The Republican journal., 1913-04-10


of Chapter one hundred eightyeight of
the Public Laws of nineteen hundred
eleven providing for the encourage
meht of industrial education.
section |. Section two of chapter one
hundred lightweight of the public laws
of nineteen hundred eleven is hereby
amended by striking out the words
place thereof the words six thousand
so that said section when amended shall
read as follows:
section 2. The trustees of the State
normal schools shall cause to be intro
duced into all of said normal schools
such courses in manual arts, domestic
science and agriculture as will enable
their graduates to teach elementary
courses in those subjects in the rural
ana grade schools. In not more than
one of said schools the course i'll manual
training shall be so extended RS to offer
opportunity to persons desiring to quail
fy IS special teachers of that branch
and in not more than one the course in
dnmestic science shall be so extended as
desiring To qualify special teachers
thereof. For the two special courses
to eNpend annually not to exceed six
thousand dollars which shall be addl-
uonal to other sums appropriated for the
support of said normal schools and
Which the treasurer of state shall deduct
from any funds raised for the support
OF common schools.
Section Section eight of chapter one
of nineteen hundred eleven is hereby
amended by striking out the words
twenty seven thousand five hundred
in tile third line thereof and substituting
in place thereof the words forty thous-
and, so that said section when amended
shall read as follows;
Section s. For the purpose of this act
there shall be deducted annually by the
treasurer of State from the school and
mill fund the sum of forty thousand dol
lars and any CT this amount so deducted
that is not apportioned during the imam
ciai year shall at its close be added to
the permanent school fund. All reports
I-ruired under this act shah be filed an
nually with the State superintendent of
public schools on or before the first day
OF July and State aid shall be payable
during the month of December next sue
ceedmg. -(Approved March l., I9l3)
Chapter SO.
An Act to amend Section five of Chapter
tWenty-One of the Revised Statutes.
relating to liens upon lots or parcels of
land benefited by the construction OF a
public sewer.
That Section five of chapter twenty
one of the Revised Statutes of Maine i,
hereby amended by adding at the end of
said section the following words: IN ,
when the municipal officers nle with the
city clerk the completed assessment so
that said section as amended, shall read
as follows:
j.
.:tructed and completed public drain OF
common sewer, the municipal officers
shall determine. what lots ot parcels OF
land are benefited by such Drain or
sewer and shall estimate and assess
upon such lots and parcels of land, and
a"ainst the owner thereof, or person in
possession, or against whom the taxe;
thereon shall be assessed, whether said
pe"son to whom the assessment is so
made shall be the owner. tenant, lessee
OF ase1t and whether the same is oe-
cnp;ed or not. such sum not exceeding . IN
such benefit as they may deem Just and
equitable towards defrayins the eX-
penses of constructing and completing
such drain OF sewer, the whole of such
the cost of such drain or. sewer and
such Drain or sewer shall forever there
after be maintained and kept in repair
by such town. The municipal officers
shah file with the clerk OF the town the
location OF such drain or sewer, with 4
profile description of the same and a
statement Of the amount assessed upon
each lot or parcel of land so assessed
and the name of the owner of such lots
or parcels of land Or person asainst
whom said assessment Shall be made,
the same in a book kept for that pur-
pose. and within ten days after filing
such notice, each person so assessed
shall be notified of such assessment by
having an authentic copy of said assess
ment, with an order of notice signed by
the clerk of said town, stating the time
and place for a hearing upon the sub
iect matter of said assessments, given
to each prison so assessed or left al his
usua! place of abode in said town; If he
has no place of abode in said town,
Their such notice shall be given or left
at the abode of his tenant or lessee If
he has ore in said town. if ne has no
such tenant or lessee in SAID town.
then by posting the same notice in some
conspicuous place in the vicinity OF the
lot or pare. of land SO assessed, at least
thirty DAYS before said hearing, or such
notice may be given by publishing the
same three weeks successfully in any
newspaper published in said town, the
.irst public ton to be at least thirty
lays before said hearing: return made
stable in said town or the production Of
the paper containing such notice, snail
he conclusive evidence that said notice
has been Z ven, and upon such hearing
to revise, Increase or diminish any OF
such assessments, and all such revisions,
Increase or diminution shall be in writ
herein created shall take effect when the
municipal officers file with the city clerk
tie completed assessment. -tApproved
Chapter SO.
An Act to amend Sections forty-one and
forty-two Of Chapter forty-nine of the
Revised Statutes, relative to the Or
ganization of insurance Companies.
Section l. Sections forty-one and
forty-two o. chapter forty-nne of the
Revised Sta utes are hereby amended to
read as follows:
Section Al Any ten or more persons,
residents of the State, associated by
such an agreement in writing as is here
matter described, with the intention ct
constituting a corporation for the tran
saction of Insurance business shall upon
complying with section forty-nine. be-
come and remain a corporation with az
the powers. rights and privileges and be
subject to all the duties. liabilities and
restrictions set forth in all the general
laws relating to insurance corporations.
Corporations may be organized as here
in provided, upon the stock or mutual
principle for the following purposes:
l. To insure against loss or damage
to property and loss of use and occu-
pancy by fire; explosion, fire ensuing;
explosion. no fire ensuing; except explo-
sion of steam boilers and fly wheels;
lightning or tempest and tornadoes on
land; by water and breakage or leakage
OF sprinklers, pumps or other apparatus
erected for extinguishing fires. and of
water pipes, or against accidental IN
jury to such sprinkers, pumps or other
apparatus.
g. To insure vessels, freights, goods,
money effects, and money lent on bot
tomry or respondentia, against the perils
of the sea and other perils usually in
sured against by marine insurance COM
panies, including risks of inland naviga-
ton and transportation; also to insure
against loss or damage to motor We
hicles, their fittings and contents:
whether such vehicles are being operated
or not and whereVer the same NAV be,