Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-14

Pointment. The Judge of probate may.
however, upon or after granting let
Iers OF administration or letters of
administration with the will annexed,
mneneVer 1T appears necessary or
proper. require that bond be given
CHAPTER III.
An Act to Amend Section Eighty-ffve
OF Chapter Eighty-two. of the Re-
Terms of Superior Court for. the
County of Kennebec.
Section eighty-five of chapter
ssignty-two of revised statutes is
words second tuesdays of June and
November" in the third line of said
section and inserting in place there
OF the words fourth Tuesday of May
ana the second Tuesday of Novem-
shall read as follows:
Sec IS. Said court shall be held
at Augusta on the second Tuesday of
january, and the first Tuesdays of
April and September, and at Water
VILE on the fourth Tuesday of May
and the second Tuesday of Novem-
Der; but the criminal business of said
county. shall be transacted at the
terms held on the second Tuesday of
January and the first Tuesdays Of
civil business. The Judge of said
court may continue any case pending
in said court without costs, when in
his Judgment Justice may require 1t,
In order to give the parties in in
terest opportunity to try any such
case in either Waterville or Augusta
IN said county. -(Approved, April So
CHAPTER 112.
An Act to Control the Establishment
of Sanatoriums and Hospitals for
Infectious and Contagious Diseases
within the Populous Districts of
Cities and Towns.
Sec 1. No person, firm or corpo-
ration shall establish or maintain
within the populous districts Of any
city or town in this state, any sana-
torium or hospital designed for the
treatment of persons suffering from
tuberculosis or other infectious or
contagious disease unless approval
has been obtained from the munich
pal officer of the city or town in
question and from the state depart
ment of health.
Sect. 2. Any person. firm or cor
poration found guilty of violating
the provisions of section one of this
act shall be punished by a fine of
or imprisonment not exceeding one
year and jurisdiction in equity to
enjoin threatened violations of this
act is hereby conferred upon the
supreme judicial court.-(Approved
April So
CHAPTER I13.
An Act to Amend Section Twelve of
Chapter Thirty-six of the Revised
Statutes, as Amended by Chapters
One Hundred and Twentysix and
Two Hundred and Thirty-seven OF
the Public Laws of Nineteen Hun
dred and Nineteen, Relating to the
Sale of CLANS. oysters and Seal
lops.
Paragraph eight of subdivision
six of section twelve of chapter
thirty-six of the revised statutes.
being the subdivision commencing
is hereby amended by striking out
the words "a food shall not be" in
the third line of said paragraph and
inserting in place thereof the words
scallops shall be- so that said para
graph as amended, shall read as fol-
lows:
Eighth: If it does not conform
and purity now or hereafter to be
established by statute or fixed by
the commissioner of agriculture:
Provided that no food except clans.
oysters and scallops shall be deemed
to be adulterated under this provision
if the standard of strength, quality
or purity be plainly stated, so as to
be understood by the non profession
al person, upon the cOntainer there
of. although the standard may differ
from that established by statute or
fixed by said commissioner. -(App,
CHAPTER ia.
An Act to Amend Section Two of
Chapter Sixteen of the Revised Stat
utes, Providing for the Improve
ment of Conveyance of Pupils to
Common Schools.
Section two of chapter sixteen of
IN iS NV
ed by inserting after the word nee
essary' in the twenty-fifth line there
of the following: In all cases. con-
veyance so provided shall conserve
the comfort, safety and welfare of
the children conveyed and shall be
in charge of a responsible driver who
shall have control over the conduct
Of the children conveyed SO that
this section when amended shall
read as follows:
Sect. 2. The location of any school
legally established prior to the sew
enteenth day of March, eighteen hun
changed. Notwithstanding the district
is abolished: but any town at it's
annual meeting, or at a meeting
called for the purpose, may deter
mine the number and location of it's
schools. and may discontinue them
or change their location: but such
discontinuance or change of location
shall be made only on the written
recommendation of the superinterd-
ing school committee and on condi-
lions proper to preserve the just
rights and privileges of the inhabi-
tants for whose benefits such schools
were established; provided, however,
that in case any school shall here
after have too few scholars for its
profitable maintenance. the superin-
tending school committee may sus-
pend the operation of such school
for not more than. one year unless
otherwise instructed by the town.
but any public school falling to main
tain an average attendance for any
school year. of at least eight pupils,
shall be and hereby is suspended un-
less the town in which said school
is located shall by vote, at the an
nual meeting. or at meeting called
for that purpose, after the said com
mittee shall have made a written
recommendation to that effect, in
struct it's experimenting School COM
mittee to maintain said school. The
superintendent of schools in each
town shall procure the conveyance
of all common school pupils residing
in his town, part, or the whole Of
the distance. to and from the near
cts suitable school, for the number
of weeks for which schools are main
tanned in each year, when such pu-
pills reside ut such a distance from
the said school as in the judgment
of the experimenting school commit
tee shall render such conveyance
necessary. In all cases, conveyance
SO provided shall conserve the COM
fort, safety and welfare of the chill
dren conveyed and shall be in charge
of a responsible driver who shall
children conveyed. Provided. how
ever, that the experimenting school
committee may authorize the super
intendent Of schools to pay the board