHnd
academies aided by the state and shall re-
port on all special schools in which indus
trial education is carried on. 1t shall be
his duty to inspect the courses OF study
offered in such free high schools and aca;1-
emies and he shall have authority to APP
prove such courses in all schools aided by
the state.
Section 2. The trustees of the state nor
NAL SCHOOLS shall cause 10 be introduced
into all OF the said normal schools such
courses in manual arts. domestic science
ana agriculture as will enable their grad
, yates TO teach elementary courses IN those
subjects in the rural and grade schools. Ii
not more than one of said schools the coursf
in manual training Shall be so extended az
to Offer opportunity TO persons desiring Il
, quality as special teachers. of that branch
and in not more than one the course il
.1,nI no fiad