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or used solely by said posts 70. ,ssi,
own PURPOSES SO that SAID pa,asrans
as amended shall read as follows.
III. All property which by he a.,
ucles OF separation Is exenr. 49,
taxation: the personal properly Of ~
literary and scientific institutions. ~
real and personal property Of sI
incorporated by the state: me ,.s'
estate of all literary and sc.en,,sc "a
stitutioas occupied by them 10, :bs,
own purposes or by any oEcs- .hses..
as q residence: the real and persos.,
property owned by posts OF The An.,.
lean Legion in this state and cccups.
or used solely by said posts 70, ill.,
property or funds IN excess o. ,b.:
ordinary expenses are held for the r.
lief Of the sick. the poor. Q. TIE Al,
tressed. or Of widows and orphans =
to bury the dead. are benevolen. A..
charitable corporations within y.
meaning OF this specification. w..hnT'
regard TO the sources from which su.s
funds are derived. or 20 ,irnita:iors !,
the classes Of persons for whose bs,a
fit they arc applied: but 50 much !,
the real estate Of such corro-s,,e,,
as is not occupied b. them for ,bs,
own purposes. shall be taxed N m.
municipality in which i, is si.ua,sS
And any college IN this state au;ho,
lied under its charter 20 confer II.
degree of Bachelor of Arts or II Bah,
elor OF Science. and having real es,ar..
liable to taxation, shall. on the nav.
ment Of such tax and proof Of ti.|
same to the satisfaction OF the cm.
ernor and council be reimbursed from
the state treasury 10 the amour, II
the tax so paid: provided. hoxs,.f
that the aggregate amour 50 rem.
bursed to any college in any ore Wear
shall not exceed fifteen hundred dn.
lars: and provided. further that ,h,
claim for such reinbursemer, shall
not apply to real estate bought By
any such college after the twelfth day
of April. eighteen hundred and eigh.
nine
(Approved November s.
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CHAPTER 2S7

An Act 10 Amend Section Fifty-three
of Chapter Two Hundred Fifty-nine
of the Public Laws of Nineteen Nun
dred and Seventeen. Relating to
Lection and Appointment OF Com
,nissiCned Officers
Whereas. certain changes in the
Military Law are necessary in order
TO render more efficien, the active mill
tia Of the State OF Maine: therefore,
in the Judgment Of the legislature. the
atety necessary for the preservation of
the public peace. health or safety.
therefore
Be it enacted by the People Of the
state of Maine. as follows:
Sec. i; Section ff,y-three Of chap
lie laws of nineteen hundred and sew
enieen IS hereby amended by striking
out IN the tenth line thereof the words
nrst and July. and inserting in
place thereof the words tenth and
amended shall read as follows:
Sec. Sd. General. field. and company
ohhcers. OF the line. shall be elected as
follows: Brisadier. generals by the
their respective brigades; field cfhcers
oy the written votes of the Captains
and subalterns OF the respective regi-
ments or corps: captains and subsi-
s serns oE The written votes Of the mem
subject to the age limit prescribed in
section two. this act. Provided. thar
II section one. article seven, of the
constitution of the state shall be here
permit the legislature to rrescrihs tbs
mode OF selecting officers for the
srades herein specified. then. on and
after the tenth day of January next
sm snles the the sad asSp sD. Of such
Promoted and appointed by the gov
ernor as follows and the elective sys.
tenn prescribed in this chapter shsir
cease to exist otherwise to remain in
the grade of brigadier general shsi, he
filled by promoting the senior coIorsi.
vacancies in the field grades Of a go,
r2snt or corps by promoting the senior
olncer OF he regiment or corps. of
grade OF captain or lieutenant bv nro-
noting the senior officer of the cow
panE, OF the next lower grade: suhiac,
IN eas sn, case to to-. examination as provided
grade OF second lieutenant shal, he nc
niied in the following manner. All
enlisted men Of the Company. ana snr
battalion and regimental non-ceynm;S,
sionec san oflcer who was appointe5
from said company. shall. If nbYs;ns'I,,
sound. be eligible for Appearances, IA
shall be permitted to appear h.fara
an examining board. for phrsicai
and a competitive practical and theo-
whom the board considers. sSte. men ,s
competitive examination. to be the
best qualified shall be appointed u re
MI the vacancy. The governor shall
pre- To regulations as to the scope
examination. and If no such en,;.ts.a
man appears. or IL none satisfactoriiv
passes said examination. then The ~
ernor shall I'LL the vacancy by making
Sec 2. In view Of the emerr.n.,.
cited in the preamble hereof ibis ~.
shall take effect when approved
(Approved November ~
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pledged or hypothecated in behalf OF
the state. OF the proceeds OF the sales
of such bonds. which shall be held py
the treasurer Of state and PAID oy MN
upon warrants drawn by the governor
and council. two million collars is
hereby appropriated to be used soIeif
for the building of state highwa!
and five hundred thousand dollars IS
building OF intrastate. interstate ana
international bridges. All OF sara pro
ceeds of said bonds may be SO eH-
pended during tie calendar. year o.
balance uneXpended shall not lapse but
sha-; be carried over to their respec-
tive accounts and shall be USED only
for the construction Of highways and
bridges respectively as provided by
law.
used in this section shall inciuoe
bridges constructed under chapter
three hundred nineteen Of the PUBLIC
laws of nineteen hundred ana hIteen.
and the financial obllsaGons or me
that act during the year nineteen hum
dred and twenty. and the year nine
teen hundred and twenty-cne, up 70
June thirtieth. thereof. shall be paio
from the appropriation herein made
for interstate. interstate and inter-
national bridges.
Sec /. All fees received b" the
treasurer of state under section thirty
1--WE Of chapter twenty-six OF the re.
vised statutes shall be appropriated
and used in the following order,
namely:
First. 20 pay interest due on All
bonds issued under this act and under
chapter one hundred thirty of the pub
lie laws OF nineteen hundred ana thir
teen ard acts amenoatory tAereoi ana
additional thereto. and under chapter
forty-four of the public and special
laws of nineteen hundred and nineteen.
Second. to create such funds as shall
b. necessary to redeem and retire
bonds issued under this act. under
chapter one hundred thirty Of the pub
lie laws of nineteen hundred and thir.
teen and acts arienda.ory thereof and
additional thereto. and under chapter
fcrty-four of the public and special
laws Of nineteen hundred ana nineteen
as they shall mature.
Third, to provide funds for the ad-
r7inistration of the office and duties OF
the commission and for all eNpeno!-
lures. salaries and expense incident
thereto and for all maintenance re-
enteen. twenty-five. twenty-sik and
tventy-seven of chapter twenty,nIe OF
the revised statues, TO when snail pe
added from time 20 time the amounts
provided under sections nins: t"e.ss
any balance left unexpended IN any
year shall be carried over to the same
account for the following year.
Sec. S. No reissue Of any bonds
heretofore issued under chapter one
bundled thirty of the public laws OF
nineteen hundred and thirteen and acts
amendatory thereof and additional
thereto or hereafter issued under the
provisions of this act shall be made
without an act OF the legislature eA-
pressly authorizing the same.
Sec. :. Section thirty-three OF chap
ter twenty-five of the revised statutes
as amended by section six OF chapter
two hundred fifty-eight az the public
laws OF nineteen hundred and seven
teen is hereby repealed.
(Approved November 10
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An Act 20 Provide for an Issue Of
State Highway and Bridge Bonds.
Be il enacted by the People of the
State of Maine. as follows:
Sec. 1. In addition to state high
way bonds heretofore issued in the
name and behalf of the state and un-
DER the provisions Of chapter one hun
dred thirty of the public laws of nine
teen hundred and thirteen. and acts
thereto. the treasurer Of state is here
by authorized. under the direction of
the governor and council. to issue
from time to time serial coupon bonds
in the name and behalf Of the state
lion. five hundred thousand dollars.
payable at the state treasury within
forty-one years from date of issue, at
rate Of interest not exceeding five
semi-annually. and signed by the treas
urer OF state. countersigned By the
governor and attested by the state au-
ditcr with the seal OF the state affixed.
The coupons attached to said bonds
shall bear the facsimile Of the sigma
ture of the treasurer of state Instead
OF his original signature; and such
bonds and coupons shall be of such
denominations and form and upon such
terms and conditions not inconsistent
herewith as the governor and council
shall direct. Said bonds and any bonds
hereafter issued under the provisions
OF chapter one hundred thirty Of the
public laws Of nineteen hundred and
thirteen and acts amendatory thereof
and additional thereto, together with
the proceeds thereof shall be desig-
mated as the state highway and bridge
loan. and shall be deemed a pledge Of
the faith and credit Of the state.
Sec. :. The state auditor shall keen
an account OF such bonds, showing
the number and amount of each. the
date OF countersigning. the date when
payable and the date Of delivery there
OF TO the treasurer of state, who shall
keep an account Of each bond, show.
ing tne number thereof. the name OF
the person to whom sold. the sr,cunt
received for the same. the date OF sale
and the date when payable.
Sec 3. The treasurer of state may
negotiate the sale Of such bonds by
h h,,, oI the governor and council.
eu' no sucn BOND shall be loaned,
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the Public Laws Of Nineteen Hun
dred and Nineteen Relating TO Clerk
Hire in the Office of the Register
Of Deeds for Kennebec County.
Be II enacted by the. People Of the
State Of Maine. as follows:
Paragraph seven of section forty
five of chapter one hundred and sew
enteen of the revised statutes as
amended by chapter tive hundred and
fourteen of the public laws Of nine
teen hundred and nineteen is hereby
amended by striking cut the words
eighteen hundred dollars" in the sec
ond and third lines of said paragraph.
and inserting in place thereof the
words .twenty-three hundred dollars.
so that the said paragraph of said
section as amended shall read as FOL
lows:
'Kennehec County: for clerks in the
Office OF register Of deeds, twenty
three hundred dollars: for clerks in
the ONCE OF register Of probate. seven
hundred and eighty dollars: for clerks
in the Office of clerk Of courts. fifteen
hundred dollars
(Approved November -
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An Act TO Amend Paragraph Irr ~,
Section Six OF Chapter Ten OF the
e Se,.Sea f statutes: Relating 10 Ex-
Of Posts of the American Lerinr
Be It enacted by the People Of n.
State OF Maine. as follows: tue
Paragraph III Of section six Of chan.
ter ten Of the revised statutes is nerrs
by AMENDED by inserting after tbs word
resldence in the sixth line tbereof
the following: the real and personei
property owned by posts Of the Amer;.
can Legion in this state and occnnieS
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CKAY4ER IA

An Act 70 Require Mirrors or Reflect
ors on Certain Motor Vehicles ard
20 Regulate the Use of Spot Lights
Thereon.
Be II enacted By the People Of the
State Of Maine. as follows:
Sec. /. No person shall operate upon
any public way any taxi-cab, CONNER
cial motor vehicle or motor truck so
constructed. equipped or loaded that
the driver or operator is prevented
from having constantly free and un-
INSTRUCTED view Of the highway i'm
mediately N the rear. unless there is
attached to the vehicle a mirror or
reflector so placed and adjusted as to
afford the operator a clear. reflected
view Of the highway in the rear Of the
vehicle
Sec 3 There shall not be used on
or in connection with any motor We
hicie spot light. so-called. the rays
from which shine more than two feet
above the road at a distance of thirty
feet from the vehicle. except that such
a spot light may be used for the pur-
pose of reading signs. and as an aux
iIiary light in cases of necessity when
the other lights required by law fail
20 operate.
Sec g. Violation of this act shall
be punished BY a fine Of not less than
ten nor more than fifty dollars.
(Approved November ~
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CHAPTER 24s

An Act 20 Amend Chapter Fifteen oe
the Public Laws OF Nineteen Hun
ore6 and Seventeen Relating TO Cele-
hratinE Centennial Week.
Be il enacted by the People OF the
State Of Maine. as follows:
Chapter fifteen OF tho public laws
Of nineteen hundred and seventeen re-
lating TO celebrating Centennial Week
is hereby amended so that as amended
said chapter shall read as follows:
Towns and cities may designate and
set apart as Centennial Week any
week of the summer of nineteen hun
dred and twenty, and may raise and
appropriate money for the due OBJ
serYance thereof.
approved November -
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cHAPTER 247

An Act TO amend Paragraph II Of
Section Six OF Chapter Ten Of the
Revised Statutes. Relating to A6-
ditional Exemption from Taxation
OF Sewerage District Bonds.
Be it enacted by the People of the
State Of Maine. as follows:
Paragraph II Of section six Of chap
ter ten of the revised statutes is here
By amended by inserting after the word
water" and before the word district
in the third lire thereof The words or
sewerage SO that said paragraph of
as follows:
II. All bonds issued after the first
day Of February. nineteen hundred and
nine. BY tie State of Maine, or any
county. municipality. village corpora
ton or. water or sewerage distric,
therein
(Approved November ~
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CHAPTEE Se2

An Act to Increase the Amount = !,
Money Allowed for Clerk Hlrs !,
the Once Of the Registry q Ds'''
for Penobscot County. y.
Be it enacted by the People o. wv
state of Maine, as follows .r.
Paragraph eleven of section 'e.% or.
hve OF chapter two hundred and lo. s
teen of the laws of Maine for ia
teen hundred and nineteen is a''eng',ii
by striking out in the frs, and se.osJj
lines thereof the words two ;houss"..
and eighty dollars" and suhSti'u.. ~;
therefor the words two THOUSAND e!st
hundred and eighty dollars 50 w" e,
said section as amended shall rea' .
follows: -.
.Fenobsco. county: for clerks N ~.
ONCE of register Of deeds. Two ~.
sand eight hundred and eighty do!,~,
Tor clerks in the cffice OF resis'e' ~,
Probate. fifteen hundred dollars, ri q.
clerks in the Office of the 'ierS M
courts. fifteen hundred dollars. ~,
clerks in the Office Of county ati'fH'''
SIX hundred dollars.
-tApproyed November s.
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An Act TO Provide Clerk Hire In n.
Ofices OF Certain County Oftcials 0.
Aroostook County. Hancock County
Lincoln County. indrosCosg.n Coun'
y and SaEadahoc County.
be II enacted by the People Of th'
state OF Maine. as follows:
Sec !. Paragraph three Of sec'ioi
forty-five of chapter one hundred and
seventeen Of the revised statutes, a,
amended by chapter two hundred and
fourteen OF the public laws Of riaetes,
hundred and nineteen. is AsreW
anne nded so as 10 read as follows.
AroostooS county: for clerks m n,
ONCE OF register of deeds Of he north
ern district one thousand dollars, IN
clerks IN the Office of register Of deeds
Tor the southern district twerty-tor'
hundred dollars: for clerks in the ofc,
OF register of probate, seven hundred
and eighty dollars: for clerks IN M
once or county attorney SIX hund!e!
dollars; for clerks in the oAce q!
county treasurer three hundred DE-.
lars: for clerks in the Office Of e!.'i
Tor expenses OF clerk of courts ara
his Sueordinates while attending ses
SONS OF supreme judicial court 81
the court
Sec. >. Section for:y-fve Of cha7ts|
one hundred and seventeen OF ne r.
Tsed statutes as amended b. chapis'|
Two hundred and fourteen OF ths 2d''|
Tic laws of nineteen hundred and rlla'|
teen. IS hereby amended SO far as N
relates to clerk hire in the ctfcs Il
the clerk OF courts for Hancock cout,
"; and to clerk hire in the Office 2.
register of deeds for Lincoln cogn,E|
SO as TO read as follows:
Hancock county for clerks II nj
ONCE Of clerk OF courts seven hundFeaI
and eighty dollars (s.s0l. sd
i-incoll county: For clerks II III
office of register OF deeds four hur'I
dred dollars 5000.
Androscoggin county: Fer clerks q
the offiCe of register of deeds f.teTa|
hundred dollars ($l506).
Sagadahoc county: For clerks n t's|
ONCE OF register OF deeds eleven huA'|
dred and seventy dollars ,slI,o.
(Approved November 81
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CHAPTER 25e

An Act to Amend Section For.y.tol,
Of Chapter One Hundred Ssn'een
of the Revised Statutes. Is 'Tr-rdti
by Chapter Two Hundred Fourteen
of the Public Laws Of Nineteen Hun.
bred Nineteen. Increasing ire Salary
of the Treasurer CT y,nobscot
County.
&c it enacted by the Feor,a Of ,hs
State Of Maine. as follows:
Section forty-four Of charter enc
hundred seventeen OF the reused sat.
u;es, as amended b. chapter W. hun.
dred fourteen of the public laws Of
nineteen hundred nine ,.sr. IS hereby
further amended BY striking our the
words thirteen hundred dollars in
line thirteen of said section and insert.
ing N place thereof the words 'tflear
hundred dollars so that said section
SO far as il relates 10 the salary Of
the treasurer Of Penobsco- county shall
read as follows:
.Penobsco,. fifteen hundred dollars
tApproved November s.
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CHAPTER $50

An Act TO Amend Section Forty.four
of Chapter One Hundred Seventeen
of the Revised Statutes g Amends
by Chapter Two Hundred Fourtct,
OF the Public Laws q Ninetee.
Hundred Nineteen. --cT.aslng TIL
Salary OF the Treasu!c. - Andres
coggin County.
Be II enacted by the FeoI,e Of Ii.
State of Maine. as follows.
Section foTty-four OF charter one
hundred seventeen OF the r., iS-d sat.
utes. as amended by chapter two hun.
dred fourteen Of the publlc laws a.
nineteen hundred nineteen. Is aareh
further amended by strikine 1u- thu
words thirteen hundred dollars n
line four Of said section anc lase.tn.
IN place thereof the words -fitteen hun.
dred dollars. so that said section 50
Tar as II relates TO the salary Of 'h4
treasurer of Androscosgin county sha!
read as follows:
Androscoggin. fifteen hundred de.-
lars
(Aprroved November 3
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An Ac, to Amend Section Forty-twc
Of Chapter One Hundred and Seven.
teen Of the Revised Statutes q
I'D Fonr,eeu OF the Public Laws OF
Nineteen Hundred and Nineteen Re'
ja,tpe TO Expenses Q. Count! 1oih'
miss!oners. -. -,
Be it enacted By INC People OF the
hundred and seventeen of the revised
statutes as amended By chapter Two
hundred and fourteen OF the PUBLIC
is hereby amended by striking out an
If said section after the words ork'
eish, hundred and fifty dollars, IN tne
nineteenth line and inserting the Io! .,
Ioving-'Said salaries shall De In iu!i
for ali services, expenses sno tseFsi.
including the naanagemerr OF the !a.!s
and workshops and the sale OF their
PRODUCTS except actual necessar! casa
expenses incurred OUTSIDE OF their re-
spective counties for the ,rahsaction
Cured at public hearings away from
the county seat: all bills for such eI-
penses shall be approved by the c.erS
Of courts and the county attorney OF
their COUNTY: excepting s as sucn n, en,
tventy-six Of chapter eighty-ihree q
Ire revised statutes so that said sec
ton shall read as follows:
sec ~. The county ccmmiss.orers
in the several counties shall receive
annual salaries from the treasures Q,
the counties in monthly payments paic
on the last day Of each month as FOL
lows:
Ts.v dollars,
aroostook. eleven hundred dollars.
cumberland. fifteen hundred dollars.
Franklin, four hundred and fifty dol
lars.
dollars.
Knox. four hundred dollars,
Lincoln. three hundred dollars.
oxford, SIX hundred dollars
pecchscot twelve hundred dollars.
Pisca,acu,s. Eve hundred dollars.
SaEadahoc. four hundred dollars.
Somerset, six hundred and fifty dol
waldo. four hundred dollars.
Washington, SIX hundred ana MY
dollars.
York. eight hundred and City dollars.
Said salaries shall be in full for al
services. expenses and travel. including
the MANAGEMENT of the 5ails and work
shops and the sale of their products.
except actual necessary cash expenses
incurred outside Of their respective
counties for the transaction OF official
business: and expenses incurred at
public hearings away from the county
seat; all bills scr such expenses shall
Be approved BIZ the clerk Of courts and
the county attorney Of their county;
excepting also. such expenses as are
provided for In section twenty-six OF
chapter eighty-three OF the re-:sed
statutes
(Arpfoved November -
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CHAPTER asa

An Act to Repeal Chapter One Hun
dred and Thirty-fve of the Public
Laws Of Nineteen Hundred and Nine
teen Of the State OF Maine. Entitled
An Act to Provide for the Licens-
ing OF the Sardine Packers. to Inn
prove the Quality Of Fish Used for
Sardines and to Establish Stand
ards Of Measures for Sardine Her
ring"
Be il enacted by the People Of the
State of Maine. as follows:
Chapter one hundred and thirty
of the public laws Of nineteen hundred
and nineteen of the State of Maine, is
hereby repealed
(Approved November -
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CHAPTER 24e

An Act to Amend Section Fifty-one OF
Chapter Thirty three of the Revised
Statutes. as Amended by Chapter
Two Hundred and Nineteen Of the
Public Laws of Nineteen Hundred
and Seventeen and by Chapter One
Hundred and Ninety-siy of the Pub
lie Laws CT Nineteen Hundred and
Nineteen. Relating 10 the Trapping
Of Foxes in Lincoln County
Be il enacted by the People Of the
State OF Maine. as follows:
SO much IF section fifty-one of chap
ter thirty-threc OF the revised stat
utes. as amended by chapter two hun
bred nineteen of The public laws Of
nineteen seventeen and by chapter one
hundred nincty-siH of the public laws
of nine teen nineteen. as prohibits the
trapping of foxes IN Lincoln county is
hereby repealed.
tApproved November ~