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

Section q. Every general ballot, or ballot
ihtended FOR the use Of all voters, which shall
Dc printed in accordance with the provisions
OF tms chapter, shall contain the names and
residences. ward residences In city elections,
o. al candidates whose nomin atoms for any
once specified in the ballot have bssn duly
made and not withdrawn in accordance hare
with, and the office for which they have besn
severauy nomin ated, and shall contain no other
names except that in case Of electors Of pres
iaent and ice-president OF the United States,
tie names of the candidates for president and
vicepresident may be added to the party or
political designation. The names Of candi-
oates nominated by any party shall be
grouped together upon the ballot. Above each
group shall be placed the name Of the political
party BY which the candidates comprising such
group were placed in nomination, or the po-
iitical designation as described in the certiA-
cate Ss OF nomination; or nomination papers. un-
ger . square. Below the name Of each can
didste for any Office In any group there shall
be left q blank space In which the voter may
write the name OF any person for whom hs
at the right Of each name and at the right Of
the blank space above provided for there shall
be left blank square in which the voter
may make cross mark (x). If only ono
person be nominated by any party, or under
any political designation. his name with the
ONCE for which he is . candidate shall be
printed by itself under the name Of such
party or political designation. Whenever the
other question Is submitted to the vote Of the
people such question or questions shall be
printed upon separate ballot The ballots
shall be 30 printed to leave blank space,
above such amendment or question 50 as to
give each voter q clear opportunity to desig-
nate By cross mark, (X) therein. his an
swers to the questions submitted and on the
ballot may be printed such words as will aid
the voter to do this as "yes," no." and
the like. The ballot shall be not less than
four inches in width and not less than SIX
inches in length. Before distribution the bal
lots shall be so folded in marked creases that
their width and length when folded shall be
uniform. On the back and outside, when
folded, shall be printed Official Ballot for"
followed by the designation of the polling
place for which the ballot is prepared, the
date Of the election and a facsimile of the
signature OF the secretary of State or city
clerk who has caused the ballot to be printed
shall be printed upon clean white paper with
out any distinguishing mark or figures there
on'-(Approved April 7. 1919
CHAPTER 2e7.
An Act to amend sections forty mine,
fifty flfty-one, fiftytwo, flfty-three,
flfty-four. f1fty-six and flfty-seven Of
Chapter sixty-four of the Revised
neglected children.
Section 1. Section forty-nine. chap
ter siXty-four. Revised Statutes. is here
by amended to read as follows:
county commissioners of any county to
the governor and council. recommending
any person as an ;, agent for the pro-
cause the qualifications and experience
of said person to be investigated by the
State board of charities and corrections,
and q report thereon to be made to
him; If from such report it shall ap-
pear that the person so recommended
possesses the necessary qualifications
and experience for the office. the COVER
hoh h,r1
a communication to the person designated
in said application, appointing such per-
son as an agent for the protection of
children" to serve within and for the
county for which she or he shall be ap-
pointed and to perform such duties as
may be required by the following sec
there shall not be more than one com
mission which has been issued under
the provisions of this section as amend
ed in force for any county at one and
the same time. but this proviSo shall
not serve to terminate the commission
of any agent now holding Office, not
exclusive of fees, to reduce the rate of
compensation of such agents.
Section 2. Section fifty of said
chapter siNtyfour is hereby amended
to read as follows:
!, Section SO. If any vacancy occurs in
the OFFICE of the agent for the protec-
ton of children in any county and the
county. commissioners fail, for more
than thirty days thereafter, to recon-
such appointment may be made by the
governor and council upon the recon-
mendation of the State board of chart
ties and corrections in the same man
ner as though the recommendation had
been made in the first instance by the
county commissioners, and in such case
the compensation which the, said agent
State board but shall not exceed three
dollars per day
Section 8. Section fifty-one of said
Nto ,trr cell fr., to- r. INJ -
Section 81. Any agent for the pro-
lection of children appointed as afores
said and all sheriffs. deputy sheriffs
of the poor shall Investigate all cases
of cruel or injurious treatment of chill
dren coming to their knowledge, and
shall cause offenders againts any law
concerning the protection Of children or
prevention of cruelty to the same to be
prosecuted. Said agents shall file with
tons such reports of cases investigated
and children taken into custody by or
through their efforts as the said board
may require and the said board shall
direct them in the performance Of their
duties. For their services in conduct
ing Investigations. making inspections
and performing such other duties as are
required by the last twelve sections OF
this chapter. said agents shall be paid
by the county their actual expenses. In
Guiding the cost of maintaining and
before hearing. and compensation. at
such rate which shall not be less than
two dollars and fifty cents per day. az
the county commissioners Of their re-
spective counties shall determine. pro-
vided that all claims of such agents for
expenses and services shall first be
audited by the said State board before
they arc approved by the county COM
missioners of the county liable to pay
for the same. Sheriffs and deputy
sheriffs shall be paid by their respec-
tive counties their actual expenses and
compensation where no salary. Is paid.
at the regular per diem rate fixed by
law for their respective offices; police
officers. constables and overseers of the
poor shall be paid by their respective
towns their actual expenses and the
usual compensation allowed for the
performance of the duties Of their re-
spective offices; and for the service of
any process, civil or criminal, which
they may be authorized to serve by the
terms of this section; said sheriffs dep
uty sheriffs, police officers and con-
stables shall be allowed the same fees
as are now allowed officers by law for
the service of any similar process. All
fines imposed for the punishment of of.
this chapter shall be paid over to the
county treasurer for the county in
which the offenses may have been COM
mitted.
Section L. Section 1fty-two of said
chapter siXty-four is hereby amended
to reau as follows:
Section 50. Any agent appointed as
aforesaid may arrest and bring before
any court or magistrate having juris-