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

pointed to attend the superior court for
the county of Cumberland shall be three
dollars day for such attendance. tap
proved April 4. 1879
Chapter 1sc.
An Act TO amend Section fifty-one of
Chapter fifty-one of the Revised stat
utes in relation to certificates of safety
granted by the railroad commissioners
Section ffty-one of chapter fifty-one OF
the Revised Statutes is hereby amended
by inserting after the word travel In
the fourth line thereof the words and
copy of said certificate, attic sted by the
clerk of the board. shall be furnished the
corporation operating said railroad so
that said section az amended shall read
as follows.
Section 81. No passenger train shalt
be run over any new railroad or Over
any railroad in process of construction,
until the railroad commissioners nave
made an inspection of such railroad and
granted certificate of its safety for
public travel; and a copy, of said eertii-
cate, attested by the clerk of the board,
shall be Furnished the corporation
operating said railroad. Any person or
corporation. violating the provisions of
this section, forfeits to the State one
hundred dollars for each offense, to be
recovered in an action on the case. or
by complaint and Indictment; and the
attorney general shall institute proceed
ings to recover the same.'-1Approved
April 4, 1872
Chapter 1871.
An Act 10 amend Section sixteen of
Chapter fifteen Of the Revised Stat
ttes. as amended, relating 10 the with
holding of State school funds from de-
linqueHt towns
Section sixteen of chapter fifteen of
chapter tiftv-nme of the public laws OF
nineteen hundred nine Is hereby fur
ther amended by striking out the words
further payment To such town from
the State school fu1d and mill tax until
such town satisfies them in the tenth
and eleventh lines thereof and by sub
shutting in place thereof the words,
from the aDportionmnnt of State school
funds made to that town such amount
as they may deem eXpedient and the
amount so withheld shall not be pdi
until such town shah satisfy said gov
ernor and council. and by adding after
the word schools in the last line
thereof the following: 'an1 whenever
such town shall fail. within the year for
which the apportionment Is made. to
satisfy the governor and council The said
amount withhoden shall be forfeited
and shall be added to the permanent
school fund for the year NEXT succeed
Ing, 80 that said section when amend
ed shall read as follows:
Section i6. When the governor and
council have reason - helieFe that Il
town hes neglected 10 raise and eXpend
the school money required by law. or to
employ teachcrs certified rs required nv
law. or TO have instruction given in the
SUBJECTS prescribed by law. ur To nro-
vide suitable textbooks in the subject s.
prescribed by law, or faithfully 10 eN
pend the school money received from
the State, or in any way. to comply with
the law prescribing" the duties of towns
in relation TO public schools. they shall
direct the treasurer of State tn with
hold from the apportionment Of STATE
school funds made TO that town sucn
amount as they may deem exnedie1t
and the amount so withheld shall II"
he paid until such town shall satiaf%
said governor and council that it has
expended the full amount of school
has complied in all ways with the law
prescribing the duties of towns in re-
lation to public schools. and whenever
such town shall fail. within the year
for which the apportionment is made.
so to satisfy the governor and council
the said amount withholden shall he
forfeited and shall he added to the per-
manent school fund for the year mex
succeeding. '-(Appreved April {, 19l3.)
Chapter 1872.
An Act To amend Section one of Chap
ter one hundred and nnetY-eight al
the Public Laws Of nineteen hundred
nine, as amended. relating to the
school equalization fund.
Section one of chapter one hundred
and ninety-eight of the public laws o.
nineteen hundred nine as amended by
chapter one hundred and ninety-two OF
the public laws of nineteen hundred
eleven is hereby further amended h
striking ont the word eleven in The
second line thereof and by substituting
in place thereof the word thirteen. and
by striking out the words "twenty-seV,
en- thousand five hundred in the third
and fourth lines thereof and by silbsE-
tuting in place thereof the words forty
thousand and by adding to said sec
tian the following. provided, that the
rate of taxation hereinbefore named Tor
tire purposes of this act shall be reck-
onea on the basis of the amount aetudl-
~ raised by taxation by the town Tor
the support OF common schools, excln-
sve of any amounts received from the
-
cd shall read as follows:
Section /. The tre9 surer of State
snail Immediately after the first day OF
July nineteen hundred thirteen and an
nually thereafter deduct the sum OF
forty thousand dollars from the State
school funds and the same shall be Sc
aside and denominated the school equal
ization fund which shall be used in the
manner hereinafter designated for the
purpose of aiding those towns wherein
rate of taxation considerably IN eXces
of the average rate for the state fails
To produce a school revenue sufficient
to secure reasonable standard OF edu-
cational efficiency; provided. that INC
rate of taxation hereinbefore named for
the purposes of this act shall be reek-
oned on the basis OF the amount actual
ly raised by taxation by the town Tor
the support of common schools eNciu-
sive of any amounts received from th'
State. April !, 19l51
Chapter 1888.
An Act to repeal Section nine of Chap
ter thirty OF the Revised statutes az
amended by Chapter two hundred ana
one of the Public Laws of nineteen
hundred and nine, relating to the pay
ment of registration fees by apothe-
carries.
Section nine of chapter thirty of the
Revised statutes as amended by chapter
two hundred and one of the public laws
of nineteen hundred and nine, IS hereby
repealed.-CApproved April I, l9l3,l
Chapter 1874.
An Act to provide for the election OF
officers IN cities by plurality vote.
Section l. In all elections in cities ny
the neople the candidate receiving the
greatest number of votes for any mu-
ncipal office, although such number IS
not a majority of all the votes cast, shall
be deemed elected 10 SEch oihee.
Section >. All acts and parts OF acts
and all provisions of all city charters IN
consistent herewith arc hereby repealed
Section 8. THIS act shall take erect
when any city at Il regular or speciti
election shall adopt the same ny a ma
jority vote.-tApIHoved April /. l9l3t
Chapter 1885,
An Act TO regulate the size and con-
struction of CHOOSE cars.
Section l. The provisions of this act
shail apply to any corporation, or to ans
nerson or persons. while engaged as
common carriers in the transportation
nv standard gauge railroad OF passen-
gers or property within this state 10
which the resulative power OF thls st1te