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

hours OF the dispensing furnishing or
giving away. and shall be preserved 70
at least two years, and shall at n
times be open to inspection by members
of the State board of health members
of the State board of pharmacy or the.
authorized agents, by State officials OF
their authorized agents or by the police
authorities or officers OF cities 4 AMI
towns. But no practitioner of medicine.
surgery or dentistry shall dispense 81
prescribe. except For his own profess
sional use. more than four grains of
morphine, cocaine. heroin. opium. any
other hypnotic or narcotic drug, their
the same, unless 1T be for a chronic. in
durable. or malignant disease.
Section s. A person who violates a
provision of the foregoing sections, or
aids or abets another In the violation
thereof, shall be fined not more than one
thousand dollars nor less than fifty dol
lars, or be imprisoned not more than
one year. or both. Judges of the NUM-
cipal and police courts and trial Justices
shall have original and concurrent juris-
diction with the superior and supreme
courts OF offenses under this act.
Section q The director Of the Maine
Agricultural Experiment Station sha4
make chemical analysis to determine
the composition and quality of any sub
stance mentioned in this act on appiica-
ton of the county attorney of any cour-
ty of Maine. and shall furnish a certi-
ficate certifying to the composition o.
quality thereof. The certificate under
ment station which, snail be affixed ,by
the hemistNthereof making thee analy-
sis shall pri,ma faeie evi,aerss of the
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Chapter 212.
An Ae. estiRing the terms sry %xeterPn ,S %.
The prds Veteran of the civil war in
the Service of the state as used in Il
public act of this legislature. approved
by the governor, and entitled An act
relative to the retirement of veterans in
the, service of the state" shall be held
to include any such veterans in the ser
vice OF the Maine Insane Hospital-eAp-
proved April u, 1879
Chapter 2t3.
An Act to amend Section fifty of Chapter
tifty-one of the Revised Statutes as
amended by Chapter one hundred
sixty-five of the Public Laws or nine
teen hundred eleven. relating to duties
of the railroad commissioners.
All the duties imposed upon the rail
road commissioners by section fifty of
chapter fifty-one of the Revised Statutes,
as amended by chapter one hundred
slxty-five of the Public Laws OF nineteen
hundred eleven. shall be performed by
the public utilities commission. or some
member thereof or by some competent
person by said public utilities commits
sion duly ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS April IL,
1879
Chapter 214.
An Act for the better protection OF auto
mobile garage keepers and owners,
Section /. Whoever puts an automobile
in a public garage or other place Where
automobiles are stored for hire. and
without having an express agreement
for credit, procures supplies, accessories
or accommodation Tor himsen OF saia
the owner or keeper of said garage. re-
moves or causes to be removed any suen
automobile from such garage without
paying the reasonable charges due for
repairs. supplies, accessories ana ac-
eommodation furnished thereon, shaii De
punished by Imprisonment not exceeding
three months or by hne not eNceeauis
one hundred dollars.
Section .. In order for the owner or
keeper of such a garage to OBTAIN the
benefits of this act, printed copy
thereof must be posted up in some CON
spicuous place in said garage.-tAp-
proved April IL. 1881
Chapter 2t5.
An Act to amend Sections thirteen, four
teen and fifteen of Chapter four of the
Revised Statutes, as amended, relating
TO the appointment of road commission
ers by the selectmen.
Section l. Section thirteen of chapter
four of the Revised Statutes as amended
laws of nineteen hundred seven and as
amended by chapter two hundred OF the
public laws of one thousand nine hundred
and nine is hereby further amended so
that said section shall read as follows:
section II. The selectmen of each town
shall annually choose by written ap.
pointment road commissioner who shall
hold his Office until the first Monday OF
April in the year following; provided,
however, that selectmen may so choose
such commissioner for longer term.
not exceeding three years. Any town
may, at its option, vote to nave not
more than three road commissioners
whose appointment, powers and duties
shall be the same as prescribed Tor
single commissioner. Any road commits
sioner may be removed from once py tne
selectmen for ipcompetency or neglect
10 perform his official duties. Seiectmen
may act as road commissioners.
Section . Section fourteen of chapter
four of Revised Statues is hereby
amended by striking out the words anu
road commissioners" in the. second ana
third lines thereof. also by inserting the
word and before the words town
agent in the second line. so that SAID
section shall read as follows:
Section H. Moderator. town clerk, Sc
lectmen. assessors and oyerseers o. me
poor treasurer, auditor. school eommlttee
and town agent shall be electeu py pa
lot, and the other said officers ~ naiio,.
or 81 not so elected. they shaif De ap-
agent shall act under the direction OF tle
yelectmen, and shall receive from the
treasury of the town sucn compehsa-
lion for his services as may be hxed by
vote OF the town; otherwise, as the Sc
lectmen shall allow.
SECTION B. Section fifteen of said chap
ter four as amended by chapter two hun.
: Sfred sixty-one of the public laws or
nineteen hundred nine Is hereby further
amended so that said section shall read
as follows:
Section Is. If person appointed as
road commissioner fails to qualify with
in seven days after appointment, the
office shall be deemed vacant. and shall
be filed by the selectmen. by appoint
ment; and in the event of a vacancy
caused by death or otherwise. the select.
men shall appoint some competent
person to fill out the unexpired term.
who shall qualify and perform the duties
of said office. If after the choice of any
officer not required to be chosen by pal
lot. there is a vacancy in any sucn
Office. the municipal officers may MI
such vacancies by the written appoint
ment of proper persons. who shall be
Summoned by the constable to appear
and take the oath of Office provided in sec
tion twenty-five subject to the penaities
provided in section twenty-six. Such APP
monument and oath shall be recorded as
In case of a choice by the town. NO