Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-09

Of this paragraph shall charge a rea-
sonable fee for services. ana expenses
attendant thereon. including the pay
ment of experts. and in no case shall
such fee be less vhan twenty-five dol
lars, the same to be paid by the railroad
company seeking to make It's bonds q
legal investment under this paragraph.
whether the same are admitted or not,
and all sums so collected shall be added
to the appropriation for the banking
department, to be expended by the bank
commissioner under the authority and
with the approval of the governor and
council No bonds secured by an open
mortgage shall be legal under this Sec
ton unless the mortgage provides that
the total amount OF bonds certified and
exceed eighty per cent of the amount
of cash expended upon the road. All
certificates heretofore issued wherein
for savings banks shall continue to be
in full force and effect, the provisions
of this paragraph Notwithstanding
Section Q. Amend paragraph Of
said chapter and section by striking out
all of said paragraph and in place there
of inserting the following:
g: In consolidated or refunding
bonds. which are of an issue to retire
tions as applied to first mortgage bonds
in paragraphs b. C and of this sub
division, and which are secured by q
mortgage on the whole or any part of
SYSTEM
Gates hereinafter issued making such
bonds legal for investments by savings
banks shall show that in addition to
the provisions specified in the first
clause of paragraph the average net
income of said corporation for a period
of three years next prior to making such
bonds legal shall have been not less
than two times interest charges on the
bonds outstanding secured by such mort
gage and all prior liens.'-(Approved
March 81. 1919
CHAPTER 14s.
An Act to amend Sections eighteen to
twenty-three inclusive, or Chapter
eighteen, and Section fifty-three of
Chapter one hundred seventeen, Of the
Revised Statutes, all relating to the
board of registration of nurses,
Section 1. Section eighteen Of chap
ter eighteen Of the Revised Statutes is
hereby amended by striking out all Of
said section and inserting in place there
of the following:
Section IS. The governor, with the
advice and consent OF the council shall
appoint board of registration Of
whom shall be residents of the State
and engaged in professional work. They
shall have been graduated each from a
different training school, shall have had
of graduation in professional nursing
of the sick. and at least two years ex-
perience from date of graduation in
teaching nurses. They shall be regis
tered under the provisions of sections
twenty and twenty-one of this chap
ter and with the exception of those who
registered under said section twenty
one shall have the same qualifications
as are required for registration under
section twenty Nothing herein con-
tanned shall be construed as in any way
affecting the term of office of any Of
the present members of the board. Up
-
of any member of said board, the gov
ernor shall appoint a successor who
shall hold Office for three years. The
said appointment shall be made from
at meeting of the Maine State Nurses
Association and submitted to the gov
ernor not less than thirty days before
the time of appointment. Any vacancy
occurring on said board shall be filled
for the unexpired term by appointment
to be made by the governor from like
nominations to be furnished by the said
association. If said nominations IN
either case are not submitted within
thirty days after the vacancy occurs
the governor may appoint to fill such
vacancy such person, qualified as afore-
said, as to him seems best Any men,
Der of said board may be removed from
office for cause by the governor with
the advice and consent of the council.
On request of said board the superin-
tendent of public buildings shall pro-
for its meetings.
Section 9. Section nineteen Of said
chapter eighteen is hereby amended by
inserting after the first sentence in said
section the words, 1T shall also elect
one of it's members as inspector of train
ing schools for nurses Also by strik-
ing out the words, special meetings
shall be called upon request, of any
lines of said section and inserting in
place thereof the words, special meet
ings shall be called by the secretary
upon request of any two members so
that said section as amended shall read
as follows:
Section 10. The board shall. at each
annual meeting. elect from it's number
q president, and secretary who shall
also be treasurer, 1t shall elect one of
its members as inspector of training
schools for nurses. The board may
adopt a seal and pin, which shall be
placed in the care of the secretary, and
may adopt such bylaws. rules and regu-
lationS for the transaction of the bust
ness of the board and the government
and management of it's affairs. not in.
consistent with the laws of this State
and of the United States, as 1t may
deem expedient. Three members of said
board shall constitute a quorum; special
meetings shall be called by the secretary
upon request of any two members. The
secretary shall keep record of all
meetings of the board, including a regis
ter of the names of all nurses duly reg.
istered under sections twenty and TWEEN.
ty-one, which shall be open to the pub
lie at all reasonable times; he shall fur.
nsh certificate of registration to each
of such nurses, which may be renewed
at the expiration of five years, upon pay
ment of one dollar to the secretary OF
the board; the applicant for renewal OF
a certificate shall be given at least three
months notice, by registered letter, OF
the expiration of said certificate, and
shall submit an affidavit showing his OF
her identity. The board shall submit
to the governor on or before the first
day Of January in each year, general
statement of the work of the board fol-
the year preceding. including therein a
received during the year, the number ap.
proved, and the number rejected
Section g. Section twenty Of said
chapter eighteen is hereby amended by
striking out the whole Of said section
and inserting in place thereof the fol
lowing:
Section 20. At each annual meeting
and at such special meetings as SAID
board may deem necessary to hold for
anime all applicants for registra-
ton, to determine their qualifications
for the efficient nursing of the sick
and shall decide upon the qualifica.
tons of every such applicant and give
notice of their decision within three
months from the date of such examna.
ton Notice of each meeting, whether
annual or special, shall be given by pub.
LEGATION at least one month previous tc
nursing journals as the board may de.
termine. Application for registration
shall be made upon blanks furnished by
the board and shall be signed and sworn