Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-05

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Section IL. This act shall not be con-
strued as applying to or incluoias any ~
interstate or internat1onai orAueo
bridges.
Section 10. All acts and parts OF acts
inconsistent with this act are hereDy
repealed.
Section H. This act shall be referred
at the next State election 70 the Vo ther,,
shall take effect on the first Wednes,,
day of December, nineteen hundred anc
sixteen. At the said next state eieco
ton the following apesslN1n a sna the
list Of candidates. in accordance WIN
section ten of chapter six OF the ne
vised Statutes, as amended by chaptsf
lie laws for nineteen hundred and fve;
"Shall an act to provide for state ana
county aid in constructor OF hlgnwas
bridges become a law: I Inc "u ,,nnn
such ballot above the aforesaid question
so as to leave blank space above such
question so as to give such voter a
cross mark (X) therein opposite to the
word Eyes" or mo" his answer to the
question submitted. All warrants for
such election shall show that SAID act
fication and in all the election returns
required by law the results shall be ap-
propriately recorded. When SAID results
are made and so returned to the ONCE
Of the secretary Of State, in like man
ner as votes for governor and members
Of the legislature, the governor and
council shall count the same and proc
lamation Of the result shall be made ny
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 hum
dred and sixteen.-(Approved April 2,
1859
Chapter 800.
An Act for the better protection OF chi,
If the Revised Statutes OF nineteen
Kindred three, and Chapter one hun
dred twenty-three of the Public Laws
Of nineteen h fantTthree ee of as the Pubic
laws Of nineteen hundred seven, and
Chapter one hundred nine of the Public
Laws of nineteen hundred nlne.
Section l. 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 amehded si'ai
read as follows:
Section l. 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
of charities and corrections, and report
thereon to be made to the governor and
If from such report it shall appear tina,
the person so recommended possesses the
necessary qualifications and experience
for the office, the governor and council
shall issue badge and a commission tc
the person designated in said application
appointing such person an agent for the
and for the county for which he or she
shall be appointed and within which he
or she shall reside, authorizing such
agent to arrest persons charged with
act or any other act or law concerning
the protection of children. or prevention
OF cruelty to the same, and to serve any
Process Pre- s" t civil or criminal, provide
required for the enforcement of the
same, in the same manner and with the
same powers in the premises as any
snerin; deputy sheriff. police officer OF
tolstaple. and to perform such other du.
tles as may be provided for by this act
provided that the powers and duties OF
s9cn agent shall be confined to the limits
OF the county for which he or she is an
pointed. and provided further. that there
shali not be more than two commissions
Wnlch nave been issued under the provi
s sdons OF this act as above amended ir
time - 00 "'i0 '''e S"''i'
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
and any acts amendatory thereof prior t,
the passage of this act shall not be ter
minated hereby, but shall continue tc
have the same force and effect though
this act had not been passed, provided
of 10 JIM IN
when SAID agents were commissioner
they shall in the performance of theil
duties be subject to all of the provisions
: of this act.
Section s. Should any vacancy occur
after this act shall become effective in th'
office of agent for the protection OF chill
: dren in any county, and should the mayor
!, and aldermen of any city, the selectme1
of any town or the county commissioners
fail, for more than thirty days thereafter
to recommend a suitable person for the
office, then such appointment may be
made by the governor ana council upo'
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 on'
hundred twenty-three of the public law:
of nineteen hundred five is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 2. Any agent for the protectioI
OF CnllCrGn appointed .tAoAS.ot,i" ca
sheriffs, deputy sheriffs police officer:
and constables shall investigate all case:
of cruel or injurious treatment of Chi!
J dren coming to their knowledge, and shall
cause offenders against any provisions
of this act or any other act concernin:
the protection of children or prevention
of cruelty to the same to be prosecuted
, Said agents shall be ex-officio agents o
the State board of charities and correc
} tons, and the said board shall advise ant
instruct said agents in the performanc,
Of their duties, and the said agents shall
file with the said board such reports o
cases investigated and children taken int
custody by or through their efforts a
SAID board may require. For their ser
vices in conducting Investigations, making
inspections and performing such othe
duties as are required by this act, sail
agents and officers shall be paid thei
actual expenses and compensation at tn
rate of two dollars per diem for ever.
day and at the same ratio for every par
of day in which they are actually en-
gagged in making such investigations AM
; Inspections or performing such othe
e duties, by the county in which such ser
vices are rendered, and for the service o
any process, civil or criminal, which the.
may be authorized to serve by the term
of this act, they shall be allowed tn
same fees as are now allowed officers b.
law for the service of any similar pro
, cess; provided, however, that all claim
: of such agents or officers for such trave
and services, expenses and fees, shal
' first be audited by the State board o
charities and corrections before they ar
the county liable to pay for the same. Al
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