The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-04-12

statutes Inconsistent with this sec.,,.
Section Z. Any boy now under 81.
| guardianship of the state School no
| boys. or who may hereafter be aos
mitted there, who 10 feeble mind.d' n-
feeble minded. or any girl now u nasss
| the guardianship of the state ,cbaest,
| for girls, or who may hereafter v Sol
committed there, who is feeble m,,Hs
| ed or who after her commitment M
comes feeble minded. may be r. rae S.
stltutions. to the Maine School for m n.
Feeble Minded. In such event az
trustees of juvenile institutions no
their president or secretary shall wy
dorse on the original mittimus ~. III.
fact that the boy or girl Is f4eM..
minded. and attach thereto a cer,s'
cate from a regular practicing physi'
clan within the state certifying fbat
the boy or girl Is feeble minded aas
shall obtain from the supe rin'endana,
minded a certificate stating IN snh
stance that such boy or girl viii \.
received under the provisions ~ sac
ton f1fty-one of chapter one hundrst
and forty-f1ve of the revised stafnts.a
Then upon the delivery of the bow =.
girl TO the officers of the Maine School
for the Feeble Minded, together via
the original mittimus and ccrtncaia,
herein provided. it shall be the dufT =,
the officers OF the Maine School IA,
the Feeble Minded to receive such how
or girl. and thereafter the trustee,
of Juvenile Institutions shat cas-
to have any authority over such has
or girl. and the hospital trustees shah
have the same authority over sa1
boy or girl as they would have II h.
or she had been originally comm,t5
to the Maine School for Feebe Mind.
ed.
Section s. Any boy now under ~.
guardianship of the state school ,or
boys. or who may hereafter b. com.
mitted there. who Is insane, or who
after his commitment. become insans
or any girl now under the guardian.
ship of the state school for girls a.
who may hereafter be COMMITTED
there. who Is insane. or who after
be transferred by the trustees q,
juvenile institutions to either II IN.
state hospitals for insane. In such
event the trustees OF juvenile ins,ltn.
lions. by their president or secretary.
shall endorse on the original mittimu,
and attach thereto certificate from
regular practicing physician within
the state, certifying that the boy
or girl is insane: Upon the delivery
of the boy or girl to the officers d
either of the state hospitals for In.
sane. together with the original nit.
timus and certificates herein provided
II shall be the duty of the officers of
either of the state hospitals for In
sane to receive such boy or girl and
thereafter the trustees of juvenile in
stitutions shall cease to have any
authority over such boy or girl and
the hospital trustees shall have n.
same authority over said boy or g!rl
as they would have If he or She had
been originally committed 10 either
Nft to hos v,if toll fnr Inc
Section 6. Section twenty-nlne Of
chapter one hundred seventeen ~ tho
revised statutes is hereby amended
by striking out the words on.
thousand" In the second and third
lines of said section. and inserting IN
the place thereof the words fifteen
hundred. so that said section a.
amended shall read as follows
Section 20. The superintcpdenf Of
the state school for boys shall reeely.
an annual salary OF fifteen HUNDRED
dollars
Section L Section twenty-five Of
chapter one hundred thirty-seten Of
the revised statutes is hereby amend
ed by striking out the words or II.
state school for boys in the second
by striking out the words and may
not Ak a definite term in said stas
school for boys in the fourth and dth
lines of said section. so that said Soc
ton us amended snail read as follows,
Section % When any persaJ
shall be convicted OF crime the pun.
ishment for which prescribed hy law,
may be imprisonment In tho state pr.s.
on. the court imposing sentencc, shah
not fix a definite term of tmprison-
ment In said state prison bui shall
or may Ak minimum term n In
prisonment which shall not h. les,
than six months In any cas- Tho
Judge shall at the time " pro.
nouncing such sentence recommend
and state therein what. In hie inds.
ment. would be a proper MAXIMUM
penalty In the case at bar not "xcee@
ing the maximum penalty prov ded b
law. and the penalty so stated sh
be the maximum sentence In 81
case He shall before or at the tn
of passing such sentence ascertain y
examination of such prisoner on oah
or otherwise. and In addition 10 sun
oath, by such other evidence nc "a
be obtained. any facts tending "a h |
,iiaa;,s briefly the cause Of tn rim
inal character or conduct Of such
prisoner. which facts, and sueh o'fs
facts az shall appear to be pertinent
In the case. he shall cause 10 BE- N.
tered upon the minutes of th' enuft
Approved March 30 1871