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CHAPTER II,

An Acc to Amend Section One, Two,
three. Five ana r4ieven of CAap"
Ter Two Hundred and twenty-five Of
the Public Laws Of Nine teen Huntrea
Provide for Mothers with Depenueut
Children"
Sec /. Section one of chapter twe
hunureu ant twenty-five cL the puD-
lie laws of nineteen hundred ana
seventeen is hereby amended by strik-
ing out the word fourteen and IN
seIting in lieu thereof the word SIX
teen,' so that said section, as amended,
shall read as follows:
public laws of nineteen hundred and
sec l. Every city and town shall,
subject to The provisions herein
after contained, render suitable and
needful aid TO any mother residing
therein, with a dependent child or chill
who needs and desires such aid to en-
able her to maintain herself and chill,
dren in her home and who is mt and
capable, mentally, morally and physl-
cally to bring up her children.
Sec 2. Section two of chapter two
hundred and Twenty-Five Is heTepy
aulenued by striking out in the hrst
and second lines the words "wnetnet
serting in lieu thereof the word who.
and by inserting after the word state
in the second line the word or, SO
that said section, as amended. snail
read as follows:
Sec. 2. This act shall apply 10
all mothers and their depenuent chill
dren who may have a settlement IN
this state. or who shall have resided N
the state for not less than five consecu-
tive years next prior to making appi-.
cation Tor aid. NO mother. nor any III
her children shall acquire settlement
or be in process Of acquiring seitie
ment while receiving aid nor be deemed
a pauper by reason of receiving such
aid
Sec. g. Section three OF said chapte:
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CHAPTER 30,
An Act TO Amend the Charter O, I
Bath Military and Naval Oruh.

An Act to Amend the Charter q,
6ath Military and Naval Orpht
Sec, l. Chapter one hundred and 81
ty-three, section one of the private Az
special laws of eighteen hundred a.,
SfiAty-slx, as amended by chapter f.,
hundred and fourteen OF the priva
ana special laws OF eighteen hundr,
strlklng out between the word "durin,
IN the tenth line of said section and
word and in the eleventh line of s.
sect N, the words the war for +,
Suppression Of he rebellion and i
seFtng IN place thereof the words al
snail read as follows.
sec; l. john Patten. George f PI
ten. Charies Davenport, Oliver Moe
ana j. z. Morse, their associates a.
ee;ssors and assigns, are hereby Cd
bhtitu.ea 81 tn a nody polite and corpore
M tM,u.ary and Naval Orphan Asyiu'
eating, enatultous.y. in the comm
pranShes of learnng and ordinary t
austIlal pursuits, the orphans and ha',
orphans OF icars, soldiers. seam,
and marines who have entered the NJ
gary or naval service of the Unit
SIates government, on the quota p,
Maine. during any war, and have al
subsequently,. or who from age, pova,,
40 - 'ic !i"DIe 20 rear. malnts,
ana educate any Of such children. az
shall nave all the powers and be 81.
5ect to all the duties and liabilities
IKE corporations in this state.
Sec. . Chapter one hundred
slSty-three, section six of the priv;
ana special laws of eighteen hundr
ana slxty-s,x. as amended bv chan,
four hundred and fve Of the priv;
ana special laws of eighteen hundr
ana n'nety three and amended by cha
ter four hundred and sixty-one of Z
private and special laws of eighte'
hundred and and ninety-seven, is here
amended by striking out between Z.
word during IN the fourth line I
said section and the word said" in
ntth line of said section. the words 'stI
recent rebellion" anu Inserting in pl2
therefor the words any war so ii
as follows:
Sec. G. Upon the final execution {
the purpose herein specified as the {.
1ect OF this Incorporation. namely; L;
support and education of the orDha
and haif-orpnans of persons engaged
the service of the United States duri,
aEy war. said asylum shall continue z
exercise of Its corporate powers as
institution for the education and 81
j ort of poor and neglected orphan eli,
dren residing in this state.
Sec. ) Chapter three hundred and /
OF The private and special laws OF ni1t
teen hundred and three is here
FORD of and The word who in L.
fifth line of said section the words -.
Spanish war. and Inserting in pltS
thereof the words any other war of /
United states 50 that said section, I,
amended shall rlLu as follows ;!
Sec, The trustees are authori5
and empowered, at their discretion,
admit TO the home, children or graz
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CHAPTER 90.

An Act TO Amend Section Eishtr-two o..
CHAPTER One Hundred and Fifteen If
the Revised Statutes, as Amended bv
chapter One Hundred and Thirty-six
Of the Laws of Maine of Nineteen
Hundred and Seventeen, Relating 70
Support of Debtors in jail
Section eighty-two of chapter one
hundred and fifteen of the re vised ssts.-
gtes, as amended by cha pier one hun
dred and thirty tx OF the public laws
OF nineteen hundred and seventeen, IS
hereby amended by striking out the
words not exceeding fifty cents a
day and inserting in place thereof the
words not exceeding sevenry-tive cents
Gay 50 that said section, as amend
ed, shall read as follows
Sec. 81. In case O. dispute about the
price. of such support. the county com
missloners my determine it, not ex-
ceeding seventy-tive cents a day
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OF the superintendent or superinten-
dents of schools employed in said union
within the school year ending Jure
thirtieth Immediately preceding. provid-
ed, however, that the amount SO paid
for the benefit Of a single union shall
not exceed three hundred and fifty do!-
lars annually and shall be in addi-
ton TO other payments made to said
superintendent as provided in this sec
tion and provided further that the
amount so available for the equalz&-
ton of such expenses shall not exceed
fifth Of the appropriation for su-
perintendence of towns composing
school unions Approved February 21l
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pended and applied as is by law pro
Nlded for school purposes. Upon me
nIst fund TO be known as the, the un"r llafi
allow interest annually at four per
cent the income from said fund, afte"
the expenditures provided by sections
one hundred and fifteen and one
OF the revised statutes, shall be added
to the school equalization fund; 2p9h
the second fund to be known as TIE
organized townships fund. the State
shall allow interest annually At SIX
per cent. the income from said FUND u
be dealt with as provided in the fol
lowing section
Sec. ,. Section twenty-one of
chapter eight. of the revised statutes,
as amended by chapter two hundced
and sixty-one of the public laws u
nineteen hundred and seventeen. is
hereby further amended by striking
olt the word -four il the thirteenth
line thereof and inserting in place
thereof the word 'si,t,' so that said
section. as amended. hall read as fol-
lows
Sec II. The income of the or.
gan2ed townships fund as provided
in The preceding section shall be added
to the principal of the funds, respect
lively, until the inhabitants of such
township or tract are incorporated into
town or organized as 3 plantation.
and establish in such plantation one
or more schools, and until the first day
of January next preceding the date
upon which the treasurer of said plan
tation shall call for such interest, un-
less previously expended according to
law. When any such township is in
corporated as a town, said funds be
longing to ii shall be paid by the
treasurer of state to the treasurer Of
the trustees of the ministerial and
the funds Of that corporation, and held
and mana ged as other school funds of
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and Eighty-seyen of the Public T.aws
or Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen
RehitIg REehlatIng to Registration Of MotDr
CHI, CHAPTER two hundred and eighty
seven OF the public laws of nineteen
hundred and seventeen is herehI.
amended by striking out the whole a.
sald chapter AID inserting in place
theTeof the following:
Sec. a.. Whenever any person has
once registered a motor vehicle. Of
Whlch he is the owner undor the oro
VISIONS OF this chapter, the secretary of
state snail, at the request of the person
owning motor vehicle SO reeistered.
aiioW such person to keep and use the
same nu lber plates for the entire cal
endar year for which the plates were
issued, provided such person complies
with the other provisions of the motor
Neh;cle law. e secretary of state
snail reserve until December tirst of
each year the same registration nurnbe,
Tor the succeeding year for persons hav-
ing registration numbers two to three
thousand for pleasure vehicles and
numbers one to five liWndred for com
mercial vehicles, if suIn person Shall,
previous to the first day of December
of the curre.-t year, 4ay for the regis
traton of his motor vehicle for the sue
ceedlns year and otherwise complf
with the provisions of the motor vehicle
Jaw -iApproVed March So
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CHAPTER I2.

An Act Relating to Damage by Flowage
OF Public Lands anu highways on the
Islands in Penobscot River within
the Limits of the Indian Reservation
OF the Penobscot Tribe OF Indians.
Sec. l. The governor and cOun.Ii
are Hereby empowered and authorized
to settle any and all DANA ges resulting
directly or indirectly to the public
of the indian Reservation of the
Penobscot Tribe Of Indians by reason
OF the f1owage of said lands aud high
ways caused by the dam built across
Town to the town OF Milford and the
one built at Gilman Falls across said
river in said city OF Old Town and now
owned and maintained by the Bangor
Power Company located at Bangor IN
the county OF Penobscot; and tha
governor aud council are hereby en-
powered and authorized to maintain an
action of treSpasS il the name OF the
State Of Maine against said Bangor
Power Company for all damage caused
by said 1OWdge, in any court proper to
try the same; provided compensation
Tor SAID damage has previous TO TIE
commencement of the action been de-
manded by the agent of said tribe t.f
Indians Of the treasurer of ,1ai1 cor
poraJion, and payment has been reg
leCted or refused for the term OF thir, Y
days.
Sec. .. The governor and council
are hereby authorized upon payment OF
sufficient and adequate c0mpens4-
tion by said Bangor Power Company to
grant and convey by deed to said con
poration the right of fowage of said
lands, which said grant shall run with
the land or lands.
Sec. 3. All sums received or re-
covered from said Bangor Power Corn
pany for said damage shall be paid
into the state treasury, to be eX-
pended for the beneht Of the tribe. ln-
der the direction of the governor and
councll.--t Approved February ~
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CHAPTER az,

An Act Relating to the Education OF
Deaf and Dumb Children.
Every parent guardian or other per.
son, having control of any mentally
normal child between six and eighteen
years of age, too deaf or too dumb to
be materially benefited by the methods
OF instruction in vogue in the public
schools, unless it can be shown that the
child is receiving regular instruction
during the same period in studies
usually taught in the public schools,
shall be required to send such child or
youth to the Maine School for the Deaf
IN the city OF Portland. during the
scholastic year of that school. Sucn
child or youth shah attend such school,
year after year. until discharged by the
superintendent upon approval of the
board of trustees OF said school.-(Al-
proved March 81
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CHAPTER I6.
An Act Amenda tory Of and Additional
TO Section Twenty seven of Chapter
Eighty-four of the Revised Sta tutes.
Relating to ihe Ex37niOaf fi1n of Anpl-

An Act Amendatory Of and Additional
10 Section Twenty seven of Chapter
EightY-four of the Revised Statutes.
Relating to the Exanina ton of AppA-
cants for Admission to the Bar
TAat section twenty-seven Of chapter
eighry-four of the Revised Statutes be.
and hereby is, amended ny inserting
after the word examination" in the
sixth line of said section, the follow
ing; except any applicant, who has
served the United States in the army
or navy as an enlisted or drafted man,
in the war with Germany and Austria,
who has received an honorable dis
charge, and who at the time OF his
enlistment. or when he was drafted.
was engaged in the study OF law, shall
be required to nave pursued the study
of law il. the office of some attorney
or in some well recognized law school
or university for at least two years
prior to such exa amination' SO that
said section, as amended. shall read
as fOllou-S:
Sec 27. The residences and names
of the applicants shall be made 10
appear to SAID board and satsfaclor
evidence SHAH also be produced by san
applicants OF their good moral chaI-
acte. and Of Their having pursued the
study Of Ia " IN the office OF some at
1orney CT in some recognized law schocl
OF university for at east three years
prior to su;n examination; except any
applicant Who has served the United
States il the army or navy as an en-
listed OF drafted man. in the war with
Germany and Austria, who has re-
ceived an honorable discharge. and
who at the time of his enlistment, OF
when he vas drafted was engaged in
the study OF law, shall be required 10
have purs led the study Of law in the
Office Of $, me attorney or in some well
recognized law school or university for
at least two wears prior to such exam
nation; ai4i a fee - be fixed by Said
board Of not more than twenty dollars
shall accompany the app icatior. Thg
applicant stall be required to submit
to a written eNaminat on which shall
he prepared hv said board. also to an
oral examination by the board, if
deemed necessary, and shall be re-
auired to ans wer correctl a minimum
If seventy per cent of Il e questions
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An Act Relating to The Tenure Of Off
e,... Of County Treasurers.
the revised statutes is hereby amenC
by striking out the word two" in T,
fourth line OF SAID section and .nsei
ing in place thereof the word four, /
that said section, as amended, Sh
read as follows.
Sec. j, The person SO elected and
ceptng shall give bond to the couA
for the faithful discharge of his dut'
in such sum as the commissioners
der, and with such securities as IT,
a. prove IN writing thereon, and sif
hold his office for four Years from I
first day Of the next January, and l,
til another is chosen and qualified !,
MS place. -(Approved March So
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CHAPTER IL.

An Act TO Eepeal Section Sixteen OF
Chapter TnIrly Seven of the Revise
ia tutes, Itelatlng to the Capacity of
NlIlk ans.
section sixteen of chapter thirty
seven of the r. ed statutes is he. e
BY repealed.-t Approved February ~
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CHAPTER 27.

An Act to Amend Section Nine OF Chap
Ter Nineteen of the Revised Statutes,
Relating to Public Health.
Section nlne of chapter nineteen OIL the
revised statutes is hereby amended ny
striking out in the third and fourth
lines thereof the words secretary OIL
the state board of health" and insert
ing therefor the words local board OF
health, so that the said section, as
amended, shall read as follows:
Sec. 9. tuberculosis is hereby de-
clared to be an infectious and com
municabie disease. dangerous to the
public health. Every physician in the
state Shall report IN writing, 10 the
local board of health within forty
eight hours after the fact comes to the
knowledge OF said physician, the name
age, Sex, color. occupa ton, place where
last employed, IT known, and address,
clan to have tuberculosis. Such repor.
shall be made on forms furnished Us
the stale board of health. The name of
tine householder where the tubercu.oG
person lives or boards, and such othet
facts as may be called for on the blank
reports SO furnished shall also be- N
cluded in the report. The chief officer
having charge for the time being OF
any hospital, dispensary, asylum. sanA-
torium or other similar private or pub
to the state board OF health i'll like
manner the name. age. sex. color, oc-
cupation, place where last employed
il known, and previous address OF
every patient having tuberculosis who
comes into his care or under his obser-
walton. within forty-elght hours there
after Such ph scian or chief otlcer
shall also give notice to the secretary
of the state board of health of the
change of address of any tuberculous
patient who is. or has lately been un-
der his care if he is able to give suca
inform a ton. '-(Approved March So
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CHAPTER 10,

An Act to Amend Section Twenty-one Of
Chapter Seven of the Revised Stat
Etes. Relating to the Time of the
opening and Closing of Polls at Elec-
tionS.
Section twenty-one of chapter seven
u lhe revised statutes is hereby
amended by striking out the word
hNe IN the fourth line thereof, and
substituting in place, the word six 50
as follows:
Sec q. Meetings for the election
OF state and county officers. and for the
eIectiQQn OF municipal officers in cities,
may ne opened at SIX O'Clock in the
forenoon, and shall be opened not
later than ten O'Clock in the forenoon;
the polls snail be kept open until
SIN O'Clock n the afternoon and shall
then be closed. Notice of the time of
opening and closing shall be given in
the warrant calling the meeting. -
AApproNed kebruarY 26l
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CHAPTER 26.


Avn ACt Tor the RatlnS ana olaHUdI Ul71fV7
ton of Schools.
Sec l. Whenever the supertntendin :;
school committee or the superintendeAf
of schools of any town, or amy ihIee
citiZens thereof, Shall petiuon the staLa
SUPERINTENDENT of public schools "a
make an inspection Of the schools OF
said town it shall ne the duty OF the
state superintendent of public Schoo'f
10 cause an inspection to be made an
IN report to the school committee his
findings and Recommendations.
Sec. 2 The state superintendent OF
public schools shall prepare list or
standards OF buildings, equipment, o.
ganization and instruction ana Shail
give slCn ratings upon such list ut
Standards to any schools that IRE in
spected under the provisions of this acc
as their general condition, equipmeh
and grade of efficiency may entltIe them
to. -(Approyed March 81
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CNApTER IA,


An Act to Amend Section Twentythree
of Chapter Seventy eight ot the Re
Vised Statutes, relating to The Ac-
acknowledgement of Deeds.
section twenty-three Of chapter
seventy eight of the revised statutes
is hereby amended by striking out the
words mot having d seal af.er the
words notary public" and before the
word "a" in the twelfth line thel eof. So
that said section, when amended. snail
read as follows:
Section %. Deeds shall be aclnowl-
edged by the grantors, or one of them
or by their attorney executing the
same. before a justice OF the peace, or
notary public having q seal, ur women
otherwise eligible under the ConsL-tu-
tltn and appointed for the purpose by
the governor with the advice ana con
sent OF the council, in the state; or
any clerk Of court OF record having a
seal, notary public justice of the
peace, or commissioner appointed by
the governor OF THIS state for the lui-
pose, within The United States, or be-
lore a minister or consul OF the Unit
ed states or notary public in any for
elgn country. The seal of such court
or the official seal Of such notary l. he
have one, shall De affixed to the certiIl
cate of acknowledgment but il such
acknowledgment is taken outside the
state OF Maine before a justice OF the
peace, or notary public, a certlncate
under seal from the secretary OF state,
or clerk of a court of record IN the
county where, the, officer resides or
took the acknowledgment, authenti-
catlng the authority of the officer TAX
ing such acknowledgment, and the
genuineneSs of his signature, must be
annexed thereto. -tApproYed Fep. ~
CHAPTER IS.
An Act to Amend Sections Twenty. ant
Twenty-one of Chapter Eight OF the
Revised Statutes, as Amended "y
Chapter Two Hundred and Sl&ty-one
of the Public Laws of Nineteen Hun
dred and seventeen, Relaung T.
MONEYS Received from the Sale nf
Iimoer and Grass on Reserved Lands.
Sec. i. Section twenty-of chapter
mi of the revised statutes, as
attended by chapter two hundred and
sixty-one OF the public laws of nine
teen hundred and seventeen, is heTeDy
said section, after the word purposes"
in the sixth line thereof and inserting
IN place thereof the Following: Upon
the tlrst fund to be known as the un-
snSjl allow interest annually at four
ner cent the income from said fund,
after the expenditures PROVIDED by sec
tIons one hundred and fifteen and one
hnndred and sixteen of chapter sixteen
Of the revised statutes. shall be added
to inc school equalization fund; upon
The second fund to be known as the
ORGANIZED townships fund the state
shall allow interest," annnaliyf ~ fd at SIX x per G
dealt with as provided in the follow
ing section so that said section. as
amended, shall read as follows;
Sec 20 The money arising from
the sale of timber and grass or from
trespasses on reserved lands, paid iht9
fhe treasury of the county in which
the township is situated, or INTO the
State treasury shall be held by the
state treasurer in two separate tunds.
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a faithful discharge of mis- d,,v ana
who who shall perform the 1uties nrel ano
serlped and be subject to the nroyI.
eio4S eipb +, OF The the revised statutes, chapter
seven, sections one hundred and
seven to one hundred and seven
Iy Two, inclusive. so far as the same
may may pc applicable. The salary of sail
doI1s ddtoeIn1ographer ,i shall be eighteen hundred
80 f.a,t .ars annually, to be paid quarterly
Sec. II. That portion of section
nfty-one i1dl.y Of chapter eighty-two Of the
revised statutes, providing for terms
held IN the county of Penobscot on
the hrst Tuesdays of January Feb
ruaIy and September is hereby re-
pedleo'-tApproVed February 2GD
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'a4 section Four of Chan.
b .-at gl lie KeVisei SCI SCI
s5 }o Hunici1ai i'e4 dfticsrs "a =
sand rds i'1' "f Wais VlieSt : > >
f or chapter fortv-eight
Il --'7re t. said section 5artbs tRs
!, aSaFs5i,i @2Ro.nt in inspsetors I9e5:t rs
.s5 .es p.oyided IN in sections e rs
III. PIE shall -nforoe t,o nro-
u gtgcur+ ana 'i5 l5sinfaiG iilqnlGipai stand o.
ssSst8 y i sa4 .a,,lr measures, and the
ss.6 p, s5 S'yI apo5,1t o5 weights { tsns,ad and d
r. 4. By IT, tts'i ,u5 ;as authority CON
eSg " appa1t nspecSdr5g n5sS5t9%ing s sections. t
i crowded in Sec sectinns 1r an tive oe
proved February 2so
,8u a, CHAPTER 2
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CHAPTER "a,

An Act to Amend Chapter Two Hun6re
and Elghty-seyen of the Public Laws
OF Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen
lEelatIng to Registration of Mot1r
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-23
CONFERENCE Of
RED CROSSOF2
STATES CALLED
National Officials to Address
Big Meeting Of Iowa and
Nebraska State Officers
Here Friday.

A conference of Red Cross officials
of all chapters and branch chapters
in Nebraska and western Iowa will
be held today at the Hotel Fonte-
nellie. Co.,.
Several prominent Red Cross Off
cials from Washington, D. c., will
be present and deliver addresses.
They are: DR.. Livingston Farrand,
chairman central committee; Will
loughby Walling, vice chairman GEN.
trail committee; J. Byron Deacon,
acting director civilian relief; ]. N.
Studebaker, director junior member
ship; Miss Elizabeth Fox, director
public health nursing.
From the division headquarters
there will be E. K. Hardy, manager
central division; Charles Ware, as
sociate manager central division;
Walter Davidson, director develop
ment department.; o. c. Longman,
director department of military re-
lief; J. L. Gillin, director department
civilian relief and home service;
Minnie H. Ahrens, director nursing
service, and V. c. Sanborn, director
department of accounting.