The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-04-08

"AtiCoSCo 1CQuIIcu ny law, WHO CdH
substantate all the requisite facts, and
the affidavit of such witness or witnesses
taken before the register of probate may
be received as evidence: or. in the cases
the dispositions Of one or more of the
subscribing witnesses, substantiating the
facts.'-(Approved April l. 1851
Chapter 2so.
An Act additional to, and to amend Sec
Revised Statutes, as amended by Chap
ter two hundred six of the Public Laws
or nineteen hundred thirteen, relating
to fishing In Kennebago Lake, Little
3hennepago Lake and the outlets Of said
Section l. No person shall take, catch
ana XIII IN any one day more than ten
fish IN all in Kennebago lake or in
nebago stream nor shall any person
have in possession in any one day more
than ten fsh in all taken in any of the
above named waters. Whoever violates
a fine of not less than ten dollars nor
more than thirty dollars and costs for
each offense; and in addition thereto
killed, destroyed or had In possession in
violation OF any provision Of this seq
ton.
Section 2. So much of section two Of
enapter thirty-two Of the Revised Stat
dred and six Of the public laws of nine
teen hundred thirteen. as prohibits
person from CARRYING to his home in one
day five fish. or not more than three
pounds Of fish, (unless an Individual fish
exceeds three pounds in weight which
he has legally taken in the above named
lakes or in Little Kennebago stream or
in the portion of kennebago stream
which Is open to fishing, is hereby re-
pealed. '-(Approved April !, 1850
Chapter 2o1.
An Act to amend Section fifteen of Chap
ter fifteen of the Revised Statutes, as
amended by Section two of Chapter
forty-eight of the Public Laws of nine
teen hundred five and Chapter one hun
dred twenty-five of the Public Laws of
nineteen hundred thirteen, in relation
to the accounting for an expenditure of
school funds.
Section. fifteen Of chapter fifteen of
the Revised Statutes, as amended bv
section two of chapter forty-eight Of
the public laws of nineteen hundred five
the public laws Of nineteen hundred
thirteen. Is hereby amended by stril5in ?
out all after the word ''occurred' in
the thirteenth line, so that said section
when amended shall read as follows
Section 10. No money appropriate l
by law, for public schools shall lie pad
from the treasury of any town. except
upon written order of its municipal Off
by said officers except upon presentation
of a properly avouched pill of items,
said bill of items having first been APP
proved by majority of members of tho
experimenting school committee and
certified by superintendent of schools
The uneXpended balance of all moneys
raised by towns, or received from the
board of teachers. fuel, janitors' ser
vices, conveyance or tuition and board of
scholars, shall be credited to the school
resources for the year following tha.
in which said uneXpended balance ac-
crued. April /, 1881
Chapter 2s2
An Act to amend Section thirty-two of
Chapter slNty-nine of the Revised Stat
utes, relating to petitions for adoption
of children by non-residentS.
Section thirty-two of chapter sixty
nine of the Revised Statutes is hereby
amended by adding thereto the follow
ing sentence: Any unmarried inhabi
tant OF another state, or any nop-resi-
sent such petition in the probate court
fer the county where such child lives
SO that said section as amended shah
read as follows:
of the State, or any husband and wife
Jointly. may petition the judge of pro-
bate for their county for leave to adopt
a child not theirs by birth and for a
habitanl of another state, or any non
resident husband and wife jointly may
present such petition in the probate
court Of the county where such child
lives. -(Approved April l. 1851
Chapter 2e3.
An Act to amend Section thrty-fve of
Chapter one hundred one of the Revised
Statutes, relating to the authority of
bail commissioners.
Section thrty-tive of CHAPTER one hum
dred one of the Revised Statutes is her .
by amended by inserting after the word
prison in the fourth line the following
words: and except when such person
is committed pending decision on report
or exceptions as provided in section
twenty-six of chapter ono hundred
thirty-hVe. as amended by chapter one
hundred six of the public laws of nine
teen hundred five and by inserting
after the word ''recognizance" III the
eighth line of said section, the words:
of the supreme judicial court or superior
court a bail commissioner is not author
lied TO admit to bail any person confined
in Jail or held under arrest by virtue of a
when person is confined in Jail for
bailabie offense, or for not finding
sureties on 4 recognizance, and the
amount of mis- bail has been fixed by a
by a judge of a superior court a bail
commissioner is not authorized to
change the amount of such BAIL so that
said section as amended shall read as
follows:
Section 50. When person is confined
n Jail for bailable offense. or for not
finding suretieS on a recognizance. OK
cept when a verdict of guilty has been
rendered against him for an offense
punishable in the State prison, ard ex-
cept when such person is committed
pending decision on report or EXCEPTIONS
as provided in section twentysiX of
chapter one hundred thirtY-fiVe as
amended by chapter one hundred six
of the public laws of nineteen hundred
five, any such commissioner, on appli-
admit HIM to bail. and exercise the same
power as any justice of the supreme jill
dicial court or superior court can: and
may issue a writ of habeas corpus ami
cause such person to be brought before
him for this purpose, and may take such
reccgniZance: provided. however, that
during term of the supreme judicial
court or superior court a bail commits
sioner is not authorized to admit to bail
any person confined in Jail or held under
arrest by virtue of a precept returnable
to said term and when a person is con-
fined in Jail for "a ballable offense, or
for not finding sureties on a racogni-
Zance, and the amount of his ban has
been fixed by a Justice of the supreme
judicial court or by a judge of the SUI
perior court. a bail commissioner is not
authorized to change the amount of such
bail. Such bail commissioner shall
ceive not exceeding the sum of five dol
lars in each case in which bail is so
taken. the same to be paid by the person
so admitted to bail; but the person adj
mitted to bail shall not be required to
pay any other fees or charges to any
giving OF such bail.'-(Approved April t.,
1915)