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CHAPTER 81.

An Act to Provide for a Draft, When
Necessary, to Maintain the Mini
mum Number Required by Law for
Organizations of the National
Guard in Time Of Peace.
If in time of peace any company,
troop. battery or detachment of the
National Guard shall have failed by
voluntary enlistment to obtain the
laws of the United States, the COM
handing officer of such company,
troop, battery or detachment shall re-
port to the adjutant general the NUM-
Der of enlisted men required and in
addition a number equal to the loss
expected during tha succeeding three
months, of enlisted men whose terms
of active service expire during that
period and who have slgnifed their
intention of not continuing in active
service or re-enlisting. The adjutant
port, inform the governor of the facts,
and the governor shall then draft
from the unorganized militia of the
town OF city Whe~e such company,
Gated, or from adjacent towns or Cit
les, the number of men required 70
maintain such minimum strength, and
in addition such number as he may
deem necessary to allow for possible
reflections. Such drafts shall be made
by order directed to the selectmen Of
the town or the ayor OF the city
where such company troop, battery
or detachment is located. or to the
se!ectmen of adjacent towns or the
mayors of adjacent cities. who shall
within five days. transmit to the ad-
jutant general a list containing the
names of all persons in such towns
or cities between the ages of eighteen
and thirty who are unmarried; and
enrolment. The adjutant general or
some officer detailed by him shall pre-
pare slips upon which shall be placed
the names of all persons on sucn list
a a
of such list, the adjutant general or
some officer detailed by him shall. in
the presence of one of the selectmen
or some other official of such towns
such cities, place such slips in a box
and draw therefrom the number re-
CURED by said draft. All men whose
names are SO drawn shall be ordered
the commanding officer of such com
pany, troop. battery or detachment, at
TO the necessary physical examina
ton. Such orders shall be in writing
and a copy thereof shall be served
upon each man SO drafted, by a sher-
person. at least six days before the
time designated for reporting to such
commanding, officer. From those who
have have passed such PHYSICAL examine
shall be selected to fill all vacancies
existing. or expected at the date of
draft, the method Of selection being
the same as hereinbefore provided, ex-
cept that the adjutant general shall
ne represented by the commanding
officer of the company, troop. battery
or detachment concerned and the
drawing shall be made in the presence
of those present subject to draft. All
men so selected who do not volunteer
to enlist shall thereupon be enrolled
as members of the national guard for a
period of one enlistment. All men so
enrolled shall be considered as regu-
larly enlisted and shall be subject to
all laws. regulations and discipline
governing the national guard. Any
person SO drafted in any order to re-
port. as hereinbefore provided, who,
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CHAPTER IS.

An Act to Amend Section Twel,
Chapter Seventy-six of the K,
Statutes. Concerning Sale of }
Of Deceased Non-resideuts ,
Minors out of the State
Section twelve of chapter Sey
six Of the revised statutes is d
amended by adding thereto thS
lowing: The person so lie
shah. within six months from.
SUCH sale, render an account t.
probate court and after PAYNE
expenses and evidence that thei
ns debts due within the state; tt
inheritance taxes due the state,
have been paid, on petition the
may decree that the balance of
an account may be transmitted {
foreign rcprese ntative Of the {
and all future liability of sure
Sureties on bond for sale of real
shall termlr ate. SO that said s.
aS amended, shall read as follow
Soc. Y. The supreme judicia
probate courts may grant licens
continue in force for three yea
executors and administrators Oh
sons dying out Of the state or
foreign country, guardians of +
living out Of the state or in a I'll
country, ConserVators Of the prs
Of persons living out Of the sta,
some other suitable person on thei'
ton, TO sell and convey real estate &
interest therein in the state, as il
deceased persons had died. and.
wards or persons lived in the
2nS such exc cutoTS. administrl
cOnserVatorS or guardian had
here appointed; and all proceedil
such cases. before any probate
shall he had before the judge o
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receive federal aid for highway con-
struction, the state highway fund
shall be expended equitably among
the several counties of the state by
the state highway commission. a APP
proved over Governors veto March
49,
CHAPTER SO.
An Act to Amend Section Thirty-three
of Chapter Fifty-two of the Revised
Statutes, Relating to Deposits by
Savings Banks in Institutions Out
side of the State Of Maine.
Section thirty-three of chapter
ffty-two of the revised statutes is
hereby amended by adding after the
word States" in the fourth line there
OF the following: or in any member
bank of the Federal Reserve system
located in any of the New England
states or the State of New York. so
that said section, as amended, shall
read as follows:
Sec. 80. Savings banks and insti-
tutions for savings may deposit on
call in banks or banking associations
incorporated under the authority of
this state, or the laws of the United
States. or in any member bank of the
Federal Reserve Syste n located in
any of the New England States or the
state of New York, and receive inter
est for the same; and may deposit.
subject to the approve of the bank
commissioner. with such banks or
banking associations any securities
received as collateral for time loans
made to any person or corporation
without the state - Approved March
19)
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CHAPTER IS.

An Act to Amend Section Thilty-slT
of the Revised Statutes as Enacted
in Chapter Two Hundred and Fitty-
eight of the Public Laws OF Nine
provide for the Construction of
Third-class Highways.
Section thirty-siX of the revised
statutes as enacted in chapter two
hundred ffty-eight of the pubic
laws of nineteen hundred seventeen IL
said section and substituting therefor
Sec. SO. A tax of one mill on a
dollar Shall annually be assessed upon
all property of the state according 10
the value thereof, and shall be known
construction OF highways. as defined
in section five chapter twenty-five of
the revised statutes. Not more than
one-siXth of the mill tax highway fund
shall annually be applied to. the con-
struction of third-class highways as
contemplated by said chapter twenty
five, agreeably to the terms of appro-
pirate resolves of the legislature. Two
hundred thousand dollars of the
amount herein named shall be added
dollars for state aid construction as
provided in section thirty-fo chap
ter twenty-five of the revised stat
utes, and shall be applied to the con-
Struction of state aid highways and
shall be called state aid highway fund.
fund shall be used exclusively for the
construction of state highways as
provided in chapter twenty-five of the
revised statutes and shall be called
state highway fund; except so far as
provisions of this section and meet
the requirements of the national
government in order for the state to
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CHAPTER 90.

An Act ia Amend Section I-Isrb I
Of C,ba1tcI, Siytaan 81 the p
GtoT,Itae Ayrende5 nv ~
49, - fI,,r,Sratl an5 1,ycnt,,-ni
~ pri[iic aus IF Niratean
d,.ed WI Eo,-tIts.,1 r,eldti,,or :
t;n 1I - Nv, ,Tor,t,,s +G. So
S .J,i 31,r;ls i'o A''
ooHu'i upIAs
section elEhty-HNe OF chapter
teen OF me revised Stdl 4leS' as
ed ny chapter two huaoIed ana
lynne OF the publlc laws OF rlt
hundred anu seventeen, IS Aerto,,
theT AMENDED ny StrlhinS ouj
SAID section aiu SupSi. tutihE IN
thereof the 1oIloWInS' so thal sal
ton, when amended, Sht4l read
lows. o. ......,. i
sec. ~. ANY Eoilh VINO r
with parent OF guardian IN any
Whlch doe nor support ana ma
a STANDARD secondary Scno9I m"
tenu any approved secondary 3
TO WnlcA ne may gam entrance b
MISSION or nose having charge
tend "A l.Sl1n1 ~, zSTao1s N,,EDsa pt.
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.nAprEB 65.

VA 5 section Forty of
. &c. 1ri.fty-are Of the revised
tnspsI Rsiatug 10 ro"eis VI
S1Slc ot chapter fifty-five of
ls.3o1 2Tl' statutes is hereby
revlsst .-Gne out the first
FADED lE section and substl-
.sss5,s ,hs following: ANY
giTs -ns nav henceforth sell.
sii5 rGrtgage or otherwise
" ess-gA lumber the whole or
go r. -- 1r5perty necessary or
!, 5s. - 9zyformance of its dut-
..ti b tl- ar any franchise or
VI Tee Nal ~Cht hereunder. or
,rit W. -.atsoever, direct or
llsry nea .r consolidate its
a,set .3s-s. or permits, or
s5sr with any other pub
Y os- .7 and not otherwise,
'aiii- -r secured from the
sas 1- .r5er authorizing 1t SO
rnlss ss.u section, as amend
sts public utility may
Sec .-5. assign, mort
le .-r.se dispose of, or. en-
4 &C. .-- gr any part of its
-Ja ..-v Or useful in the
ne duties to the pub
ftr1la Use or permit, or any
a .-7-r or by any means
1t -,.. Or indirect, merge
ats9e f- property, fran
raas0 rr any part there
sas .- public utility,
o'. ..-rv.sc, 1t shall have
FL me commission an
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For each violation OF this act there
shall be fine of not less than ten noe
more than twenty dollars.
Sec. 4 Section twenty-four OF chap-
ter forty-six of the revised statutes y
hereby amended by adding at the emo
of said section the following: Wnere
the violation of any of the PROVISIONS as,1a
of this chapter is made an otfense WIN WIZ.
and trial justices shall have concurrent
jurisdiction of such offenses with Tn !,
superior courts and supreme Juolciai
courts SO that said section, as amen J.
ed, shall read as follows;
Sec. "a All pecuniary pena1tles
aforesaid may be recovered by action OF
debt. indictment or complaint, ana an
other forfeitures, by a libel fled oy me
treasurer or any inhabitant of the town
interested Where the violation of any
of the provisions of this chapter IS
made an offense with a fine attached.
the municipal courts and trial justices
shall have con current jurisdiction OF
such offenses with the superior courts
and supreme judicial courts. TAP
proved March 19)
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me Revised Statutes, Relating n
1 Eilora County, Maine Forestry
Paragraph four of section SIXTY ~
chapter eight of the revised s staty oi
a aSa amended by section two of chapter'
pns1i euh Isws Of end the
seventeen, is herehv '1 fnrth hundred and I
b by inserting after the letter "P" and and
of sra the word i'm in the sixth line
tow naid paragraph. the words the
no@nsnlp or Grafton. SO that said
fRaa,r,agraph' as amended. shall read as
s,,r II; A, Number |; Andover North
SSnrplus; G, Surplus; L. r. /, w FiI 3 X p = !.
@agailoway plantation 4, r. ", 3. K
3; bln e p2lhantEation; 4, r. 9, W, B. X,
< P; S, r. 4. w. B. K. 4 r w n
" =; 4; r; 1 r, 6, W. B. X. p; 5. r. 5,
- ~ oAIord county.'-(Approved March
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An Act to Amend Section One Hun
bred and Thirty-nine of Chapter
Sixteen of the Revised Statutes as
Amended by Chapter Seventy-seven
of the Public Laws of Nineteen
Hundred and Seventeen, Relating to
the Appropriation for Industrial
Education.
Section one hundred and thirty-nine
CT chapter sixteen of the revised
statutes. as amended by chapter
seventy-Seven of the public laws OF
nineteen hundred and seventeen, is
hereby further amended by striking
out the word annually" in the second
line thereof and by striking out the
words ''sixty-four thousand dollars in
the third line thereof and substituting
therefor the words 'seventy-hve thou
sand dollars for the year nineteen
hundred and nineteen, and eighty
thousand dollars for the year nineteen
hundred and twenty, SO that said see
ton. when amended, shall read as
follows:
Sec. 1879. For the purposes of the
seven preceding sectors there shall
be deducted by the treasurer of state
from the school and mill fund the sum
of seventy five thousand dollars for
the year nineteen hundred and nine
teen and eighty thousand dollars for
the vea- nineteen hundred and twenty
and any unexpended balance of this
nent school fund All reports re-
auired under said sections shall be
fled annually with the state superin-
tendent of public schools on or before
the first day of July. ans state ali
shall be payable during the month OF
December next succeeding. - CAP
proved March 49,
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CHAPTER 81,

An act to Amend Section One Hun
d-ed and Seventy-six of Chapter
Sixteen of the Revised Statutes, as
Amended by Chapter Seventy-nine
Of the Public Laws of Nineteen
Hundred and Seventeen, Relating to
The Appropriation for Teachers
Pensions.
Section one hundred and seventy
six of chapter sixteen of the revised
statutes, as amended by chapter
seyeutynine Of the public laws of
nineteen hundred and seventeen is
hereby further amended by striking
out the WORD twenty seven" Ill the
second line thereof and substituting
therefor the word thirty. so that said
section, when amended, shall read as
follows:
Sec. lie. Tor the purposes of the
seven preceding sections the sum Of
thirty thousand dollars Is annually
appropria ted, which sum the treasurer
OF state shall deduct for said purposes
out of the school and mill funds and
the sum so appropriated and deducted
shall be denouliua.ed the school pen
sion fund-(Approved March 19)
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cHAPTER CT.

SifasaPter o5 amend Section Three of
q Public Hundred and Two OF
a. Eighteeen LAWS of Massachusetts
Ei ADOPTED NJ hundred and Nineteen,
-'sateen HnSS The State of Maine in
uufed and Twenty and
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An Act to Provide for the Election Of
Road Commissioners by Towns
Sec. I. Section sixteen of chapter
four of the revised statutes is hereby
repealed aud the following enacted in
place thereof:
SEC. IS Each town snail hereafter,
at its annual meeting elect by major
vote a road commissioner, who shall
hold his office for the term of one year
from the date of his election; except
that any town may, at its option. by
vote at such meeting pursuant to IN
appropriate article Ill the warrant
calling the same. instruct the select
men to appoint such road commission
en- in which case the Selectmen Shd /
appoint as heretofore, and except, tur-
Their that any town may, at its option,
by vote at such meeting pursuant to
an appropriate article in the warrant
calling the same, fix the term OF Office
of said road commissioner a t longer
period, not to exceed three years. Any
town may, at its option, elect not more
than three road commissioners, or re-
uuire their appointment as aToreSalc,
whose powers and duties shah be the
same as prescribed for a single com
missioner Any road commissioner
may De removed from Office by the Sc
leCtmen for inefficiency or other cause.
Upon written complaint made against
any road commissioner by ten taxable
inhabitants of the town, the select
men, after notice to such commission
er. shall hold a public hearing there
on within ten days from the Ming Of
the complaint, and if the charges are
sustained remove said commlSsIone[
forthwith, Selectmen may act as road
commissioners. This section, except
a. to removal from Office, shall not
apply to road commissioners chosen
prior to the fifteenth day of July,
nineteen hundred and nineteen, nor
abrjdge their term of office, hut sinai!
apply 10 their successors in office; nor
shah this section apply to cities and
towns which choose road comm SSlon-
ers under special acts of the leglsia-
ture'
Sec. .. Section seventeen OF chap
ter four of the revised statutes is
hereby amended by inserting after the
word person. in the first line there
of the words elected or so that said
section, as amended, shall read as fol-
lows
Sec. II. If a person elected Or ap-
nointed as road Commissioner fails to
qualify within seven days after APP
pointment, the office shall be deemed
vacant. and shall be filed by the Sc
lectmen by appointment. and in the
event of a vacancy caused by death or
otherwise. the seleCtmen shall appoint
some competent person to I'LL out the
unexpjred term, who shall qualify and
perform the duties of said office If
after the choice of any officer not re
uuired to he chosen by ballot. there is
A vacancy in any such office, the mNni-
cipal officers may fill such vacancies
by the written appointment of proper
persons, who shall be summoned by
the constable to appear and take the
oath of office provided in section TWEEN
ty-seven subject to the penalties pro
vided in section tWenty-eight: Such
appointment and oath shall be re-
corded as in case of a choice by the
town. No person shall be so appoint
ed without his CONSENT Approved
March 49,
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CHAPTER 50.

An Act to Amend Chapter One Hun
dred and Fifty-one OF the PUBLIC
Seventeen, Entitled An Act to Enable
the Chief Engineer of the State
Highway Commission to Convey a
Certain Let or Parcel of Land
owned by the State OF Maine to the
road"
Chapter one hundred and ifty-one
of the public laws of nineteen hundred
inserting between the word being"
and the word the" in the fifth line
of the second paragraph of said chap
ter the words a portion Of, and by
one. in the ninth line of said para
graph the words and page one hun
dred seventy-two', and by inserting
between the word premises" and the
word which" in the tenth line of the
second paragraph Of said chapter the
words a portion of, and by striking
out the word railroad wherever it
appears in said act and inserting in
place thereof the word railway, so
that said chapter, as amended, shall
read as follows:
Whereas the state highway COM
mission has entered into an agreement
which necessitates the conveying Of
certain lot or parcel of land owned
by the State of Maine to the European
& North American Railway therefore.
Be it enacted that the chief engi-
neer OF the state highway commission
is hereby empowered and authorized
in the name of the state Of Maine to
convey to the European & North
American Railway, certain lot or
parcel of land situated on Treat &
Webster island in Old Town, county
Of PenOhscot and State of Maine, be-
ing a portion OF the same premises
conveyed to the State of Maine by
Charles /. Perkins and Fannie NJ
Perkins. his wife, on the ninth day of
July, nineteen hundred and fourteen,
and recorded in the registry of deeds,
county of penOhscot, volume eight
hundred seventy-three, page one hun
dred nmety-one, and page one hun
dred seventy-two, to which deed
and record reference is hereby made
for more particular description Of
the premises a portion of which the
chief engineer of the state highway
commission is hereby authorized to
convey to the European &. North
American Railway IA ppr o V e d
March 19)
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CHAPTER 76,

A, Ao+ IN Ay,,a,a c,...,,-
t'haoiar or , - ,t Ell OF
seven of H. R.z.isoi ;st,a If -rty
.nd iTb1aa ~ $3.50 ! "o 51phQfed
Einefcan t1,-,,7 Ia o upi-1 Laws OF
.isn 70 A,neI5d S,ti 49, - sli zen
III ~ sever Reiating 70 the a J.
e. - 60 - ~ oDtt Inn ttiilGeTS.
ono I,,,.lti..'7 ,a IN ~ OF chapter
~ I9G "a, ~ e. as AMENDED oy CHAP
yer tW3 huhored ana three Of the
t pu2,rT - o. -litetten hundred ana
ieNeid s3f Is hereny further amended
v pf duqIilS ne "C5rus male or female
a. 20 t,,S %oLoS may appoint one or
more t,i aas- Gates m the tWaaty-iirst
amended. shall read as follows;
tt 'I conge7t of KY ,Pec1or ~ s 1nd with
~ 1GttS 9lt o. we G9oHClt Shall ap-
ol his - iT 1 G1utg nG oh tne State where
a iyisabIe. one pr0bati6n otfiofr S,,b@
: IsII be- = 1sla ritJ@sL, If ths con-, ~, ~,
ia which ~. & arnof,,tad a5 az eaa ~
i!11aI II li ~ l7 % s4ou
' the 6iaa,,, ne o Fa az oId once
ma So,,-Ir,l "a beii -; = u NO ~
or.nens9tiGr such sum a. 80 aS,,, t'i2
r0rnrnjssion+rs Of his conS4S s5sII ~
,I,ilb sb3iI he naid rr1,,, 'iati *,
-,.ealuv1, in aot,91 p5ontL1, t'0 t.}i
The eSE11t7, >
s1}rh ,ounty EhaiI al thair - o.
sion = f.rr S;urh a0nnin+n7eut b,, +1n
5o,ar7o, Wy ~
,5,onnt ruSL c,r,ron5at,, Ia i ;n,7
iaii not he i7,isbad miltb+,
I'm Of offfcA ~ nroho ~ IA ,a9
III NAV he ;nrea Sod If IL ;I,
- +1n coIInsL- t.yio,lers 81 - u w.
II, adlitiNn r. sncb aonono o. a. ~
a. Oh 0roba+f, oficet haIi 10
1,37nth1y eI,ch Inns as he rs 80 ~
si7L- ana MO- 49, nais tia9
be iseg incnrTad IL t3n nerforrna il IF
IL d1,ty. aacE l-,Fla +ipn nainn, ~
an IN. Gefora 20 LAT a. - aa3,,l
n5o7th submit ~ cor "ath To tho coInl
;ia7n2nd sfatee7t ~ oe s7c al
lures If in any county it seems to
{ne governor ana founcll necessary to
nave more tAan ore probat!on offlcer,
the governor py ana with the consent
OF I'e couaf ~ NAV appoint one 2, Or
more associates; mae or female, who
shall ave al the authorIty under the
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copy of such order. shall fail to ap-
pear at the time and place designated
by such order or who shall fail to
present to such commanding officer a
good standing. of physical disability,
shall be fined not less than ter nor
more than fifty dollars for each day
ne shall fail to appear. The courts
OF this state shall have Jurisdiction
visions of this section Provided ::
That all men having an honorable
record of prior service in the United
States army. navy or marine corps, or
in the national guard of the United
states may be exempt from compul-
sorry service under the provisions of
this act.-(Approved March 49,
CHAPTER 90.
Chapter Ten of the Revised Stat
utes. Relating to the Assessment Of
Taxes on Personal Property.
, Section thirteen of chapter ten of
ed by adding at the end of said sec
ton the following: provided, how
ever, that personal property employ ed
in trade shall be taxed on the aver
age amount kept on hand for sale dur
ing the preceding year. or any por-
ton of that period when the business
has not been carried on for year
so that said section, as amended, shall
READ DIS IOIlOWSs
Sec. IS. All personal property
within or without the state, except in
cases enumerated in the following
section, shall be assessed to the own
er in the town where he is an inhabit-
ant on the first day OF each April
provided. however, that personal
property employed in trade shall be
taxed on the average amount kept on
hand for sale during the preceding
year. or any portion of that period
when the business has not been car
ried on for d year, Approved
March I9.)
CHAPTEE IS.
An Act to Amend Section Forty mine
of Chapter Sixteen of the Revised
Statutes. Relating to the Duties of
superintendent OF Schools.
Section torty-nine of chapter six
teen of the revised statutes is hereby
amended by striking out all of said
section and substituting therefor the
following:
Sec. 40. The superintendent of
schools in every town shall return
under oath to the school committee, in
April annually, a certified list of the
names and ages of all persons in the
town from five to twenty-one years
corrected to the first day of said
month"; leaving out of said enumera-
ton all persons coming from other
places to attend any college or acad-
envy, or to labor in any factory. or al
any manufacturing or other business.
Improved March 19.(
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CHAPTER SIS.


Sections Three and
..--r H--rty~seVen of the
g.. Regulating the
.... three of chapter
-aq5Sed statutes is
Striking out the
second line there
us place the
dIscrtti0r.' SO
..,-ieulri shall
--.s-.enar- Of aari-
'i.,--o+1o,1 In
5o.,1 S-i r.itb
rz.1s firms. cor
.r- ND societies
..rrIas an9lyze5
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z.-7 sdtis3bie !,
Iii G.'7lnrt,1e
......-.+ a. 1a,riaI,Itura
dferre1io n iS -
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..- - u ~ 5'o'- ~, ~ "a "a
as og cber+er
,,,so7 t 10 y tot
.-- i 80 no 70 o E te
~ 2l liiSei III al Yer tea
--. ......lI, 81 ~ oa dl,l7
ply 20 tue com
5tie LOT Ies ~ tra- :,
f.'E ,,,-tI, IN. M MoFo de
u ~ 'i i,,,e ~ titero, =.
... 80. ''. ~, M ,5 ,r9i -
-.I-., lli9 W f re.
-'l ~ 4;a 'it,9 .h L.'t7
--'7 - - - tIls'
l'T"a uSea e ana
49, ana Is from
'Sg .' a!Io Py m
IN EeAlcle IN
.s 5oI me WofaS
lay cancer the
-e'--sr, VINO, after
c2tninlSSloner or
rs round 10 be
."ea or handled IN
d 80 pE insert
et on IN lIle
l-e WORDS or TO
t'gale 10 the com
NED IN whiting
after the word
r-- 'as az; a bus in s.
.E after the word
Is RartV-Second line.
words on COM
secEjoD, as amend
follows