The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-04-08
congress Of June twenty-ffth, nineteen
hundred ten.-(Approved March %, 1851

congress Of June twenty-fifth, nineteen
hundred ten.-(Approved March 20, 1851
Chapter 149.
An Act to amend Section sixty-nine of
Chapter Twenty-Five Of the Revised
statutes, as amended, relating to the
Remuneration Of deputy sheriffs.
Section sixty-nine Of chapter twenty
nine OF the Revised Statutes as amended
by chapter forty-one Of the public laws
OF nineteen hundred five, and as further
amended BY chapter one hundred eighty
seven OF the public laws of nineteen hun
dred thirteen, is hereby further amended
twenty-ninth line thereof the following
WORDS: Is now allowed SO that said sec
ton shall read as follows:
Section 60. sheriis and their deputies
end county attorneys shall diligently and
law, within their respective counties, and
institute proceedings in case OF VIOLA
LIONS OF supposed violations Of law. and
particularly the law against illegal sale
OF intoxicating liquors, and the keeping of
drinking houses and tippling shops. gambl
ing houses or places. and houses of ILL
Iame. either by promptly entering COM
the warrants issued thereon, or by fur
nish1ng the county attorney promptly
and without delay. with the names Of al
legged Offenders. and of the witnesses.
Any sheriff. deputy sheriff or county at
torney, who shall wilfully or corruptly
refuse or neglect to perform any of the
duties required by this section, shall be
sand dollars or by Imprisonment not ex-
ceeding one year. It shall be the duty of
the attorney general to take charge Of all
Investigations before the grand jury In
deputy sheriff or county attorney, to per-
form any of the duties required by this
section, and in case of the finding Of an
Indictment to conduct all subsequent pro-
cea0inQS in ~, hah oJf ne
as prosecuting attorney. In all such
prosecutions the attorney general shall
act in place Of the county attorney, and is
hereby invested with all the rights, pow
ers and privileges Of the county attorney
for that purpose the powers of the coun-
ty attorney with respect to prosecutions
under this section being hereby suspend
ed. For services under this section,
sheriffs, and their deputies acting under
their directions, shall receive the same
per diem COMPENSATION. as is now al
judicial court, the same fees for travel as
Tor the service Of warrants in criminal
cases, togther with such necessary in
cidental expenses are are just asd
bysthe county commissioners, and paid
from the county treasury. But said COM
missioners shall not allow any per diem
compensation to said sheriffs or their
deputies for any day for which said
sherlffs or their deputies are entitled to
1ees or compensation for attendance at
OF service IN any court. The provisions
Oh i9ss seetion as to compensation of
visions Of section five of chapter one hun
dred and seventeen shall not apply to
the sheriff of Cumberland county, and his
deputies acting under the provisions of
this section (Approved March %, 1857
Chapter $50.
An Act to enable the State Of Maine to
Balance and settle It's accounts with the
various municipalities of Maine on the
frst day of December of each year
twenty-six of chapter fifteen of the Re
vised Statutes is hereby amended by
striking out the word January in the
second Sc line Inc thereof, and substituting
SAID section as amended shall read as
follows:
Section 1926. This fund shall be dis
trlbuted by the treasurer of state on the
nrst DAY of December, annually, to the
several cities, towns and plantations ac-
cordlng to the number of scholars there
IN, as the same shall appear from the
olllc1al return made to the State superin-
ing year.
Section 2. Section three of chapter one
hundred and seventy-seven of the public
laws OF nineteen hundred nine is hereby
amended by striking out the word Jan
stituting therefor the word December +;
also: by striking out the word "Januarv''
IN the eighth line thereof and substitute
ing therefor the word December so
that said section as amended shall read
as follows:
Section 8. One-third of this fund shall
pc distributed by the treasurer of State
on the first day of December annually.
t 70 tne several cities, towns and planta-
ars therein, as the same shall appear
from the official returns made to tho
state Superintendent of public schools for.
t tne t pIfseGSedlng year and the remaining
lWo,thlrds OF said fund shall be distrib-
aated ny the treasurer of State on the
nrst day of December, annually, to the
several eeveiai cities towns and plantations ac-
same shall be fixed by the State asses se
sors for the preceding year.
section B. Section fifty-three of chanter
eigne or the Revised Statutes is hereby
amen n by striking out the words April
substituting therefor the words .Marnh
and September also striking out the
words May and November in the eighth
n nnsa thereof r., and substituting therefor the
SECTION as amended shall read as follows: .
section So Every savings bank and
i ms for savings Incorporated un-
an nr uh1 laws om tb OF the State SHALL semi
ana september, make a return, signed
ana sworn to by it's treasurer. of the
average amount of its deposits, reserve
1und and undivided profits for the six
nonths endlng on each of said days, to-
gether with statement in detail of its
assets, loans and investments and its de-
posts within and without the State, in
separate columns. Said returns shall ne
made to the bank examiner on or before
the first Saturdays of April and October
and within thirty days thereafter. he
snail NIX and determine the market values
nit the same with such values so deter
mined, to the board of State assessors.
for the assessment required by the fol-
lowing section
Section 4. Section fifty-four of chapter
eight of the Revised Statutes, as amended
by chapter forty-nine of the public laws
of nineteen hundred nine, is hereby
amended by striking out the word "June''
in the twenty-eighth line thereof and
substituting therefor the word May
also by striking out the word "Decem-
ber'' in the twenty-eighth line thereof
and substituting therefor the word No
vember.' also by striking out the word
and substituting therefor the word May
also by striking out the word "Decem-
Der" in the last line thereof and substi-
tuting therefor the word November so
that said section as amended shall read
as follows:
Section 81. The board Of State asses
sors shall thereupon determine the values
of the several franchises of the said
banks and institutions according to the
following rule: from the average amount
of deposits, reserve fund and undivided
profits so returned by each bank or insti-
tuition there shall in each case be de-
Quoted an amount equal to the value SO
bonds issued after the first day of Feb
r,lary nineteen hundred and nine by the