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


guard shall have and exercise throughout the
State all the powers Of constables, except the
service Of civil process. and all the powers Of
s.,: and ~ The
whom called BY executive order for service
and while on such service, shall be Axed by
the COMMANDMENTS chief, and shall In no event
exceed the compensation Of officers and men
OF the national guard Of like grade.
Section 8. The commander-inchief may
appoint officers for such units and organiza-
tons Of the homo guard as he may establish,
the eemmandsr.in chief unless and until their
successors are appointed, - provided BY the
statutes Of the State, exercise the same mill
tarx authority over their several commands
as that specified by the statutes Of Maine for
duly chosen officers of organized militia Of
the State.
Section 4. The provisions Of paragraphs
ono hundred sixteen and one hundred twenty
seven Of the Act to Revise the Military Law
Of nineteen hundred seventeen. shall not apply
to the homo guard herein provided for.
Section 5. All provisions Of law relative
to the compensation Of members Of the Ma
tional Guard injured in the discharge Of their
duty shall apply to members Of the Maine
Home Guard.
Section 8. In visw Of the emergency ex-
pressed In the preamble hereof, this act shall
take effect when ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS April
CHAPTER 27s.
An Act to amend Section forty five Of Chapter
one hundred and seventeen Of the Revised
Statutes, and relating to clerk hire In GER.
o hs css
Section forty-fvs Of chapter ono hundred
seventeen Of the Revised Statutes is amended
In the third paragraph thereof, so as to read
as follows:
In Aroostook county; for clerks in the
office of register Of deeds of the northern dis
trlet. five hundred dollars; for clerks in the
Office OF register of deeds in the southern dis
for clerks in the Office of register of probate
six hundred twenty-four dollars for clerks
In the office of clerk of courts, one thousand
eight hundred dollars, and for expenses of the
clerk of courts and his subordinates while
attending the sessions of the supreme judicial
court at Caribou, such sums as allowed by the
court.'-tApproved April 7, 1919
CHAPTER $50.
An Act to amend Section seventy-six Of
Chapter eighty-two Of the Revised
Statutes Of Maine, relative to price OF
Maine reports.
Section l. Section seventy-six Of
chapter eighty-tWo of the Revised Stat
utes is hereby amended by striking out
IN the eighth line of said section after
the "ofds price or the words zone
dollar and seventy-tive" and inserting
III place thereof the words two dollars
ana f1ty, SO that said section as amend
w
Section &c. The reporter of decisions
shall, by his personal attendance at law
court When practicable, or by the best
other means in his power, prepare cor
rect reports OF all legal questions ar
gued and decided, reporting cases more
or less al large according to his judg-
ment or their Importance, He shall
publish at least one volume yearly pro-
Vided he has material enough to make
volume Of the size required by this sec
ton, and furnish the usual number of
current copies to the State and to the
public at the price of two dollars and
nifty cents volume. Each volume
shah be of the average size Of volume
eighty three, Maine reports, and be
equal thereto in paper. printing bind
ing, general finish and quantity Of print
ed matter. The reporter may, from time
to time. as he sees fit, make a written
son. firm or corporation for the printing,
publishing and binding of said reports
and shall require such person, firm or
corporation to give good and sufficient
bond with good and sufficient sureties,
conditioned for the faithful performance
OF all the terms and conditions of such
contract by the person, firm or corpor-
alton with whom the reporter makes
such contract. In case of a breach of
any or all the conditions of such bond
the reporter may maintain an action on
such bond in his own name.'-(Approyed
AiAtl I, 1919
CHAPTER 2si.
An "a to amend Sections forty and
fort> two OF Chapter forty five of the
Revised Statutes relating to inspec-
ton and transportation of Holsters
Section !. Section forty of chapter
forty-tive Of the Revised Statutes is
hereby amended by striking out the
whole of said section and inserting in
lieu thereof the following:
Section 40. Whenever the commits
sioner shall receive from any person,
firm, association or corporation that now
has or hereafter may open such place
of business, or may change said place
of business after once 1t is established.
the notice referred to in the preceding
section, he SHALL If In his Judgment It
Is practicable to do so, arrange with said
person, firm association or corporation
for the suitable inspection Of Holsters
before shipment from said place Of bus
mess, and cause such Holsters to be in
spected; but unless such arrangements
are made all Holsters shall be subject to
examination In transit
Section 2. Section forty-two of said
chapter forty-five is hereby amended by
inserting after the word thereof" in the
second line the words and If inspected
Holsters SO inspected shall bear some
mark to be prescribed by the commits
sioner indicative of such Inspection
by inserting after the word section"
III Inc lJi1fO llHS INC WORDS II bearing
the mark Indicative of inspection pre-
scribed by the commissioners by insert
ing after the word marked In the
eighth line the words as required by
tho provisions of the preceding section'
and by striking out the word less" in
the ninth and tenth lines and inserting
in lieu thereof the word other so that
said section as amended shall read as
follows:
Section ~. All Holsters so packed
shall be open to the inspection Of the
commissioner or hts wardens, at or be-
fore the time OF the packing thereof,
and If inspected each barrel, box or
package containing Holsters so inspected
shall bear some mark to be prescribed
by the commissioner indicative Of such
inspection; but after the same are
packed and marked as required by the
preceding section, IL bearing the mark
indicative of inspection prescribed by
the commissioner and by the shipper
delivered to the transportation company
the said barrels. boxes or packages shall
not be opened for inspection by anyone
without the consent Of the shipper; and
in case OF seizure by any duly author
ICED officer, OF any barrels, boxes or
other packages in transit. containing
Holsters which are not so marked as re-
uuired by the provisions of the preced-
ing section, or in ca Sc Of seizure by such
officer. OF barrels, boxes or other pack
ages. containing Holsters, other than the
prescribed length, such Holsters as are
length shall be liberated. and all such
Holsters as are Of the prescribed length,
found in such barrels. boxes or pscka ges
shall ha forfaifad apH 81 ,ypaor