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AZ ACT TO Amend Section Nine OF
Chapter SixtY-two OF the Revised
STATUTES. In Regard to the wearing
Of badges.
Re II enacted etc.
Section nine OF chapter slxty-two of
the revised statutes Is hereby amend
ed by adding thereto the words pro
vided however that nothing in this
chapter shall be construed TO forbid
the use OF such badge as a measure OF
protect Ion by the wife. mother. sister
or daughter. OF any man entitled 10
wear the same SO that said section as
amended shall read as follows:
Section 9. No person shall wear or
exhibit the badge. button. emblem,
decoration. insignia or charm. or shall
assume or use tho name OF any
benevolent, humane. fraternal or
charitable corporation. incorporated
under the laws Of this state. or any
other state. or of the United States.
or holding Its charter or warrant un-
der some recognized supreme grand
body having authority to issue the
same. or shall assume or claim to be
Il member thereof. or Of n benevolent,
humane. fraternal or charitable cor
poration or organization. the name of
which shall 80 nearly resemble the
name Of any other corporation or or
EaniZatiun eX listing prior TO the or
ganization OF tho corporation. orcani-
Znt Ion or association OF which such
person may claim to he n me IN Der. the
name whereof may be calculated TO
deceive the people with respect to any
such prior corporation or Organizati ion,
unless he shall be authorized under
the laws. statutes. rules, regulations
and bylaws OF such former corpora
tion or organization to wear such
badge. button, emblem. decoration in
sigma. or charm, or 10 use and assume
such name as member thereof Pro-
Vidcd however that nothing In this
chapter shall be construed to forbid
tho use of such badge az n measure
OF prot ion by the wife. mother. ais
ter or daughter. OF any man entitled
to wear the same.
Improved March 70, 1871 ',
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and allowed BY he ludTs II probate
In and for tho county hssfng jurisdic-
ton of the estate. which sccount must
be filed within one year from the sale
Of the said real estate, and shall have
probate to cover tho balance OF prop
erty found In their hands upon the
settlement of said account; and there
after said persons shsll be liable on
said bond for tho amount so received
from the sale OF said real estate, as
RI own In said account
fApproved March 70. 1871
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CHAPTER ITO,

AN ACT to Amend Section One OF
Chapter Fifty-two of the Revised
Statutes Relating to the once OF
Bank Commissioner.
Be II enacted. etc:
Section i. Section ore of chapter
hftytwo of the revised statutes is
hereby amended by striking out the
word three before the word years"
inserting the word four In the place
thereof. and by striking out the words
subject to removal at any time by
the appointing power" In tho second
the place thereof the words and until
his successor Is appointed and quail
fed. and who may be removed from
office by the governor and council for
section the following: Nor receive di-
rectly or indirectly any remuneration
or fee OF any kind from any bank,
banking house. corporation. associa-
tion or individual for examining any
property or properties or securities.
He shall give bond with securities In
the sum of twenty thousand dollars
to be approved by the state treasurer
for the faithful performance OF his
duties. and the expense OF securing
said bond shall be paid by the state
so that said section as amended shall
read as follows:
Section J. The sovesnor. with the
shall appoint a bank comm issioner.
who shall hold his office for four
years. and until his successor Is APP
pointed and Qualined and who may
be removed from office by the govern
or and council for cause, and shall not
during his continuance in office hold
any office in any bank in the state, nor
receive directly or indirectly any re-
Enumeration or fee of any kind from
any bank. banking house. corporation,
association or individual for exafnin-
ing any property or properties or Sc
curities. He shall give bond with
sureties in the sum OF twenty
thousand dollars. to be approved by
tho state treasurer for the faithful
performance OF his duties, and the ex;
pense, of securing said bond shall be
paid by the state ,. ~
Section 2. Nothing contained In
this act shall affec' modify. or con-
troll the term of + resent incum.
cent, but this act all AFFECT and
control the term of any inciim henf of
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GHAPTL.n I22.

y ACT in Addition TO Section Thlr-
teen of Chapter Fourteen or the re
ised Statutes Relating to Adop-
lions in the Penobscot Tribe OF In
dams.
BE II enacted. etc:
Section thirteen Of chapter fourteen
OF The revised statutes is hereby
anne nded by adding thereto the follow
ing sentence, but no person hereaft-
er adopted into the tribe shall be
eligible 10 hold the office of governor,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, or representative
of said tribe, so that said section as
amended shall read as follows:
Section Is. Whenever said tribal
committee shall vote to adopt any
person into said tribe certificate of
such vote of adoption shall be signed
by the person presiding al the meet
ing. and said certificate shall be filed
with the agent of said tribe; and said
adopted person shall thereafter De
deemed and accepted to be member
of said tribe for all intents and pur-
poses. and shall be enrolled as such
upon the list of its members. But nc
person hereafter adopted into the
tribe shall be eligible to hold the Office
Of governor. lieutenant-goI ernor' or
representative of said tribe.
Approved March 29, 1871
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AN ACT to Regulate the Payments OF
Appropriation for the Care. Treat
ment Support and Educat ion OF
Persons in Charitable or Benevolent
Controlled by the State.
BE II enacted. etc;
Section l. No part Of any appro-
priation made by tho state for tho
care, treatment, support or education
Of any person in any charitable or
benevolent institution not wholly
owned or controlled by the state shall
be paid until duly itemized bills
showing the name OF the person cared
for, the date on which the service was
for per day or week. shall have been
audited and certified by the state au-
ditor as prescribed by chapter two
section eighty-two. revised statutes
Section O. No such bin shall be al
lowed by the state auditor unless II
bears a certificate of the state board
of charities and corrections or its sec
rotary. showing that satisfactory evil
dence has been nled in its office by
tho institution furnishing the service
that the persons receiving care were
in need Of such treatment, support OF
education; that they were not able &c
pay for the same; that tho rates
charged to the general public for the
same service, and that the rates
charged to those who are able to pay
are not less than the cost of the serv-
Ice rendered.
Section 8. No person shall be
deemed a pauper by reason OF having
received the benoht OF any funds
either state or municipal. which shall
have been expended in his behalf un-
der the provisions OF this act for care
support, medical or surgical treat
mont or education.
Section 4 The state auditor shall
prescribe and furnish such blank
forms as are necessary for rendering
tho bills designated in section one OF
this act and the state board OF char
tiles and corrections shall prescribe
such regulations and furnish such
blank forms as arc neces sary for carry
ing out the provisions of section two
of this act.
Section s. Section ninety nine
chapter wo. rev lscd statutes, and all
acts and parts OF acts inconsistent
herewit h. are hereby repealed.
Approved March 20. 1871
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CHAPTER 90.

= : A''T 10 Amend Section Twenty four
of Chapter l9oriy-flvc Of the Revised
statutes lelatinG to Prosecution OF
iolations OF lie Lobster Law
Ii 1t cnncted etc.:
Section twenty four Of chapter forty
i'e Of the revised statutes ls hereby
"'p'uded by striking out the whole OF
said section aud enacting in place
thereof the following:
section "A Any ccrtincnte Of the
commissioner OF sen aud shore fisher
is N regard to the records OF his Of
he. shall he admissible In evidence In
MI prosecutions under this chapter
Approved March 70. 1871
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nation notify such public authorities
OF tho presence therein OF every such
country and shall each day thereafter
notify such public authorities Of the
ARRIVAL thereat and departure there
from of every such subject or citi-
nen. failure to comply with all the
requirements OF any such proclama-
tion or to do or perform any Of the
acts herein provided shall be q mis-
demeanor and shall be punished by a
fine not exceeding one thousand dol
lars or by Imprisonment for not e1-
ceeding ono year or both.
Section 2. This act by reason of
the emergency set forth in the pre-
nble thereof shall take effect when
approved.
Improved March 20. 1871
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\ Vt 7 TO Amend Section Four. of
Ahpter SlNy-tour Of the Rev
STATUTES. Relative TO the Recording
~ intentions Of Marriage.
IL II enacted. etc:
section four Of chapter slxty-rour
81 he revised statutes Ia hereby
lur paragraphs.
4 pom applicatIon bv botb or tbc
parties To an int aided marriage when
10th pnrffee are residents OF Ms
d,ufe. or anon appIication or Tho mr.
N rceidjpg within tbe etat. ,'i,n,,
'ue If tho parties Is n resident ana
thr other - non-rreidcnt n iuIoc ~
municipal court. or trial Iueilco, nav
ptfrr hearin, sllcb n, idcnce ns ts No
e'btrd erant u cert iliratp stating ihat
n his opinion II is cXncdtont that no
Without delay. Upon tho prosentniIon
ot sarh Il certificate. or copv there
~ eertihed by The clerk Of he court
hl which the ccrti0cato waq issuod 81,
V hen the death Of either narty 10 I'M
minent upon tho autboritaiIve "a
ourst of = Minister. clergyman nr,est
iabbi or attending phvaician' tho
clcrk or registrar of the city or town
~ which The intention TO be TONED in
marriage has been flcd shall ri onca
issue The certificate as prescribed in
'hie section
The five DAYS notice reuuIred nv
iuo provisions of this section abaiI
not apply to cases in which either NJ
the parties to an Intended marriag a
has arrived as an Immigrant from n
fni,iCn country within Ave dovs' ar
that said ecciion as amended shall
r,ad as follows:
Section Residents Of the State
Intending TO be Joined in MARRIAGE
rhaiI cause notice Of their intenti"5s
tn be recorded IN Tho ofy,cs ~ ~
,ierl of me town In which e.ch W
tidce nj lenst dVo dnva be foro cor.
tiAraie Of s,,ch Intentions i. er"rtod
end if ono only ~ tho nartiasS rasido.
I'm mo el,ie thev shall cause not,ca 81
t,rir mfentione 10 no recorded IN ~
office Of the clerk OF The town IN wbtnb
such party resides at least nwo davs
hc fore such csrtifrate 10 vrapted. a1d
n there Is M sncb clerk in the nlaco
ar fhcir residence. the i,kn antrv
shall be made with Tho c,erT ~, >,
attaining Town and ~ hntb ,sr,,an
r.ei dn ont of ,he STATE thev .hoi1
cause notice or their intentions r. he
,eo.dsa H. ~ a. ~. .onS 70 ".
the tnwn in wbich aucb nv 1890 %
rns. 10 INV. tha maria. .n,an,n,p.3
,t least lve DAYS hefors snch nnrtte'
,,,.o /. grant.a .,d ~ ~, T., s.,,,,n,,
s,,rh record Is nnIe shs ouof ~ =" nnien
ON tho ontsidc os tts covsr .n.cord 81
lnfsntlons Of MARRIAGE" and he Won't
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CHAPTER I23.

An ACT to Amend Section Eighty one
OF Chapter Four OF the Revised
Statutes. Relating TO Assistance TO
Towns in Establishing Free Public
Libraries.
BE 1t enacted, etc:
Section eighty-one OF chapter four
of the revised statutes Is hereby
amended by striking out the words
The librarian shall donate from the
state library" in the first line thereof.
and by subst ituting In place thereof
the words The Maine Library Com
m mission shall donate, so that said sec
ton as amended shall read as fol-
lows:
Section 81 The Maine Library
Commission shall donate to any town
having no free public library owned
or controlled by the town, books pur-
chased for that purpose. not exceeding
hfty per cent. In value Of the books
and documents purchased by said
town for the purpose of founding a
free public library therein; said dona-
ton in no case to exceed one hundred
dollar No town shall be entitled to
the benefits of this provision. until
Its legal voters. at a regularly called
town meeting. have raised and appro-
priated not less than one hundred dol
lars for the purchase Of books and
have provided for the care. custody
and distribution of its own books and
OF those to be donated by tho etate.
Improved March 20, 1871
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CHAPTER I25,

AN ACT 10 Amend Section Eighty
two Of Chapter Four Of the Revised
Statutes. Relating TO instruction
of Librarians.
Be II enacted. etc:
Section eighty-two Of chapter -four
OF the revised statutes Is hereby
amended by inserting before the WORD
The" In the first line thereof the
words on application to the state H.
brarian or the Maine Library Com
mission and by inserting after the
words state library" In the second
line thereof. the words or at their
own library so that said section as
amended shall read as follows
Section 80. On application to the
state librarian or the Maine Library
Commission. the librarian or trustees
of any free public library may receive
instruction at the state l. library or al
their own library. In cataloguinE. and
any other matters pertaining to the
maintenance or administration OF the
library
fApproyed March 20. 1871
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CHAPTER INA.

AN ACT to Repeal Section Twenty
seven OF Chapter Ffty-une OF the
Revised Statutes which Requires
Cashiers of Banks to Return to Sec
rotary of State Names and Resi-
dences OF and Number OF Shares
Owned by Stockholders, and Amount
OF Stock Paid In.
BE II enacted. etc:
Section twenty-seven OF chapter
ffty-one of the revised statutes IL
hereby repealed.
Approved March 20. 1871
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CHAPTER lis.

AN ACT to Amend Section One of
Chapter Thirteen OF the Revised
Statutes Relating TO the Election
of County Treasurers.
BE II enacted. etc:
Section one of chapter thirteen OF
the revised statutes Is hereby amend
ed by striking out In the FIRST and
second lines of said section the words
be chosen treasurer at each biennial
state election" and inserting In place
thereof the following: on the second
Monday of September, nineteen humid
red eighteen. and every four years
thereafter. be chosen treasurer Sc
that said section as amended shall
read as follows:
Section l. In each county some
resident thereof shall on the second
Monday of September. nineteen humid
red eighteen. and every four years
thereafter. be chosen treasurer by thu
ballots of persons authorized by the
constitution to vote for representa-
tives. Neither the attorney general.
county attorney, clerk OF courts. sher-
IN of the county nor any or his depu-
ties. shall be county treasurer
lApproved March 20. 1871
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CHAPTER l2i.


AN ACT to Amend Section Seventy
five of Chapter -Four Of the Revised
Statutes Relating to Free Public Ii
braries.
Be II enacted. etc;
Section seventy-hVe Of chapter four
OF the revised statutes Is hereby
amended by striking out. after tho
word "therefrom' in the fourth line
thereof. the words FOR the founda-
ton and commencement of such IL
brary. a sum not exceeding two dol
lars and" so that said section as
am ended shall read as follows:
Section 10. Any village corpora
ton located in a town whore no free
library exists. may establish a IL
brary within It's limits for the free
use OF all It's inhabitants: and may
levy and assess a corporate tax and
appropriate therefrom for Its main
tenance and increase annually a sum
not exceeding one dollar for each
ratable poll within the limits of such
village corporation In the year next
preceding Village Libraries establish
ed under this section shall be subject
TO all the duties and entitled to all the
privileges prescribed by the laws re-
lating to free public Libraries in
towns
fApproyed March 20, 1911
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AN ACT Additional to Chapter Fifty
three of the Revised Staiutes, Re
lating to the Payment OF Benefits.
Be II enacted etC..
No corporation organized Or author
lied under the laws Of this state TO
transact life insurance or 10 pay bene
flts shall provide In any policy. certi-
hcate. contract. or agreement Issued
or made by It, for the payment OF
any insurance, idemnity, or benefit, In
services. goods wares, or merchandise
OF any kind.
fApproved March 29. 1871
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CHAPTER ny.

Az act In Relation TO Vacancies in
Public Office.
BE II enacted. etc:
Whenever any person elected or APP
pointed to any public office If In
eligible dies or becomes incapacitated
before qualifying for said office as re-
Quired by law, the office shall be re-
garded vacant for the purpose or
by appointment
fApproved March 70. 1871
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said ONCE appointed after the date of
the approval Of this act.
Improved March 2e. 1911


Chapter One Hundred and Thirty
eight of the Revised Statutes. Pro-
yidine for the Payment by the
County of Expenses Incurred by
County Attorneys
Be II enacted etc:
Section 1. Section one Of chapter
one hundred and thirty-eight OF the
revised statutes Is hereby amended by
inserting after the word accrued in
the eighth line OF said section the
words. Including actual expenses In
Torrance OF their official duties. pay
ment of which is hereby expressly
provided. so that said section as
amended shall read as follows:
Section l. All fines. forfeitures and
costs In criminal cases shall be paid
into the treasury OF the county where
the offepse is prosecuted. for the use
of such county. and all the costs and
expenses attending the administra-
ton of criminal justice therein, shall
wise specially provided The supreme
judicial court. and the superior court :
shall allow bills Of costs accruing
therein. but all other costs and ex-
penses In criminal cases shall BE- au-
dited by tho commissioners OF the
county whore They arorii@d inrlndi n q
actual expenses incurred by county
attorneys in the performance OF their
official duties. payment of which ie
hereby expressly provided. Clerks OF
courts shall attest duplicate copies of
all bills OF costs allowed therein. and
certificates of all fines and forfeit Tres
imposed and accruinK TO the county
before the rising Of the court, or nm
mediately after. and deliver one OF
said copies and certificates TO the
county treasurer. and retain one for
the use OF the county commits lonerS
Improved March 90. 1911
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CHAPTER III.

An ACT Relating to the Registration
~ Information Concerning Aliens.
Whereas In the event OF a state of
war existing or imminent between the
eign country full information concern
ing the activities OF aliens who are
subject of such foreign country is
necessary for the preservation OF the
public peace and safety. and whereas
such state Of war may be imminent
be fore the expiration of ninety days
after the adjournment OF this legisla-
ture and whereas unless this act Is
passed as an sm,erser,ey act It cannot ;,t
one. nineteen hundred and seventeen,
and whereas therefore an emergency
exists within tho contemplation of the
constitution of the state Of Maine and
the public peace and safety will be
preserved by the enactment OF the
following act, now therefore,
Be II enacted, etc:
Section ]. Whenever between the
United States OF America and any for
eiEn country q state of war shall exist
or shall be imminent the governor may
by proclamation direct and require
every subject or citizen OF such for
eiEn country within this state to ap-
pear within twenty four hours after
such proclamation and from time to
hours after his arrival In this state
be fore such public authorities as the
governor may In such proclamation
direct, and then and there such sub
ject or oitissn of such foreign country
shall personally register his name,
re sidence, business, length of stay~and
su CHI information as the governor may
from time to time In such prociama-
lions prescribe. The person In con
troll. whether owner. lessee. manager
or proprietor. Of each hotel, Inn.
boarding house. rooming house, build
ing and private residence shall within
twenty-four hours after such procla-
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CHAPTER 100.

A. NCT Additional to Chapter Five
- the Revised Statutes. Gmposing
IN Added Duty on Boards OF Regis
tration and Municipal officers Act
ing as a Board OF Registration.
Be II enacted. etc:
The following section is hereby
added to chapter i've OF the revised
statutes:
Section At. Whenever an applicant
for registration before any board OF
registration or the municipal officers
of any town. acting as board of
registration. states his last voting
place as a city or town In The state
Of Maine. and the board determines
tint tho applicant Ia entitled 10
register. II shall Immediately notify
by mail the board of the city or town
whore such person last voted. OF such
reg istration and the board, receiving
such notice. shall at It's first meeting
strike from Its list tho said name, If
sa iisned as to the identity OF the per
son
TApnroyNd March 20. 1871