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The Republican journal., 1917-04-05
CHAPTER III,
An Act in relation to - -

III A'' IN relation 70 y31.1r-..
Office. leg II .,
whenever any person ola. "
pointed to any public or.s',Fi O.
dies or becomes iucs-,l, ll.i.
qualifying for said OH .ata5 =
Jaw, the office shall Ns re 'sl.,,;
cant for the purpose nj s3ff.i 2
by new election or :.
(Approved March %. Io-. oWi1tsS
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CHAPTER ia.

An Act to regulate the payments Of ap-
preparations for the care, treatment,
support and education of persons in
charitable or benevolent institutions not
wholly owned or controlled by the State.
Section l. No part of any appropriation
made by the State for the care, treat
ment, support or education of any per
son in any charitable or benevolent insti-
tuition not wholly owned or controlled by
the state snail be paid until duly Item
lied bills, showing the name of the per-
son cared for, the date on which the
service was rendered. and the rate
charged therefor per day or week, shall
have been audited and certified by the
state auditor as prescribed by Chapter
two section eighty-two, Revised stat
utes. and any act amendatory thereof
Section 2 No srch bill shall be allowed
by the State auditor unless it bears a
cert1ncate OF the State board of charities
and corrections or It's secretary, showing
that satisfactory evidence has been
Hled in Its office by the Institution fur
n1sh1ng the service that the persons re-
celvlng care were In need Of such treat
ment, support or education; that they
We're not able to pay for the same; that
the rates charged are not greater than
those 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 service rem
dered.
Section 8. No person shall be deemed
pauper by reason of having received
the benefit of any funds, either State or
municipal, which shall have been ex-
pended in his behalf under the provi-
sions of this act for care, support, lnedt-
cal or surgical treatment or education.
Section 4. The State auditor shall pre-
scribe and furnish such blank forms as
are necessary for rendering the bills
designated in section one of this act and
the State board of charities and correc-
tons shall prescribe such regulations
and furnish such blank forms as are nee
essary for carrying out the provisions Of
section two of this act
Section .. Section ninety-nine, chapter
two, Revised Statutes, and all acts amt
parts OF acts inconsistent herewith, arc
hereby repealed. (ApproVed March .,
1919
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An Act 10 amen
Chan er twelve
providing for I-
deeds to mupi.E
tate transfers
Section se,sr+.a-
the Revised Snt,
by adding aft
the last line r.f a7.
words. II shlH
register when
veying real e-rr-
notify i'm w1-..
hours after sri.i.
filed. fha a.sls-...-
plantation mr.
which tho I,r
therein, pivigr rI.4
and grantees IT,,
the date 5f .r...
for his SERVES
the use Of a.. r.u
to be paid Lr ,r,
town or nI5I.+1r,.n
situated on me- lm
july of each vqI.
amended shan ra
Section n Nm
the time of 14.e5,
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CHAPTER

An Act in addition ~
Chapter fourteen oil
utes relating to ii
nobscot Tribe of luu
Section thirteen Of ,.
the Revised Statutes
by adding thereto I'll.
tence, but no person Ut
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CHAPTER 100.


An Act additional to Chapter five of the
5 heVised Statutes. imposing an added
ncpal officers acting as board '' of reg re- g
istration. VI ies-
Inc following section is hereby added
TO .roa apter five of the Revised Statutes:
ras 2et,.o ~ A. Whenever an applicant for
teS.sstIatlon before any board of regis
tration or the municipal officers of snv
Town, acting as board of registration
states his last voting place as a citv or
town TOW In the State of Maine and the board
t to raai that the applicant is entitled
mail the board Of the city or town whers
such person last voted, of such registra
slon on, and the board. receiving such notice
's sra at its first meeting strike from its
i rs. ne sag name, If satisfied as to the
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CHAPTER 1oi.

CHAPTER 1oi.
An Act relating to bonds in the probate
court, given by executors and admins
traitors to obtain license to sell real es-
tate, amending Section three of Chapter
seventy-six of the Revised Statutes
Section three Of chapter seventy-six Of
the Revised Statutes Is hereby amended
by adding thereto the following para
graph:
III. Persons licensed as aforesaid shall
be deemed to have performed the condi-
tons of the aforesaid bond when they
have compiled with all Of its terms and
conditions and shall have charged them
selves with the amount received from
the sale Of said real estate in an account
duly filed and allowed by the Judge Of
probate in and for the county having ju-
risdiction of the estate, which account
must be filed within one year from the
sale of the said real estate and shall
have given a new bond to the said judge
of probate to cover the balance of prop
erty found in their hands upon the set
Element of said account and thereafter
said persons shall be liable on said bond
for the amount SO received from the sale
Of said real estate, as shown in said &C.
count. March %, 1917
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CHAPTER 90.

An Act to amend Section twenty-four of
Chapter forty-fve of the Revised Stat
utes relating to prosecution of viola
tons of the lobster law.
Section twenty-four of chapter forty
five of the Revised Statutes is hereby
amended by striking out the whole of said
section and enacting in place thereof the
following:
Section a. Any certificate of the COM
missioner Of sea and shore fisheries in re-
gard to the records Of his office, shall be
admissible in evidence in all prosecutions
under this chapter. '-(Approved March %,
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CHAPTER 40

An Act relating to the registration of
information concerning aliens
whereas In the event of state of war
eHlstlhS or imminent between the United
states OF America and any foreign coun-
try full information concerning tbe ac-
INVITES of aliens who are subjects of such
foreign country is necessary for the
preservation Of the public peace and safe
~, ana whereas such state of war NAV
be imminent before the expiration of
ninety days after the adjournment of this
legislature, and whereas unless this act
IS passed as an emergency act it cannot
lahe eAect HftlI approximately July one,
nineteen hundred and seventeen and
whereas therefore an emergency EXISTS
within the contemplation of the consti-
tuition of the State of Maine and the
public peace and safety will be pre-
served by the enactment of the foIlowine
act, now therefore,
section l. Whenever between the
United States of America and any for
e1gn country state of war shall exist
or shall be imminent the governor NAV
by proclamation direct and renuira avary
subject or citizen of such foreign country
WITHIN this state to appear within TWENTY
-FOUR hours after such proclamation and
rom tme TO time thereafter within
tWenty-four hours after his arrival In this
State before such public authorities a.,
the governor may In such proclamation
direct, and then and there such subject
or citizen of such foreign country shall
tt"iiS ioSlSlcl HIS name, residence,
business, length of stay and such in
formation as the governor may from time
to time In such proclamations prescribe
me person in control, whether owner
lessee, manager or proprietor, of each
hotel, inn, boarding house, rooming
mouse, building and private residence
Shall within twenty-four hours after
such proclamation notify such public au-
thorities of the presence therein of every
such subject or citizen of such foreign
country and shall each day thereafter
notify such public authorities of the ar
rival thereat and departure therefrom of
every such subject or citizen. A failure
to comply with all the requirements of
any such proclamation or to do or per-
form any Of the acts herein provided
shall be a misdemeanor and shall be pun
tshed by a fine not exceeding one thou
sand dollars or by imprisonment for not
exceeding one year or both.
Section 2. This act by reason of the
emergency set forth in the preamble
thereof shall take effect when approved.
-(Approved March 20, 1879
CHAPTER 1l3.
An Act to amend Section twenty-five of
Chapter tifty-two Of the Revised Stat
utes with reference to deposits in saw
ings banks and institutions for savings,
Section twenty-five of chapter fifty-two
of the Revised Statutes is hereby
amended by striking out the words "bnt
shall not receive from any one deposit
tor, directly or indirectly, over two
thousand dollars, and no interest shall be
paid to any one depositor for any amount
Of deposit, all dividends included, exceed
Ing said sum, except for deposits Of
The Republican journal., 1917-04-05
CHADTgE III.

An Act additional to Chapter ffty-two OF
t me REVISED statutes, providing a penalty
sttutions. III
Any, officer or employee of any saw
mss bank, institution for savings, trust
company CON loan company, or loan and
oulloIas association, making copies of
uments belonging to or in the custody of
any OF the before named institutions
either for his own use or for the use Of
any other person other than in the ordi-
nary ana regular course of his duties as
such officer or employee, shall be suhieat
10 a penalty of a fine not exceeding five
hundred dollars or by Imprisonment MOI
exceeding one year or by both such fine
ana ana lmprlsonment.-(App March 29
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CHApTEg, l1G.

AN n, Act to amend Section fffty-seven Of
Shapter f7fty-three of the Revised
statutes, relating to guaranty capital of
m mutual insurance companies.
mat section f1fty-seven Of chantar
hlt%-three of the Revised Statutes he
amende dec by adding thereto the follow
ing: The holders Of such guaranty cant
tal may receive dividends for the like
amount an provided for the guaranty capital
or mutual fire Insurance. companies In
seitloh hfty-six. and said guaranty cant
ta' may be retired in the same manner
as provided in said section and amend
nents thereto SO that the section as
amended shall read as follows:
Section 81. Any mutual Insurance con-
pany may be organized under the proyi-
SONS or sections fifty-f1ve to sixtv-six.
inclusive with guaranty capital of not
Tess than one hundred thousand dollars
aIN iaed INTO shares of one hundred dollars
eaeh' and no policy shall be issued by
S S corporation until one fourth, at
least, OF its guaranty capital has been
pad In, in cash, and invested as pro
Vlded IN section twenty. The holders OF
suen guaranty capital may receive dtyi-
dends for the like amount provided for
the guaranty capital of mutual fire insl1r-
ahce companies in section fifty-stx, ana
sald guaranty capital may be retired in
lhe same manner as provided in said
section and amendments thereto. ar
proved March %. lg17.)
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CHAPTER los,

An Act to amend Section ten Of Chapter
seven of the Revised Statutes relating
to disposition of unused ballots OIL
election day.
Section ten Of chapter seven Of the Re-
vised Statutes Is hereby amended by in
sorting the word entire before the words
Second set in the nineteenth line there
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CHAPTER LOT,

An Act to amend Chapter eighty-threa,
Section five Of the Revised Statutes, re-
the county commissioners court In York
county.
Section five Of chapter eighty-three of
the Revised Statutes is hereby amended
by. striking out the entire paragraph of
said section relating to the holding of
county commissioners courts in York
county, and substituting therefor the fol-
lowing paragraph so that said paragraph
of said section when amended shall read
as follows
York, terms of record on the first Tues
day of April and October at Alfred, and
regular sessions shall be held on the first
Tuesday of each month, January at Saco,
all other months at Alfred.'-(Approved
March %, 1879
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CHAPTER LOG.

CHAPTEE LOG.
An Act to amend Section twenty-seven
Of Chapter one hundred and twenty of
the Revised Statutes relating to Of
lenses against the person of female
children.
Section twenty seven of chapter one
hundred and twenty Of the Revised Stat
utes Is hereby amended by striking out
the words "twenty-one" in the first line
and by inserting in place thereof the
word eighteen and striking out the word
unmarried" in the second line, so that
said section as amended shall read as
follows:
Section q. Whoever, being more than
eighteen years Of age, has carnal knowl-
edge Of the body of any female child, be-
tween the ages of fourteen and sixteen
years. shall be punished by fine not ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars or by i'm
prisonment for not more than two years
The provisions of this section shall not
apply to cases of rape as defined in sec
ton sixteen Of this chapter.'-(Approved
March %, 1919
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and sub-soil water only, and Sewage"
means domestic and manufacturing filth
and refuse.
Section 2. Upon petition to said COM
mission by the mayor of city or the Sc
lectmen of town, the managing board
or officer of any public institution, or
by a board of water commissioners or
the president or other official of wa
ter or Ice company, stating that manure,
excrement, garbage, sewage or any other
matter pollutes or tends to pollute the wa
tiers OF any stream, pond, spring or water
course used by such city. town, tnstitu-
Ion or company, as source of water
supply, the commission shall appoint a
time and place within the county where
the nuisance or pollution is alleged to
exist for a hearing. and after such no.
tlce thereof to parties interested and a
nearing, If In Its judgment the public
nealtn SO requires. may, by an order
served upon the party causing or permit
ting such pollution, prohibit the deposit,
keeping or discharge Of any such cause
of pollution, and shall order him to de-
sist therefrom and to remove any such
cause of pollution; but the commission
shall not prohibit the cultivation and use
Of the soil. in the ordinary methods of ag-
rlculture II no human excrement Is used
thereon. Said commission shall not pro-
hibit the use of any structure which was
IN existence on or before the first day
OF January. nineteen hundred and seven
teen, upon complaint made by any
city. town, corporation or water district,
water or ice COMPANY, unless such city,
town. corporation, water district or com
pany files with said commission vote
OF its city council. selectmen, corpora
ton, water district or company ! that
such city, town, corporation, water dis
trict or company will, at its own ex-
pense. make such. changes in said struc-
ture or its location as said commission
shall deem expedient. Such vote shall
be binding on such city, town, corpora
ton. water district or company and all
damages caused by any such change
she'll be paid by such city. town, corpo-
ration. water, district or company. Il the
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Section 3. The word "credit" as used
herein, shall be construed to mean an ar
rangement or understanding with the
bank or depository, for the payment of
such check, draft or order.
Section 4. All acts and parts of acts
inconsistent herewith, and particularly
section thirteen of chapter one hundrel
twenty-eight of the Revised Statutes are
hereby repealed.-(Approved March %,
The Republican journal., 1917-04-05

An Act to amend Section forty-seven,
Chapter f1fty-fve, Revised Statutes. re-
lating to orders of the Public Utilities
Commission and their enforcement.
Section /. Section forty-seven, chapter
hfty-flve. of the Revised Statutes, Is
hereby amended by adding the following
words:
The supreme judicial court shall have
full jurisdiction at law and in equity.
upon application Of the commission or Of
the attorney general, to enforce all or
ders Of the commission and the perform
ance by public utilities of all duties i'm
posed by law upon them. including the
appointment Of receivers. agents and spe-
cial masters to carry its orders and the
orders Of said commission into effect and
clothing them with adequate authority
therefor so that said section, as amend
I'd, shall read as follows:
Section II. Every public utility to
Which such order applies shall make such
phanges in Its schedules on file as may
pc necessary to make the same conform
% said order: and no change thereafter
phau be made by any public utility in
bny such rates. tolls or charges or in any
boint rate or rates without the approval
h the cQmmissionS Copies OF all orders
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Section s. Said commission may ap-
point, employ and fix the compensation
OF such agents, clerks, servants, engineers
and expert assistants as is considered by
said commission necessary; and for the
purpose of carrying out the provisions of
this act, said commission may expend the
sum of not over four thousand dollars in
each of the years nineteen hundred seven
teen and nineteen hundred eighteen which
sums are hereby appropriated therefor
approved March %, 1919
The Detroit times., 1917-06-05
Let Us ALI Register Today!

GARY Ind June 5speaanE night at the
opening ~ BUY Home campaign naugpaed b, Real Estate
exchange James Scemerhorn
the threshold ceremonial that ckond possible
development OF unoombaye
y reminded him Of that POLITICALLY
served for US by Byard Taylor
soldiers lay along the hattery's
There pause the Fuardsman srate'
WIN brHg enough of- sorrow.
Another dan unlimited but inevitable bring
enough Of and
hrnknRy We have brought
OF Il takes them into the
OF democracy with their citizenship
that they
how this dedication
they will whore they
behest
But 81 should
citizenship Every freeman should
HIS heart that while
hurting death that The world
do his patriotic and ssthca best
devotion Those who 81
suffrage 10
home while the
Of smaller governments
black 1berate
advertisers shake OF
democraze system
be the
indeed land FOR
full electoral privileges that with free government
the
OF democracy abroad; the
The Detroit times., 1917-06-05
OFFICIALS
CLASH OVER
AUTHORITY
L. S. Marshal Asserts
District Attorney
Hampers Him
ASKS CHIEF FOR
INSTRUCTIONS
Behrendt Wants To Be
Set Right AS To
Authority

Declaring that his work Of exam
ming hundreds Of enemy aliens re-
questing permits 10 live in restrict
ed territory is being aampered ay
the Interruptions OF United States
District Attorney Kinnsne. United
States Marshal Henry Behrendt
Tuesday dispatched a message to
United States Attorney General
Gregory asking whether The mar
shall or the district attorney is in
charge Of the examinations
Under the Law. The aliens mus,
obtain a government permit before
they can reside within a halfmile
of munitions plant or q govern
ment building Hundreds have been
applying for the permits
The marshal declared be could
have made quick progress with the
examinations IL 9ir Kinnane had not
frequently interrupted him viih 9th
or matters
LAS understand our order, I was
20 conduct the examinations and
submit the reports TO The district
attorney. said Marshal Behrendt II
want TO know who's In authority 40
this work can Be facilitated
The Detroit times., 1917-06-05
Registration Opens
With Big Rush Here

Thousands Of Detroiters Of con.
scription age needed The plea Of
city officials to register early by an.
pearing at booths long before z
o'clock Tuesday morning. but Il be-
came apparent within two hours
after the enrolment for tho army
draft began that additional machin-
cry would have 10 be prov ided 10
save the oficials from being utterly
swsmped.
Lines OF young men waiting 70
enter their names on the govern.
ments eligible roll heightened
steadily, but the registration was
going along Al slow pace. In one
booth in the Fifth ward only eight
men had been registered at s 80
o'clock. when $50 were strung out
on the street. Among them were
many foreigners who were becom.
ing impatient pushing their way
ahead or trying 70 force an open.
ing In the head OF the line
Most Of the booths turnout the
city, IN the hrst two hours OF regis.
trstion, averaged about 20 names.
Some went as high as so. but Others
The Detroit times., 1917-06-05
GERMANS
BEATEN IN
SEA FIGHT
Destroyers Sunk BY
British; Another
Damaged
OSTEND SHELLED
BY VICTOR FLEET
LONDON, June 5.--Another
successful air raid on German
depots az ST Denis Wsstrer.
Seeorua1e and 5ruaes VAS an.
nounced BY the admiralty today.

LONDON. june a German
squadron Of SIX destroyer was az.
tackled by British destroyers in the
Channel with the result that one OF
the enemy des'royers was sunk and
another damaged, the admiralty. an
nounccd today
Tho ENGAGEMENTS took place early
This morning.
Vice admiral Dover reports that
she eneny naval base srd work
hops a Ostend were heavily BON.
barded' early n he morning, the
admiralty statement said
Commander Tyrwhltf reports
early in the morning a light cruiser
Ind destroyers engaged ak German
desrroyers az long range one Of
fhe latter was sunk and another
damaged
"Ostend vas hombarded oith good
results The shore hatteris return
81 he Ere. hut we we're without
damage The German destroyer
SUMS was The see We had no cas-
ualues
The Detroit times., 1917-06-05
ELIGlBLES
MAY REACH
125,,0OO
Mayor Marx Makes Es-
innate After Tour
of Booths
CITY TO FURNISH
OVER 5000 MEN
May Be Necessary to
Extend Registration
Another Day

Mayor Marx. chairman OF the CITY
drarr board. estimated AZ noon today
thar more than TOO. 900. and possibly
$4,000. would be registered as elisi.
bles under ecnssn,ption' he. made
public. this estimate after be had
personally visited many Of the dis
triots in which the registration was
exceptionally heavy
r. following she close OF many
factories between 8 30 and 5 o'clock
this afternoon. ne crowds cannot be
registered before p m, the mayor
will authorize the registrars to keep
the booths open until midnight and
possibly later Provided that The
rush is TOO great and the young men
cannot De registered today. the
mayor Nill wire Washington FOR su-
thority 10 keep the booths open
"wednesday
When The war department. set
one day for the registration OF all
males between 81 and 80 years. 81
neglected 20 take mo consideration
that Detroit has greater proportion
OF men between those ages than any
city in the country said The mayor
Furthermore. the non-voung popu-
lation in many OF the districts is far
larger than We had ever estimated
That accounts for the lineups OF
from 900 70 200 men IN some OF The
districts where the population IS
largel, foreign
The provostmarshsl In Washing
ton. in Al estimate 70 the mayor,
said that Detroit should furnish a.
least $1,000 names Al noon todaJ
IL pas evident that the citys tofal
would run far in excess Of thar fig
ure.
On The basis OF Detroit register
ing 100000 OF is Young men today
the ciiy VIII furnish between 5000
and 5000 in the first contingent FOR
overseas service This means thar
one OUT OF every is persons Nho viii
register todaf will be- conscriptet
into tho military service OF the
country.
The Detroit times., 1917-06-05
BEATEN, ROBBED,
AFTER DECLARING
HIS CITIZENSHIP

j w. Lonkey % years old So
s0s Tennessee.sve is In Receiving
hospital nursing serious scalp
wound because ne declared himself
10 b. an American citizen Monday
I,onkey was on HE vav home
when he was stopped on Hastings
81, near Gratiofavc. ~ two mon
One % rho men grabbed Lonkey hv
he arm and seked him IN DO was
m American citizen.
Sure, arm. replied fOnkey
We'll then hand over your watch
and money said The man
I.onkey refused 70 obey The coin
mand and was beaten on the Road
With a piece % sas pipe tie was
found lying In fhe street In an I'm
conscious condition Hc was taken
TO the Receiving hospital Hs
watch and so Sc misen p