Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-11-19

buildings are nearer than two hundred
feet apart for distance OF one-fourtn
Sec. s. Highways improved by the
expenditure of funds received under
this act shall be made to conform 70
the standard of construction as snail
be agreed upon by the selectmen. or
officials acting in the same capacity.
in the respective towns where the pro-
visions of this act applies. and such
standard of construction must meet
the approval of the state highway
Sec. s. The state highway commits
sion shall cooperate with the munich
pal officers in the execution or I'M
provement work under this act NO
money shall be paid by the state on
account of work performed under this
act until the work has been inspected
and accepted by the state highway
commission.
Sec. 4. Roads constructed under the
provisions of this act must be suit
ably maintained by the town, under
penalty of forfeiture OF right OF the
entertainments under this act. A sum
not to exceed twenty-five per cent OF
any years superintendent to town
under the provisions or this act may
be used for maintenance of road con-
structed under the provisions hereof.
Sec 8. Two hundred thousand doll
lars of the amount herein named snhl,
be added to the fund of three nunoreo
Thousand
struction as provided in cection thirty
four chapter twenty-five OF the revised
statutes, and shall be applied 10 tne
construction of state aid highways ana
THE balance of said Mill Tax Highway
Fund shall be used exclusively for the
construction or maintenance or potn,
of state highways as provided in chap
ter twenty-five OF the revised statutes
and shall be called state highway
fund; except so far as may be neces-
sary to carry out the provisions OF
this section and meet the requirements
for the state to receive federal aid for
highway construction, the state high
wa fund shall be expended eQuftably
among. the. several counties OF tho
approved November 81
CHAPTER 2e4
An Act to Provide for the Payment
of a Bonus to Maine Soldiers and
Sailors in the War with Germany.
Be 1t enacted by the People of the
State of Maine, as follows:
Sec. /. In order to promote the
spirit of patriotism and loyalty. in tes-
of Maine, and in recognition of the
splendid services of Maine men in the
war with Germany. every soldier. as
hereinafter defined. who served dur
sixth, nineteen hundred and seventeen,
to November eleventh. nineteen hun
bred and eighteen. inclusive, shall be
entitled to receive from the state Of
Maine. from fund hereinafter cree
ated and called The Soldiers Bonus
Fund, the sum of one hundred dollars
Sec. .. The word soldier" as used
in this act shall mean any officer, SOL
der, sailor, marine, nurse, or any
other person regularly enlisted. who
has been or is a part of the military
or naval forces of the United States
in the war with Germany and who was
the time he was commissioned. en-
listed, indicted. appointed or mus
tered into the military or naval SER
vice of the United States. and who has
ordinary discharge or release from
such service; provided, however, that
the word soldier. as used In this act,
shall not be construed to mean. and
shall not include any person who. at
any time during the period of the war
with Germany, sought to avoid SER
vice because of conscientious objec-
tons thereto. or because OF aiienage,
fraud or wilful violation or evasion
OF the Selective Service Act or OF the
rules or regulations of the War De-
partmeht in force hereunder.
Sec. 3. Applications for such bonus
shall be filed with the adjutant gem
eral, on sorms provided by him. with
in six months from the date this act
goes into effect; or. in the case OF an
service is received after the date this
act goes into effect, within six months
after the date of such discharge. Such
application shall state facts sufficient
TO establish the status of such appli-
cant as soldier as defined herein, and
shall be duly verified.
Sec. 4. There is hereby created a
board to be known as The Soldiers
nAf1N. nrdN - AaN -
auditor, the state treasurer. and the ad-
jutant general. 1t shall be the duty of
the said board to examine into such ap-
plications and make any other exam
and approve or disapprove the same.
Whenever any such application is ap-
proved by said board 1t shall be the
duty of the adjutant general to pre-
pare voucher and transmit the same
to the state auditor: said auditor shall
issue his certificate therefor. for the
amount stated therein, and 'the state
treasurer shall pay the same upon war
of said Soldiers Bonus Fund.
Sec. s. For the purpose of carrying
out the provisions of this act. the treas
urer of state is hereby authorized. with
ell, to issue bonds or notes from time to
time as they are needed. to an amount
not exceeding in the aggregate three
million dollars. Such bonds or notes
SDdii DC dtS1SHdteu MAINE Military
Service Loan. Act OF 1919, shall ma
ture not more than ten years from the
date thereof. and shall bear such rate
of interest, and be in such form and
on such terms and conditions, other
than those herein specified. as the gov
ernor and council may determine. Said
bonds or notes shall Re issued in the
name and behalf of the state, and shall
be Seemed NJ "a = pledge q the faith and
the sale thereof shall be deposited
with the state treasurer to the credit
Of fund hereby created. which fund
Bonus FUND. and from which the
payments hereby authorised shall be
made.
Sec. 9. The amount necessary 20 pay
said bonds or notes as they mature,
be raised BY state taxes, levied and
collected In the same manner as other
state taxes are levied and collected.
T ginning April first. nineteen hun
dred and twenty-one. and for each and
every succeeding year for nine years,
there shall be raised a sum SUFFICIENT
for the redemption OF such bonds or
notes TO an amount not exceeding three
hundred thousand dollars per year and
such additional sum as may be re-
uufred for the payment Of interest on
all such bonds or notes outstanding
The sums so levied and collected shall
be placed in the said Soldiers Bonus
Fund. and redemption of said bonds
or notes and payment of the interest
thereon shall be made rom said fund
Sec. Z. The Soldiers Bonus Board,
the state auditor. the adjutsnt general,
anc the state treasurer are hereby en-
powered. with the approval OF the gov
ernor and council. to employ such as
sistance and to incur such other ex-
pense as may be necessary for the
administration and the carving out
or the provisions Of this act; and the
FUNDS necessary for such administra-
tion and CARRYING out OF the nroytstons