Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-09

against said soldier or sailor. and said
solder or sailor shall be legally holden
to pay said tax--tApproved March
CHATTER los.
Chapter One Hundred and Forty-two
of the Revised Statutes. Relating to
the Commitment of Women to the
Reformatery for Women.
Section sixty-one OF chapter one
hundred and forty-two OF the revised
statutes relating to commitment OF
women to the refornatory for women
is hereby amended by adding thereto
mitment of such woman. il the officer
to whom the rlittimuS or order OF
commitment is addressed is not
woman. the judge or trial justice shall
woman to be an attendant to accom-
pany her to said reformatory. The
expenses of said woman shall be paid
by the county IN which the commit
amended. shall read as follows:
Sec. 81. When a woman over the
age OF sixteen years - convicted be-
fore any court or Or tI daI Justice having
tense punishable by Imprisonment IN
the state prison. or in the county Jail.
or in any house OF correction. such
court or justice may order her com
en-. or sentence her to the punishment
provided by law for the same o1ense
When a woman is sentenced to the re-
forTa i,,o for women. IN, the eeu,. or
shall not prescribe the limit thereof.
unless it be for a term OF more than
FIVE years: but no woman committed
to the ref upon emit,
said. shall be held therein for more
than FIVE years If sentenced for q fell
ony. nor for more than three years II
sentenced for nisdemeanor: II the
sentence imposed upon any woman be
for more than FIVE years. she shall be
so held for such longer term. Upon
commitment of such woman. II the
officer to whom the m,ttimus or order
woman. the judge or trial Justice shall
IN all cases when feasible designate a
woman TO be an attendant to accom-
pany her to said reformatory. The
by the county IN which the commit
ment IS nnade.'-tApproved March 27.)
CHAPTER lot.
An Act to Amend Section Sixty-fve OF
Chapter One Hundred and Forty-two
IF the Revised Statutes. Relating TO
tire Care Of Children of Women
Committed to the Refornatory for
Women.
section sixty-fve Of chapter one
statutes is hereby amended by strik-
ing out the words Eat q rate not to ex-
coed two and one-half dollars week.
50 that said section. as SO amended.
shall read as follows:
Sec 65. If any woman committed
to said reformatory is. at the time OF
her commitment. the mother OF
nursing child in her care and under
ore wear Of age. or is pregnant with
child which shall be born after such
enrh woman NAV retain
such child in said reformatory until 1t
shall be two wears Of age: when 1t
must, be removed tberefron. the
child to he placed in any asylum for
children in this state and paw for the
care and maintenance of such ch,.d
therein until the mother OF sucn chlld
shall have bee, discharged. or may
commit such child to the care and GUS
to@v Of some relative or proper person
willing 10 assume such care II sucn
woman. at the time OF such commit
rn@nt shall be the mother or ana have
under her exclusive care. a child more
than one year OF age. which might he
otherwise left without proper care o.
guardianship. the magistrate commit
ting such woman snail cause sucn
child to be committed to such asylum
az NAV be provided by law for sucn
purposes to the care and CUSTODY OF
some relative or proper person w'iiinS
rlent Of child under the provisions
of this section TO the custody OF any
asylum for children or to any reiative
or other person. shall be subject TO the
provisions Of section fifty-six OF chap
ter sixty-four'-(Appro March 27)
CHAPTER 100.
An Act TO Amend Section Forty OF
Chapter One Hundred and twenty
seven of the Revised Statutes. Re
iating to Prosecutions. How COM
menced and Conducted.
Section forty Of chapter one hun,
dred and twenty-seven of the revised
statutes is hereby amended by strik-
ing out the word two in the TENN
place thereof the following words:
not less than FIVE; also by striking
out the word two" in the twe!fth iine
Of said section and inserting IN plaf;Sg
thereof the word i've. SO tnat s tI
section, as amended. shall read as 1oi-
lows: ,,f.c.
turing liquors in violation OF law; lot
keeping drnking-houses oa ana ,'p spelleE.
Of Intoxicating liquors. shall be by m
dictraent: but in all other prosscu-
tons under this chapter. except Wnen
otherwise expressly yo, p,oV' cer,ts and
trial Justices have by complaint. juris-
diction. original and concurrent with
the supreme judicial and superior
courts. All prosecutions IN Inc neurts
shall be by indictment. said magis-
trates. in cases not within their JurlS,-
diction, may examine ana hoid 70 PAL
And in appeals from any Juogmene or
sentence before such magistrate. the
nenaI sum in every recognizance snaIi
he not less than five hundred dollars.
No recognizance before sucn mays
trate. shall he In sum less tnan nVe
i,,dicisI or superior court In less than
five hundred dollars - 'App1oSeo
March 21.)
An Act to Amend Paragraph Seven OK
Section F'ifty-five OF Chapter N1nesy'
ono Of the Revised Statues HeIae-
ing to Trustee Process.
paragraph seven OF section nfty,nve
Of chapter ninety-one or .ne ievlseu
statutes is hereby amended oy misery
ing in the first line OF sa'c pp a The
n wu when amended. shall read
VII. Where service was MADE on
and before actual notice OF such ser.
Vice or reasonable ground Of belief
that 1t was made. he PAID the oeot que
to the principal defendans: or esvo A n1s
proved March 27.)
An Act TO Amend Sections One and
TWO of Chapter One Hundred and
Torty.eight Of the Revised Statutes.
Relating TO state PENSIONS ohsn,., an.
b SeG; and sef forsy-eisht Of the revised
statutes is hereby. amended by strik.
ing out in the eighteenth line thereof
The word eight" and substituting In