The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-04-10

to pay said tax. -(Approved March
cEArTE8 log.
An Act to Amend Section Sixty-one Of
Chapter One Hundred ana Forty-twn
Of the Revised Statutes. Relating to
the Commitment of Women to the
Refotmatory for Women
Section siXty-one of chapter one
hundred and forty-two of the revised
statutes. relating to commitment Of
women to the reformatory for women
is hereby amended by adding thereto
mitment of such woman, if the officer
to whom the mittinus or order OF
commitment is addressed is not a
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
ment is made, so that said section, as
Sec. 81. When woman over the
age of sixteen years IL convicted be-
fore any. court or trial justice having
jurisdiction Of the offense. Of an Of
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
mitment to the reformatory for wom-
en-. or sentence her to the punishment
provided by law for the same offense.
When a woman is sentenced to the re-
formatory for women, the court or
trial justice imposing the sentence
shall not prescribe the limit thereof,
five years; but no woman committed
to the reformatory upon sentence
within the prescribed limit, as afore-
said, shall be held therein for more
ony, nor for more than three years if
sentenced for misdemeanor. IL 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, if the
officer to whom the mittimus or order
of comm tment is addressed is not n
woman. the judge or trial justice shall
in all cas- es when feasible designate a
woman to be an attendant to accom-
expenses of said woman snail be paid
by the county in which the commit
ment is inade.'-tApproved March 271
CHAPTER LOT.
An Act 10 Amend Section Sixty-five of
Chapter one Hundred and Forty two
Of tie Revised statutes, Relating tn
the Care of Children of Women
Committed to the Reformatory for
Women.
Section sixty-fve of chapter one
hundred and forty-two of the revised
ing out the words ''at a rate not to ex-
coed two and one-half dollars a week
SO that said section, as so amended,
shall read as follows:
Sec. e5. If any woman committed
TO said reformatory is, at the time. OK
her commitment the mother of a
nursing child in her care and under
ere year of age, or is pregnant with
child which shall be born after such
commitment, such woman may retain
such child in said reformatory until II
shall be two wears of age. when II
must be removed therefrom. The
board of trustees may cause such
child TO be placed in any asylum for
children in this state and pay for the
care ard maintenance of sucn child
therein until the mother of such child
shall have been discharged, or may
commit such child 20 the care and Gus
tody Of some relative or proper person
woman. al the time of such commit
meut, shall be the mother of and nave
under her exclusive care, child more
than one year of age. which might be
otherwise left without proper care or
sIardis nsiip, the magistrate commit
ting such woman snail cause Suct
child TO he committed to such asylum
as may he provided by law for suc
nrruoseS, or to the care and CUSTODY OF
some relative or proper person will1n2
to assume such care. Any commit
ment of q child under the provisions
Of this section to the custody or any
ASYLUM for children or to any felative
or other person shall he subject to the
ter sixty-four. Il Approved March IA