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CHAPTER 14s.

An Act to Amend Section One Hundred
and Fortysix of Chapter Sixteen
Of the Revised Statutes, as Amend
ed by Chapter Sixty-four of the
Public Laws of Nineteen Hundred
and Seventeen, Relating to the APP
preparation for the Support OF Nor
mai and Training Schools.
Section one hundred and forty-si
of chapter sixteen of the revised stat
utes, as amended by chapter sixty
four of the public laws of nineteen
hundred and seventeen, is hereby fur
Their amended by striking out the
words "one hundred ten" in the third
line thereof and substituting therefor
the words one hundred and twenty
seven, SO that said section. when
amended shall read as follows:
Sec. 146. For the support of the
five normal chools and the Madaw
la Training School, the sum of one
hundred and twenty-seven thousand
dollars is annually appropriated, to be
expended under tine direction of said
trustees, which sum the treasurer OF
state shall deduct for said purpose
from any school money raised for the
support of common schools. The gov
ernor and council may from time to
time as they think proper, draw war
rants therefor on said treasurer in
favor Of said trustees, - Approved
April IL
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CHAPTER 16E-

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[,'' 10 Ais'enu 9Gr'ioh ih'f'e'n oil Gh&H-
W. et - u 'ir hSElNSa Nta'ntH I'Plat-
~ n" eI"tE l"r VOCATION OF PROVISIONS
- 'es"'u " N"h"ufl o. PRIMARY EteG
lio"n'
Section thirteen Of chapter six of the
revised statutes is hereby amended by add.
ing at the end of SAID section the follow
hg sentence Every city, town or plan
tatlon clerk, ward or election officer or per-
son VotHc, who shall MIfully violate any
OF the provisions of this section shall be
punished for each oifense by a fire not OK
ceeding i've hundred dollars or by mpris.
nnnent in the county jail not cxcccdinc
SIX months, or by both such fine and inn
prisonment, so that said section. as amend
ed. shall read as follows
Sec 10 M nersou shall ,-o,o at ,,,
primary election InIs,s lrrnIr, ot,.Iif,L
voter at surb voti,,r ,,I.,, as H;, w. -
tie preceding sectiom. and, in all citin r'
and in towns of two th,usard i,,Lahit~,,ts
or more enroIlsd aS n,oiirnd ''l"i 20 70
the cancusrs OF hi. noIiriraI nartv in ,hn
manner vrnvid.I H. tI,a oii ~
laws applicable In sad 7,tinl ~, . 'ry'' g
Them or To Igid tours M I,,..' ""! =
lawns and the ,var,Iens of trords =; ,;tot
shall be ScasonahIv f,1r,i.bod Nv IN tn,,'n
or city cinrI, N, ntl,or ofi;,i iro, tU% ;+i L.
The diitv Of nreser,nt tI n;,I, , iu
ran~nr earh ,olit;c%i nort,, goora '";n' a.
its names Of voters ,haro oIat$; 1ip
If not therein enrolled any rnler o,,aI;tic,i
bv law and mis- rhantor sy I,,aI ,dto,.
al srnh ,,ntirrr ,1Io 49, a. "Sdi W. 9
suhsrribin~ and mal,inr o.tb b,,fo,.a ~
Iot clerl, Ia tho stata7o,,, y, g ~
section tbirfv.nna ~ III ~ ~
dnties imnos,d mon tho secrntar n INV o ,,,o
Gus by said section shall he nerformed hy
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An Act to Amend Section Thirty-three
Of Chapter Sixteen o the Revised
Statutes, Relating to Vacancies in
the Membership of experimenting
School Committees.
Section thirty-three OF chapter six
teen of the revised statutes is amend
ed by adding to said section the fol-
lowing words: In case any member
of the experimenting sch Dol commit
tee shall remove from the town or be
absent for more than ninety days a
vacancy shah be declared to exist and
the remaining members shall within
thirty days thereafter choose another
member as hereinbefore provided
Whenever the remaining members fall
to appoint person to I'll e vacancy
the same may be filled by election at
a town meeting called for the purpose
SO that said section when amended,
shall read as follows:
Sec. So School committees first
chosen shall designate by lot a mem
Der or members to hold office for one
two and three years respectively, in
manner as follows: one for one year,
years. and they shall certify such
designation to the town clerk to be by
him recorded; and thereafterwards OF g
member me ser, shall be chosen by ballot at
hold office for three years. Said com
between annual meetings, and. the
eommittee eH SO chosen sha expre af
the next annual meeting. No mem
Der of the experimenting school COM
mittee Of any town shall be employed
as a teacher in any public school in
the experimenting school committee
shall remove from the town or be alb
sent for more than ninety days a va
cancy shall be declared TO exist and
the remaining members shall within
thirty days thereafter choose another
member as hereinbefore provided.
Whenever the remaining members fail
the same may he hled by election at
town meeting called for the purpose.
-(ApproYed April -
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CHAPTER l52.

Al Act In Provide for the Fer7oval of
electric U-iro.+ ana l,0fet WIN
Necessary for the repair # Streets
on, Ren6yaj lr EUillings
80. t,-i..,- .,-,.
e Sf f6a NJ i9aFly-oMe OF G@apteI sixty
-,l}lll5 iTEi7tI 10 y U.s. Us ~ iet-oN r.
9Ealeo @lia t'e loI4""lnS Ell tctei in
l'i"Ge e',ei e".
-, Sec. ~ Whoever desires to cut.
1jsconnect or Jeuoye The wires or
poles OF a telegraph, telephone, cleo
trIc 4sht or street railroad company
IN order 70 move buildinS alter. re-
lalr or improve a street. bridge or
way, or Tor any other necessary pur-
pose, shall first apply in writing to
I e nQhlctp&4 pihCerS OF the towns or
g ties IN and through which it is pro-
p 'aed TO move. Whenever such an
d 2plicatlon IS received the municipal
giicers shall fX time and place for
nearing ana give reasonable police
there"I 1ncihulhg actual notice to any
ulilty "Hpse service IS hkely 70 be
IN Errupltd or property lnterfered
WIN. pom nearing the lnumcipal
oHcefs may grant permit on such
terms ana conditions and make such
apportlohment OF the expense as they
deem pest. Whoever dlsconnects or
removes Such wires or poles or moves
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CHAPTER 1874.

Ar Act Amendatory and Additional
to Section one Hundred and Twen-
ty-One Of Chapter Nineteen of the
Revised Statutes, Relating TO Public
Health
Section one hundred and twcnty-one
Of chapter nineteen Of the revised stat
utcs is hereby amended by adding
thereto at the end of the first sentence
thereof the following: Every physi-
elan, midwife. nurse or other person
in charge, shall instill, or cause to be
instilIed into the eyes of the infant
Immediately upon its birth one or two
drops Of q prophYlaCtic solution pre-
scribed by the state department of
health. so that the said section, as
amended. shall read as follows:
Sec. i21. If one or both ewes of an
infant become redeemed or inhamed at
any time within four weeks after
birth. the Midwife, nurse or person
having charge of said intent shall re-
port the condition of the eyes a once
to some legally qualified practitioner
of medicine Of tho town in which the
physician, midwife or nurse in charge
shall instill or cause to he in&tilIed
into the eyes OF the infant Immediately
upon its birth. one or two drops Of a
prophylacuc solution prescribed by the
state department Of health unless
either parent or the guardian of the
infant shall offer conscientious uhjec-
tons thereto. Any failure to comply
with the provisions OF this section
shall be punishable hy a fine not to
exceed one hundred dollars, or impris-
onment not to exceed six months -
(Approved April 50
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Americanization and the Reducing OF

Americanization and the Reducing OF
Illiteracy.
Section one hundred and thirty-sev-
en- of chaptT sixteen of the revised
statutes is hereby amended by adding
to said section the following words
provided. however that for the pur-
pose of Americanization and also for
the purpose of reducing iiliteracy
within the. state all towns and cities
in which there are persons of normal
mentality over eighteen years of age
who are unable to read to write and
to speak the English language to a
reasonable degree of efficiency, or who
are unable to read and to write in any
language, are hereby authorized TO or
ganize and conduct evening schools or
classes In which such persons of for
slgn birth or foreign extraction shall
pc given opportunity to learn to read,
to write and to speak the English
language and TO learn the duties of
clt1Zens in democracy. and also in
which llltterates shall be given oppor-
tunlty to learn to read and to write
and to pursue such other subjects as
viii increase their civic intelligence.
such schools and classes shall meet
the approval of the state superinteud-
ent of schools in regard to the quaIifi-
cations of instructors, length Of term
and subjects offered and towns main
tanning them shall be reimbursed to
the same extent and in the same man
ner as for other schools and classes
set iortn IN inns SettloA, so mat sald
section. when amended, shall read as
follows;
Sec. 1877. Whenever the superin-
tending school committee Of any town
shall have maintained during the
vfded BY section twenty-five, said town
shall be reimbursed 6v the state a
sum equal to two-thirds the amount
PAID for instruction in such evening
school. provided there shall have been
offered in addition IN the s,,biorts Sac
where prescribed for evening schools
courses in the cornmerCiai brancbes
tba domestic ana nnanneI arts ~ ~
eIanants 81 tba tra9ee saiS VI me
to he sI,hiect 10 The anpToVaI of fbs
state suneTinten,enf Of nIIhIic echooIlo
no town shall he entitled Ia rpCei%e
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CHAPTER 1sa.

An Act to, Amend Chapter, Two Hun
dred and Ninety-eight OF the Public
Laws of Nineteen Hundred and Sew
enteen. Relating to Small Loan
Agencies.
Section seventeen of chapter two
hundred and ninety-eight of the public
laws of nineteen hundred and seven
teen is hereby amended by inserting
after the word mentioned" in the
sixth line Of said section, the words
and all expenses of administration
and enforcement of this chapter and
by inserting after the word the" in
the same line, the words 'appropria-
ton for that purpose and the and by
striking out at lie end of said sec
ton the following: land the balance
of the fees shall be paid in to the
treasurer of state, so that said sec
ton, as amended, shall read as fol-
lows:
Sec. IT. For the enforcement Of
the provisions of this act the bank
commissioner is authorized to appoint
an examiner, the amount of his COM
pensation to be subject to the APP
prevail of the governor and council,
who shall also receive his necessary
travelling expenses. The salary and
travelling expenses, before mentioned.
and all expenses of administration and
enforcement of this chapter shall be
paid out of the appropriation for that
purpose and the fees received from
licenses issued under the provisions
of this act -(Approved April 50
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q OF the commissioner of In
Aeries and game, and other OK
<tncident to the administration
~ department OF inland fisheries
game. and shall be expended by
aaid commissioner for the purposes
which the above named appropria-
/ is made. Provided. further, that
" Of such fines, penalties or other
avs are not expended during the
In which they are collected, the
pended balance shall not lapse but
be available for the purposes
in specified until expended. Any
IT or other person who shall re-
any fine or penalty, or any part
acf. for the violation of any inland
or game law, or any fees for Ii
ss issued by virtue Of this chap
and shall neglect for more than
Y days to pay the same to the
missioner of inland fisheries and
2, as herein provided, shall pay a
of not less than fifty, nor more
one hundred dollars, and costs of
ecution for each offense. TAP
ed April ~
CHAPTER I43.
act TO Enlarge the Powers of Trust
Companies.
~ trust company incorporated I'M
the laws of this state shall have
NuuJSrs ~ 1aCh $50 lotIois as
" liipoSeu " me pdhh COM
lcheI' 70 aCNspI lol pay nleht at
oStc uIa 49,, anu pilis OF eN-
re- Of %redit auth ori 9il0 - bo i5ere
of TO draw drafts mar ~ II :
.snondent at siebt on ON time.
ided tbat encb accentanres or
g he based unon acfuai values.
- trust she az Sc eonert s,cb
~ :. d-ofte ~ o., $1,000 a,o,,I,t
w - 10 an ass go fet'e ai,iJ I.1+
- Ia a. 10y o'e I'M N T "a a..
I4Lu ~ 60 piIaL ai'o va b ,,n ~
- me apP, w 90 me ~ osi1N
,to 80, go ~ to "
80 80 sn rni,ts III eNnrao5 .D.iI : =
anu SUI p'"9 app oNeu H>pi1 Ii l"
cv.1~r, ,hn
l 1%
Act to Amend Section Forty-four
Chapter Fourteen of the Revised
flutes, Relating to the Sale Of
nber on Indian Township
etion forty four of chapter four
of the revised statutes is here
imended by inserting after the
I annually" in the fifth line of
section, the following words: ana,
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raise by taxation or by borrowing or
otherwise such reasonable sums as
may pc necessary zee saTy to carry cut the
made by the municipal officers or coun
ty commissioners shall be legal debt
of the county, town, city or planta
ton whose credit is pledged under this
law. All loans made by county com
missioners under this law are excepted
from the provisions of the laws of the
state limiting the borrowing capacity
Of Of, counties Provided, however, that
sioners and municipal officers under
this law shall mature in not more than
twenty years, and not less than one
twentieth of any loan so made shall
be raised by taxation and applied in
payment of the loan each year after
the loan is made SO that said Sec
ton, as amended, shall read as fol.
lows:
Sec. g.: If the board shall decide
that public convenience and necessity
require the building or rebuilding of
the bridge, it shall be the duty of the
state highway commission to prepare
plans, specifications and estimates of
the cost of said construction. Upon
approval of said plans and specifca-
tons by majority of the board, the
state highway commission shall pro-
coed to let contracts for all work
called for by said plans and specifl-
cations as soon as the town or towns
shall have paid into the state treas
ury their proportional shares Of the
estimated cost of the construction. In
case any county or town unreasonably
neglects or refuses to pay into the
state treasury it's proportional part of
the estimated cost of construction
which may be due and payable under
the provisions OF this act, then the
state treasurer shall out of any funds
in the state treasury due said county
or town pay such proportional part
and deduct. the amount so paid from
any such sum in the state treasury
due said county or town.
The county commissioners and mu-
n1cipal officers heretofore referred to
are hereby authorized and required to
raise by taxation or by borrowing or
otherwise such reasonable sums as
may be necessary to carry out the pro-
visions of this act. Any loan so made
by the municipal officers or county
commissioners shall be a legal debt
of the county, town, city or plantation
whose credit is pledged under this
law. All loans made by county COM
mIssloners under this law are excepted
from the provisions of the laws of the
state limiting the borrowing capacity
Of counties. Provided, however, that
all loans made by the county commits
sioners and municipal officers under
this law shall mature in not moro
than twenty years and not less than
one-tWentieth Of any loan so made
snail be raised by taxation and an
piled in payment Of the loan each year
after the loan is made.'-(Approved
April 80
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CHAPTER l62.

An Act to Amend Chapter Three Hundred
and Nineteen of the Public Laws Of Nine
teen Hundred and Fifteen Providing for
ton of Highway Bridges
Section three of chapter three hun
bred and nineteen of the public laws
Of nineteen hundred and fifteen is
hereby amended by striking out all
first sentence 1t is further amended
by striking out the word may in the six
tenth line and inserting therefor the word
shall 1t is also amended by striking out
the last paragraph of said section and in.
serting in place thereof the following:
The county commissioners and mu-
nicipa1 officers heretofore referred to
are hereby authorized and required to
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An Act TO Amend Sections SIX. Ten
and Ihlrty-three of Chapter Six of
he Revised Statutes. Relating to
Primary Elections and the F'ihg Of
NOMINATION Papers by Independent
Candidates.
Sec. l Section six of chapter six
OF th9 revised statutes is hereby
amended by striking out the words
first MONDAY Of May" in the fourth
line of the said section and by insert
ing in place thereof the words third
Monday IN April,. so that the section,
as amended, shall read as follows:
Sec 6. No such nomination papers
shall be signed before the first day of
January Of the year in which such
primary election is to be held and all
such nomination papers shall be filed
with the secretary OF state on or he
fore the third Monday in April of said
year With such noDlna ION papers
there shall also he filed the consent
~ writing OF the persons so proposed
thereby as candidates, agreeing to ac-
cept the nomination if nominated at
the primary election, not to withdraw.
and, If elected at the state election,
40 qualify as such officer. Such nom
nation papers so filed. and being in
apparent conformity with the pro-
visions hereof. shall he deemed to be
Naild; and, II not in apparent conform
lty, they may be Seasonabiv amended
under oath In case any person who Ia <
been duly proposed as a candidate un-
der the provisions hereof shall die he
fore, the day of the primary election, or
snail withdraw in writing so that the
nominations shall be less Than tho
number Of the candidates REQUIRED 70
he voted for by law. the vacancy ma,
be supplied in the manner herein nrG-
vded for such original noInjnation! m,
if the time is insufficient therefor
then the vacancy may he s,Ipniied ~
the appropriate committee of the
state. district. county. CITY. Town Man
tation or representative class Nv
which such candidate is to be eIectaG
ana the manner Of plarinr Tho ,a,,,a
of the nominee upon the ballots e%aII
conform to the provisions of section
thirty-tive All nomination paners r7hen
filed Shall forthwith be onened and
kept open under proper regnIatjons az ~
public inspection and the secretarv Of
state shall preserve the same in h js
office not less than one wear
Sec. g Section thjrty-fhree of cbsn-
ter six of the revised statutes is bere-
by amended by striking out the word
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An Act to Provide for the supnort If
Dependents of Soldiers. Saif6rs ana
Marines
Whereas, suitable provision for tho
support of dependent members Of
families of soldiers, sailors and ma
rineS who have served in the army and
naval forces of the United States or
of this state since AuriI fret ninptaao
hundred and seventeen. is inrne[IiateIv
necessary for the presnrv3tinn Of ~
public peace, health and safety. now
therefore,
See l. The cities TOWNS and r,I,r
tations in this state shan raise ,n%nn,,
by taxation or otharwisn to he annIjed
To relieve the neceSsitous CirGurn-
stances of the wife. children uudCr The
age Of efytaeu .nare tba it,f,r -
member of the family inrarabln ~.
seIf-maintcnance, of any soldier
sailor or marine who subsequently. :,
Npril first ufneteau hruG~ed ~, !
seventeen. entered the military Or
naval service of the United states hv
enlistment or draft or VINO Srl,ss
ounntIv to the said date vas rcraIiod
TO ssrh s,ryicn or v,,o v.aG COM +r,,I.,i
therein after the termination If -
prior enlistment, or denendcnf mem
her of Il family of which an, silri,
soldier sailor or marine nrinl. 10 ..ai,I
enlistment or draft was the head,
provided that on said Hnrfl first nine
teen hundred and seventeen ,such
sal;Iicr. sailor or marine WIS a TSsi-
dent Of ills state The n7nuev 20
raised shan be raid directly to tie de-
peudeDis entitled therrt0 1udr,. the
provisions of nix act or to The parent
or legal guardian of any such dauend-
ents who are minors or under guard
lanship. by tho municipal officers of
the cities, towns and plantations
wherein such dependents respectively
reside, in sums not exceeding four dol
Jars a week to relieve the neaess TONS
circumstances of the wife iufrm ara
dependent father or mother of sucn
soldier. sailor or marine. and a sum
not exceeding one dollar and fifty
cents 4 week to relieve the necas sitOus
circumstances Of each child under the
age Of sixteen yeats or other member
of the family incapable of self-maiE-
tc0ancc, who is dependent upon Sucn
soldier, So llar or marine. provided.
however. THAT the sum so paid shall
not in any case exceed len dollars -
week for all persons entitled thereto
under the provisions of this act by
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CHAPTER 1S6.
An Act to Amend Sections Sixty and
Sixty-one of Chapter Nine of the
Revised Statutes, Relating to Taxa


An Act to Amend Sections Sixty and
SIXty-one of Chapter Nine of the
Revised Statutes, Relating to Taxa
tion of Savings Banks.
Sec. l. Section sixty of chapter nine
of the revised statutes is hereby
amended by striking out the word
"ive-eighths' in the twenty-first line of
thereof the word one-haif, SO that
said section, as amended, Shall read as
follows:
Sec. co. The board of state asses
sors shall thereupon determine the
values Of the several franchises of
the said banks and institutions accord
ms. TO the following rule: i5rom me
average amount of deposfts, reserve
fund and undivided D1ofits so retIunad
Nv each bank or institution there shah
in each case he dedlcted an amount
equal 10 the valua 50 determined of
Tinted States bonds. all bonds issued
after the fin st day of February nine
teen hundred and nine nv this state on.
any county. jnuuicipalitv. village cor
i,,yratt0n or water Uistrlct t1ereIT. the
Shares of corDnration stocks such az
are by law OF this state free from
taxatiyu TO fine stockboldprs and fine
assessed value of real estate owned by
the bank or institution, and also an
amount equal TO two-tfths of the
value so detnrn1ined az such other
assets loaU. and Investments as nv
such statement appear TO be loans TO
persons resident or ,orpora+iop< To-
Gated and doing busiress in ms state.
Investments in rnOrta. eges on real es-
tate in this state, securities Of this
STAT. public or private. bonds issued
Gv Corp0rations located and doing
b1sfnc.. in FMS state or graranteed bT,
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/ AGENTS Inv IKE State SuDprf,l-
deUJ Of Public Schools.
.ticn twenty of rhapter one hum
aud seventeen of The revised stat
~ amended nv chapter one hun
ana seuentv-nina Of The public
Of nineteen Iundred and seven
is hereby further. amended by
.ng ont all OF SAID section after
word paid" Ia ne fourth line
Of and substitutius therefor the
wing words: out Of such funds
av be provided for that purpose.
nail appoint a de0Ury. and snail
~ such agents as may he au-
zed bv law and such clerical as
zee as ne may deem necessary
rs may he approved by the gov
and council for carrying on the
of his Office. Tie deputy state
intendent of public schools and
tgents employed by the state SUI
,tendant in accordance with the
sions Of this section shall receive
salaries as the governor and
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CHAFTE.R $50.

An Act to Authorize the Commissioner
Of Agriculture to Employ an Expert
in Animal Husbandrv,
The commissioner Of agriculture is
hereby authorized to employ an animal
husbandry expert and suitable assist
ance, and paying such expenses in
connection Herewith as tine commits
sioner may approve Approved Aprn
II