The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-04-05

has funded indebtedness may create a
sinking fund for tho payment and a..
r ueimpuon OF such Indebtedness. may
pose. and 10 restricted to and NAV hers-
after invest such sinking fund ~ ~.
own bonds. in the public funds Of the
E EmItea States states and of any Of the New
England States and the state Of New YorE
and In the bonds of the counties. cities and
towns OF this state, and in the honda ana ~.
LEGATIONS OF any municipal or quasi.municipL
ties are a direct obligation on al the ~.
able property of said corporation; provided
tilat this section shall not be construed to ra
quire any change Of investments heretofore
ment OF which such sinking fund Ia creatsd
is refunded or paid by such city or town Il,
new loan, any stocks, bonds or securities IN
said sinking fund, other than its own bonds.
may DO withdrawn therefrom and shall not y.
regarded as pledged for payment Of the nav
loan unless afterward returned to the sink.
Ing fund. April Z, 1915
CHAPTER asa.
An Act to amend Sections ona two and
three or Chapter one hundred forty-
one Of the Revised Statutes better
defining the duties and Increasing the
number of medical examiners,
Section l. Section one of chapter ora
hundred forty-one of the Revised Stat
utes is hereby amended so that said
lows: Ao1-
Section 1: The governor. with the
advice and consent of the council. shall
appoint for term of four years, medi-
ca examiners for each county in the
State, who shall be able and discreet
men, learned in the science of medicine
ana l., anatomy, and bona tide residents
pointed. The number of medical ex-
ainlners SO to he appointed shall be as
1oiloWs; For the counties OF Knox, Lin
coin. Sagadahuc ana Waldo, one each:
If And
Franklin, Hancock, Oxford. Piscataquis,
Somerset and Washington, two each:
I hs the ,s, c9Hnties Of AroestoolS, kenne-
county OF York, four. and for the county
OF Cumberland five; and they shall be
aPholnled With reference to territorial
dlstrlput1on. In addition to the num-
Der q medical examiners in the several
"o2hllHS, as above provided for the
governor may. however, with the advice
ana consent OF The council, appoint as
l1any more medical examiners in the
several counties as he deems necessary
and proper They shall be liable to re-
movai from office by, the governor and
council at any time, for cause. Each
medical examiner before entering upon
the duties of his Office, shall be duly
sworn to the faithful performance of
hi' duty. They shall make examina-
tl5 as hereinafter provided upon the
view of the dead bodies of such persons
only as are supposed to have come to
their death by violence or unlawful act
MnttlnE OF which act is punishable In
accordance with sections one. two ard
three OF Chapter twenty of the Revised
Statutes of Name.
Section .. Section two Of said Chap
ter one hundred forty-one is hereby
amended by adding after the word act
in the third line thereof. the words. of
some person or persons, the committing
anCe with sections ono. two and three
II 'i@pter one hundred twenty Of the
Revised Statues so that said Section
as amended sllait read as follows:
Section ,. Whoever finds a body Of
any person who may be supposed to
have come to his death by violence or
unlaN nj act. of some person or per-
sons, tAe committing of which act is
punishable III accordance with Sections
one. tWo and three OF Chapter one hun
did twenty. OF lhe Revised statutes.
constable. member of the board of Sc
lectmen, or constable, If in town, a
member of the board of assessors If in
q plantation, and If in an unorsantzed
place. the most readily accessible of
SUI h officials in any city. town or plan
moi ;li4d @jlai at once take charge Of
such body and retain custody thereof
without removal until the arrival of
a medical examiner, the county attorney
ing Charge thereof shall then i'm
lnediatcIy notify the most readily ac-
cessible medical examiner in the county
once notify the attorney general
=. Section 3. Section three of said
hereby amended by adding after the
word act" in the third line thereof the
words of some person or persons, the
committing of which act is puniSha bic
IN accordance with Sections one, two
and three of Chapter one hundred TWEEN
ty of the Revised Statutes so that
said Section as amended shall read as
follows: -
Section 3. Upon notice that there
has been found or is lying within his
county the body of a person who is
supposed to have come to his death by
violence or unlawful act. of some per-
son on persons. the. committing Of
which act is punishable in accordance
with Sections one, two and three of
ChapteT one hundred Twenty Of the Re-
where such body lies and take charge
of the same and before said body Is re-
moved he shall reduce or cause to be
reduced to writing description of the
location and position of the body and
any and all facts that may be deemed
important in determining the cause OF
death. He shall then make an autopsy
in the presence of a physician and one
other discreet person sufficient in his
Judgment to disclose such facts as may
assistance in determining the cause of
death lie may compel the assistance
of such physician and person, by sub
poena, il necessary, and he shall then
and there at the time of such autopsy
reduce or cause to be reduced to writ
ing every fact and circumstance dis
closed by such autopsy tending, to show
the manner and cause of death. which
record shall be signed by hlmself and
the witnesses who have ATTENDED, who
shall in addition to their names. sub
scribe their address and place OF busl-
ness. In case at the time OF finding; OF
such body there be no medical examiner
within the county by reason OF vacancy
in the office, incapacity or absence from
the county any medical examiner In an
adjoining county may be notified whose
; duty it Shall be to attend and perform
all duties prescribed by this Chapter as
though he were a medical examiner within
;, the county w. Approved April 7, 1919
CHAPTER 253.
An Act to insure the collection of taxes
in unorganized townships.
Section / Each owner or person in
charge or control of personal property
such as would not be exempt from
taxation if it were located in city OF
town Of this State and not otherwise
subject to taxation under existing laws
of the State of Maine which on the
first day of April in each year is stu
ated, whether permanently or tenn
porarily. within an unorgan1zed town,
ship, shall. on or before the first day OF
May in each year, return to the boarc
. of State assessors a complete list o.