The Republican journal., 1913-04-10
Chapter PIP.

public act OF TINS legislature, approved
relative to the retirement OF veterans IN
the service of the state" shah be held
to include any such veterans in the ser
vice Of the Maine Insane Hospital-(Ap-
proved April u, 1872
Chapter 213.
An Act to amend Section fifty of Chapter
fftv-one of the Revised Statutes as
amended by Chapter one hundred
sixty-five of the Public Laws of 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 tifty-one of the Revised Statutes;
as amended by chapter one hundred
siStv-fve 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 commls-
sion dulv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS April L,
1879
Chapter 214.
An Act for the better protection of auto
mobile garage keepers and owners
Section l. Whoever puts an automohle
in a public garage or other place where
automobiles are stored for hire' ana
without having an express agreenGht
or accommodation for himself or SttlQ
automobile, and with intent to oetfaud
the owner keeper OF SAID garage, re
moves or causes to be removed any Such
automobile from such garage without
having the reasonable charges due LOT
repairs, supplies, accessories ana &C
commodation furnished thereon, ShalI he
punished by Imprisonment not exceeding
three months or by fine not exceeding
one hundred dollars.
section ,. In order for the owner or
keeper of such garage to .! optaih cd 'I,,.
thereof must be posted up in some con
spicuous place ill said garage.-lAp-
proved April T., 1879
Chapter 215.
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 c0mlnlSsiph-
ers by the selectm"n.
Section /. Section thirteen of chapter
four of the Revised Statutes aS amended
by cha pier seventy-nine of the public
laws of nineteen hundred seven and As
amended by chapter two hundred OF the
public laws Of one thousand nlne hundred
and nine is hereby further amended so
that said section shall read as follows:
Section - TIT, selectmen of each town
shall annually choose by written APP
pointment a road commissioner who shall
hold his office until the first MONDAY OF
April in the year followlng; provided,
however, that selectmen may so choose
such commissioner for a 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 a
single commissioner. Any road rommiS-
soner may be removed from ofhce ny the
selectmeu for incompetency or neglect
to perform his official duties. Selectmen
may act as road commissioners.
Section . Section fourteen Of chapter
four of Revised Statutes is hereby
amended by striking out the words AMI
road commissioners i'll the second and
word and before the words town
agent in the second line so that said
section shall read Is follows:
Section H. Modcratoi town clerk, So
lcctmen, assessors and overseerS Of tn"
poor treasurer, auditor. school commit ."
and town agent shall be elected by bal
lot and the other said officers by ballot.
OF if not so elected, they shall be ap-
pointed by the selcctmen. The tpWa
agent shall act under the direction OF the
seIectmen, and shall receive from the
treasury of the town such coinpensa-
ton for his services as may be tXed by
vote of the town; otherwise, as the Sc
lectmen shall allow
Section 3 Section fifteen OF said chap
ter four as amended by chapter two hun,
bred sixty-one of the public laws of
nineteen hundred nine is hereby further
amended SO that said section shall read
as follows:
Section u. IF person appointed as
road commissioner fails to qualify with
in seven days after appointment. the
office shall be deemed vacant. ana shall
be dlled by the selectmen by appoint
ment: and in the event of vacancy
caused by death or otherwise the select
men shall appoint some competent
person to fill out the uneApired term,
who shall qualify and perform the duties
of said office If after the choice of any
officer not required to he chosen by bal
lot there is a vacancy in any such
office, the municipal officers may fill
ment of proper persons, who shall be
summoned by the constable to appear
and take the oath of office provided in sec
ton twenty-five subject to the penalties
provided in section twentY-SiX. Such APP
pointment and oath shall be recorded as
in case of a choice by the town. No
person shall be SO appointed without his
consent.
road commissioners chosen under exist
ing law nor abridge their term of office;
but this act shall apply TO their success
ors in office: nor shall this act apply TO
missioners under special acts of the
legislature. --(Approved April u, 1879
Chapter PIG.
An Act to amend Chapter one hundred
and twenty-nine of the Public Laws
of nineteen hundred and thirteen,
entitled "An Act to create a Public
Utilities Commission, prescribe it's
powers and duties, and provide for
the regulation and control of public
utilities
Section thirty-fve of chapter one
hundred and twenty-nine of the public
laws of nineteen hundred and thirteen
is hereby amended by striking out the
word mot in the fifth line of said sec
ton so that said section when amended
shall read as follows:
Section IS. Any public utility now
organized and existing and doing bust
ness in the state or hereafter incorpo-
. rated under and by virtue of the laws
of the State of Maine may issue stocks,
bonds, notes or other evidences of in
debtedness payable at periods of more
than twelve months after the date
thereof, when necessary for the acquisi-
ton Of property to be used for the
purpose Of carrying out it's corporate