Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-24
New Legislation

Among the important matters Tor ne"
legislation introduced Tuesday ~ the
senate were.
senator behring's bill for the establish
pasnt OF district inhrmares. Is districts
being formed. and the doing away OF the
local alfnshouses. warehouses and houses
~ correction. the inHrmaries To- be IN
rharg- 81 board OF trustees. ut which
one shall be a woman. Senator Conants
mill taN fund bill for raising money Tor
state and state aid highways, Rep
DAvles' b.!l 70 amend the corporatioh
law ls 80 changes hy corporations, Sen
ator Bst,,tt. a.t TO License nJu-rcsid T..
insurirD. BROKERS AMI Others, IS ~
lows
~ THE SENATE
Senator Deerlng % York-AC, to repeal
40 much vi Chapter % Of the Reused
Statutes o. lsls and an act amenddtUrN
thereof as authorizes me cities and
towns % tn STATE 20 tna!rtai! aims
houses. warehouses; or ,ouses of "orrec-
ton. and to provide 10. r.. establish
ment Of district inhrmaries CIereot.
section l Of the act provides that on
ard after Jan l. 1915, there shall bc eS-
iablished and maintained within certain
districts an Institution to TIC known as
IN nHrmary for the care OF the AGED or
otherwise in1rm ana INDECENT persons eA-
oept children under Is years Of age whose
condition " such that they require more
than temporary care or partial support
section two specifics the following dis
,ricts composed OF the cities ANA towns
situated within tho following named
counties Androscoggin district, An
droscogsin county Aroostook district.
Aroostook county Bangor district the
city ~ Bangor, Cumberland district,
Cumberland county except the city Of
cortland, Franklin district, Franklin
county. Hancock district Hancock
county Kennebec district, kennebcc
county. Knox. Lincoln, Sagadahoc dis
trict Knox. lincoln aud SaSadahoc
COUNTIES oxford district. oxford county:
Penobscot district. ponobscot county eN-
tept the city Of Bangor; liscataquis dis
'rict Piscatsquis county: Portland dis
trict the city Of Portland; Somerset dis
trtot. Somerset county. Waldo district
wsido county, Washington district,
washington county, York district, York
county.
.rhs MANAGEMENT OF each of the sew
.rai inArrnsres shall lie vested in board
~ trustees which shall he composed OF
Nv. persons ono Of whom shall he a wo-
man, all Of whom shall be residents of
he county or district for which appoint
81 TIE boards of trustees shall he
ron partisan in the performance of their
duties and no member, officer or en-
pioyee shall during his term OF Office or
employment actively engage III politics
or hold any political Office,
The boards of trustees shall have the
general superintendent. management
and control Of the inhrmarics IN their
urovsl Of tho state Board of Charities
and Corrections The superintendent Of
each jnArmary shalt subject to the con-
uoi and direction Of the board Of trus-
tees have th" general control OF
the ground and buildings of the IN
ermar,. the subordiate officers and
employee and the inmates and all mat
cipltn"
oVcrsccrs oi the poor III the several
cities. towns and plantations shall not
~xperd more thar So il, any ono three
months for tho support Or assistance al
an, poor person "r family III their re-
for medical attendance without the an
rro, al 81 the trustees of the utirmar. "r
ne district IN which the town is located.