The Republican journal., 1915-04-08

Section 10. This act shall not be con-
strued as applying to or including any
Interstate or international bridge or
bridges
inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed.
Section IA. This act shall be referred
at the next State election to the voters
OF the State and If approved by them
shall take effect on the first Wednes--
sixteen: At the said next State cleo
ton the following question shall be
printed upon the official ballot after the
list of candidates, in accordance with
section ten of chapter six of the Re-
vlsed Statutes, as amended by chapter
one hundred and thirty-five Of the pub
Mc laws for nineteen hundred and five:
snail an act to provide for State and
bridges become law?" The words.
yes" and mo- shall be printed upon
such ballot above the aforesaid question
so as to leave blank space above, such
clear opportunity to designate by a
cross mark (X) therein opposite to the
word yes" or mo- his answer to the
question submitted. All warrants for
IS 50 submitted to the people for rati-
hcation and in all the election returns
required by law the results shall be ap-
propriately recorded. When said results
Of the secretary of State, in like man
her as votes for governor and members
OF the legislature, the governor and
lamation of the result shall be made by
the governor, and If it shall appear that
a majority of the votes cast thereon
are IN favor of the ratification of the
proposed law, this act shall thereupon
take effect and become law on the first
WEDNESDAY of December. nineteen hun
1851
Chapter 800.
An Act for the better protection Of chill
dren, and to amend Chapter sixty-one
of the Revised Statutes of nineteen
hundred three, and Chapter one hun
dred twenty-three of the Public Laws
of nineteen hundred five, as amended
by Chapter forty-three of the Public
Laws Of nineteen hundred seven, and
Chapter one hundred nine of the Public
Laws of nineteen hundred nine.
Section 1. Section one of chapter one
hundred tWenty-three of the public laws
of nineteen hundred five as amended by
chapter forty-three of the public laws of
nineteen hundred seven is hereby amend
ed so that the same as amended shall
read as follows:
Section / Upon application by the
mayor and aldermen of any city, the Sc
lectmen of any town or the county
commissioners OF any county to the gov
ernor and council recommending any
person as an agent for the protection of
children,'' the governor shall cause the
qualifications and experience of said per-
son to be investigated by the State board
o. OF charlties and corrections, and report
thereon to be made to the governor and
II from such report it shall appear that
the person so recommended possesses the
nee necesssary qualifications and experience
lof the once, the governor and council
snail issue badge and commission to
the person designated in said application,
appointing such person an agent for the
protectlon OF children" to serve within
shall be appointed and within which he
or she shall reside. authorizing such
agent to arrest persons charged with
snt ~. any of the provisions of this
dae protection of children, or prevention
VI cruelty to the same, and to serve any
fof 1cef by t dlel terms or criminal provde1
REQUIRED for the enforcemeut of the he
same same IN the same manner and with the
si f;ee powers in the premises as any
ennrtii (, deputy sheriff, police officer or
constable, and to perform such other dll-
ties as may be provided for by this act,
provided that the powers and duties of
sven agent shall be confined to the limits
noin me county for which he or she is APP
poln1ee', and provided further, that there
sHall not be more than two commissions
s,n nave been issued under the proyi-
fs npo OF TINS act as above amended in
time. oie anu 'iie S"iiie
Section 2. Commissions of agents here
tofore appointed under the provisions of
chapter one hundred and twenty-three of
the public laws of nineteen hundred five
ana any acts amendatory thereof prior to
minated hereby, but shall continue to
nave the same force and effect as though
TINS act had not been passed, provided
that during the remainder of the term for
they shall in the performance of their
duties be subject to all of the provisions
OF this act.
Section 8. Should any vacancy occur
after this act shall become effective in the
office of agent for the protection of chill
dren in any county, and should the mayor
and aldermen of any city, the selectmen
OF any town or the county commissioners
fail, for more than thirty days thereafter,
to recommend suitable person for the
office. then such appointment may be
made by the governor and council upon
the recommendation of the State board o:
charities and corrections in the same
manner as though the recommendation
had been made in the first instance by the
county commissioners.
Section 4. Section two of chapter one
hundred tWenty-three of the public laws
OF nineteen hundred five is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 2. Any agent for the protection
of children appointed as aforesaid and all
sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, police officers
and constables shall investigate all cases
of cruel or injurious treatment of chill
dren coming to their knowledge, and shall
cause offenders against any provisions
of this act or any other act concerning
the protection of children or prevention
OF cruelty to the same to be prosecuted.
Said agents shall be ex-officio agents of
the State board of charities and correc-
tons, and the said board shall advise and
instruct said agents in the, performance
of their duties, and the said agents shall
file with the said board such reports of
cases Investigated and children taken into
custody by or through their efforts as
said board may require. For their ser
vices in conducting investigations. making
inspections and performing such other
duties as are required by this act, said
agents and officers shall be paid their
actual expenses and compensation at the
rate of two dollars per diem for every
day and at the same ratio for every part
of day in which they are actually en-
Inspections or performing such other
duties, by the county In which such ser
vices are rendered, and for the service of
any process, civil or criminal, which they
may be authorized to serve by the terms
of this act, they shall be allowed the
same fees as are now allowed officers by
law for the service of any similar pro-
cess; provided, however, that all claims
of such agents or officers for such travel
and services, expenses and fees, shall!
first be audited by the State board OF
charities and corrections before they are
approved by the county commissioners of
the county liable to pay for the same. All
fines imposed. for the punishment of such
offenses shall be paid over to the county
treasurer for the county in which the
offense may have been committed
Section 5. Section forty-five of chapter
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