Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-14


for public office to aid or promote his
nomination or election, tother than said
s sfatsd personal expenses, he shall file
days after the election at which he was
candidate. Any candidate who shall
fail to file such a statement shall be
fined twenty-five dollars for every day
on which he is in default, unless he shall
be excused by the court. Fifteen days
after any such election the secretary of
the State or the town clerk, as the ease
may be, shall notify the proper prose-
cutting officer of any failure to file such a
statement on the part of any candidate,
and within ten days thereafter such
prosecuting officer shall proceed to
prosecute such candidate for such
primary elections held under the provi-
sions of the act adopted by the qualified
voters of this State at the special cleo
ton held september eleventh, nineteen
hundred and eleven
Section s. Section nine of said act is
hereby amended so, as to read as follows:
The secretary of the state shall at
is hsrsebSys a}f If tfae state provide every
and td1 thereof, so that, as aihhetfhdtaal.
said section shall read as follows:
Section IL. The following persons shall
he guilty of corrupt practices and shall
be punished by fine of not less than
fifty nor more than two thousand dol
lars or by Imprisonment for not less
than thirty days. nor more than two
years, or by both. ca Every person
who shall directly or indirectly receive,
accept. request, or solicit from any per-
son, committee, association, organization
or corporation any money, gift, advant-
age. preferment, aid, emolument.' or any
valuable thing whatsoever, for the pur-
pose of inducing or procuring any per-
son to vote or refrain from voting for or
against any person: S or for or against
Gus, or primary election. OBJ Every
person who. in consideration of any
money. gift, advantage, preferment, ara,
soever, paid. received, accepted, or
promised to the advantage of himself or
any other person, shall vote or refrain
from voting for or against any person,
or for or against any measure at any
such election, caucus, or primary cleo
ton. tc) Every person, other than
political agents, as defined in section
two. who shall solicit from any eandi-
and vice-president of the United states,
of senator of the United States, or rep
resentative i'll Congress, or OF any state,
county. town, city; or ward office, any
other valuable thing for the purpose of
using the same for the support assist
anee, benefit or expenses expense; OF any ny. clnn;
purpose of defraying the cost or eX-
penses of any political campaign or cleo
ton. But this subsection shall not be
construed to permit political agents of
candidates for the legislature To solicit
contributions from candidates for the
office of United States senator. Id
Every person who shah. directly or in
directly pay, give, contribute. or promise
any money or other valuable thing to
defray, or towards defraying. the cost
or EXPENSES of any campaign or election
to any person, committee, company.
club, organization, or association other
but this subsection shall not apply to
the actual personal expenses Tor postage.
kilograms telephones. stationery. ex-
press or travelling incurred by any can
didate for office or for nomination there
to Gel Every person who in order to
secure or promote his own domination
or election as a candidate for public
office. shall. directly or indirectly, prom
Use to appoint promise to secure or
assist in securing the appointment,
nomination, or election of any other
person to any public position, or to any
position of honor, trust, or emolument,
provided, however, that any person may
pose in relation to any appointment
nomination. or election in which he may
be called to take part, If he shall be
nominated for or elected to any public
directly or indirectly by himself or
through another person. make a pay
ment or promise of payment to treas
urer or political agent, IN any other
name than his own. and every treasurer
or political agent who shall knowingly
receive payment or promise OF pay
entered In his accounts, in any other
name than that of the person by whom
such payment or promise OF payment is
Section 10. Section twelve of said act
is hereby repealed.-tApproved March 81
1872
Chapter 154.
An Act n auth 1rize cities and towns to
appropriate and expend money for adj
vertising purposes.
Section /. Any city or town may ap-
propriate any sum, not exceeding one
mill IN q dollar, based on the valuation
of the preceding year. to be expended
and used for advertising the natural re-
sources, advantages and attractions of
section . The provisions of this act
shan not apply to cities of more than
fifty thousand ants.-tApproved
Chapter 1856.
An Act to provide for the care and adj
ministration of funds and property do
mated for moral. religious, benevolent
or educational purposes in accordance
with the intention of the donor.
Any corporation trustees, unincorpor-
ated body or association by whom funds
or property are now held, or TO whom
they have been or shall hereafter be
entrusted by will or otherwise for any
religious. moral educational or benevo-
lent purpose, are hereby authorized to
transfer and deliver to any other cor
porate body or trustees existing for the
same or similar purposes, such funds or
property as is now or Shall hereafter
come into their or its possession. or
shall have been given TO it or them,
TO be administered in the manner and
for the purposes provided by the donor
ITONlueQ. however, tildI no tIdDSIet VI
such funds shall be made without the
approval of a justice of the supreme
judicial court or the judge of probate
for the county in which the donor re-
sides or resided at the time of his de-
cease.-tApproved March ST. 1872
Chapter 1856.
An Act to regulate the packing. ship
ping and sale of apples.
Section l. The standard barrel for APP
pies shall contain seven thousand cubic
inches, provided however that barrel
of the following dimensions when meas
ured without distention of parts: Length
of stave, twenty-eight and one-haf I'M
ches; diameter of head, seventeen and
one-eighth inches: distance between
heads. twenty-six inches; circumference
of bulge not less than sixty-four inches
outside measurement. shall be a lawful
barrel The standard bushel box for
apples shall contain two thousand three
hundred and fifty cubic inches. Pro-
vided, however, that a box eighteen M
ches by eleven and one-half inches by
ten and one-half inches, inside measure
ment, without distention of parts, shall
be a lawful bushel box
Section 2. The standard grades for
apples when packed in closed packages
shall be as follows:
First. Fancy shall consist of apples OF
one variety above the average size ana
roll far fbn rariof ~ smaller