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

be in session from nine o'clock IN inc
forenoon to one o'clock in the a1ter-
noon and from three o'clock 10 nve
to nine o'clock in the afternoon. to re-
ceive evidence and to determine tho quail
fications and rights OF REGISTRATION OF
voters therein, and to revise ana cor
rect the voting lists; and on the latter
boards shall be in session to enable said
boards to verify the correctness OF tho
voting lists and to close up the RECORDS
Of said boards. and to hear ana oeter.
mine the right of any person, whose right
has been challenged. to have ms name
added to or remain on said list or be
stricken from the same. In cities OF not
less than thirty-iive thousand inhaeitants
registration prior to any presidential
election shall be held during the Gays
and hours fixed by this section for the
registration Of voters for the municipal
election next following, so that said sec
Section 10. Said boards Of registra-
ton shall be in session from nine IN the
forenoon to one o'clock In the afternoon.
and from three to five o'clock IN the
IN the afternoon, in cities OF not less
than nineteen thousand inhabitants, on
each of the twelve secular days next
prior to any election; on the first nlne OF
touching the qualifications Of voters
therein, and to revise and correct the
voting lists, and on the latter three OF
said secular days, to enable the board
to verify the correctness Of said lists and
to complete, and close up its records Of
said sessions, and in cities of not less
than thirty-fve thousand Inhabitants said
board shall be in session the sixty secu-
lar days prior to any State or municipal
election; on the first twenty Of said days
SAID boards shall be in session from nine
o'clock In the forenoon to one o'clock In
the afternoon, and from three o'clock to
I'VE o'clock In the afternoon and on the
next ten secular days the said boards
shall be in session from nine o'clock in
the forenoon to one o'clock In the after
noon and from three O'Clock to five
seven to nine o'clock in the after
noon, to receive evidence and to de-
terlnfne the qualifications and rights
OF registration of voters therein. and to
revise and correct the voting lists; and
on the latter thirty of said sixty secular
days said boards shall be In session to
enable said boards to verify the correct
ness Of the voting lists and to close up
the records of said boards. and to hear
and determine the right of any person
whose right has been CHALLENGED to have
his name added to or remain on said list
or b9 stricken from the same. In cities
OF not less than thirty-fiye thousand in
habltants registration prior to any presi-
Dental election shall be held during the
Gays and hours fixed by this section for
tfe registration of voters for the munich
pa election next following. And in all
other cities, for the same purpose, and at
the same hours on each of the FIVE secu-
lar days next prior to any election, the
nrst four thereof to be devoted to regis
tfatlon as above, and the last one of said
secular days to enable the board to
VERIFY the correctness Of said lists and to
complete and close up its records Of said
sessions. And on the last of said secular
Gays, at tive O'Clock in the afternoon,
ceFtlhed copies of said voting lists shall
thn oye 1s
and receipts taken therefor, except that
on the last of said days devoted to regis
tration and on the last of said days de-
voted to the records as above, the ses-
SONS OF the board shall close at five
O'Clock in the. afternoon, but no name
shall be added to or stricken from said
lists after five o'clock in the afternoon Of
the last of said days devoted to regict. a.
ton as Above. Said board shall not place
upon said lists during said revision of the
same, the name of any person who shall
not personally appear before said board
and request It, and during said time said
board SHAH revise and correct the voting
lists. Nothing in this chapter shall be so
construed as to require any voter, whose
name Is already upon any ward list and
Who afterwards moves from said ward
to any ether ward in said city to appear
personally before said board during the
revision Of the list in order to transfer
his name from one ward list to another.
The wardens Of cities shall be governed
by sad revised and corrected lists; and
no names shall be added to or stricken
from said lists on the day of election,
and no person shall vote at any election
whose name is not on said lists. No
board Of registration shall be answerable
for any omission of a name or reSidence
from the voting lists or for any error in
the same, unless such name and residence
are correctly entered in the general regis
ter Of voters; but on the day of election
said board shall be in session, and shall
n n{jG yn{n
has been omitted from the voting list or
In whose name or residence as placed on
said voting list clerical error has been
made, a certificate signed by majority
OF the board, giving the corrected name
and residence Of such person, and direct
ed to the officer presiding over the cleo
ton: such officer shall on receipt of such
certificate, allow the person therein
named to vote and shall check HIS name
on the certificate, and securely attach
the certificate to the voting list'-tAp-
proved March %, 1919
CHAPTER 70.
An Act to amend Section fourteen of
Chapter tifty-eight of the Revised Stat
utes, relating to the extension of char
tiers Of street railroads.
Section fourteen of chapter flfty-eight
OF the Revised Statutes Is hereby
amended by striking out the words, "a
period not exceeding three years." in the
second and third lines thereof, and in
sorting in place thereof the words, sue
cassive periods t not exceeding three
years each. so that said section as
amended shall read as follows:
Section IA. The pubic utilities corn
mission may extend the corporate ex-
istence and powers Of such corporation
for successive periods of not exceeding
three years each, may revive such
corporate existence and powers for like
period after the same shall have ceased
as provided in the preceding section. Said
commission. If they deem it expedient
and If the same be prayed for, may In
clude in such extension any rights or
powers granted to SUCH corporation by
special law, and in such case all rights
and powers of such corporation, whether
existing under this chapter or under any
special law, shall continue in full force
for the period not exceeding three years
determined by the commission; provided,
however, that before decreeing such
extension or revival, notice shall be
given and hearing had as provided by
section seven (Approved March %, 1879
CHAPTER II.
An Act to amend Section seventy-four
of Chapter forty-fiye of the Revised
Statutes. relating to fishing for smelts
in West Bay and West Bay stream:
Section seventy-four Of chapter forty
five Of the Revised Statutes ts hereby
to smelts taken in West Bay and West
Bay stream. so-called, in the town of
Gouldsboro Hancock county, in the
tbirty-HrSt and thirtv.sacoud 1inaa of