The Republican journal., 1917-04-05

elected by the legislature by Joint ballot
OF the senators and representatives in
the term Of four years and until his sue
cessor is elected and qualified. He shall
~ give bond in the sum of ten thousand
dollars to the State, with sufficient sure
ties, or with a surety company author
lied to do business in the State, as surety,
to be approved by the treasurer Of State
conditioned to faithfully account for all
moneys received and dsbursed by him as
effect January first nineteen hundred
nineteen. April 6, 1879
CHAPTER 2o2.
An Act to amend Section nine of CHAPTER
twenty-nine Of the Revised Statutes
prohibiting the treatment of army and
navy veterans as paupers.
Section nine of chapter twenty-nine of
the Revised Statutes is hereby amended
by inserting in the fifth line Of said Sec
ton between the word name and the
word land" the following: And no pen
sioner of the United States army, navy
or marine corps, who is bona fide resi-
dent Of the State of Maine and enlisted
therefrom, who has been honorably dis
charged from the service of the United
States for disability contracted while In
the line of duty. and been duly pensioned
therefor, so that said section as amended
shall read as follows:
Section 9. No soldier or sailor who
SCI .eu py enlistment IN the army or navy
of the United States. In the war Of
eighteen hundred and sixty-one, or in
the war with Spain, and who has received
an honora BILE discharge from all enlist
ment in said service, whether in his own
proper name or an assumed name and no
pensioner of the United States army navy
or marine corps, who is bona fide resi-
dent of the State of Maine and enlisted
therefrom. who has been honoraby dis
charged from the service of the United
States for disability contracted while in
the line of duty, and been duly pcrsioned
therefor and who has or NAV become
denendent upon any town., shall be con-
S1dered a pauper. or be subject to dis
REIMBURSEMENT for that cause; hut the
time during which said soldier or sailor
is so dependent, shall not be inclu'ed in
the period of residence necessary to
change his settlement; and oyersaers of
the poor shall not have authority to re-
move to. or support in. the pocrhouse
any such dependent soldier or s1ilor or
his family; the word family" here used
sailor his wife. his unmarried minor chill
dren living with him and dependent upon
hum for support, and such other unma r.
ried children of his dependent upon him
for support who by reason of mental in
capacity or physical disability are unable
to provide for themselves; but the town
Of his settlement shall support them
at his own home in the town
of f hls sfsb1s r or
the roorhorse, as the overseers Of
the town Of his settlement NAV deem
right and proper. In case of violation
of this section the overseers of the poor
shall be subject to a fine Of Twenty-Five
dollars. And for every day they allow
them to remain in such poorhouse. after
reasonable notice, they shall be subject
to a further fine of five dollars a day,
to be recovered by complaint or indict-
ment. This section shah not he 90 con-
strued as to deprive overseers of the poor
of any right to remove and SUPP rt such
dependent soldier sailor and his family
in the town of his settlement herein
provided. '-(Approved April G. 1871
CHAPTER 2os.
An act to amend Section ten Of Chap
ter one hundred thirtY-seven Of the
Revised Statutes, relating to the APP
pointment of probation officers.
Section ten of chapter one hundred
thirty-seven of the revised statutes is
hereby amended by striking. out the
words. shall, on recommendation of
ty. appoint therein" in the second and
third lines of said section. aud insert
ing in place thereof the words, shall
appoint in any county Of the state ia.
ment is advisable, so that said section
as amended shall read as follows:
Section 10. The Governor. by and
with the consent of the council, shall
appoint in any county of the State
where in his judgment such appoint
ment is advisable, one probation officer.
who shall be male citizen of the coun-
ty in which he is appointed and Of good
moral characted; he shall hold office
during the pleasure of such governor
and council and shall receive as his
compensation such sum as the county
commissioners of his county shall fix,
which shall be paid from the county
treasury in equal monthly instalments.
The county commissioners of such
county shall at their next session after
such appointment by the Governor de-
termine and fix the amount of such
compensation. which shall not be dim
iniShed during the term of office of a
if it seems just to the county commits
, sioners so to do. In addition to such
compensation, each probation officer
shall receive monthly such sums as he
has reasonably and properly paid for
his expenses incurred IN the perform
ance of his duty: each probation officer
shall on or before the last day of each
month submit under oath to the county
lied statement of such expenditures. If
in any county it seems to the Governor
and Council necessary to have more
than one probation officer, the Govern
or, by and with the consent of the
Council, may appoint one or more as
sociates. who shall have all the author
ity under the direction of the probation
officer which such probation officer has
and who shall receive for compensation
and expenses such sum as the county
commissioners in his county shall deem
just and proper. (Approved, April 6,
1919
cHApTEs 2o4.
. An Act authorizing the Treasurer Of
State to negotiate a temporary loan.
The treasurer of state is authorized
in any year in which he and the Gov
ernor and council may deem the same
necessary, to negotiate n temporary
loan, as provided by Article Nine Sec
. ton Fourteen, of the constitution of
Maine. There is hereby appropriated
for any year in which the treasurer of
state and the Governor and council may
deem it necessary to borrow as afore-
said, the sum of three hundred thou
sand dollars. The treasurer of state
, and the Governor and council are here
by authorized and directed whenever
they shall judge that the state of the
treasury will permit without prejudice
to other necessary purposes, to pay any
or all of such loan. (Approved, April s,
1910
CHAPTER 2o5.
An Act to provide for the establish
ment of polling districts in towns.
Section /. The municipal officers of
any town may by written order to be
filed with and recorded by the town
clerk sixty days at least before the
first election to which said order shall
apply, divide the town into two or